Jimmy Carter slept here in Plains, Ga.

Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter slept here in Plains, Ga.

Jimmy Carter slept here in Plains, his hometown

The Plains Depot, built in 1888, was the headquarters for Jimmy Carter's Presidential campaign in 1976.

Jimmy Carter's bed at his boyhood farm just outside Plains sits underneath a print of Thomas Gainsborough's famed "Blue Boy."

Visitors often comment on the modesty of the home in Archery where former President Jimmy Carter grew up.

A trip to the area around Plains, Ga., is likely to have a Jimmy Carter stamp on it. Many buildings there have a connection to the former president. This is Carter's boyhood home in Archery, Ga., near Plains.

The SAM Shortline Excursion train goes to Plains from Cordele.

An outside view of Plains High School, now a National Park Service Visitor Center.

Visitors to Plains can see the desk and classroom of Julia Coleman at the Plains High School/NPS Visitor Center. She taught Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter.

Tourists like to stop for photo ops with the Grinning Goober.

Many landmarks from the lives of former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, are still in Plains.

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The Plains Depot, built in 1888, was the headquarters for Jimmy Carter's Presidential campaign in 1976.

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