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The World’s 100 Best Rest Stops

Georgia Welcome Center

Port Wentworth, United States

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST REST STOPS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 52 2026
Georgia Welcome Center

State welcome center on I-95 entering Georgia, with regional displays, travel brochures and staff on hand for visitors. It has interactive exhibits, a Forrest Gump sculpture and clean restrooms, though the front doors are closed at night.

Highlights

  • Vending room with tables
  • Clean restrooms with hand dryers
  • Forrest Gump sculpture

Good to know

  • Serves I-95 southbound entering Georgia from South Carolina
  • Front doors close evenings; use rear entrance
  • Large parking lot; trucks park out back

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