Dalton (Georgia)

Dalton is along I-75 at exits 333 and 336 approximately 1 hour north of Atlanta and 20 minutes south of Chattanooga, Tennessee.

• Chattanooga Airport (CHA ^IATA) is the nearest airport with domestic flights to Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, New York City, Orlando, Philadelphia, Tampa Bay, and Washington, D.C.
• Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL ^IATA) is the main airport in Atlanta, and is 1½ hours to the south.

• "War Comes To Dalton" This driving tour outlines the Civil War in Dalton and how the opening battles for the Campaign for Atlanta began here in May of 1864. You can purchase the CD's and guidebook at the Dalton Freight Depot Visitor's Center and the Tunnel Hill Heritage Center Visitor's Center.
• "Federal Road" This driving tour follows the historic Federal Roads that the Cherokee allowed the Federal government to establish through the Cherokee Nation. CD's may be purchased at the Tunnel Hill Heritage Center Visitor's Center.

• "Downtown Dalton" - There are three different walking tours for Downtown Dalton free guides may be picked up at the Dalton Freight Depot Visitors Center or behind the General Joseph E. Johnston Statue on Crawford Street.
• "West Hill Cemetery" - Take a walking tour of one of Georgia's oldest cemeteries. Free guides may be picked up at the Dalton Freight Depot Visitor's Center or the Tunnel Hill Heritage Center Visitor's Center.

Dalton is a good place to find deals on carpet and rugs. There are dozens of carpet wholesalers and outlets located throughout the area, the largest concentration being at Exit 328 along I-75, with almost a dozen carpet outlets on one street.

Dalton is also home to a discount outlet mall - Market Street Shops, at Exit 333 along I-75. It is home to Mountain Creek Harley Davidson, Tuesday Morning, Reebok, Hanes, Bass, Rue 21, Rack Room Shoes, Factory Brand Shoes, Carters, Bon Worth, Kitchen Collection, Nautica, Totes, and Van Heusen.

Dalton's traditional mall - Walnut Square Mall is on the east side of Dalton on Walnut Avenue, approximately 5 miles from I-75. It is home to Belk, American Eagle, Books-A-Million, and Aeropostle. There is an AMC 12 screen movie theater behind the mall.

Dalton's historic downtown area has a variety of specialty shops featuring antiques, vintage chenille, arts, crafts and collectables such as The Cherry Tree, Loganberry's, Paper Princess, Peacock Alley Antiques and Gifts, The Pickity Place, Rasberry Row, The Book Nook, and Maryville Jewelers.

Kroger(2), Walmart(2), Walmart Neighborhood Market, Dollar General, Dollar Tree(2), Lowes, Home depot, Ross, Tj-Max, Big lots, Petco, Petsmart, Kohl's, Bargain Hunt, Harbor Freight, Hobby Lobby, Tractor Supply, Advance auto parts(3), AutoZone(2), O'Reilly Auto Parts, Roses.

The Dalton Depot Restaurant is in the historic Western & Atlantic Depot built in 1852. You can also find traditional southern items at the Oakwood Cafe in operation in the same location since 1924. There is the Filling Station a wonderful lunch buffet built into a 1920s gas station on Hamiltion Street - Dalton's "Main Street". If you are in the mood for New York Style Pizza there is the Iron Gate Pizzeria and next door is the elegant Stone Lion Tavern. There are also many soup and sandwich shops downtown including The Perfect Cup, The Little Dipper and The Peacock Alley Cafe, where you take a pencil and circle the items you want on your custom made salad or sandwich. For a unique experience travel down Hamilton Street to Los Reyes house in a beautiful/authentic stucco building.

Exit 333 in Dalton is considered by many travelers as the "Number One Exit on I-75". You will find a vast array of fast food and casual dinning restaurants including Shoney's, O'Charleys, Steak & Shake, Schlotskys, CiCi's Pizza, Captain D's, Long John Silvers, and Sonic and Craker Barrel. For Mexican try the authentic Las Pablos that is in a shopping center behind Chick-Fil-A - it may not look like much but the food is great! For Italian lovers there is Tony's inside the outlet mall and for great Japanese - there is the Kani House also in the outlet mall.

The Cleveland Highway area of Dalton is located at the corner of the North Dalton By-Pass and Cleveland Highway (GA Highway 71). This area is close to two large baseball facilities - Heritage Point Park (1/2 mile) and Edwards Park (5 miles). In this area you can find fast food for the kids such as Zaxby's, Sonic, Zaxby's, Hardee's, Bojangle's, and the Waffle House. There are a couple of good Mexican places such as Los Reyes, and Emperor of China Buffet next to Kroger. For great sushi or other types of Japanese food, try Yo Yo Ma in the Bi-Lo Shopping Center or the new Blue Fin Grill adjacent to Waffle House.

Chik-Fil-A and Las Margaritas are within the mall. In the areas around the mall you can find Zaxby's, Sonic, Logan's Roadhouse, inside Wal-Mart, Krystal, and for something uniquely southern, try Parker's Restaurant located across the street from Pye Nissan. At Parker's you can discover a traditional "meat and three". This is where you pick out one of the meats of the day along with 2 to 3 vegetables or sides.