List of museums in Georgia (U.S. state)

This list of museums in Georgia contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

High Museum of Art in Atlanta

Museums

See List of museums in Atlanta for museums within the city limits of Atlanta and the immediately adjacent communities of Druid Hills and Hapeville, which are located in Fulton County.

The numbers in the "Regions" column refers to the state government's list of regions, described in a separate section below.

Name Town/City County Region[1] Type Notes
6th Cavalry MuseumFort OglethorpeCatoosaNorthwestMilitarywebsite
A. H. Stephens State Historic Park Confederate MuseumCrawfordvilleTaliaferroClassic SouthMultipleIncludes the Victorian period Liberty Hall, and an American Civil War museum
Adairsville Rail Depot Age of Steam MuseumAdairsvilleBartowMagnolia MidlandsRailroadinformation
Albany Civil Rights InstituteAlbanyDoughertyPlantation TraceHistory / African Americanwebsite, history of the Albany Movement
Albany Museum of ArtAlbanyDoughertyPlantation TraceArtIncludes African, European, and American art
Allman Brothers Band MuseumMaconBibbHistoric HeartlandMusicHistory of The Allman Brothers Band
Altama Museum of Art and HistoryVidaliaToombsMagnolia MidlandsArtinformation, collection includes Staffordshire porcelain, quadruped prints by John James Audubon, Southern art, bird prints, botanical art, wooden sculptures and a Girl Scout room
AndalusiaMilledgevilleBaldwinHistoric HeartlandHistoric house19th house of author Flannery O'Connor
Andersonville National Historic SiteAndersonvilleMaconPresidential PathwaysMilitarySite of largest Confederate military prison during the American Civil War and National Prisoner of War Museum
Andrew Low HouseSavannahChathamColonial CoastHistoric housewebsite, 19th-century period home of Girl Scouts of the USA founder Juliette Gordon Low, operated by The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Georgia
Archibald Smith Plantation HomeRoswellFultonMetro AtlantaHistoric house19th-century plantation with two-story farm house, slave quarters, cook house, corn crib, barn, carriage house, well, and spring house
Arthur Moore Methodist MuseumSt. Simons IslandGlynnColonial CoastReligiousHistory of Methodism, artifacts of John Wesley and Charles Wesley, located at Epworth by the Sea
Ashley Slater HouseDouglasCoffeeMagnolia MidlandsHistoric houseinformation, tourist information center and museum
Athens Institute for Contemporary ArtAthensClarkeHistoric HeartlandArtHosts three exhibitions a year of contemporary art, centering on politically and socially engaged themes
Augusta Canal National Heritage Area Discovery CenterAugustaRichmondClassic SouthMultipleHistory of the canal, textile mills along the canal, mill workers, hydroelectricity, canal boat toursa
Augusta Museum of HistoryAugustaRichmondClassic SouthLocal history
Autrey Mill Nature Preserve and Heritage CenterJohns CreekFultonMetro AtlantaOpen airNature preserve, heritage village, farm museum, live animals and dioramas
Averitt Center for the ArtsStatesboroBullochMagnolia MidlandsArtwebsite, include exhibit galleries
Barrington HallRoswellFultonMetro AtlantaHistoric house19th-century period home
Bartow History MuseumCartersvilleBartowNorthwestLocal historyDisplays include settlement, Cherokee life and removal, Civil War strife, and lifestyles of years past
Beach Institute of African American CultureSavannahChathamColonial CoastArtFacebook site, African-American art, folk art and culture
Bedingfield InnLumpkinStewartPresidential PathwaysHistoric siteinformation, mid-19th-century period inn
BellevueLaGrangeTroupPresidential PathwaysHistoric house1850s Greek Revival mansion
Beulah Rucker Museum and Education CenterGainesvilleHallNortheastAfrican Americanwebsite, African-American heritage in Gainesville and north Georgia
Blackbridge GalleryMilledgevilleBaldwinHistoric HeartlandArtwebsite, part of Georgia College & State University
Blue and Gray MuseumFitzgeraldBen HillMagnolia MidlandsLocal historyLocated in a historic railroad depot, area history during the Civil War
Booth Western Art MuseumCartersvilleBartowNorthwestArtContemporary American Western art, Civil War art, Presidential letters and portraits
Boyhood Home of President Woodrow WilsonAugustaRichmondClassic SouthHistoric house1860s period boyhood home of President Woodrow Wilson
Brenau University GalleriesGainesvilleHallNortheastArtwebsite, includes three galleries in different locations
Brown House MuseumSandersvilleWashingtonNortheastLocal historywebsite, operated by the Washington County Historical Society
Bulloch HallRoswellFultonMetro AtlantaHistoric house19th-century period home
Burke County MuseumWaynesboroBurkeClassic SouthLocal historyinformation, open by appointment
Cairo Antique Auto MuseumCairoGradyPlantation TraceAutomotiveinformation, information, antique cars, bicycles and motorbikes from the 1900 era, open the first Saturday of each month
Callaway PlantationWashingtonWilkesClassic SouthOpen airFeatures several historic houses and structures
Cannonball HouseMaconBibbHistoric HeartlandHistoric house1853 Greek Revival house with Civil War museum, furnishings and decorative piece of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority, a recreation of the Philomathean Society room at Wesleyan College
Carnegie CenterFitzgeraldBen HillMagnolia MidlandsArtwebsite, changing exhibits, operated by the Fitzgerald Ben Hill Arts Council, located in a former Carnegie Library
Carter-Coile Doctors MuseumWintervilleClarkeHistoric HeartlandMedicalwebsite, country doctor's house and office
Charlie Elliott Wildlife CenterMansfieldNewtonNatural historyNature preserve with exhibits on wildlife and hunting
