LIST VIEW | MAP VIEW | SORT BY NAME | STAR | PRICE |
High Museum of Art 1280 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30313 404.733.4400 |
This museum's permanent collection includes 19th- and 20-century American works, including many by African-American artists. It also displays contemporary art. The building itself is a work of art; the American Institute... more
REVIEWS ( 14 ) |
Fernbank Museum of Natural History 767 Clifton Rd. NE, Atlanta, GA 30316 404.370.0960 |
The largest museum of natural sciences in the Southeast, this architecturally stunning facility borders 65 acres of pristine forest. The building, which nearly eclipses the attractions inside, centers on a soaring three-... more
REVIEWS ( 11 ) |
Margaret Mitchell House & Museum 990 Peachtree St, Atlanta, GA 30313 404.249.7015 |
While she wrote her masterpiece, the author of Gone With the Wind lived in a turn-of-the-20th-century apartment house she called the Dump. Volunteers gathered the funds necessary to restore the building in the early 1990... more
REVIEWS ( 10 ) |
Atlanta Cyclorama and Civil War Museum 800 Cherokee Ave, Atlanta, GA 30310 404.658.7625 |
A building in Grant Park (named for a New England-born Confederate colonel, not the U.S. president) houses a huge circular painting depicting the 1864 Battle of Atlanta, during which 90% of the city was destroyed. A team... more
REVIEWS ( 9 ) |
High Museum of Art Folk Art and Photography Galleries 133 Peachtree St, Atlanta, GA 30317 404.577.6940 |
Designed by architect Richard Meier, this facility--part of the Woodruff Arts Center complex--is itself a work of art. A dazzling white porcelain-tiled building with an equally pristine white interior (the New York Times... more
REVIEWS ( 8 ) |
National Museum of Patriotism 1405 Spring St Nw, Atlanta, GA |
Listen every Sunday from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST to the National Museum of Patriotism Hour exclusively on Radio Sandy Springs 1620 AM in Sandy Springs and around-the-world at http://www.radiosandysprings.com. Nick, Pat an... more
REVIEWS ( 8 ) |
Michael C. Carlos Museum Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30306 404.727.4282 |
Housing a permanent collection of more than 16,000 objects, this excellent museum designed by renowned American architect Michael Graves exhibits artifacts from Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Near East, the Americas, and Afric... more
REVIEWS ( 5 ) |
Jimmy Carter Library and Museum 441 Freedom Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30307 404.331.3942 |
Set on 30 acres of gardens, lakes, and waterfalls, this impressive presidential library houses some 27 million pages of documents, memoranda, and correspondence from Jimmy Carters White House years. There are also 1 1/2 ... more
REVIEWS ( 3 ) |
SciTrek (Science and Technology Museum of Atlanta) 395 Piedmont Ave, Atlanta, GA 30310 404.522.5500 |
This museum left a lot to be desired on our visit. Its purpose is to offer hands-on adventures for adults and kids in science, math, and technology, with over 150 interactive exhibits that transform alien concepts into u... more
REVIEWS ( 3 ) |
William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum 1440 Spring St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30328 678.222.3700 |
The history of the Jewish community in Atlanta is told through a permanent exhibit called Creating Community. Other exhibits document the Holocaust and the immigrant experience in America. The facility -- the largest arc... more
REVIEWS ( 3 ) |
|