Discover Georgia's Museums

Winner of USA Today’s 10 Best Art Museums for three consecutive years, The Booth Museum in Cartersville is the world’s largest permanent collection of Western art. Explore life on the Great Plains through contemporary artwork, sculptures, photography and more than 150 Native American artifacts. Special events include live music and weekend galas.

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Delve into the history of the world’s most popular soft drink just a few blocks from where it was invented in Atlanta. With “Bottle Works,” you’ll get a behind-the-scenes view of Coca-Cola’s bottling process, and you can try Coca-Cola Company’s international products with the “Taste it!” exhibit.

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Featuring more than 18,000 works, including modern and contemporary art, fine and decorative paintings, photographs and a growing collection of African art, “The High,” as it’s often called, also has an assortment of community-focused programs like educational courses for kids, students and lifelong learners.

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With more than 50 exhibits, this museum is a college-football-lovers dream. Discover the stories of less than 1% of players to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, and visit the “Building a Champion” exhibit to learn what it takes to become a legendary sportsman. Then head over to the 45-yard indoor football field to test your mettle in a variety of obstacle courses.

Visit Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame

Situated on Emory University’s campus, Michael C. Carlos Museum features the largest collection of ancient art in the Southeast. This museum preserves and interprets art, which is used to educate students and the greater community. Find collections from ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, South Asia and more.

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The Breman Museum is Atlanta’s only Jewish-heritage museum. From the standpoint of the Jewish experience, it explores themes like responsible citizenship, community building and human dignity. It includes permanent exhibitions like the “Blonder Family Gallery,” committed to Southern-Jewish history, as well as traveling exhibitions like the “Schwartz Gallery.”

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Atlanta is the birthplace of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement. The center, which opened in 2014, tells the story of these pivotal events, as well as struggles for human rights around the world. This must-see civil rights museum offers exhibits on Dr. King, the global human rights movement and more.

Visit National Center for Civil and Human Rights

This 65,000-square-foot facility captivates viewers with the deep history and dazzling beauty of the automobile. It features rotating exhibits centered around everything from microcars to muscle cars. Whether you’re a lifelong car collector, you fix up cars for a living or you’re simply fascinated by automotive history, you’ll enjoy this trip down memory lane.

Visit Savoy Automobile Museum

Housed in two 1940s-era hangars, this facility tells the story of the country’s most iconic airline. Walk through the only remaining Delta-passenger Douglas DC-3 in the world, and learn about other rare aircraft like the Waco 125 biplane. Try your hand at piloting a passenger aircraft with the Boeing 737-200 full-motion flight simulator.

Visit Delta Flight Museum

What began as a small historical society in 1926 has since expanded to a history museum and research center with nine permanent exhibits. “Cyclorama: The Big Picture” is an exhibit that showcases a 132-year-old hand-painted depiction of the Battle of Atlanta. This painting is longer than a football field and weighs 10,000 pounds.

Visit Atlanta History Center

Explore a life-size replica of the Oval Office, learn about a day in the life of the president and stroll through the meticulously maintained gardens. The archives at this museum contain millions of special items from Jimmy Carter’s presidency, including White House documents, correspondence, photographs, and audio and video tapes.

Visit Jimmy Carter Presidential Library

One of 10 sites on the Georgia World War II Heritage Trail, this is one of the leading military history museums in the country located in Columbus. There are more than 70,000 relics, immersive attractions like combat simulators, and several memorials on the campus grounds. The National Infantry Museum is one of the must-see free museums in Georgia.

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This is the second-largest aerospace museum of the United States Air Force. It houses more than 85 historic aircraft, missiles and award-winning exhibits in Warner Robins. See classic favorites like the P-51 “Mustang,” take a guided tour and ride on the VR Transporter.

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The World War II Home Front Museum on St. Simons Island highlights coastal Georgia’s contributions during World War II. Visitors will experience what it was like to be a plane-spotter watching for enemy aircraft or build a Liberty ship to transport supplies to overseas troops. Hear from storytellers who give personal accounts of their time serving during World War II.

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The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in Pooler features a B-17 Flying Fortress, being restored to its full combat configuration. The “Prelude to WWII” exhibit documents post-World War I Germany and includes artifacts brought back by American soldiers after the war. The Memorial Gardens is a beautiful area that honors those that served in the 8th Air Force.

Visit National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force

The American Prohibition Museum, located in the Savannah Historic District, is the only one in the country dedicated to Prohibition. Complete with a speakeasy serving authentic Prohibition-style cocktails, to around 1,000 artifacts, visitors will be transported back in time to an era of gangsters, the Roaring '20s and moonshine stills.

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Lovingly named “INK,” this museum creates a welcoming space for kids of all ages to create, connect and learn in Gainesville. Kids can explore the inner workings of a full-size Aero Commander 560 with “GrandPappy Airlines” or discover their future career with business-themed exhibits. INK is tremendous for birthday parties and families of all sizes.

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The Children’s Museum of Atlanta encourages artistic expression, creative thinking and inventive problem-solving through its hands-on exhibits. Their programs emphasize learning in the fields of health and wellness, literacy, science, mathematics and more. Permanent exhibits like “Fundamentally Food” teach kids about the importance of healthy eating, and “Step Up To Science” enhances children's understanding of STEAM.

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In 1978, Vince Anthony and legendary puppeteer Jim Henson founded the Center for Puppetry Arts. Today, it’s the largest nonprofit dedicated to the magic and wonder of this unique artform. Attend an in-person or online puppet show and workshop; or stroll through “The Global Collection,” which highlights the history of puppetry in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas.

Visit Center for Puppetry Arts

This museum inspires a lifelong passion for science through engaging and interactive experiences. Kids can strike it rich with the “Fossil Dig & Gem Panning” exhibit, and adults can explore 100 years of transportation technology through “Science in Motion.” Be sure to check out the life-size reconstruction of the Wright Flyer (the first successful plane) during your visit.

Visit Tellus Science Museum

Weave through 75 acres of indoor and outdoor exhibits at Fernbank and observe the natural beauty of Earth and its inhabitants. You’ll meet colossal wonders through the “Giants of the Mesozoic” exhibit and learn about the intricacies of human expression through “Reflections of Culture.” Take a walk in the treetops with “WildWoods,” where you’ll find immersive exhibits for kids like “Nature Stories” and “Adventure Outpost.”

Visit Fernbank Museum of Natural History

Columbus State University’s Coca-Cola Space Science Center inspires creativity and discovery through astronomy and space exploration. Visitors can discover a planetarium show in the Omnisphere Theater, view Georgia’s largest collection of NASA space-shuttle artifacts and take a flight to the ISS aboard “Space Shuttle Odyssey.”

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