Georgia Presidential Pathways Travel Region
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Free Fun Indoors Activities Info
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Free fun indoor activities
in the Georgia Presidential Pathway region include:
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Arts Center
Museums
Historic
Sites - Historical Society -
Archives
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Fine
Arts Center |
Lamar Dodd Arts
Center
It houses a permanent collection of work by 20th-century Southern painter Lamar
Dodd. Call for schedule. Open Sept-Jun. Mon.-Fri. 8:30a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Free.
Phone: 706-880-8211 – 302 Forrest Ave., LaGrange, GA 30240 |
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Museums |
Chattahoochee Valley
Art Museum
The former Troup County Jail is now an arts resource for local galleries
focusing on contemporary American art. Tue.-Fri. 9a.m.-5p.m., Sat. 11a.m.-5p.m.
Call for tours.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for
mobility-impaired
Phone: 706-882-3267 – Address: 112 Lafayette
Pkwy., LaGrange, GA 30240 |
Columbus Museum
From Native American art to impressionist and contemporary mixed-media work.
Tue.-Sat. 10a.m.-5p.m..(Thurs. until 9p.m.), Sun. 1-5 p.m. Call for guided
tours. Free.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for
mobility-impaired, Food, Party Facilities
Phone: 706-748-2562 – Address: 1251 Wynnton
Rd., Columbus, GA 31906 |
FDR’s Pools and Warm
Springs Museum
These pools were built by FDR and used for polio treatments from 1927 until
1942. Learn the history of the springs and feel the warm water from a basin.
Daily 9a.m.-4:45p.m.
Phone: 706-655-5870 Address: 401 Little White
House Rd, Warm Springs, GA 31830 |
Georgia State Cotton
Museum
This history of cotton is told with farm tools, cotton bolls periodicals, a
cotton bale and other agricultural artifacts. Mon.-Fri. 9a.m.-5p.m.. Free. Call
for groups.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for
mobility-impaired
Phone: 229-268-2045 – Address: 1321 E. Union
St., Vienna, GA 31092 |
National Infantry
Museum
This 30,000-square-foot museum traces the history of US infantrymen with
displays of weapons and uniforms. Mon.-Fri. 10a.m.-4:30p.m., Sat.-Sun.
12:30-4:30p.m.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for
mobility-impaired
Phone: 706-545-2958 – Address: Baltzell Ave.,
Bldg. 396, Fort Benning, GA 31905 |
Rankin House Museum
and Historic Columbus Foundation
A library houses the research collections of the Historic Columbus Foundation in
a museum of beautiful Victorian furnishings. Mon.-Fri. 9a.m.-5p.m. Free.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms
Phone: 706-322-0756 – Address: 1440 Second
Ave., Columbus, GA 31901 |
Richland Rail Museum
The town’s late-1800s train depot now houses a railroad museum along with
related memorabilia. Mon.-Fri. 8a.m.-5p.m. Free.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for
mobility-impaired
Phone: 229-887-3323 – Address: 200 Broad St.,
Richland, GA 31825 |
Walter F. George Law
Museum
The museum contains furniture and documents from the senator’s career and
private life. Guided tours by reservation. Mon.-Fri. 9a.m.-4p.m. Free.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms
Phone: 229-268-3663 – Address: 106 N. Fourth
St., Vienna, GA 31092 |
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Historic
Sites - Historical Society -
Archives |
Andersonville Civil
War Village
See the controversial Wirz monument, built in memory of Henry Wirz, who was
convicted and hanged by the US Government. Daily 9a.m.-5p.m. Call for tours.
Free.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for
mobility-impaired, Food and Party Facilities
Phone: 229-924-2558 – Address: 114 Church St.,
Andersonville, GA 31711 |
Andersonville
National Historic Site
Visit the Andersonville National Cemetery, the National Prisoner of War Museum
and the stockade where 40,000 prisoners of war were held. Daily 8:30a.m.-5p.m.
