Attractions & Museums
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ATLANTA METRO REGION Atlanta Cyclorama
800-C Cherokee Ave. SE
Atlanta, GA 30315
404-658-7625
Atlanta Cyclorama boasts the world’s largest painting of the Battle of Atlanta. Accompanied by music, lighting, sound effects and narration, the painting brings to life the story of the famous battle. This is the longest-running cyclorama in the country.
Atlanta History Center
130 West Paces Ferry Road
Atlanta, GA 30305
404-814-4000
http://www.atlantahistorycenter.com The Atlanta History Center's exceptional museum collection includes thousands of items that tell the story of Atlanta, The state of Georgia, and the South. Explore the stories of both Confederate and Federal soldiers, along with the heartache and hope of loved ones at home, from the beginnings of the crisis through the time of rebuilding.
Bulloch Hall
180 Bulloch Ave.
Roswell, GA 30075
800-776-7935
http://www.cvb.roswell.ga.us Built in 1840 this was the childhood home of Mittie Bulloch, who on December 22, 2853 married Theodore Roosevelt, Sr in the dining room.
Stately Oaks Historical Plantation 1839
100 Carriage Lane
Jonesboro, GA 30236
770-473-0197
http://gwtw-jonesboro.org Stately Oaks Plantation is a Greek Revival antebellum home in the "land of Gone with the Wind" open daily for tours M-F and most Saturdays. Southern Plantation Dinner and Lunch Tours arranged for groups of 24 or more. Authentically costumed guides and living history demonstrators, dancers, and storytellers available to bring you back to the days of Rhett and Scarlett.
Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History
2829 Cherokee Street
Kennesaw, GA 30144
770-427-2117
http://www.southernmuseum.org Take a trip back in time to the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw, Georgia! With three impressive permanent collections and a membership in the prestigious Smithsonian Affiliations Program, the Museum offers a wide range of exhibits, including a glimpse into the daily lives of Americans during the Civil War; a reproduction of a turn-of-the-century locomotive factory; and an exciting depiction of the Civil War’s Great Locomotive Chase.
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COAST Midway Museum
US Hwy 17--PO box 195
Midway, GA 31320
912-884-5837
Browse through the Museum, built in the raised cottage-style architecture, typical of 18th century plantation houses. Exhibits, documents, and furnishings used in coastal Georgia homes from colonial days until the Civil War reanimate the love of Liberty.
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HISTORIC SOUTH
Augusta Museum of History
560 Reynolds St.
Augusta, GA 30901
706-722-8454
http://www.augustamuseum.org Award-winning exhibits on regional history, which includes "Augusta's Story" and the history of the area from pre-colonial to Civil War.
Cannonball House & Museum
856 Mulberry Street
Macon, GA 31201
478-745-5982
http://www.cannonballhouse.org This Antebellum Greek Revival Home built in 1853 is complete with period furnishings and original brick kitchen. Local museum and reliquary of Civil War artifacts.
Confederate Powderworks Chimney
1717 Goodrich St.
Augusta, GA 30904
706-724-0436
The Smokestack is the only remaining structure from the Confederate Powderworks which was the only structure ever built by the Confederate States of America.
Double-Barreled Cannon City Hall, College and Hancock Sts.
Athens, GA 30601
800-653-0603
http://www.visitathensga.com Built at the local foundry in 1863 when an anxious community feared attack by invading Northern armies, the cannon fired erratically, tearing through cornfields and mowing down saplings.
Heritage Hall
277 S. Main St.
Madison, GA 30650
706-342-9627
1833 Antebellum House Museum open daily and available for special events.
Heritage Station Museum
219 West Ward Street
Douglas, GA 31533
912-389-3461
This historic museum is in the old G&F Railroad depot. One-third of the museum showcases the history of the railroad in Douglas. The remaining portion is dedicated to the history of Douglas and Coffee County. Displays offer many orignal G&F documents and furnishings, period clothing, Civil War memorabilia, early farming and early business artifacts, and more.
Jones Creek Church Museum
Hwy. 301 N.
Ludowici, GA 31316
912-545-2437
http://www.jesup.net/jonescreek A small museum located in the slave gallery of an 1856 church building, original cemetery and “baptism hole” in Jones Creek.
Lockerly Hall
1534 Irwinton Road
Milledgeville, GA 31061
478-452-2112
http://www.lockerlyarboretum.org Beautiful Lockerly Hall was built circa 1839. The home was the center of a plantation originally called Rose Hill. Lockerly Hall is a microcosm of the finest plantation architecture of the Milledgeville area as well as the entire cotton belt of the Old South.
Marlor House
200 N. Wayne St.
Milledgeville, GA 31061
478-452-3950
http://www.milledgevillecvb.com 200 North Wayne Street, c. 1830. Milledgeville Federal Early Greek Revival. John Marlor, English master builder, built as a wedding present for the second Mrs. Marlor, the house has a colossal portico with Doric columns and cantilevered balcony. A Federal style circular stair in the front hall joins the two floors.