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military ParkChickamaugaWalkerNorthwestMilitaryMuseum and site of the Battle of Chickamauga during the American Civil War
Chief Vann House Historic SiteChatsworthMurrayNorthwestHistoric houseEarly 19th-century Cherokee plantation home
Chieftains Museum / Major Ridge HomeRomeFloydNorthwestHistoric house19th-century home of Cherokee chief Major Ridge
Church-Waddel-Brumby HouseAthensClarkeHistoric HeartlandHistoric housewebsite, serves as the Athens Welcome Center and 1820s house museum
Coca-Cola Space Science CenterColumbusMuscogeeMagnolia MidlandsAerospacewebsite, space science and astronomy, includes Challenger Learning Center, the Omnisphere Theater and the Mead Observatory
Colquitt County Arts CenterMoultrieColquittPlantation TraceArtwebsite
Columbus Black History MuseumColumbusMuscogeePresidential PathwaysAfrican Americanwebsite
Columbus MuseumColumbusMuscogeePresidential PathwaysMultipleAmerican art and regional culture and history
Congregation Mickve IsraelSavannahChathamColonial CoastJewish1733 synagogue and historic artifacts
Consolidated MineDahlonegaLumpkinNortheastMiningUnderground tours of the former gold mine
Crawford W. Long MuseumJeffersonJacksonNortheastMedicalwebsite, life and career of Dr. Crawford Long, and his use of sulfuric ether to provide "painless surgery"
The Crescent at Valdosta Garden CenterValdostaLowndesPlantation TraceHistoric housewebsite
Crime & Punishment MuseumAshburnTurnerPlantation TracePrisoninformation, information, former Turner County Jail
Currahee Military MuseumToccoaStephensNortheastMilitarywebsite, operated by the Stephens County Historical Society, history of Camp Toccoa at Currahee Mountain in WWII, located in the Toccoa (Amtrak station)
Cumberland Island National Seashore MuseumSt. MarysCamdenColonial CoastLocal historyNatural and cultural history of the island
Dahlonega Gold MuseumDahlonegaLumpkinNortheastMiningIncludes artifacts and equipment from the 1836 gold rush
Dauset Trails Nature CenterJacksonButtsHistoric HeartlandNatural history
Davenport House MuseumSavannahChathamColonial CoastHistoric house1820s period Isaiah Davenport House, operated by the Historic Savannah Foundation
Decatur County MuseumBainbridgeDecaturPlantation TraceLocal historywebsite, seeking new location
DeKalb History CenterDecaturDeKalbMetro AtlantaLocal historywebsite
Dorchester AcademyMidwayLibertyColonial CoastAfrican AmericanWork by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's Citizen Education Program in attaining equality for blacks in the American South
Douglas County Museum of History and ArtDouglasvilleDouglasMetro AtlantaMultipleLocal history, mid 20th-century culture, art and antiques
Drummer Boy MuseumAndersonvilleSumterPresidential PathwaysMilitarywebsite, Civil War uniforms, history and memorabilia
Dublin-Laurens MuseumDublinLaurensMagnolia MidlandsLocal historywebsite, operated by the Laurens County Historical Society
Eagle Tavern Welcome Center & MuseumWatkinsvilleOconeeHistoric HeartlandHistoric houseEarly 19th-century period tavern
East Point Historical Society MuseumEast PointFultonColonial CoastLocal historywebsite
Effingham MuseumSpringfieldEffinghamColonial CoastLocal historywebsite, operated by the Historic Effingham Society
Elachee Nature Science CenterGainesvilleHallNortheastMultiplewebsite, nature center with natural history and science exhibits
Elberton Granite MuseumElbertonElbertHistoric HeartlandIndustryWebsite, granite quarrying and carving
Elisha Winn HouseLawrencevilleGwinnettMetro AtlantaHistoric houseOperated by the Gwinnett Historical Society, early 19th-century house and outbuildings
Emery CenterDaltonWhitfieldNorthwestAfrican Americanwebsite
Erskine Caldwell Birthplace and MuseumMorelandCowetaMetro AtlantaBiographical1903 period home of author Erskine Caldwell, may be closed, information
Etowah Indian MoundsCartersvilleBartowNorthwestArchaeologicalPreserves three Mississippian culture mounds and museum with artifacts found at the site
Euharlee History MuseumEuharleeBartowNorthwestLocal historywebsite
Ezekiel Harris HouseAugustaRichmondClassic SouthHistoric housewebsite, operated by the Augusta Museum of History, 18th-century period house
Firehouse Center and GalleryBainbridgeDecaturPlantation TraceArtwebsite, gallery of the Bainbridge-Decatur County Arts Council
First African Baptist ChurchSavannahChathamColonial CoastHistoryTours of the historic black Baptist church and artifacts dating to the 18th century
Fitzgerald Fire Engine MuseumFitzgeraldBen HillMagnolia MidlandsFirefightingwebsite
Flannery O'Connor Childhood HomeSavannahChathamColonial CoastHistoric house1920s-1930s period home of author Flannery O'Connor
Flowery Branch Historic Depot and CabooseFlowery BranchHallNortheastRailroadinformation
Folk Pottery Museum of Northeast GeorgiaSautee NacoocheeWhiteNortheastArtwebsite
Fort Frederica National MonumentSt. Simons IslandGlynnColonial CoastMilitaryVisitor center with archaeological artifacts and exhibits about the 18th-century fort and town
Fort Gaines Frontier VillageFort GainesClayPlantation TraceOpen airwebsite
Fort Hollingsworth-White HouseAltoBanksNortheastHistoric houseFrontier fort house and outbuildings
Fort King George Historical SiteDarienMcIntoshColonial CoastMilitaryReconstructed 1736 fort and museum
Fort McAllister Historic ParkKellerBryanColonial CoastMilitaryCivil War earthwork fortification and museum
Fort Morris Historic SiteMidwayLibertyColonial CoastMilitaryAmerican Revolutionary fort site and museum
Fort Pulaski National MonumentTybee IslandChathamColonial CoastMilitaryCivil War fort and museum with weekend living history demonstrations