Free.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for
mobility-impaired
Phone: 229-924-0343 – Address: 496 Cemetery
Rd., Andersonville, GA 31711 |
Bailey-Tebault House
This Greek Revival home was built between 1859 and 1862. It is now the
headquarters for the Griffin/Spalding Historical Society. Call for hours and
guided tours. Free.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for
mobility-impaired
Phone: 770-229-2432 – Address: 633 Meriwether
St., Griffin, GA 30224 |
Fort Tyler
A trail lead visitors to this earthen fort, built in 1863 and named in honor of
General Tyler. It was the last Confederate fort to fall. Enjoy self-guided tour.
Daily. Free.
Amenities: Parking, Accessibility for mobility-impaired
Phone: 334-642-1503 – Address: Sixth Ave. and
W 10th St., West Point, GA 31833 |
Heard County
Historical Center and Museum
This building served as the county jail and sheriff’s home from 1912 to 1964.
See the original gallows and jail cells, among other exhibits. Tue. and Thurs. 9
am - 5 pm.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms
Phone: 706-675-6507 – Address: 161 Shady St.,
Franklin, GA 30217 |
Pettigrew-White-Stamps House
Representative of the early-1800s dwellings native to this area, this is the
second-oldest residence in Thomaston. Call for your reservations. Free.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms
Phone: 706-646-2437 – Address: 746 Andrews
Dr., Thomaston, GA 30286 |
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Thomaston-Upson
Archives
This archive covers everything from micro-film to yearbooks and dates back as
early as 1824. Mon.-Fri. 9a.m.-5p.m., and Second Sat. each month 9a.m.-1p.m.
Free.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for
mobility-impaired
Phone: 706-646-2437 – Address: 301 S. Center
St., Thomaston, GA 30286 |
Troup County
Historical Society and Archives
A genealogical library and records depository document the history of LaGrange
and Troup County. Mon.-Fri. 9a.m.-5p.m. (Tue. until 8p.m.), Sat. 9a.m.-1p.m.
Free.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for
mobility-impaired
Phone: 706-884-1828 – Address: 136 Main St,
LaGrange, GA 30241 |
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Fun Indoor and Outdoor
Activities $5 and Under |
Bedingfield Inn
Museum
This 1836 Greek Revival museum has original pioneer furnishings and an 1845
dogtrot house. Daily. Cost: Adults $5, children $2. Call for
tours and groups.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms
Phone: 229-838-6419 - Address: 100 Cotton St,
on the Square, Lumpkin, GA 31815 |
Drummer Boy Civil
War Museum
Exhibits at this museum include Civil War uniforms, guns, swords, documents and
photographs. Tue.-Sun. 1-5pm. Cost: Adults $2, children $1.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for
mobility-impaired
Phone: 229-924-2558 – Address: 109 Church St.,
Andersonville, GA 31711 |
Heritage Corner Tour
Tour five house museums ranging from primitive to posh, circa 1800 through 1870.
Daily at 2pm. Cost: Adults $5, students $1. Call for group
rates.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for
mobility-impaired
Phone: 706-323-7979 – Address: 708 Broadway,
Columbus, GA 31901 |
Pasaquan
See a premier outdoor art site built by the son of a local sharecropper who
created mixed-media structures. Open first Sat. each month. Cost:
$5. Groups by appt.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms
Phone: 229-649-9444
Address: Eddie Martin Rd., off GA Hwy. 137, Buena Vista, GA 31803 |
Springer Opera House
The State Theater of Georgia opened in 1871 and is a performing theater and
National Historic Landmark. Tours 3:30pm every Mon. and Wed.
Cost: $5. Check website for show schedule.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for
mobility-impaired, Party Facilities
Phone: 706-327-3688 – Address: 103 10th St.,
Columbus, GA 31901 |
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Other
fun Georgia Presidential Pathways Travel
Region Activities include: |
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State Parks
- F. D. Roosevelt, Florence Marina, Georgia
Veterans, Pine Mountain, Providence Canyon and Sprewell Bluff and |
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State Historic
Sites - Little White House |
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Festivals
and Events |
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Free
Fun Stuff To
Do Outdoors |
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For
more information, visit the Presidential Pathways Visitor Centers |
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on the link to download and print the
Georgia
Presidential Pathways Travel Region Map
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