If you are ever in Albany GA, make sure to stop by one of Georgia's famed natural wonders, Radium's Springs. There are 7 state natural wonders on the official list: stone mountain, the Okefenokee Swamp, Tallulah Gorge, Amicalola Falls, Warm Springs, and the Providence Canyon. While Radium Springs might be the least known in the system, it’s also one of the most charming.
The spring themselves gush a mild 68 degrees in all seasons and this is the largest natural springs in Georgia, swirl out 70,000 gallons a minute into the Flint River. Mother Nature’s masterpiece can be noticed by the nature-lovers of all ages from a lovely gazebo and small botanical garden that omit the pool.
It’s a very wonderful and peaceful place to have a picnic, snap a few photos and enjoy the scenery. Perhaps the best part about this natural wonder is that admission to Radium Spring Albany GA Attractions is free. For such a restful and relaxed place, however, it has a storied past. It was basically a ceremonial site, revered by Native Americans who named it Sky water. For later settlers, it was an attractive swimming hole called the Blue Springs.
In the 1920s, the fragment of radium was found in the springs. Radium glows a faint luminescent blue and is especially radioactive, but there’s not adequate in the water to be dangerous. And bathing in the mineral water was all the rage at the time, developers set to work making Radium Springs the go-to destination of their day.
In its heyday, the site housed a luxury resort known as the casino. There were dinners, dances, beauty pageants, and evening canoe rides. A destructive fire in 1982 and two floods in the 90s demolished the building past recovery. Meanwhile, a number of deaths also including the divers who got lost in the complex cave system, cast a shadow over Radium Springs.
Also, the Casino was torn down, but its bright white base remained as a support for the garden. The city of Albany GA opened it to the public in 2010, no swimming is allowed here. The fascinating and native plants bloom on the terraces above the springs. For the interested, scattered historic markers detail its strange history. So whether you’re looking for a quick, relaxing getaway, want a chance to observe nature’s beauty or are a history buff curiously seeking new information about Georgia’s past then the Radium Springs makes the perfect springtime destination and also you can enjoy there Albany GA Attractions.
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