Fort Stewart MuseumFort StewartLibertyColonial CoastMilitarywebsite, history of the Fort Stewart Military Reservation
Foxfire Museum & Heritage CenterMountain CityRabunNortheastOpen airwebsite
Funk Heritage CenterWaleskaCherokeeNorthwestNative AmericanPart of Reinhardt University, Native American art, artifacts and culture, and open air Appalachian Settlement
Geechee KundaRiceboroLibertyColonial CoastAfrican Americanwebsite, culture of the Gullah, local and African art, textiles, tools, utensils, implements, crafts and essentials
Georgia College MuseumMilledgevilleBaldwinHistoric HeartlandMultiplewebsite, changing exhibits of art and history, permanent exhibit on Flannery O'Connor
Georgia College Natural History MuseumMilledgevilleBaldwinHistoric HeartlandNatural historywebsite, features dinosaurs, fossils, earth sciences and a planetarium
Georgia Cotton MuseumViennaDoolyPresidential PathwaysIndustry - Cottoninformation, cotton farming
Georgia Museum of Agriculture & Historic VillageTiftonTiftPlantation TraceLivingFive areas: a traditional farm community of the 1870s, an 1890s progressive farmstead, an industrial sites complex, rural town, Peanut Museum, and the Georgia Museum of Agriculture Center
Georgia Museum of ArtAthensClarkeHistoric HeartlandArtPart of the University of Georgia
Georgia Museum of Natural HistoryAthensClarkeHistoric HeartlandNatural historyPart of the University of Georgia
Georgia Racing Hall of Fame MuseumDawsonvilleDawsonNorthwestAutomotivewebsite, stock cars, includes memorabilia and cars of Bill Elliott
Georgia Radio Museum and Hall of FameSt. MarysCamdenGeorgia's CoastMediaHistory of radio broadcasting in Georgia, plus Georgia Radio Inductee Wall of Fame
Georgia Rural Telephone MuseumLeslieSumterMagnolia MidlandsTechnologyAntique telephones and telephone memorabilia
Georgia Salzburger Society MuseumRinconEffinghamColonial CoastHistorywebsite, history of the descendants of the Salzburg refugees who settled in Georgia after their expulsion in 1734
Georgia Southern MuseumStatesboroBullochMagnolia MidlandsMultipleNatural history and dinosaur exhibits, science, local history, part of Georgia Southern University
Georgia Southern University Center for Art and TheatreStatesboroBullochMagnolia MidlandsArtIncludes three galleries, one of which is the permanent home for The Georgia Artists Collection
Georgia Sports Hall of FameMaconBibbHistoric HeartlandSports
Georgia State Railroad MuseumSavannahChathamColonial CoastRailroadOperated by the Coastal Heritage Society, historic railcars and rolling stock, operational turntable
Georgia's Old Capital MuseumMilledgevilleBaldwinHistoric HeartlandLocal historyLocated in the building where Georgia's legislators voted to secede from the Union
Georgia Veterans State ParkCordeleCrispPresidential PathwaysMilitary
Gertrude Herbert Institute of ArtAugustaRichmondClassic SouthArt
Gilmer Arts GalleryEllijayGilmerNorthwestLocal historywebsite, operated by the Gilmer Arts and Heritage Association
Girl Scout First HeadquartersSavannahChathamColonial CoastScoutingwebsite, located in former carriage house of Girl Scouts of the USA founder Juliette Gordon Low
Glennville-Tattnall MuseumGlennvilleTattnallLocal historywebsite
Global Village & Discovery CenterAmericusSumterPresidential PathwaysOpen airwebsite, Habitat for Humanity site with Habitat houses from countries around the world that show life in poverty
Go Fish Education CenterPerryHoustonHistoric HeartlandMultiplewebsite, operated by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Georgia's watersheds and aquatic wildlife, their natural habitats and the impacts of water pollution, fishing, boating, fish hatcheries
Gordon-Lee MansionChickamaugaWalkerNorthwestHistoric houseMid-19th-century house with many historic associations
Green-Meldrim HouseSavannahChathamColonial CoastHistoric houseMid-19th-century house
Griffin MuseumGriffinSpaldingPresidential PathwaysLocal historyinformation
Grovetown MuseumGrovetownColumbiaClassic SouthLocal historyinformation
Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage CenterBufordGwinnettMetro AtlantaScience and historyFocus on the environment, also operates the Gwinnett History Museum in Lawrenceville and a restored 1930s farm in Duluth
Hamburg State ParkMitchellWashingtonClassic SouthMillIncludes a working grist mill and a museum with agriculture equipment and tools
Hamilton HouseDaltonWhitfieldNorthwestMultipleinformation, exhibits include chenille bedspreads, items and tufting artifacts, Civil War artifacts, antiques, open by appointment with the Whitfield-Murray Historical Society
Hamilton Plantation Slave CabinsSt. Simons IslandGlynnColonial CoastHistoric houseTwo tabby slave cabins operated by the Cassina Garden Club, located at Gascoigne Bluff
Harris Art CenterCalhounGordonNorthwestMultiplewebsite, includes art galleries and the Roland Hayes Museum, about the first African-American classical singer to have an international career on the concert and operatic stages
Hazlehurst-Jeff Davis Historical MuseumHazlehurstJeff DavisMagnolia MidlandsLocal historyinformation
Heard County Historical Center & MuseumFranklinHeardPresidential PathwaysLocal historyLocated in a former jail, operated by the Heard County Historical Society
Heritage Hall (Madison, Georgia)MadisonMorganHistoric HeartlandHistoric housewebsite
Heritage Sandy Springs MuseumSandy SpringsFultonMetro AtlantaHistoric housewebsite, includes 19th-century Williams-Payne House and outbuildings, operated by Heritage Sandy Springs
Heritage Station MuseumDouglasCoffeeMagnolia MidlandsLocal historyinformation
Hickory HillThomsonMcDuffieClassic SouthHistoric houseEarly 20th-century period home of Georgia Populist Party co-founder Thomas E. Watson
