My best friend and I love the hit Netflix series, Stranger Things and so do our boys! So naturally, I planned an entire summer road trip for us to see all of the filming locations around Georgia. If you’re a Stranger Things fan, keep reading to learn more about our epic Stranger Things road trip!
Just to prove how much we love this show, check out our Halloween photo! My hubby definitely won best costume ha!
On day one, we started our drive from North Texas to Rome, Georgia. It’s about an 11.5 hour drive. This was our first stop because this is where the Creel House is located and it’s the closest Stranger Things filming location to us! We stayed at the La Quinta Inn and had nice accommodations for the night.
Stop 2: Creel House
The next day we got up and began our road trip around Georgia checking out different Stranger Things filming locations! We all dressed in Stranger Things shirts and we only listened to the Stranger Things playlists on the entire drive!
Obviously we started with the Creel House, which was just about three miles from the hotel. The Creel House is located at 906 E 2nd Ave Rome, GA 30131. You are not allowed to walk up to the house, so we just admired it from the sidewalk!
Stop 3: Palace Arcade
Then we drove to Douglasville, which is about an hour and ten minutes from Rome. We had heard that the Hawkins Police Department and the Palace Arcade scenes were filmed here. We did stop by the Police Department, but it has been completely remodeled, so I wouldn’t make this stop.
We did find the The Palace Arcade. It was pretty creepy and so cool! Palace Arcade is located at 6501 Church St. Douglasville, GA 30314. It’s since been abandoned, which added to the creep factor.
Stop 4: Boys’ Houses
From Douglasville, we drove about thirty minutes to East Point to see the Wheeler House, Sinclair House, and Dusty’s House!
This was one of my favorite stops. The neighborhood is adorable, with nice homes and large trees. It really did feel like the 80s when we were driving around! You can find the the Wheeler House at 2530 Piney Wood Ln East Point, GA.
The Sinclair House is located at 2552 Piney Wood Ln, East Point, GA!
And Dusty Henderson’s House is at 2886 Piney Wood Ln East Point, GA!
Stop 5: Abandoned Mill
We then drove to the Abandoned Mill located at 2903 RN Martin St. East Point, GA and got a huge surprise when we found Billy’s Camaro parked right out front!
Stop 6: Downtown Hawkins
From East Point, we drove about an hour to Jackson, GA which was the setting of downtown Hawkins in the series. This was my favorite stop of the entire trip!
Right in the middle of downtown Jackson, we parked next to Argyle’s van and noticed the cutest little storefront with a ton of Stranger Things memorabilia called, Gold Lion Farm. We ventured inside and had the absolute BEST time of the trip!
Not only is the store totally awesome, half of it has been revamped to all things 80s and all things Strangers Things! Gosh, I felt like I was back in my childhood and never wanted to leave.
But what makes this shop so special is the people that run it! They make amazing soaps and oils, I purchased the Stranger Things Soap, and loved it. And they talked to us, they told us all about meeting the cast during filming and they took photos of us, and even emailed me later thanking us for visiting their store.
If you get the chance, you should definitely check this shop out. It was one of those places that I was happy to spend some money in, it was truly that wonderful of an experience for my crew!
Downtown Hawkins is really downtown Jackson, GA. Here you will find so much centered around the Stranger Things series. Melvad’s General Store is located right on the corner, the Library and mayor’s building is in the center of downtown. And there’s a cute little coffee shop, called Lucy Lu’s Coffee Cafe a few doors down from Gold Lion Farm that has an entire Strangers Things coffee menu! If you’re a fan of the series you will LOVE this town!
Stop 7: Hawkins High School
Our next stop had us driving about 50 minutes north, back towards Atlanta. We stopped in Stockbridge on the way to see the Hawkins High School!
You can find the High School at 109 S Lee St. in Stockbridge, GA. There was a security guard patrolling the grounds when we were there, so we couldn’t explore as much as we would’ve liked to. The Middle School is adjacent to the High School, but there are no Hawkins signs, it was just more of a vacant building.
Stop 8: Hawkins Lab
Stop eight was our final stop on our Strangers Things Road Trip! We drove about forty-five minutes to North East Atlanta to see the Hawkins Lab!
We definitely saved the creepiest place for last! You can find Hawkins Lab at 1256 Briarcliff Rd NE Atlanta, GA. It also has a security guard patrolling the grounds. We talked to him, he was a very nice guy, and he let us walk pretty close to see it in person and snap a few pictures. I wish we could’ve gotten closer, but we were lucky to even get to see it at all!
And that’s a wrap on our Stranger Things Road Trip! It took a full day, as you can see we made almost a loop and circled back to Atlanta where we stayed for two nights before heading to Jekyll Island! Check back soon to learn more about our entire Georgia Road Trip! But hands down, the Stranger Things Road Trip was the most memorable day of our entire vacation!
More Stranger Things Fun!
Check out a Stranger Things Official Store near you! We visited the one in Grapevine and had a fantastic day. There are several different photo ops and lots of merch to purchase.
