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Chattahoochee Valley Community College - What To Do And See around Phenix City, AL

The county seat of Russell County located in Southeast Alabama, Phenix City has a total population of a bit over 36,000 inhabitants and today it is a cozy, small city voted in 2007 by BusinessWeek as the nation's #1 Best Affordable Suburb to raise a family.

When you decide to visit Phenix City, you can choose between outdoor activities, nature, but also cultural venues and events taking place all year long. The main attractions in the area are the Callaway Gardens located in Pine Mountain, Georgia. Here you can enjoy water sports, trail walks, golf courses, tennis courts but also some of the largest botanical gardens in the world. The gardens are much more than simple gardens; the entire venue is actually a resort providing its visitors with plenty of entertainment possibilities, fun activities, family activities and much more.

In Columbus, Georgia visitors and locals can have fun at the state's largest indoor family entertainment center called Carmike Cinema's Hollywood Connection. Here, both children and adults find their favorite activities to do - watching movies in one of the center's 10 movie theaters, play the laser tag, bumper cars, ride the electric trains or try the carousel.

For science fans, Columbus also offers a space science center housing accurate replicas of several space shuttles, a capsule and a Mead Observatory. The center is nicely located along the Chattahoochee Riverwalk and close to the Columbus Historic District and the Iron Works Convention and Trade Center, in uptown Columbus. The admission fees at the space science center in Columbus, Georgia, vary from $3-$6 and it is open Monday-Saturday.

Columbus Museum and the Civic Center combine culture, history and art with sports, entertainment and outdoor fun. At the museum visitors can see typical American art and pieces of the Chattahoochee Valley region's history. Columbus Museum is one of the largest art and history museum in southeast United States and the largest in the state of Georgia, and it can be visited every week from Tuesday to Sunday at 1251 Wynnton Road, Columbus, GA 31906.

On the other side, the Civic Center in Columbus is open to public Monday through Friday and it offers conference and ice facilities, event catering and concessions and it also houses two professional sports franchises: the South Professional Hockey League's Columbus Cottonmouths and the Southern Indoor Football League's Columbus Lions. During the year, the Civic Center in Columbus is home to hockey games, national speakers, concerts, basketball tournaments and arena football.

Columbus RiverWalk and Phenix City's RiverWalk are located along the Chattahoochee River and they are great for walking, sightseeing and even running!