Historic Sites & Museums
Celebrate a rich and fascinating history around every corner. Grand landmarks combine with fine museums to preserve and interpret local and regional culture, both ancient and modern.
Regional Museums
The Apex Museum
Atlanta Cyclorama & Civil War Museum
Atlanta History Museum
Bartow History Museum
Children’s Museum of Atlanta
Dekalb History Center
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Fernbank Science Center
Georgia Capitol Museum
Global Health Odyssey Museum
Hammonds House Galleries & Resource Center for African American Art
High Museum of Art
The Jimmy Carter Library & Museum
Margaret Mitchell House & Museum
Marietta/Cobb County Museum of Art
Marietta Museum of History
Marietta National Cemetery
Michael C. Carlos Museum
Museum of Design
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art
Robert C. Williams American Museum of Papermaking
Southeastern Railway Museum
Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History
Steffen Thomas Museum & Archives
Tellus Science Museum
William Bremen Jewish Heritage Museum
Wren’s Nest House Museum
Natural History
State Historic Parks
State historic sites and historic parks provide an educational glimpse into Georgia’s rich heritage. Providing both recreational amenities and interesting points of interest, many sites house informative exhibits and short videos. Sites include picturesque plantations, Civil War battlefields, ancient Indian grounds, and Native American homes.
Georgia State Parks
A.H. Stephens Historic Park
Dahlonega Gold Museum Historic Site
Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site
Pickets Mill Battlefield Historic Site
Historic Sites
Atlanta History Center
Callanwolde
The Center for Southern Literature
Confederate Hall Historical & Environmental Education Center
Elisha Winn House
The Governor’s Mansion
Historic Oakland Cemetery
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site
Mary Howard Gilbert Memorial Quarry Garden
McDaniel-Tichenor House
Rhodes Hall
Smith Plantation House
The Swan Coach House
The Tullie Smith Farm
Underground Atlanta
Victorian & Lee Playhouses

