Jimmy Carter National Historic Site
(Plains, GA)
Jimmy Carter was born and raised in the tiny peanut farming town of Plains, GA. The whole area was designated a National Historic Site with several locations that were key to his childhood and his campaign to become president.
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
(Macon, GA)
Oculmogee Mounds National Historical Park is a collection of very old and important mounds and earthworks along the Ocmulgeee River and Walnut Creek. Starting from the visitor center, you can walk to the several remaining mounds and see a recreated earth lodge. Behind these is a huge nature area on the river where I even saw several deer walking around.
Andersonville National Historical Site
(Andersonville, GA)
The Andersonville National Historic Site is made up of three prominent parts. The first is the location of the infamous Civil War Andersonville Prison where thousands of Union soldiers were forced into deadly overcrowded conditions in an open stockade yard. Monuments and recreations can be viewed there. The Andersonville National Cemetery reflects this sad history as the final burial place of many of those soldiers and is an ongoing military veterans’ burial site today. Finally, the National Prisoners of War Museum honors POWs from that era onward with displays and historical artifacts from conflict zones around the world.
