A 13,000 acre, year-round resort destination nestled in the foothills of the Appalachians, Callaway Gardens® is a premier travel and meeting destination in Pine Mountain, Ga. Noted as one of America's most renowned horticultural display gardens, Callaway attracts guests from throughout the United States and abroad. In addition to a variety of affordable and relaxing accommodations from casual to luxurious, the highlights of the resort are the Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center, John A. Sibley Horticultural Center, Callaway Gardens’ exceptional Birds of Prey Shows, Mr. Cason’s Vegetable Garden, and miles of wooded walking trails. The Ida Cason Callaway Memorial Chapel, Pioneer Log Cabin, 10-mile Discovery Bicycle Trail, 45 holes of championship golf , and the famed five-mile Scenic Drive, featuring the placid beauty of Mountain Creek Lake round out the incredible offerings of Callaway’s outstanding nature experience. In addition the Southern Gardening Symposium in winter and both the Callaway Plant Fair and Gardening School in spring, Callaway Gardens’ Education Department offers a host of educational workshops and seminars throughout the year.  Callaway Gardens is well known for its world-class azalea gardens that provide an incredible spring display of woodland and lake shore beauty. During the summer, bright organish-red, wild Prunifolia Azaleas bloom naturally in the woodlands. This flower serves as the logo for Callaway Gardens, and is native only within a 100-mile radius.

Callaway Gardens is embarking on a new era of luxury with the opening of the Lodge (December 1, 2006) and Spa (February 07).  The new facility provides 150 luxurious rooms with all of the comforts of home from rich coverings on the bed to four fixture bathrooms and beautiful vistas from the balcony of either a garden view or forest view.  Treatments offered at Spa Prunifolia will focus on naturally beneficial aspects of flowers, fruits and herbs, many picked fresh from Callaway Gardens, and will change with the seasons.  Just minutes from the golf course, the Lodge and Spa at Callaway Gardens is the perfect place for a productive executive meeting, fun weekend with friends or a relaxing getaway.

Guests find a choice of restaurants and plenty of shopping at this getaway in addition to lots to see and do including golf, tennis, fishing, gun club and more.

For more than 50 years Callaway Gardens has provided “a place of relaxation, inspiration and a better understanding of the living world” for millions of visitors. Callaway Gardens is committed to its mission of environmental education and land stewardship for the benefit of future generations.

Callaway Gardens is owned by the non-profit Ida Cason Callaway Foundation™ (ICCF) and operated by Noble Investment Group of Atlanta, a leading national hospitality organization that owns luxury and upscale hotels and resorts.

Callaway Gardens®, is in Pine Mountain, Ga., 60 minutes southwest of Atlanta and 30 minutes north of Columbus. For additional information, call 1-800-CALLAWAY (225-5292) or visit www.callawaygardens.com.