List of museums in Georgia (U.S. state) facts for kids

A museum is a special place where interesting objects from the past or present are kept and shown to the public. These objects can be about art, science, history, or different cultures. This list helps you discover some of the amazing museums you can visit in Georgia.

The High Museum of Art in Atlanta

Awesome Museums to Explore

Georgia has many different kinds of museums! From places where you can learn about history and art to museums focused on science or even cool cars. Here are some of them:

History and Culture Museums

These museums help us understand the past and different ways of life.

• The Albany Civil Rights Institute in Albany teaches about the important Albany Movement during the Civil Rights era.
• The Augusta Museum of History in Augusta shares stories about the local area's past.
• The Bartow History Museum in Cartersville shows how people lived long ago, including Cherokee life and the American Civil War.
• The Columbus Black History Museum in Columbus celebrates African American history.
• The Dahlonega Gold Museum in Dahlonega explores the exciting gold rush of 1836.
• The Georgia Museum of Agriculture & Historic Village in Tifton is like stepping back in time to an old farm and town.
• The Georgia's Old Capital Museum in Milledgeville is in the building where Georgia's leaders decided to leave the Union during the Civil War.
• The Massie Heritage Center in Savannah has a model of old Savannah and shows what a 19th-century classroom was like.
• The Midway Museum in Midway focuses on Georgia's history from the Colonial era.
• The Museum of History & Holocaust Education at Kennesaw State University teaches about World War II and the Holocaust.
• The Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum in Savannah tells the story of the Civil Rights movement in Georgia's oldest African-American community.
• The Savannah History Museum in Savannah covers the history of the city.
• The Tubman Museum in Macon showcases the art, history, and culture of African Americans.

Art Museums

If you love art, Georgia has many places to see beautiful paintings, sculptures, and more.

• The Albany Museum of Art in Albany features African, European, and American art.
• The Altama Museum of Art and History in Vidalia has interesting collections like Staffordshire porcelain and Southern art.
• The Athens Institute for Contemporary Art in Athens shows modern art, often with important social themes.
• The Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville displays American Western art and Civil War art.
• The Columbus Museum in Columbus has American art and regional history exhibits.
• The Georgia Museum of Art in Athens is the official state art museum.
• The Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art in Augusta is another great place to see art.
• The Hudgens Center for the Arts in Duluth hosts various art exhibits.
• The Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art in Marietta focuses on American art.
• The Morris Museum of Art in Augusta features art and artists from the American South.
• The Oglethorpe University Museum of Art in Brookhaven has international and spiritual artwork.
• The SCAD Museum of Art in Savannah, part of the Savannah College of Art and Design, has British, American, and African American art collections.
• The Steffen Thomas Museum of Art in Buckhead shows the works of German-American artist Steffen Thomas.
• The Telfair Museum of Art in Savannah has fine art and decorative art across three different buildings, including historic mansions.

Science and Nature Museums

Explore the natural world and scientific discoveries.

• The Augusta Canal National Heritage Area Discovery Center in Augusta teaches about the canal's history and hydroelectricity.
• The Autrey Mill Nature Preserve and Heritage Center in Johns Creek is a nature preserve with live animals and exhibits.
• The Coca-Cola Space Science Center in Columbus is all about space science and astronomy, with a planetarium!
• The Elachee Nature Science Center in Gainesville has natural history and science exhibits.
• The Georgia College Natural History Museum in Milledgeville features dinosaurs, fossils, and a planetarium.
• The Georgia Museum of Natural History in Athens is part of the University of Georgia.
• The Georgia Southern Museum in Statesboro has natural history, dinosaur exhibits, and science displays.
• The Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center in Buford focuses on the environment and local history.
• The Museum of Arts and Sciences in Macon combines art, science, and natural history, with live animals and a planetarium.
• The Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville has minerals, dinosaurs, fossils, and a planetarium.
• The Thronateeska Heritage Center in Albany includes a science museum and planetarium.
• The Tidelands Nature Center on Jekyll Island explores the island's natural history.

Historic Homes and Plantations

Step inside old homes to see how people lived in different time periods.

• Andalusia in Milledgeville was the 19th-century home of author Flannery O'Connor.
• The Andrew Low House in Savannah was the home of Girl Scouts of the USA founder Juliette Gordon Low.
• Barrington Hall in Roswell is a beautiful 19th-century home.
• Bellevue in LaGrange is a Greek Revival mansion from the 1850s.
• The Boyhood Home of President Woodrow Wilson in Augusta is where President Woodrow Wilson lived as a boy in the 1860s.
• The Cannonball House in Macon is an 1853 Greek Revival house with a Civil War museum.
• The Chief Vann House Historic Site in Chatsworth is an early 19th-century Cherokee plantation home.
• The Chieftains Museum / Major Ridge Home in Rome was the home of Cherokee chief Major Ridge.
• The Davenport House Museum in Savannah is an 1820s period house.
• The Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home in Savannah is where author Flannery O'Connor lived in the 1920s and 30s.
• The Hills and Dales Estate in LaGrange is a grand 1916 estate with beautiful gardens.
• The Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation Historic Site near Brunswick shows a 19th-century rice plantation.
• The Jarrell Plantation Historic Site in Juliette is a 19th-century cotton farm with original buildings.
• The Johnston-Felton-Hay House in Macon is an amazing 1850s Italian Renaissance Revival mansion.
• The Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace in Savannah is the 1880s Victorian home where the Girl Scouts founder was born.
• The Little White House Historic Site in Warm Springs was President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's personal retreat.
• The Meadow Garden in Augusta was the 18th-century home of George Walton, who signed the Declaration of Independence.
• The Old Governor's Mansion in Milledgeville is a beautiful antebellum mansion.
• Pebble Hill Plantation in Thomasville is a 20th-century estate with 19th-century furniture and art.
• The Robert Toombs House Historic Site in Washington was the 19th-century home of politician Robert Toombs.
• Stately Oaks in Jonesboro is an 1839 antebellum mansion.
• The Sidney Lanier Cottage House Museum in Macon is the birthplace of poet Sidney Lanier.

