Columbus: the world's longest urban rafting course

On the Chattahoochee River right at the boundary between Georgia and Alabama, Columbus hosts the longest artificial urban whitewater rafting course in the entire world.

A car is particularly helpful for moving toward the longest urban whitewater course in the world.

The Chattahoochee Whitewater Course, a spectacular stretch of artificial rapids along over two kilometres, attracts whitewater rafting enthusiasts from around the world each year.

A few minutes away, the National Infantry Museum recounts in detail the long history of the nearby Fort Benning military base, among America's most important.

Continuing along the river, you walk the wide Riverwalk, a pedestrian trail faithfully following the Chattahoochee for over fifteen kilometres.

Towards evening, the picturesque historic neighbourhood of Uptown comes alive with restaurants in magnificently restored nineteenth-century commercial buildings.

The Chattahoochee Whitewater Course, created by removing old industrial dams along the river, ranks as the world's longest urban artificial whitewater course, approved for official international competitions.

Fort Benning, a major military base adjacent to Columbus, remains among the most important and active infantry training centers in the entire U.S. Army.