Hills and Dales EstateLaGrangeTroupPresidential PathwaysHistoric house1916 estate and gardens of Fuller Callaway, designed by Neel Reid
Historic Seabrook VillageMidwayLibertyColonial CoastOpen airFacebook site, includes over a dozen buildings representing rural coastal African American life after the Civil War
Historic Railroad ShopsSavannahChathamColonial CoastRailroadRailroad trains and street cars
Sautee-Nacoochee History MuseumSautee-NacoocheeWhiteNortheastLocal historywebsite, operated by the Sautee Nacoochee Center
Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation Historic SiteBrunswickGlynnColonial CoastHistoric house19th-century rice plantation slave cabins
Holliday-Dorsey-Fife House MuseumFayettevilleFayetteMetro AtlantaLocal historyIncludes Gone With the Wind and Civil War memorabilia
Howard Finster Vision HouseSummervilleChattoogaNorthwestArtwebsite, house and museum of visionary artist Howard Finster, open by appointment
Hudgens Center for the ArtsDuluthGwinnettMetro AtlantaArtwebsite, officially the Jacqueline Casey Hudgens Center for the Arts
Hurn MuseumSavannahChathamColonial CoastArtContemporary folk art
Indian Springs Hotel MuseumIndian SpringsButtsHistoric HeartlandLocal historyTours of the ante-bellum mineral springs hotel
Indian Springs State ParkFlovillaButtsHistoric HeartlandLocal historyPark features a seasonal museum with exhibits on the Creek Nation, the CCC and local history
Interactive Neighborhood for KidsGainesvilleHallNortheastChildren'swebsite
Jack Hadley Black History MuseumThomasvilleThomasPlantation TraceAfrican Americanwebsite, black history memorabilia
Janice Persons Biggers HouseColumbusMuscogeePresidential PathwaysHistoric housewebsite, 19th-century period home and offices of Historic Columbus, also known as 700 Broadway
Jarrell Plantation Historic SiteJulietteMonroeHistoric HeartlandHistoric house19th-century cotton plantation farm with outbuildings
Jefferson Davis Memorial Historic SiteIrwinvilleIrwinMagnolia MidlandsHistoryJefferson Davis Memorial Museum at site where Confederate President Jefferson Davis was captured in 1865
Jekyll Island MuseumJekyll IslandGlynnColonial CoastLocal history
Jimmy Carter National Historic SitePlainsSumterPresidential PathwaysBiographicalIncludes President Jimmy Carter's residence, boyhood farm, school, town railroad depot and a museum about his life
Johnston-Felton-Hay HouseMaconBibbHistoric HeartlandHistoric houseAlso known as the Hay House, 1850s Italian Renaissance Revival style mansion with furnishings from many periods
Juliette Gordon Low BirthplaceSavannahChathamColonial CoastHistoric house1880s Victorian period home of Girl Scouts of the USA founder Juliette Gordon Low
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield ParkKennesawCobbMetro AtlantaMilitaryIncludes Civil War battleground of the Atlanta Campaign and a museum
King-Tisdell CottageSavannahChathamColonial CoastAfrican Americaninformation, African-American Savannah and the Sea Islands
Kingston Woman's History MuseumsKingstonBartowNorthwestLocal historyinformation
Kolomoki Mounds Historic ParkBlakelyEarlyPlantation TraceArchaeologyMuseum with early Native American artifacts excavated from the park's Woodland Period mounds
LaGrange Art MuseumLaGrangeTroupPresidential PathwaysArtwebsite, formerly the Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum
Lamar Dodd Art CenterLaGrangeTroupPresidential PathwaysArtwebsite, part of LaGrange College
Lamar Dodd School of Art GalleriesAthensClarkeHistoric HeartlandArtContemporary art galleries
Lapham-Patterson HouseThomasvilleThomasPlantation TraceHistoric house1880s Victorian house
Laurel & Hardy MuseumHarlemColumbiaClassic SouthBiographicalwebsite, Facebook site, early film comedians Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
Lawrenceville Female SeminaryLawrencevilleGwinnettMetro AtlantaLocal historyOpen by appointment, houses the Gwinnett History Museum
Legacy Museum on MainLaGrangeTroupPresidential PathwaysLocal historywebsite
Lincoln County Historical ParkLincolntonLincolnClassic SouthOpen airinformation
Little White House Historic SiteWarm SpringsMeriwetherPresidential PathwaysHistoryPresident Franklin Delano Roosevelt's personal retreat
L.L. Wyatt MuseumGreensboroGreeneClassic SouthPrisoninformation, early 19th-century prison with memorabilia from Greene County's law enforcement history
Log Cabin At Milton High SchoolAlpharettaFultonColonial CoastHistoric housewebsite, open by appointment with the Alpharetta Historical Society
Lowndes County Historical MuseumValdostaLowndesPlantation TraceHistorywebsite, operated by the Lowndes County Historical Society
Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black HistoryAugustaRichmondClassic SouthAfrican Americanwebsite, promotes the legacy of Lucy Craft Laney through art, history, and the preservation of her home
Lunchbox MuseumColumbusMuscogeePresidential PathwaysCommodityinformation, information, located inside the International Marketplace, metal lunch boxes
Lyndon House Arts CenterAthensClarkeHistoric HeartlandMultipleArt exhibits and 19th-century Ware-Lyndon House museum
Madison Museum of Fine ArtMadisonMorganHistoric HeartlandArtAmerican, European, Asian and African art and sculpture
Madison-Morgan Cultural CenterMadisonMorganHistoric HeartlandMultiplewebsite, changing exhibits of art and culture, permanent exhibits of local history, decorative arts, antiques, school room
Male Academy MuseumNewnanCowetaMetro AtlantaLocal historywebsite, operated by the Newnan-Coweta Historical Society
Mansell House and GardensAlpharettaFultonColonial CoastHistoric housewebsite, 1912 Queen Anne-style house, operated by the Alpharetta Historical Society
