Georgia Presidential Pathways Travel Region
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Free Fun Outdoors Activities Info
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Free fun indoor activities
in the Georgia Presidential Pathways region include:
 Wetland
Habitat & Regional Fisheries Center and Aquarium
Local
Park & Educational Garden
Walking
& Driving Tours - Indoors & Outdoors
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free fun activities. |
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Wetland
Habitat & Regional Fisheries Center and Aquarium |
Oxbow Meadows
Environmental Learning Center
This wetland habitat is a nature discovery center for outdoor education,
research and wildlife observation. Call for groups. Tue-Sat. 10a.m.-5p.m., Sun.
12-5p.m. Free.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for
mobility-impaired
Phone: 706-687-4090 – Address: 3535 S. Lumpkin
Rd., Columbus, GA 31901 |
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Warm Springs
Regional Fisheries Center and Aquarium
A pavilion area, boardwalk, fish health center and aquarium allow visitors to
see fish, American alligators and snapping turtles. Daily 8a.m.-4p.m. Free.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for
mobility-impaired
Phone: 706-655-3382 – Address: 5308 Spring
St., Warm Springs, GA 31830 |
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Local
Park & Educational Garden |
University of
Georgia Research and Education Garden
The 65-acre garden offers a look at new approaches to environmental gardening.
Mon.-Fri. 9a.m.-4p.m. (and Sun. 1-5p.m., summer). Guided tours by reservation.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms
Phone: 770-233-6107
Address: Georgia Station, 1109 Experiment Sr., Griffin, GA 30223 |
Columbus Riverwalk
Along the scenic banks of the Chattahoochee, this 15-mile linear park is a
favorite spot in town for walking, cycling, skating and fishing. Daily
5a.m.-11p.m. Free.
Amenities: Public Restrooms, Accessibility for
mobility-impaired, Party Facilities
Phone: 706-653-4504 – Address: Bay Ave and 11
St., Columbus, GA 31901 |
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Walking
& Driving Tours - Indoors & Outdoors |
Auchumpkee Creek
Covered Bridge
This 1882 covered bridge was destroyed by flood in 1994. It has since been
authentically rebuilt with portions of the
original bridge. It is 96 feet long. Also known as Zorn's Mill. Not open
to traffic.
Phone: 706-647-9686
Address: On Allen Rd., off GA Hwy
19 S., Thomaston, GA 30286
Directions:
From 1-75 south in Atlanta, take exit 77 to Hwy. 19/41 to Griffin, Zebulon and Thomaston. Go 12 miles south of Historic Square on Hwy. 19 to Allen Road. At Sprewell
Bluff State Park. |
Big Red Oak Creek Bridge
in Woodbury, Georgia. Open to traffic. Built in 1840s and is 253 feet long. Also
known as Imlac Bridge.
Phone: 800-FDR-1927
Directions: From Atlanta, take I-75 south to Exit 80, go to
Hwy. 85 just past Gay, Georgia to 2 miles north of Woodbury and go 2 miles east
on Covered Bridge Road. In Warm Springs State Park at the Franklin D.
Roosevelt's Little White House. |
Black Heritage Trail
Tour
This self-guided driving tour includes the last home of Ma Rainey, historic
black churches and the Liberty Theatre. See the Visitors Bureau for more info.
Phone: 706-322-1613, 800-999-1613 Address: 900
Font Ave, Columbus, GA 31902 |
Callaway Gardens Bridge
in Pine Mountain, Georgia at Callaway Gardens. Bridge
was built in 1870. The Length is unknown. It is also known as Wedadkee Creek
Bridge. Not open to public view.
Phone: 800-225-5292
Directions: From Atlanta, take I-85 south to I-185 south, to Hwy. 27 (3 miles south
of Pine Mountain.) In F. D. R. State Park. |
Historic Downtown
LaGrange Walking Tour
Pick up a free brochure at Troup Archives or the Chamber of Commerce.
Phone: 706-884-1828, 706-884-8671 – Address:
11 Bull St., LaGrange, GA 30240 |
Meriwether-Pike County Scenic Byway
Drive Route - This 55-mile route celebrates the unique legacy of
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. During the 1920s, 30s, and 40s, Roosevelt came to Warm Springs in hopes that the therapeutic warm springs would
help improve his polio-stricken legs. He built a home in Warm Springs, the
Little White House, which is now operated as a state historic site. The
Meriwether-Pike County Scenic Byway offers several other attractions including
the Red Oak Covered Bridge, the Oakland Baptist Church, and Jones Mill, where a
large grist mill and mill pond are the only reminders of a once-thriving farm
community.
Route, more info and Map |
Red Oak Covered
Bridge
The last standing covered bridge built by Horace King, the famous freed slave
who became a master bridge builder.
Phone: 800-FDR-1927
Address: GA Atlanta Hwy 85 (Covered Bridge Rd.), Woodbury, GA 30293 |
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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 Indoors |
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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
for a reference. It is in .pdf format.
Presidential Pathways Region - 9
GA Travel
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