Need a good weekend getaway? This place has been named the best in the state for just that

ATLANTA — As summer approaches, many metro families are looking for places for a good weekend getaway.

If you need a good 48 hours of getting away from the hustle and bustle, Readers Digest says Jekyll Island is the best spot in Georgia to do just that.

The magazine named Jekyll Island in their “Best weekend getaways in every state” list.

“Jekyll Island was once the retreat of wealthy turn-of-the-century families including the Rockefellers and the Vanderbilts. Many of their cottages still stand and are open for tours,” the magazine said.

The Island is also home to Driftwood Beach, which Tripadvisor recently named as one of the Top 25 beaches in the world.

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The beach is a popular spot for amateur photographers because it has become somewhat of a graveyard for sun-bleached trees that have toppled and washed ashore on the beach.

“This area is peaceful, breathtaking, and haunting, all wrapped up in one don’t-miss beach,” Tripadvisor says about the beach.

Driftwood was one of only three beaches in the United States to make that list.

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First sea turtle nest of the season hatches off coast of Jekyll Island Video posted to Facebook shows the research team helping one of the little straggler hatchlings make it to the ocean.

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