Massee Lane GardensFort ValleyPeachHistoric HeartlandDecorative artsBotanical gardens with Annabelle Lundy Fetterman Educational Museum featuring a Boehm porcelain collection
Massie Heritage CenterSavannahChathamColonial CoastLocal historywebsite, a unit of the Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, includes a model of old Savannah, Victorian building architecture and artifacts, the impact of Classical styles on Savannah buildings, a 19th-century period classroom, and the founding of Savannah
Marietta/Cobb Museum of ArtMariettaCobbMetro AtlantaArtwebsite, American art
Marietta Fire MuseumMariettaCobbMetro AtlantaFirefightingwebsite, antique fire apparatus, equipment, helmets, uniforms
Marietta Gone With the Wind Museum: Scarlett on the SquareMariettaCobbMetro AtlantaMediawebsite, includes Gone with the Wind movie memorabilia
Marietta Museum of HistoryMariettaCobbMetro AtlantaLocal historyCity and county history, located in Kennesaw House
Maritime Center at Historic Coast Guard StationSt. Simons IslandGlynnColonial CoastMaritimeMaritime and natural history, operated by the Coastal Georgia Historical Society
Marsh HouseLaFayetteWalkerNorthwestHistoric houseAntebellum period house
Meadow GardenAugustaRichmondClassic SouthHistoric house18th-century period home of George Walton, one of the three signers of the Declaration of Independence from Georgia
Memory Lane Classic CarsEatontonPutnamLake OconeeCar Museum, Over 150 classic automobiles and motorcycles
Mercer-Williams House MuseumSavannahChathamColonial CoastHistoric houseIncludes 18th- and 19th-century furnishings and decorative arts
McRitchie-Hollis MuseumNewnanCowetaMetro AtlantaLocal historywebsite, operated by the Newnan-Coweta Historical Society, 1937 period home with exhibits about life in WWII and local history
Midway MuseumMidwayLibertyColonial CoastLocal historywebsite, Colonial era history
Mildred Huie MuseumSt. Simons IslandGlynnColonial CoastArtwebsite, information, art and history of St. Simons Island plantations and landmarks
Miles Through Time Automotive MuseumToccoaStephensLake HartwellAutomotive Museum, Co-op style automotive museum in a restored 1939 dealership.
Mitchell Depot Historical MuseumMitchellGlascockClassic SouthRailroad
Montgomery County Historic VillageMount VernonMontgomeryMagnolia MidlandsHistoric houseswebsite, part of Brewton-Parker College, two 19th-century period log houses, open by appointment
Moreland Hometown Heritage MuseumMorelandCowetaMetro AtlantaLocal historyAlso known as Old Mill Museum, information, information
Morgan County African-American MuseumMadisonMorganHistoric HeartlandEthnic - African Americanwebsite, history and the art of African-American culture
Morris Museum of ArtAugustaRichmondClassic SouthArtArt and artists of the American South
Museum of Arts and SciencesMaconBibbHistoric HeartlandMultipleArt, science, natural history, live animals, trails, a planetarium
Museum of AviationWarner RobinsHoustonHistoric HeartlandAviationLocated at Robins Air Force Base
Museum of Colquitt County HistoryMoultrieColquittPlantation TraceLocal historywebsite
Museum of History & Holocaust EducationKennesawCobbMetro AtlantaHistorywebsite, a free museum at Kennesaw State University dedicated to World War II and the Holocaust, with frequent public programs and events open to the public
Museum of Southeastern IndiansRobertaCrawfordHistoric HeartlandNative Americaninformation, information
Museum of Southern CultureColquittMillerPlantation TraceCultureHistoric exhibits and memorabilia, housed in Cotton Hall, home of Swamp Gravy, the official folk life play of Georgia
Museum of Southern Isolation Hahira Lowndes Plantation Trace Oddities ICOM Accredited private collection of vintage transportation and natural history curiosities, including a library.
National Civil War Naval MuseumColumbusMuscogeePresidential PathwaysMilitaryHistory of the Union and Confederate navies during the Civil War
National Infantry MuseumColumbusMuscogeePresidential PathwaysMilitaryLocated at Fort Benning, story of infantrymen
National Museum of Commercial AviationForest ParkClaytonMetro AtlantaAviationDisplays include photos, timetables, ticket jackets, uniforms, model airplanes, aviation toys, in-flight serving ware, posters, aircraft components
National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air ForcePoolerChathamColonial CoastAviationHistory of the Eighth Air Force and historic aircraft
Neel House Federated Garden Clubs of MaconMaconBibbHistoric HeartlandHistoric housewebsite
New Echota Historic SiteCalhounGordonNorthwestNative AmericanReplica 19th-century Cherokee village
Noble Hill-Wheeler Memorial CenterCassvilleBartowNorthwestAfrican Americaninformation, historic black school
Northeast Georgia History CenterGainesvilleHallNortheastLocal historywebsite, part of Brenau University, regional history and culture
Oak Hill & Martha Berry MuseumRomeFloydNorthwestMultipleHistoric house and history museum about Berry College and founder Martha Berry
Obediah's OkefenokWaycrossWareColonial CoastOpen airwebsite, park includes 1870s log cabin, many historic farm outbuildings, agriculture equipment, animals, print shop museum, antiques, Native American exhibit
Ocmulgee National MonumentMaconBibbHistoric HeartlandNative AmericanArchaeology artifacts and Mississippian culture mound
Okefenokee Heritage CenterWaycrossWareColonial CoastMultiplewebsite, art and local history
Oglethorpe University Museum of ArtBrookhavenDeKalbMetro AtlantaArtWebsite, art work which is international, representational, figurative, and spiritual in nature, located on the top floor of the Philip Weltner Library
Old Campbell County Historical Society MuseumFairburnFultonMetro AtlantaLocal historywebsite
