Free Admission At These Georgia Museums
Enjoy Free Admission At These Georgia Museums all the time! Our long list covers all of Georgia.
Free museums are great locations for home school students to enjoy history lessons and families to stretch their outing budgets.
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Adairsville
Adairsville Rail Depot Age of Steam Museum 101 Public Square, Adairsville Georgia 30103
Albany
Thronateeska Heritage Center Thronateeska’s campus includes a history museum, science museum, rail car display, and a 40′ full dome HD planetarium system, the first in the world of its kind. 100 West Roosevelt Avenue Albany, GA 31701
Albany Museum of Art 311 Meadowlark Drive Albany, GA 31707
Athens
Bear Hollow Zoo 293 Gran Ellen Dr., Athens Georgia 30606
Georgia Museum of Art 90 Carlton Street Athens, Georgia 30602
U. S. Navy Supply Corp Museum (one of only 11 official U. S. Navy Museums) 1425 Prince Ave. Athens 30606
Atlanta
Atlanta Monetary Museum 1000 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30309-4470
David J. Sencer Center for Disease Control Museum 1600 Clifton Rd. NE Atlanta, Ga. 30329
Georgia Capitol Museum 206 State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking 500 10th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30332
Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site John Wesley Dobbs Ave.
Andersonville
National Prisoner of War Museum 760 POW Road Andersonville, GA 31711
Also see: 3 Don’t Miss Sites at Andersonville, Ga.
Blairsville
Canton
Cherokee County History Museum and Visitors Center 100 North Street, Suite 140
Canton, GA 30114
Cartersville
Kingston Woman’s History Museum and the Kingston Confederate Museum 13 E Main Street Kingston, Georgia 30145
Noble Hill-Wheeler Memorial Center 2361 Joe Frank Harris Pkwy
Cassville GA 30123
Cleveland
White County History Museum Located in the old courthouse on the Cleveland square
Columbus
The Columbus Museum 1251 Wynnton Rd Columbus, GA 31906
National Infantry Museum & Soldier Center 1775 Legacy Way Columbus, Ga. 31903
Decatur
Dekalb History Museum 101 East Court Square Decatur, Ga. 30030
Elberton
Elberton Granite Museum and Exhibit One Granite Plaza Elberton,Ga. 30635
Euharlee
Euharlee Welcome Center & History Museum 33 Covered Bridge Road Euharlee, GA 30145
Georgia multiple locations
Georgia State Parks Find a state park near you with the easy map on their site. Most parks have free admission but charge for parking, generally $5 which can be exempted using the Library Loan program here.
Some parks have Fishing Tackle loan programs. Find those with details here.
Jackson
Dauset Trails Nature Center (walk the animal trail and also enjoy the Woodland Garden) 360 Mt. Vernon Church Rd. Jackson, Ga. 30233
Jekyll Island
Jekyll Island Museum 100 Stable Road, Jekyll Island, Ga 31527
Kennesaw
Museum of History and Holocaust Education 3333 Busbee Dr NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144
Macon
Ocmulgee National Monument (A prehistoric American Indian site) 1207 Emory Hwy. Macon, Ga.
Madison
Madison Museum of Fine Art 300 Hancock St. Madison, Ga. 30650
Marietta
Marietta Fire Museum 112 Haynes St. (Fire Station #1)
Marietta, Ga. 30060
McDonough
Heritage Park Veterans Museum 101 Lake Dow Rd. McDonough, Ga.
Milledgeville
Georgia College Natural History Museum First floor of Herty Hall, on the corner of West Montgomery and North Wilkinson streets.
Montezuma
Macon County Historical Museum 97 E. Railroad Street Montezuma, Ga.
Moultrie
Museum of Colquitt County History 4th Avenue & 5th Street SE Moultrie, Ga.
Plains
Jimmy Carter National Historic Site 300 N Bond St, Plains, GA 31780
Rome
Rome Area History Museum 305 Broad Street Rome, GA 3016
Roswell
Roswell Fire Museum 1002 Alpharetta St. Roswell, GA 30075
Sandy Springs
Anne Frank in the World 5920 Roswell Rd. Suite A-209, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
770-206-1558. Anne Frank in The World: 1929 -1945 was developed by the Anne Frank House and is sponsored in North America by The Anne Frank Center USA. It is presented in the state by the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust.
Smyrna
Smyrna Museum 2861 Atlanta Road Smyrna, Georgia 30080
St. Mary’s
The Georgia Radio Museum and Hall of Fame 400 Osborne Street – St. Marys, Georgia
St. Simons Island
Moore Methodist Museum 100 Arthur Moore Dr. St. Simons Island, Ga. 31522
Thunderbolt
The Thunderbolt Museum 2702 Mechanics Avenue Thunderbolt, Georgia 31404
Valdosta
Lowndes County Historical Museum 305 W. Central Avenue Valdosta, Ga.
Vidalia
Altama Museum of Art and History 611 Jackson St. Vidalia
Vidalia Onion Museum 100 Vidalia Sweet Onion Drive Vidalia, Georgia 30475
Vienna
Georgia Cotton Museum 1321 East Union Street Vienna, GA 31092
Warner Robins
Museum of Aviation Ga. Hwy 247 & Russell Pkwy. Warner Robins, Ga. 31088. Hint: Allow about half a day to tour the entire complex of four buildings as well as lots of airplanes on display outside. If you happen to visit on a Friday, you can dine at ‘Food Truck Friday’ with lots of different Food Trucks to choose from. There is a picnic pavilion on the premises.
Mark your calendars for these fundraisers at the Museum of Aviation including; Winter Wonderfest, Living History Night at the Museum and Mystery Dinner Theatre.
Williamson
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Thanks for this list Shirley. I think it is wonderful to see the pride you have for your state! Have a great week.