Three miles west of Plains in the unincorporated community of Archery, the Carter family farm has been restored to its appearance during Jimmy's boyhood in the 1930s. The farmhouse, the barn, the commissary, the tenant houses, and several outbuildings have all been kept or rebuilt; the surrounding fields are still worked as a peanut and cotton farm.
Self-guided audio tours run on a small handheld device and include recordings of Carter himself describing growing up there. The contrast between this very modest farm and the office he later held is the point of the visit. Allow 90 minutes including the drive from town. Free admission.