Ogeechee Crossing Park
GA Hwy 24
Louisville, GA 30434
478-625-8134
This 236 acre park commemorates the location of General Sherman's troops on their March to the Sea.
Old Capitol Building and Museum-Milledgeville
Georgia Military College - 201 E. Greene St.
Milledgeville, GA 31061
478-445-2035
http://www.gmc.cc.ga.us Milledgeville was the capital of Georgia during the Civil War and the museum located in the former Capitol building shows the heritage and culture of the time. The Old Capitol Building is considered to be the first example of Gothic architecture in a public building in the United States.
Old Clinton Historic District
110 South Jefferson Street
Gray, GA 31032
912-986-1123
The pre-civil war hamlet is the "town that time forgot". A number of buildings and historic sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Old Governor’s Mansion
120 S. Clarke Street
Milledgeville, GA 31061
478-445-4545
www.gcsu.edu/mansion Built as the Executive Mansion, it was home to the governors of Georgia from 1839 to 1868. It was occupied by General Sherman during his March to the Sea. The Mansion is one of the most perfect examples of Greek Revival architecture in Georgia and also received the prestigious Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation award. It now serves a historic house museum.
Stetson-Sanford House
W. Hancock
Milledgeville, GA 31061
800-653-1804
http://www.milledgevillecvb.com The Stetson-Sanford House is available for tours on the Milledgeville Trolley Tour. The house was b The house was built in 1825 in the Milledgeville Federal style by local architect, John Marlor. The house features a Palladian double portico and orginal pilasters. Fanlights have a spread eagle and dogwood blossoms ornamenting the lead dividers. A cantilevered oval spiral stair dominates the central hall and hand grained woodwork remains in the parlor.
Taylor-Grady House
634 Prince Ave.
Athens, GA 30601
706-549-8688
This Greek Revival home was built as a grand summer retreat and served as the collegiate home of Hen This Greek Revival home was built as a grand summer retreat and served as the collegiate home of Henry W. Grady, who is credited with establishing the view of the New South after the Civil War. A national Historic Landmark, the architectural masterpiece is now a house museum.
The Brown House Museum
260 N. Harris St.
Sandersville, GA 31082
478-552-1965
http://www.washingtoncounty-ga.com Restored to original condition, the Brown House was used to house General Sherman in his march throu Restored to original condition, the Brown House was used to house General Sherman in his march through the south.
Uncle Remus Museum
US Hwy. 441 South
Eatonton, GA 31024
706-485-6856
http://www.eatonton.com Two slave cabins joined together to create a home for Joel Chandler Harris/Uncle Remus memorabilia. First edition books, Song of the South characters and various other antebellum displays indicative of this area's history.
Veterans Exhibit
11/1/2004-11/30/2004
219 West Ward Street
Douglas, GA 31533
912-389-3461
Veterans exhibit showcases veterans from the wars the Civil War, World War I & II, Korean War, Vietnam and more.
Washington Historical Museum
308 E. Robert Toombs Ave.
Washington, GA 30673
706-678-2013
http://washingtonwilkes.com/attractions.html Local history museum that tells the rich history of the Wilkes County area. Wonderful Civil War and Local history museum that tells the rich history of the Wilkes County area. Wonderful Civil War and Indian artifact collection.
Women of the Sixties Monument
111 Railroad Street
Thomson, GA 30824
706-597-1000
http://www.thomson-mcduffie.org One of the few monuments in the South that is dedicated to the Confederate woman. In the early 1900's, the local camp of confederate veterans and several other organizations came up with the idea. She was put in place sometime between 1910
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SOUTHERN RIVERS Andersonville Civil War Village
Church Street
Andersonville, GA 31711
229-924-2558
http://www.andersonvillega.freeservers.com Historic town was once the disembarkation point for the prisoners of the Andersonville Prison.
Blue & Gray Museum
116 North Johnston Street
Fitzgerald, GA 31750
800-386-4642
http://www.fitzgeraldga.org Recently re-designed to tell the heart-warming story of how Yankee and Confederate Veterans created Georgia's City of Harmony, mirrors the history of Fitzgerald and showcases a rare collection of Civil War relics and artifacts. The revised Blue and Gray offers a unique way to honor America's Veterans from 1860 to the present.
Confederate Flag Pole
N. Main on the Square
Blakely, GA 31723
229-723-3741
http://www.blakelyearlychamber.com The last remaining wooden Confederate flag pole; erected in 1861. Located on the Courthouse Square....more
Drummer Boy Museum
109 Church Streeet
Andersonville, GA 31711
478-472-8967
Collection of Civil War Uniforms and artifacts. Diorama of the former Andersonville Prison Site.
National Infantry Museum
Baltzell Ave.; Fort Benning
Columbus, GA 31905-5593
706-545-2958
The National Infantry Museum, established at the Home of the U.S. Infantry in 1959. Museum honors the Infantryman and his more than two centuries of proud service to the Nation.
National Prisoner of War Museum
Ga. Hwy 49
Andersonville, GA 31711
229-924-0343
Trace the tragedy of Prisoners of War throughout American History.