Old Fort JacksonSavannahChathamColonial CoastMilitaryOperated by the Coastal Heritage Society, restored 19th-century brick fort
Old Governor's MansionMilledgevilleBaldwinHistoric HeartlandHistoric houseOperated by Georgia College & State University, antebellum mansion
Old Jail MuseumBarnesvilleLamarHistoric HeartlandLocal historywebsite, operated by the Barnesville-Lamar County Historical Society
Old Jail Museum & Genealogy Research CenterSandersvilleWashingtonNortheastPrisonwebsite, operated by the Washington County Historical Society
Old Pickens County JailJasperPickensNorthwestPrisonwebsite, 20th-century jail and sheriff's house, operated by the Marble Valley Historical Society, and the adjacent Kirby-Quinton Mountain Heritage Cabin
Old Stone Church MuseumRinggoldCatoosaNorthwestLocal historyFacebook site, information
Old South Farm MuseumWoodlandTalbotPresidential PathwaysAgriculturewebsite, farm tools, equipment and home life implements
Paradise GardenSummervilleChattoogaNorthwestArtwebsite, sculpture park museum created by visionary artist Howard Finster
PasaquanBuena VistaMarionPresidential PathwaysArtVisionary art site
Paulding County History MuseumDallasPauldingNorthwestLocal historywebsite, operated by the Paulding County Historical Society
Pebble Hill PlantationThomasvilleThomasPlantation TraceHistoric house20th-century estate featuring 19th-century furniture, porcelain, silver, crystal, and glassware, sporting art and 33 Audubon lithographs, extensive grounds and gardens
Pemberton HouseColumbusMuscogeePresidential PathwaysHistoric houseOperated by Historic Columbus, Victorian cottage with a late 19th-century apothecary shop, Coca-Cola mementos
Perry Area Historical MuseumPerryHoustonHistoric HeartlandLocal historywebsite, operated by the Perry Area Historical Society
Pickens County Marble MuseumNelsonPickensNorthwestIndustryinformation, located in City Hall, history of area marble mining
Pickett's Mill Battlefield Historic SiteDallasPauldingNorthwestMilitaryCivil War battlefield and museum
Pin Point Heritage MuseumPin PointChathamColonial CoastLocal historywebsite, operated by the Coastal Heritage Society, life, work and history of the Gullah/Geechee community
Pine Mountain Gold MuseumVilla RicaDouglasPresidential PathwaysMiningwebsite, former gold mine, artifacts and equipment
Polk County Historical Society MuseumCedartownPolkNorthwestLocal historywebsite
Power of the Past MuseumThomasvilleThomasPlantation TraceAviationwebsite, antique airplanes, motors and memorabilia, located at the Thomasville Regional Airport
Quinlan Visual Arts CenterGainesvilleHallNortheastArtwebsite
Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights MuseumSavannahChathamColonial CoastHistoryFacebook site, information, history of the civil rights struggle of Georgia's oldest African-American community from slavery to the present
Rankin HouseColumbusMuscogeePresidential PathwaysHistoric houseOperated by Historic Columbus, 1850-1870 house museum
Richmond Hill MuseumRichmond HillBryanColonial CoastLocal historywebsite, operated by the Richmond Hill Historical Society
Road to Tara MuseumJonesboroClaytonMetro AtlantaMediawebsite, items from 1939 movie Gone With The Wind and 1936 novel along with artifacts from the Civil War
Robert Toombs House Historic SiteWashingtonWilkesClassic SouthHistoric house19th-century period home of politician Robert Toombs
Rome Area History MuseumRomeFloydNorthwestLocal historywebsite
Rose Lawn MuseumCartersvilleBartowNorthwestHistoric housewebsite, Victorian period mansion, houses the writings and memorabilia of evangelist Samuel Porter Jones and Rebecca Latimer Felton, the first woman to serve in the United States Senate
Roswell Fire MuseumRoswellFultonMetro AtlantaFirefightingwebsite
Sam Nunn MuseumPerryHoustonHistoric HeartlandBiographicalinformation, information, exhibits about Senator Sam Nunn in the Houston County Board of Education building
Sapelo Island Visitors CenterDarienMcIntoshColonial CoastMultipleIsland's cultural and natural history
Savannah-Ogeechee Canal Museum & Nature CenterSavannahChathamColonial CoastMultipleCanal history, area history and natural history
Savannah Children's MuseumSavannahChathamColonial CoastChildren'swebsite, operated by the Coastal Heritage Society, outdoor play experiences about Coastal Georgia
Savannah History MuseumSavannahChathamColonial CoastLocal historyOperated by the Coastal Heritage Society
SCAD Museum of ArtSavannahChathamColonial CoastArtOperated by the Savannah College of Art and Design, located in the Central of Georgia Railroad: Savannah Shops and Terminal Facilities, British and American art, African American collection, decorative arts and fashion
Scull ShoalsGreensboroGreeneClassic SouthLocal history
Senoia Area Historical Society MuseumSenoiaCowetaMetro AtlantaLocal historywebsite
Shelnutt House MuseumBowdonCarrollHistoric High CountryHistoric houseinformation, operated by the Bowdon Area Historical Society, open on special occasions
Ships of the Sea Maritime MuseumSavannahChathamColonial CoastMaritimeShip models, maritime paintings and artifacts that reflect Savannah's maritime heritage
Sidney Lanier Cottage House MuseumMaconBibbHistoric HeartlandHistoric houseMid-19th-century period home, birthplace of poet Sidney Lanier
Smyrna MuseumSmyrnaCobbMetro AtlantaLocal historywebsite
Sorrel Weed HouseSavannahChathamColonial CoastHistoric house1830s period house
Southeastern Quilt & Textile MuseumCarrolltonCarrollHistoric High CountryTextileHistory of quilts and textiles
Southeastern Railway MuseumDuluthGwinnettMetro AtlantaRailroadGeorgia's official transportation history museum, over 90 pieces of rolling stock exhibited on the 30-acre (12 ha) site
