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Suggested One Day Itinerary

1. The first recommended stop in Jonesboro is the1867 Jonesboro Depot Welcome Center which houses the Road To Tara Museum & Gift Shop:
   
   104 North Main Street
   Jonesboro, GA 30236
   Phone: 770/478-4800                 TOLL Free: 800/662-7829
   
   Inside you can pick up a copy of the Jonesboro Driving tour brochure. The Welcome Center has Georgia tourism information, gifts and souvenirs. Open Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5:30 p.m. and Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
2. NOW THAT YOU ARE AT THE DEPOT visit the Road To Tara Museum.  The museum, housed in the 1867 Jonesboro Depot Welcome Center, is a must-see for Gone With The Wind fans from all over the world. Visitors to Jonesboro enjoy a look back at an era made famous by Margaret Mitchell's novel. Original props, costume reproductions, complete collectible plate and doll collections, a foreign edition library and an extensive photo gallery offer a glimpse into the remarkable writing of the book and making of the movie.
   Open Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Admission $5/adults, $4/seniors and students. Group tour discounts and special group tours available. The website for the center is at http://www.visitscarlett.com .
3. Now, if you are at the depot at around 1:00 p.m. on Monday thru Friday you may want to check into Gone With The Wind - The Tour .
   It Begins at the Jonesboro Depot Welcome Center. For more information on this tour you can call 770-477-8864 . This entertaining and educational tour offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the true stories behind Gone With The Wind. Visitors will learn about the real people whose lives inspired the characters of Melanie and Prissy, as well as the legends behind many of Gone With The Wind's famous scenes. Tour price is $15 per person. Monday - Saturday at 1:00 p.m. or by appointment.
4. Wow all of that just at the depot?? Well that's just the start.
5. Once you are finished at the depot you need to visit the Stately Oaks Historic Home & Plantation Community . It is located at:
   
   100 Carriage Drive at Jodeco Road
   Jonesboro, GA 30236
   Phone: 770/473-0197
   
   Built in 1839 and restored by Historical Jonesboro, Inc., this Greek Revival plantation home stands among authentic outbuildings. A costumed guide will show you through Stately Oaks, the Bethel One-Room Schoolhouse, Juddy's Country Store, and the original Log Kitchen. Authentic in every detail, this plantation complex is the site of several annual special events. Open Monday-Saturday 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Admission $8/adults, $6.00/seniors, $4.00/children. Group tours, weddings, receptions and catering by appointment. You can visit Historical Jonesboro's website at http://www.historicaljonesboro.org .
6. The next place I would visit is the Patrick R. Cleburne Confederate Memorial Cemetery located at McDonough and Johnson Streets in the northern part of the city. The cemetery is the final resting place of 600 to 1000 Confederate soldiers who fell 
   during the Battle of Jonesboro, August 31 - September 1, 1864. The cemetery, which is maintained by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, was laid out in the shape of the Confederate battle flag. Open daily.
7. From here you probably would want to go about and take the Jonesboro Driving tour which is a brochure you can get at the depot in step 1.