Port Columbus National Civil War Museum
1002 Victory Drive
Columbus, GA 31901
706-327-9798
http://www.portcolumbus.org Features 40,000 sf of exhibits dealing with the Civil War at sea. Remains of two original Civil War Confederate Navy ships anchor the displays along with full sized reconstructions of parts of three other famous ships including the USS Monitor. Visitors get to enter a full sized ironclad ship and experience a combat scene from the inside, the nation's only Civil War ironclad combat simulator.
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MOUNTAINS
Adairsville History Museum
101 Public Square
Adairsville, GA 30103
800-733-2280
http://www.notatlanta.org A photo gallery of local history detailing Adairsville's pivotal role in the Civil War's Great Locomotive Chase.
Bartow History Center
13 N. Wall St.
Cartersville, GA 30120
770-382-3818
http://www.bartowhistorycenter.org This museum of regional history offers interactive exhibits introducing the area's cultural, commercial and agricultural history since the 1840's.
Beulah Rucker Museum
2105 Athens Highway
Gainesville, GA 30507
770-532-2000
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the museum features a cultural museum dating after the Civil War to the present with rooms containing 20th century furnishings, artifacts, and pictures.
Chickamauga Battlefield Park
3370 LaFayette Rd
Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742
706-866-9241
More than 1,000 monuments pay silent homage to one of the most epochal struggles in the War Between the States. Take a self-guided tour of the 5,000 acre battlefield and hear an audio-tape tell of the three-day conflict that claimed 34,000 Union and Confederate casualties.
Cooper's Iron Works
River Rd.
Cartersville, GA 30120
678-721-6700
http://www.notatlanta.org This National Historic Register site, known as Cooper's Iron Works, is the only remnant of the 1830's town of Etowah, and Georgia's Iron Empire run by Mark A. Cooper until the Civil War.
Dalton Depot
110 Depot Street
Dalton, GA 30720
706-226-3160
http://www.downtowndalton.com A pre-Civil War depot, one of the few remaining after Sherman's march. Now a restaurant.
Gordon-Lee Mansion
217 Cove Road
Chickamauga, GA 30707
800-487-4728
http://www.gordon-leemansion.com Antebellum plantation house, now a Bed and Breakfast, set on seven acres, furnished in the atmosphere of early South. Union headquarters prior to and seven division hospitals during the Battle of Chickamauga.
Kingston Confederate Museum & Kingston History Museum
13 E Main St
Kingston, GA 30145
770-336-5540
http://www.notatlanta.org These museums provide a glimpse into the old south. The Confederate Memorial Museum contains artifacts found in Kingston, Georgia following the Civil War. The Kingston History Museum portrays life in Kingston following the war.
New Hope Church Monument
Hwy. 381
Dallas, GA 30132
770-445-6016
http://www.pauldingcountygeorgia.com New Hope Church is the site of the 1864 battle between General Sherman and Confederate General Johnston.
Oakleigh
335 South Wall St.; P.O. Box 342
Calhoun, GA 30701
706-629-1515
http://www.oakleigh.com Home of the Gordon County Historical Society. Used by Sherman as his headquarters during the Civil War.
Old Stone Church Museum
U.S. Hwy. 41
Ringgold, GA 30736
706-935-5232
c. 1849, still has original altar and pews. Where 'Leaning On The Everlasting Arms' first performed. Used as a Civil War hospital, recently restored and houses a Civil War museum.
Pickett's Mill Battlefield
4432 Mt. Tabor Church Rd.
Dallas, GA 30157
770-443-7850
http://www.gastateparks.org Pickett's Mill is one of the best preserved Civil War battlefields in the nation. Visitors can travel roads used by Federal and Confederate troops, see earthworks constructed by these men, and walk through the same ravine where hundreds died.
Prater's Mill
500 Prater's Mill Rd.
Dalton, GA 30721
706-694-6455
http://www.PratersMill.org Historic grist mill built in 1855 with slave labor on the banks of the Cohulla Creek; other historic buildings on site; walking trail and fishing; open during daylight hours.
Ringgold Depot
Downtown Ringgold, US Hwy. 41
Ringgold, GA 30736
706-965-5201
Depot was significant in transporting Confederate soldiers and is one of the few remaining Antebellum depots in the State. Backdrop of the Great Locomotive Chase in 1862.
Tunnel Hill Heritage Center and Historic Railroad Tunnel
215 Clisby Austin Road
Tunnel Hill, GA 30755
706-876-1571
http://www.TunnelHillHeritageCenter.com
The Tunnel Hill Heritage Center is the gateway to the historic Western and Atlantic Railroad Tunnel, one of the oldest railroad tunnels in the South. Its construction allowed east-west trade beginning in the 1850's. During the Civil War, the tunnel played a part in the Great Locomotive Train Chase as the "General" and "Texas" raced through. Just west of the tunnel is the Clisby Austin House, originally a private home and resort later used as General Sherman's headquarters while planning the Atlanta Campaign.