The downtown is a little smaller than I expected and I can't believe there isn't more shops/places to eat but it is sooo cute. So much history and so many movies and shows were filmed here! Known as Hollywood of the South™, Covington has become a mecca for the television and film industry. Dukes of Hazard (1978) You can see the General Lee on Elm Street in Covington jumping 157 feet into the air in the first episode. The Cannonball Run (1980) The city of Covington had to remove power lines around the square before filming the iconic plane landing scene. Friday the 13th VI (1986) The iconic hockey masked killer could be found stalking the Covington area and surrounding towns during this installment. My Cousin Vinny (1991) This Oscar winning film utilized many locations around Covington and Newton County to create the setting of a small town in Alabama. ‍ In the Heat of the Night (1988-1994) Covington was known as Sparta and home to Police Chief William Gillespie and police detective Virgil Tibbs in this long running crime drama. Black Dog (1997) Featuring Patrick Swayze, Meatloaf and Randy Travis, Black Dog disguised Covington as North Carolina for this truck driving, gun hauling action film. Remember the Titans (2000) This inspirational film starring Denzel Washington was partially filmed in Covington. Sweet Home Alabama (2002) Sweet home Covington, Georgia was one of the filming locations for this 2002 romantic comedy starring Reese Witherspoon. Halloween 2 (2009) The Myers House and Haddonfield Town Square were really historical Covington transformed for this Rob Zombie horror film remake. ‍ The Vampire Diaries (2009-2017) Covington transformed into "Mystic Falls" for 8 seasons of The Vampire Diaries. Footloose (2010) The courtroom scene in Footloose was filmed in the historic courthouse on Covington's square. Flight (2011) A church was erected and a broken aircraft was placed in Green Valley Farms fields, just a few miles outside of downtown Covington, to create the plane crash scene. Selma (2014) The iconic courthouse served as the Hotel Albert in the historical film recounting Dr. Martin Luther King's bid to secure voting rights for African Americans in Alabama. Vacation (2014) The sorority house scene in Vacation was filmed at one of Covington's many beautiful historic homes. ‍Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors (2015) Covington was the perfect picturesque backdrop for the television movie inspired by Dolly Parton's life story. Dr. Sleep (2018) The sequel to Stephen King's "The Shining" was filmed in Covington. The Jungle Cruise (2018) This live action movie inspired by the ride at Disney features Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Emily Blunt. Sweet Magnolias (2020-present) shows small town Southern lifestyles/stores. Other popular films shot in Covington include "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay," "The Accountant," and "Ant-Man and the Wasp." read more

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Amazing! Had a good time walking around downtown. Lallsmsmwmwkwmwkwmwmwmwmsmsm bananas

Fun a lot of history , cozy little town. Nice to spend the day and easy walking the streets good food choices

Hey, y'all, guess what? Covington, Georgia is known as the Hollywood of the South! Yep, loads of scenes from TV shows and movies were filmed right there on the downtown square. Currently, "The Vampire Diaries" is in production and I'm still waiting for "The Walking Dead" to film some flashback scenes there. It all started with "The Dukes of Hazard" in 1978 and the Southern breakin' the law shows kept going in the late 1980's with "In the Heat of the Night" (side note: my husband, as a highschooler, once delivered a pizza to Carroll O'Connor at his Conyers residence back in the day). Some of the movies filmed in Covington I recognize are: American Reunion (the American Pie sequel) Footloose (the remake) Sweet Home Alabama Remember the Titans My Cousin Vinny Cannonball Run And there are several others. I visited on the first day of filming of "Selma," an Oprah Winfrey-Brad Pitt produced Martin Luther King Jr. biopic focused on the voting-rights marches Dr. King led in Alabama. When it's not playing host to Hollywood's elite, Covington's downtown square is the quintessential Southern small town square. Many of the businesses on the Square are family owned and operated and have been in business for decades. Others are newer and hipper. Like many of Georgia's towns, Covington was a stop on General Sherman's March to the Sea during the Civil War. The city was looted, of course, but somehow the stately courthouse on the Square and many of the beautiful antebellum homes just a couple of blocks off the Square were spared from being burned and are still standing today. So if you find yourself driving down I-20 and have some time to spare for a meal, coffee, ice cream, a haircut, or just a history lesson, exit off and make your way to the Square. Who knows, you might bump into someone famous. read more

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