Atlanta (CNN)Even a zombie apocalypse has a silver lining. At least in Georgia. Fans of the wildly popular AMC series "The Walking Dead" are making their way to Atlanta and surrounding small-town Georgia to sniff out traces of Rick Grimes' crew of survivors and the voracious zombies on their trail. On one recent Sunday, two "Big Zombie" bus tours drew mostly out-of-state visitors with fans from Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Washington and places across the Southeast, plus a fan from Brazil on a monthlong American odyssey. Many planned their trips especially to see "The Walking Dead" locations up close. Mary Kolodziej and her husband, Eric, flew into Atlanta from Indianapolis for a zombie-centered getaway.
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Fans of "The Walking Dead" are making their way to Georgia
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"Big Zombie" tours reveal film locations in Atlanta and more rural parts of Georgia
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