Juliette Georgia

Juliette, Georgia is not far from Atlanta, and Juliette and the Whistle Stop Cafe make a great outing. The movie Fried Green Tomatoes was filmed in Juliette. The 1991 film was directed by John Avnet starring Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary Louise-Parker, Chris O'Donnell and other well knowns. Juliette is a tiny town, and other than meeting some nice people, the only reason to visit Juliette seems to be to enjoy the movie location and tourist-oriented businesses that have developed as a result of the movie.

A building in Juliette was transformed into the Whistle Stop Cafe for the movie.

Juliette offers many memories of the movie. There's a train station with a real train that runs through, the church, cemetery with two graves marked with the names of Buddy Threadgood and Ruth Jamison, a grave by the hickory pit that bears the reading of: Here lies Frank Bennet of Valdosta "The secret was in the sauce."

The Whistle Stop Cafe serves good food, and the fried green tomatoes are excellent!

About Juliette, Georgia:

Juliette, Georgia, is a very small town located in Monroe County in Georgia. Named for Juliette McCracken, daughter of a railroad engineer, the town formed with the merging of Brownsville and Iceberg. In addition to "Fried Green Tomatoes," other movie productions set in Juliette were "A Killing Affair," starring Peter Weller (1986); the documentary "Fried Green Tomorrows: Juliette, Ga Lives" starring Danny Vinson, and "The Cockfighter" which was released in 1976 and starred Warren Oates.

In the early 1900's, Juliette was a booming community along the railroad tracks and Ocmulgee River. But changes in the economy left Juliette a ghost town. "Fried Green Tomatoes" brought the town back to life.

Location: Located in Jones County - one hour south of Atlanta and 20 minutes north of Macon. Take I-75 exit 186 - Tift College Drive and Juliette Road. Go east. Juliette is approximately 9 miles off I-75.

Date Round America last Visited: June 7, 2007.