If you’re searching for a day-trip destination, we’ve got a couple of ideas. Sitting 35 miles away, Plains is worth the drive. Maranatha Baptist Church, Jimmy Carter Peanut and Jimmy Carter National Historic Site alone justify the drive out here. The locals are also likely to point you in the direction of Albany, 40 miles away. If you can only find time for one attraction here, let it be Ray Charles Plaza. (But we’d also highly recommend Chehaw Park and Albany Municipal Auditorium.)