Military Museums and Sites

Learn about battles, soldiers, and military history.

• The 6th Cavalry Museum in Fort Oglethorpe focuses on military history.
• The Andersonville National Historic Site in Andersonville was the site of a large Confederate prison during the Civil War and has a National Prisoner of War Museum.
• The Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in Chickamauga is a Civil War battlefield with a museum.
• The Currahee Military Museum in Toccoa tells the story of Camp Toccoa during WWII.
• The Fort Frederica National Monument on St. Simons Island has exhibits about the 18th-century fort.
• The Fort King George Historical Site in Darien has a reconstructed 1736 fort and museum.
• The Fort McAllister Historic Park in Keller is a Civil War fortification with a museum.
• The Fort Morris Historic Site in Midway is an American Revolutionary War fort site.
• The Fort Pulaski National Monument on Tybee Island is a Civil War fort with a museum.
• The Fort Stewart Museum at Fort Stewart covers the history of the military base.
• The Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Kennesaw is a Civil War battleground with a museum.
• The Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins is located at Robins Air Force Base and features many aircraft.
• The National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus tells the story of the Union and Confederate navies.
• The National Infantry Museum in Columbus, located at Fort Benning, shares the history of infantry soldiers.
• The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in Pooler covers the history of the Eighth Air Force and has historic aircraft.
• The Old Fort Jackson in Savannah is a restored 19th-century brick fort.
• The Pickett's Mill Battlefield Historic Site in Dallas is a Civil War battlefield.
• The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw has railroad and Civil War artifacts.
• The St. Marys Submarine Museum in St. Marys explores American submarine history.
• The U.S. Army Signal Corps Museum in Augusta covers the history of the Signal Corps.
• The Webb Military Museum in Savannah has military artifacts from the Civil War to the Cold War.

Other Unique Museums

• The Allman Brothers Band Museum in Macon explores the history of the famous band.
• The Cairo Antique Auto Museum in Cairo has antique cars, bicycles, and motorbikes.
• The Cedartown Museum of Coca-Cola Memorabilia in Cedartown is all about Coca-Cola history.
• The Georgia Racing Hall of Fame Museum in Dawsonville showcases stock cars and racing memorabilia.
• The Georgia Radio Museum and Hall of Fame in St. Marys tells the story of radio broadcasting in Georgia.
• The Georgia Rural Telephone Museum in Leslie has antique telephones and related items.
• The Interactive Neighborhood for Kids in Gainesville is a fun children's museum.
• The Lunchbox Museum in Columbus has a collection of metal lunchboxes!
• The Marietta Gone With the Wind Museum: Scarlett on the Square in Marietta features items from the famous movie Gone with the Wind.
• The Miles Through Time Automotive Museum in Toccoa is a co-op style car museum in an old dealership.
• The Pine Mountain Gold Museum in Villa Rica is at a former gold mine.
• The Road to Tara Museum in Jonesboro has items from the Gone With The Wind movie and novel.
• The Savoy Automobile Museum in Cartersville is dedicated to automobiles.
• The Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth is Georgia's official transportation history museum, with many historic trains.
• The Ty Cobb Museum in Royston celebrates the famous baseball player Ty Cobb.
• The Uncle Remus Museum in Eatonton is a log cabin dedicated to the Uncle Remus stories.
• The Vidalia Onion Museum in Vidalia shares the history of the famous Vidalia onion.
• The Waffle House Museum in Decatur is the restored site of the very first Waffle House restaurant.

Georgia's Tourism Regions

The state of Georgia is divided into different tourism regions to help people explore. Here are some of them:

• Classic South: This is the east-central part of the state, including Augusta.
• Georgia Coast (Colonial Coast): This region includes the city of Savannah and the beautiful coastline.
• Historic Heartland: This central part of Georgia includes cities like Macon and Athens.
• Northwest Georgia: This is the northwest region, including Chickamauga.
• Magnolia Midlands: This southeast section includes Statesboro.
• Northeast Georgia Mountains: This region is in the northeast part of the state.
• Plantation Trace: This rural southwestern section includes Fitzgerald.
• Presidential Pathways: This west-central section includes Columbus and Plains.

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