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Andersonville National Historic Site
496 Cemetery Road
Columbus, Georgia
229-924-0343
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days and hours of operation
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Andersonville, or Camp Sumter as it was officially known, was one of the
largest of many Confederate military prisons established during the
Civil War.
Coca Cola
Space Science Center
701 Front
Avenue
Columbus,
Georgia
706-649-1470
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days and hours of operation
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Created and
operated by
Columbus State
University, the Coca-Cola Space Science Center opened in
1996. Located on the banks of the Chattahoochee River, Columbus GA, USA,
the Center provides a unique on-site learning experience for all ages.
Confederate Naval War Museum
102 Victory
Drive
Columbus,
Georgia
706-327-9798
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days and hours of operation
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A visit to
Port Columbus will allow visitors to place their feet in the shoes of
those who made history in the sea services of the Union and Confederate
Navies during the Civil War. Visit the original Confederate warships in
the collection, some of the rarest and most significant Civil War
artifacts in the nation, and reconstructed ships in which the visitor
can feel how it must have been to live and work.
National
Infantry Museum
Located at
Fort Benning
Fort Benning,
Georgia
706-689-0067
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days and hours of operation
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The National
Infantry Museum, established at the Home of the U.S. Infantry in 1959.
Over 100,000 visitors each year trace with pride the footsteps of
infantrymen from the 1607 wilderness of Virginia to the 1991 sands of
the Persian Gulf, from the French Charleville flintlock musket to the
atomic Davy Crockett, from victory at Yorktown to events in Vietnam.
Pine
Mountain Wild Animal Safari
1300 Oak Grove Road
Pine Mountain, GA
31822
800-367-2751 or 706-663-8744
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dates and hours of operation as they vary by season
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Charged
From the
moment you enter the gates of the A Wild Animal Safari, you begin an
unforgettable encounter that spans seven continents. During a
fascinating excursion through the 500-acre park, you will see hundreds
of wild and exotic species of animals from around the world. Most of
these beautiful creatures roam and graze freely.
Nearby Attractions
Callaway
Gardens
Pine
Mountain, GA 31822-2000
800-CALLAWAY
(225-5292)
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days and hours of operation
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Callaway
Gardens is an award-winning, 14,000-acre resort and gardens nestled in
the southernmost foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, in Pine
Mountain, Georgia.
Columbus
Steeplechase at Callaway Gardens
1017 Second
Avenue
Pine
Mountain, Georgia
706-324-6252
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exact days and hours of operation
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Charged
The
Steeplechase at Callaway, known as the "event of the season," and always
falling on the first Saturday in November, brings family and friends
together to watch thoroughbred horses race over timber and brush
hurdles. Tailgating together, either in box seats or in the infield,
guests select their favorite horse in each of the five sanctioned races
and cheer them to the finish; they entertain their children with pony
rides, Jack Russell Terrier races, rock wall climbing or Bare Ware
Pottery opportunities. There are bagpipers and blacksmiths, as well as
the parade of Midland Foxhounds and the WGSY Sunny 100 Tailgate
Competition. Additional activities include two junior races for selected
competitive riders sixteen and younger, a chefs' competition, and a
raffle. The day includes with a variety of entertainment for all ages.
FDR’s
Little White House
401 Little
White House Road
Warm
Springs, Georgia
706-655-5970
Open seven
days a week, 9:00 am - 4:45 pm, except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New
Year's Day.
Admission
Charged
Located near
Callaway Gardens and the town of Warm Springs
Searching for relief from polio, Franklin D.
Roosevelt first came to Warm Springs, Georgia in 1924 to swim in the
springs' naturally heated water. Enchanted with the area, he built a
vacation cottage on the side of Pine Mountain while running for
president in 1932. During his trips to Georgia, he spent many hours
visiting neighbors and learning of their difficulties, especially during
the Great Depression. The Warm Springs cottage became known as the
"Little White House".
Some of the most far-reaching policies of
the New Deal were actually formed in the Little White House. The ideas
for the National Bank Holiday and the Rural Electrification
Administration each had their inception in its rooms. Many techniques
for improving livestock breeding, crop rotation and reforestation were
developed and demonstrated near Roosevelt's Little White House. The
Civilian Conservation Corps, "the CCC" as it was called, employed many a
young local man during the Depression years. |
