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Your Guide To:

Columbus Georgia
Your Guide to Hotels, Restaurants, Tickets, Tours and More!
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About Columbus

As it was 200 years ago, Columbus is first and foremost, a river town! Founded in 1828 on the banks of the Chattahoochee River, it served as an important connector between the southern plantations and the international cotton industry. Bringing American dreams to fruition, it is the birthplace of the formula for Coca... [read more]
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Columbus Factoid
Just 41 miles outside of Columbus lies Warm Springs, Georgia, home to the Little Whitehouse built by Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Roosevelt came to Warm Springs in search of a cure for the polio that had afflicted him in 1921. Swimming in the warm buoyant waters did bring improvement. In 1945 during his visit to the community, FDR suffered a massive stroke while his portrait was being painted. The "Unfinished Portrait" is the focal point of the Little Whitehouse tour!
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