As a Georgia native, I love treating visitors to this roadside oddity, located in a wonderfully obscure location in Greene County. I first saw "the iron horse" as a teenager in 1973, when my older sisters were students at UGA in Athens and we took a road trip to visit it. I now live in Atlanta, but I've made two... More

Heading from Athens to Greensboro, GA this is always a wonderful greeting. Just before the National Forest and the beautiful Oconee River standing majestic on a hill top in a seasonal cornfield stands the huge Iron Horse Sculpture. He hides in the summer and cannot be seen through the corn; it is always fun to watch the corn rising from... More

Travel back into Athens's history with the story of the horse. However, you should not stop to see it but just look out the window and drive by slowly. Not a choice place to spend time but a fascinating landmark to see. More

While the story of the Iron Horse is a compelling one, the horse itself is little more than a piece of artwork deep within a field. The horse is completely inaccessable, and there is no signage anywhere around it. There isn't even a spot to stop and look at the horse, unless you just pull over on the side of... More