Visitors should plan to spend one to two hours at the Etowah Indian Mounds, the 54-acre Mississippian culture site with six earthen mounds, a plaza, village area, borrow pits and defensive ditch. Dating back to between 1000 A.D. to 1550 A.D., the site has a museum with film discussing artifacts, some of which also are on display. The site also includes a gift shop, 20 picnic tables, benches beside the Etowah River and bus parking.