Historic Pools Museum - Day-use fee or pay-per-soak in Warm Springs, GA (2026)
The Roosevelt Warm Springs campus now operates the historic Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Pools as a museum and limited-access soak honoring FDR’s therapy legacy.
The Historic Pools Museum at Roosevelt Warm Springs in Georgia preserves the two original 88°F naturally warm pools that Franklin Roosevelt soaked in regularly between 1924 and his death in 1945, while seeking polio rehabilitation. The Warm Springs campus operates as both a historical site and a working rehabilitation hospital, and the original Gentlemen's and Ladies' pools are accessible only via docent-led tours offered on select dates each season — a rare combination of pilgrimage history and actual mineral-water soak. Tours are $25 and include a 1-hour soak in the restored pools.
What to expect
Reserve a tour slot weeks in advance — they run only a handful of weekends per season and sell out fast. Arrive at the museum in Warm Springs, GA (about 80 miles south of Atlanta), take the docent-led history walk, and the tour ends with a 1-hour soak in the restored pools. Swimsuits required, photography limited inside the historic bathhouses. The Little White House (Roosevelt's home, where he died) is a 5-minute drive and worth a separate visit.
Temperature
88°-92°F
Pools
2 soaking pools
Best season
Year-round
Reservations
Required
Dog policy
No pets at pools
Family policy
Family windows available
Safety notes
- Bookings sell out months ahead—tours operate only a few weekends per season.
- Swimsuits are required and photography is limited inside the bathhouses.
Amenities & etiquette
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