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The Western Georgia has lots of things to do and see. Its also known as Presidential Pathways. Learn about history. Visit a historic site, museum or art gallery. Stroll along cobblestone streets or along a riverwalk. Enjoy a day at a spa. Wander through beautiful gardens. See butterflies at a conservatory. Shop. Dine at a fabulous restaurant with real southern home cooking. Golf. Go boating, canoeing, kayaking, Sailing .... Hike along trails with wildflowers, azaleas and more beauty. Ride a horse. Bird Watch. Bike. Camp. Fish ...

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W. Georgia - Highlights

  • Providence Canyon or Little Grand Canyon
  • Lake Walter F. George
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt's Little White House in Warm Springs
  • Jimmy Carter's hometown

Western GA - Tourist Attractions: Things to see and do

  • Americus
    • Global village & Discovery Center
    • Koinonia Farms - blueberries and pecans
    • Rylander theatre - performances
  • Andersonville
    • Andersonville Civil War Village
    • Andersonville National Historic Site - National Prisoners of War museum
    • Drummer Boy Civil War Museum - exhibits of Civil War artifacts
  • Buena Vista
    • Pasaquan - outdoor art site
  • Columbus - read tourism info
  • Cordele
    • Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park - military museum, fishing, boating, camping, cottages, lake
    • Red Pebble Farms - hunt deer, quail, dove and hogs with bow or gun
    • SAM Shortline - ride a 1940s era vintage train
    • State Farmers market - fresh produce
    • Watermelon Capital Speedway
    • The Marina at Lake Blackshear - fishing, boating, cruises
  • Cusseta
    • Riverbend Park - Lake Walter F. George, wildlife, boating, camping, hiking
  • Fortson
    • Snyder Farms Stables - guide horseback rides on country trails
  • Franklin
    • Heard County Historical Center and Museum - old county jail
  • Griffin
    • Bailey Tebault House - built between 1859-1861
    • Griffin Museum and Art Gallery
    • University of Georgia Research and Education Garden
  • Hamilton
    • Poplar Place Farm
  • LaGrange
    • Bellevue Historical Home - antebellum home
    • Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum
    • Explorations in Antiquities Center
    • Hills and Dales Estate - historic site with gardens
    • Historic downtown
    • Hoofer's Gospel Barn - gospel and bluegrass music shows
    • Lamar Dodd Art center
    • Troup County Historical Society and Archives - genealogical library
    • Tommy Mike Hunting and Fishing Guide Service - year round
    • Highland Marina and Resort - full service marina with boat and cabin rentals
  • Leslie
    • Georgia Rural Telephone Museum
  • Lumpkin
    • Bedingfield Inn Museum - 1836 Greek Revival museum
    • Providence Canyon State conservation Park - the Little Grand Canyon, trails
    • Stagecoach trail tour
    • Westville - a living history museum of 1850s Georgia village
  • Manchester
    • Manchester Railfan Platform
  • Molena
    • Gerald I. Lawhorn Canoe Base and Training center - mountain biking, climbing trails and hiking trails
  • Oglethorpe
    • Whitewater Creek Park - fishing, camping, picnicking, hiking trails, beach and cabins
  • Omaha
    • Florence Marina State Park - Lake Walter F. George - fishing pier, marina, boat rentals, camping, swimming pool, cottages
  • Pine Mountain
    • Butts Mill Farm - working farm, fishing, water slide, horseback riding, mini-golf, petting zoo
    • Callaway Gardens - resort, gardens with butterflies, golf, fishing, spa, trails and exhibits
    • F.D. Roosevelt State Park - picnicking, camping, cottages, boat rentals, horseback riding, Pine Mountain trail, hiking
    • Roosevelt Riding Stables - horseback riding, wagon rides
    • Soaring Eagle Glider Rides
    • Wild animal Safari - 500 acre exotic animal park
  • Plains
    • Jimmy Carter National Historic Site
  • Reynolds
    • Silver Dollar Raceway - NHRA drag strip
    • Taylor Orchards - strawberries and peaches
  • Richland
    • Richland Rail Museum - 1800s rail depot
  • Thomaston
    • Auchumpkee Creek covered bridge - built 1882 restored
    • Flint River Outdoor Center  canoeing, tubing or rafting the Flint River
    • Pettigrew White Stamps House - representative of the early 1800s homes in this area
    • Skydive Atlanta - instruction in skydiving
    • Sprewell Bluff State Park -on the Flint river - hiiing trails, picnicking
    • thomaston Upson Archives
  • Vienna
    • Driving Tour of Vienna - self guided tour of historic buildings
    • Ellis Brothers Pecans - guided tours of peanut and pecan packing facility
    • Georgia State Cotton Museum - artifacts
    • Walter F. George Law Museum
  • Warm Springs
    • Roosevelt's Little White House Historic Site - vacation home FDR
    • FDR's Pools and Warm Springs Museum
    • FD Roosevelt State park - trails, picnicking, camping, hiking, fishing, swimming, horseback riding
    • Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute of Rehabiliatation - historic landmark
    • Warm Springs Regional Fisheries Center and Aquarium
  • West Point
    • Fort Tyler - built in 1863 - last Confederate fort to fall
    • West Point Lake  beach, fishing piers, hunting, fishing piers, camping, marinas
  • Woodbury
    • Red Oak Covered Bridge
  • Woodland
    • Old South Farm Museum and Agricultural Learning Center