Warm Springs
After contracting polio, Franklin Delano Roosevelt visited the springs in 1924 hoping to improve his health. A few years later he established the Warm Springs Foundation for the care and treatment of fellow polio victims who could not afford such medical help.
Although Warm Springs' popularity as a resort waned after Roosevelt's death, restoration efforts have attracted visitors who come to browse through the crafts shops housed in former grocery and dime stores. Artisans can be seen at work in more than 30 stores, and musicians and cloggers perform on the stage of the old pavilion during events.
Visitor Centers
Meriwether Warm Springs Regional Visitor Information Center 1 Broad St. Warm Springs, GA 31830. Phone:(706)655-3322