Southern Forest WorldWaycrossWareColonial CoastIndustrywebsite, forest industry in the South
Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive HistoryKennesawCobbMetro AtlantaMultipleRailroad and Civil War artifacts, formerly the Kennesaw Civil War Museum
St. Marys Submarine MuseumSt. MarysCamdenColonial CoastMaritimeinformation, American submarine history
St. Simons Island LightSt. Simons IslandGlynnColonial CoastMaritimeLighthouse, St. Simons Lighthouse Museum in the keeper's house, adjacent A. W. Jones Heritage Center, operated by the Coastal Georgia Historical Society
Stately OaksJonesboroClaytonMetro AtlantaHistoric house1839 antebellum mansion and outbuildings
Steffen Thomas Museum of ArtBuckheadMorganHistoric HeartlandArtArtworks and life of German-American Expressionist Steffen Thomas
Stephens County History MuseumToccoaStephensNortheastLocal historywebsite, operated by the Stephens County Historical Society in the Toccoa (Amtrak station)
Stone MountainStone MountainDeKalbMetro AtlantaMultipleIncludes the Stone Mountain Museum about the mountain's carving and the Civil War, and the open air Antebellum Plantation and Farmyard
Suttons Corner Frontier Country Store MuseumFort GainesClayPlantation TraceHistorywebsite, 1840s frontier general store complex, owned by Clay County and operated by Fort Gaines Historical Society
Tabor House and Civil War MuseumEllijayGilmerNorthwestLocal historywebsite, operated by the Gilmer County Historical Society
Taylor-Grady HouseAthensClarkeHistoric HeartlandHistoric housemid-19th-century mansion open for tours and rental
Teaching Museum NorthRoswellFultonMetro AtlantaMultipleOpen for school groups only
Telfair Museum of ArtSavannahChathamColonial CoastArtIncludes fine art and decorative art collections in three facilities, including the historic Telfair Mansion and Owens-Thomas House, and the contemporary Jepson Center for the Arts
Tellus Science MuseumCartersvilleBartowNorthwestNatural history/ScienceFormerly Weinman Mineral Museum, exhibits include minerals, dinosaurs and fossils, transportation technology, science playground and a planetarium
Thomas County Museum of HistoryThomasvilleThomasPlantation TraceMultiplewebsite, includes main museum of local history, 1877 middle-class home, 1893 single-lane bowling alley, 1860s log house, 1890s courthouse
Thomasville Center for the ArtsThomasvilleThomasPlantation TraceArtwebsite, community arts center for visual, performing, literary and applied arts, includes three galleries
Thronateeska Heritage CenterAlbanyDoughertyPlantation TraceMultipleIncludes a science museum, local history museum and planetarium
Thunderbolt MuseumThunderboltChathamColonial CoastLocal historywebsite
Tidelands Nature CenterJekyll IslandGlynnColonial CoastNatural historywebsite
Tifton Museum of Arts & HeritageTiftonTiftPlantation TraceArtwebsite
T.R.R. Cobb HouseAthensClarkeHistoric HeartlandHistoric houseMid-19th-century period home of Confederate General Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb
Travelers Rest State Historic SiteToccoaStephensNortheastHistoric houseEarly 19th-century tavern and inn
Tubman MuseumMaconBibbHistoric HeartlandAfrican AmericanArt, history and culture of African Americans
Tunnel Hill Heritage CenterTunnel HillWhitfieldNorthwestMultiplewebsite, local history museum, historic railroad tunnel and train viewing
Turner Center For The ArtsValdostaLowndesPlantation TraceArtwebsite
Ty Cobb MuseumRoystonFranklinNortheastBiographicalBaseball player Ty Cobb
Uncle Remus MuseumEatontonPutnamHistoric HeartlandMediawebsite, log cabin created from two slave cabins, dedicated to portraying Southern life as in the Uncle Remus stories
U.S. Army Signal Corps MuseumAugustaRichmondClassic SouthMilitarywebsite, history of the Signal Corps, development of Fort Gordon and vicinity, and the U.S. Army
Valdosta State University Fine Arts GalleryValdostaLowndesPlantation TraceArtwebsite, located in the Fine Arts Building
Vidalia Onion MuseumVidaliaToombsMagnolia MidlandsFoodwebsite, history of the Vidalia onion and its growing region
Greene County MuseumGreensboroGreeneClassic SouthLocal historyinformation, operated by the Greene County Historical Society
Vogel State ParkBlairsvilleUnionNortheastHistoryIncludes Vogel Museum about the CCC
Waffle House MuseumDecaturDeKalbMetro AtlantaFoodwebsite, restored 1955 site of the very first Waffle House restaurant, features restaurant memorabilia
Walker County Regional Heritage/Train MuseumChickamaugaWalkerNorthwestMultipleinformation, local history, railroad history and model trains
Walker-Peters-Langdon HouseColumbusMuscogeePresidential PathwaysHistoric housewebsite, operated by Historic Columbus, early 19th-century house
Washington Historical MuseumWashingtonWilkesClassic SouthHistoric houseMid-19th-century period antebellum house
Webb Military Museum Savannah Chatham Colonial Coast US Military Website, military artifacts from Civil War to Cold war, free to active duty military.
West Georgia MuseumTallapoosaHaralsonNorthwestMultiplewebsite, local and natural history, includes replicas of old stores, a barber shop and a bank, and dinosaur models
WestvilleColumbusMuscogeePresidential PathwaysLiving19th Century rural village website
William Root House Museum and GardenMariettaCobbMetro AtlantaHistoric housewebsite, operated by Cobb Landmarks & Historical Society, 1850s period house
Woodruff Farm HouseColumbusMuscogeePresidential PathwaysHistoric housewebsite, operated by Historic Columbus, 1840s farm house
World War II Flight Training MuseumDouglasCoffeeMagnolia MidlandsAviationwebsite
Wormsloe Historic SiteSavannahChathamColonial CoastLocal historyFormer 18th-century plantation site and museum

