Jimmy Carter National Historical Park
National Historical Park · GA
Few U.S. Presidents have had such close ties with where they were born and raised. The rural southern culture of Plains, Georgia revolves around farming, church, and school, which had a large influence in molding the character and shaping the political policies of the 39th President of the United States.
- NPS site
- nps.gov/jica
- Location
- Jimmy Carter National Historical Park (32.036, -84.392)
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Passport stamp locations
- Jimmy Carter Boyhood Farm
- Jimmy Carter Boyhood Home
- Plains Depot - 1976 Presidential Campaign Headquarters
- Plains Depot - 1976 Presidential Campaign Headquarters
- Plains High School
- Plains High School Visitor Center and Museum
Hours
Plains Depottoday: 9:30AM - 4:30PM
- Sat Oct 39:30AM - 4:30PM
- Sun Oct 49:30AM - 4:30PM
- Mon Oct 59:30AM - 4:30PM
- Tue Oct 69:30AM - 4:30PM
- Wed Oct 79:30AM - 4:30PM
- Thu Oct 89:30AM - 4:30PM
- Fri Oct 99:30AM - 4:30PM
Upcoming closures: Nov 26 (Thanksgiving Day)
Plains Depot was chosen for President Carter's 1976 Presidential Campaign Headquarters because it was vacant and it had a public restroom. Today the building is a museum for Jimmy Carter's campaign for Georgia State Senate, Governor of Georgia, and President of the United States.
Jimmy Carter Boyhood Farmtoday: 9:30AM - 4:30PM
Visitor centers
1
- Plains High School Visitor Center and Museumtoday: 9:30AM - 4:30PMDirections
Self-guided tours
2
Self-Guided tour of Plains, Georgia45–120 minutes · 14 stops
A Self-Guided tour of Plains, Georgia.
Self-guided Tour of the Jimmy Carter Boyhood Farm15–60 minutes · 13 stops
A self-guided tour of the Jimmy Carter Boyhood Farm is available from 10am until 5pm daily, weather permitting. Visitors are able to walk the grounds of the farm, enter the buildings, and listen to audio programs via a push button system both inside and outside the buildings at the farm.
Entrance fees
No entrance fee.