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51+ HOURS IN COLUMBUS

1 PM-4 PM F. D. Roosevelt State Park ©Georgia Department of Economic Development

Meander through Warm president, Jimmy Carter. The Jimmy Carter National
Springs for an afternoon Historic site includes the Plains Depot, a museum to the
of shopping. The town is 1976 presidential campaign, Carter’s boyhood home, and
filled with gift boutiques, Plains High School.
mercantiles, galleries, antique
shops, and more. If you’re 6 PM
in the mood for a little
more history, visit President Come back to Columbus for a BBQ dinner in an old bus.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Country’s Barbecue’s Uptown location serves up delicious
Little White House, his pork, chicken and beef in a restored bus station, complete
Georgia home and escape with a dine-in bus.
from the concerns of the
nation’s capital. The entire
family can enjoy hiking,
horseback riding, swimming,
and more at neighboring
F.D. Roosevelt State Park.

If you’d rather see more of
the region after lunch, head
south to Plains, Georgia,
the hometown of another

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Only 45 minutes away in historic Warm Springs,

NEAR FDR’S LITTLE WHITE HOUSE.
Open 7 days/week from Noon-6pm.

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