Defunct museums

Tourism regions

The Georgia Department of Economic Development[13] has defined 9 tourism regions as listed below with their associated travel associations as footnotes.

Classic South

East central part of the state, includes the city of Augusta;[14]

Georgia Coast

Also known as the Colonial Coast, includes the city of Savannah[15]

Historic Heartland

Central part of the state, includes the cities of Macon and Athens[16]

Historic High Country

Northwest region, includes Chickamauga[17]

Magnolia Midlands

Southeast section, includes Statesboro,[18] Counties: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Bleckley, Bulloch, Candler, Coffee, Dodge, Evans, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Laurens, Long, Montgomery, Pulaski, Screven, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne, Wheeler, and Wilcox.

Metro Atlanta[19]

Northeast Georgia Mountains

Northeast region,[20] Counties: Banks, Dawson, Elbert, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, and White

Plantation Trace

Rural southwestern section, includes Fitzgerald[21]

Presidential Pathways

West central section,[22] includes Columbus and Plains

See also

Lists of other institutions in Georgia similar to museums:

References
  1. See "Region" section of this article for explanation of numbers and the extent of regions
  2. "Official site". C. E. Blevins Avian Learning Center. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  3. "Coweta African-American Heritage Museum: Facility closes amid records dispute". Times Herald. March 7, 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  4. "Georgia Children's Museum in Macon to close". 13WMAZ. January 30, 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  5. "Moreland dissolves the Grizzard Trust". Times Herald. April 17, 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  6. "Grizzard Museum collection relocated in Moreland". Athens Banner-Herald. November 9, 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  7. hmiddleton@henryherald.com, By Heather Middleton and Asia Ashley. "Nash Farm Battlefield museum to close after commissioner requests removal of Confederate flags". Henry Herald.
  8. "Old Mill Motorcycle Museum". Fried Green Products. Retrieved 13 April 2015. Museum is closed permanently
  9. Stone Mountain Museum Auction Archived January 13, 2010, at Archive.today
  10. Antique car auction ends an era for Stone Mountain museum owner, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 13, 2009 Archived March 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  11. "Navy Supply Corps School Athens Closes Doors After 57 Years". U.S. Navy. November 2, 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  12. "Navy school museum trove will disperse". Online Athens. February 21, 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  13. "Explore Georgia - Official Georgia Tourism & Travel Website - Explore Georgia.org". www.exploregeorgia.org.
  14. "Classic South". Official Georgia Tourism & Travel Website - Explore Georgia.org.
  15. "Visit Coastal Georgia - Georgia Coast Travel Association (GCTA)". visitcoastalgeorgia.org.
  16. "Historic Heartland". Official Georgia Tourism & Travel Website - Explore Georgia.org.
  17. "Northwest Georgia's Historic High Country Region". georgiahighcountry.org.
  18. "Magnolia Midlands".
  19. "Atlanta Metro Travel Association". Atlanta Metro Travel Association.
  20. "Northeast Georgia Mountains Travel Association". Northeast Georgia Mountains Travel Association.
  21. "Plantation Trace". Official Georgia Tourism & Travel Website - Explore Georgia.org.
  22. "有名なソープ街で楽しもう！日本全国高級ソープの旅". www.presidentialpathways.com.
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