These include his residence, boyhood farm, school, and the town railroad depot, which served as his campaign headquarters during the 1976 election.

When Carter lived in Plains, the area surrounding the residence was under the protection of the United States Secret Service.

The former Plains High School, which both Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter attended, now serves as the park's visitor center and museum.

[4] The farm in rural Archery where Jimmy lived from age four in 1928 until he left for college[4] in 1941 has been restored to its appearance before electricity was installed in 1938.

[7] Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are buried on the grounds of the house near a pond and by a willow tree on the lawn of the property.