Discover Georgia's Coast and Islands Indoors ADA Accessible Places to Visit - There are plenty of fun indoor places throughout the coast. Visit the Jepson Center for the Arts, Cumberland Island National Seashore Museum, Savannah History Museum, First African Baptist Church in Savannah, St. Marys Submarine Museum, Old Fort Jackson and more. Stay and Play in GA!
Art and Educational Centers
Jepson Center for The Arts is a museum that features major traveling exhibitions, African-American art, Southern art, photography, works on paper and outdoor sculpture. Call for hours & fees. Amenties: Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired, Food, Party Facility. Phone: 912-790-8800 - Address: 207 W. York St, Savannah, GA
Massie Heritage Interpretation Center hosts an education program, including “The 19th-Century Classroom,” where students live a 19th-century school day. Open: Mon.-Fri. 9am-4pm. Cost: $3 per person, $5 with guide. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms and Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 912-201-5070 – Address: 207 E. Gordon St., Savannah, GA 31401
Telfair Academy of Arts & Science - View paintings, sculpture & decorative arts on exhibit. Amenties: Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired, and Party Facility. Phone: 912-790-8800 - Address: 121 Barnard St., Savannah, GA
Museums
Arthur J. Moore Methodist Museum, Library and Archive - Find letters of John Wesley and Francis Asbury, as well as Wesley’s rare-book collection. Open: Tue.-Sat. 9a.m.-4p.m. Groups by reservation. Free admission, but donations excepted.Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired, Food and Party Facilities. Phone: 912-638-4050 - Address: 100 Arthur J Moore Dr, St. Simons Island, GA 31522
Beach Institute - African-American Museum and Cultural Center was established in 1867. The institute is the state’s oldest continuously operating school for African-Americans. Open: Sat. 12-5pm. Cost: $4. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 912-234-8000 – Address: 502 E. Harris St., Savannah, GA 31401
Cumberland Island National Seashore Museum houses artifacts from Native Americans, African-Americans and the Carnegie family. Amenities: parking, public restrooms and accessibility for mobility-impared. Open Mon-Sat 1-4 pm. Phone: 912-882-4336 or 888-817-3421. Address: 129 Osborne St., St. Marys, GA 31558
Folkston Railroad Depot and Train Museum - Enjoy old train memorabilia such as logbooks, lights and train maps in this restored depot. Open: Mon-Fri at 8:30 am - 5 pm. Free admission. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms and Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 912-496-2536 – Address: 202 W. Main St., Folkston, GA 31537
Fort Stewart Military Museum chronicles the story of Fort Stewart from it’s origins in 1940 to the present. Open: Tue.-Sat. 10 am - 4 pm. Free admission.Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired Phone: 912-767-7885 – Address: 2022 Frank Cochran Dr., Bldg T904, Hinesville, GA 31314
Historic Effingham Society’s Old Jail Museum - The two-story jail, housing Revolutionary and Native American artifacts, was built in 1934. Open: Sun 2-4 pm. Group tours by reservation. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, and Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Free admission.Phone: 912-754-2170 - Address: 1002 Pine St, Springfield, GA 31329
Pierce County Heritage Museum, Genealogical Library and Depotis a restored 1902 train depot that now houses a Civil War museum, with county history and a genealogical library. Open: Mon.-Fri. 8a.m.-3 pm. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired Free admission.Phone: 912-449-7044 – Address: 200 S. Central Ave., Blackshear, GA 31516
Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum serves to educate the public about Savannah’s African-American heritage and offers a bus tour. Open: Mon.-Sat. 9am-5pm. Cost: Adults $4, students $2, seniors $3. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired and Party Facilities. Phone: 912-231-8900 - Address: 460 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Savannah, GA.
Salzburger Museum and Church - The Georgia Salzburger Society’s museum is on the site of the original Ebenezer Orphanage, the first in Georgia. Open: Wed., Sat., Sun. 3-5p.m. Free admission.Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired Phone: 912-826-562 – Address: 2980 Ebenezer Rd., Rincon, GA 31326
Savannah History Museum housed in the old Central of Georgia Railway passenger shed. It is a National Historic Landmark built in the 1850s and 1860s. The railway used the building until 1972. In 1984, a historical attraction called The Great Savannah Exposition opened in the building. The museum is now home to more than 10,000 artifacts - the largest collection of artifacts in the entire coastal community. Amenities: parking, public restrooms, accessibility for mobility-impared, food and party facilities. Phone: 912-651-6825 Address: 303 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd., Savannah, GA 31401
Savannah Ogeechee Canal Museum and Nature Center- The waterway moves through locks, including one at the Savannah River, to the Ogeechee River. Nature and history programs are available. Amenities: parking, public restrooms and accessibility for mobility-impared. Open daily 9 am - 5 pm. Call for fees. Phone: 912-748-8068 - Address: 681 Fort Argyle Road, Savannah, GA 31419
St. Marys Submarine Museum - Surfacing in a converted historic movie theater on the St. Marys waterfront, the Museum is one attraction not to be missed! Get ready to see firsthand a working periscope, models of torpedoes, and many displays made from actual submarines. See a deep-sea diving suit and submarine uniforms, command plaques, photographs and models of submarines, an area for watching movies on submarines, working sonar panels, a history of submarines, a reading area, a reference area, gift shop and a display dedicated to the eight submariners who received the Medals of Honor. Walls and walls of memorabilia track the history of the submarine. Amenities: parking, public restrooms and accessibility for mobility-impared. Phone: 912-882-2782 - Address: 102 St. Marys Street, St. Marys, GA 31558
St. Simons Island Lighthouse Museum is a restored lighthouse that remains a navigational aid for St. Simons Sound. Open: Mon.-Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 1:30-5pm. Cost: Adults $5, children $2.50. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms and Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 912-638-4666 – Address: 101 12th St., St. Simons Island, GA 31522.
UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium - UGA’s saltwater aquarium features about 50 species of marine life, nature trails and a gift shop. Open: Mon.-Fri. 9am-4pm, and Sat. 12-5pm. Cost: Adults $2, children $1. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, and Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 912-598-2496 – Address: 30 Ocean Science Cir., Savannah, GA
Historic Sites
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist - Dedicated in 1876, this is the oldest Roman Catholic church in Georgia. Open: Call for hours and tours. Free admission, but donations excepted. Amenities: Public Restrooms and Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 912-233-4709 – Address: 222 E Harris St, Savannah, GA 31407
Christ Church - Also known as Georgia’s Mother Church, John Wesley preached here and established the first Sunday school in 1736. Call for hours. Free admission. Amenities: Restrooms and Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 912-232-4131 Address: 28 Bull St., Savannah, GA 31401
Faith Chapel is a 1904 wooden chapel that was built for quests of the famed Jekyll Island Club. It houses a rare stained-glass window signed by Louis Comfort Tiffany. Open: Daily 2-4p.m. Free admission.Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired Phone: 912-635-4036 – Address: 181 Old Plantation Rd., Jekyll Island, GA 31527
First African Baptist Church in Savannah was founded in 1773. This church is believed to be the oldest continuously active African-American congregation in North America. Open: Call for hours. Free admission.Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired Phone: 912-233-6597 – Address: 23 Montgomery St., Savannah, GA 31401
Fort Frederica National Monument was built by General Oglethorpe in 1736, three years after the founding of Savannah. Open: Daily 8:30-5pm. Cost: $2 per person or $4 per vehicle for a 7-day pass. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 912-638-3639 – Address: Frederica Rd., St. Simons Island, GA 31522
Historic Old City Hall- Historic landmark structure with detailed scale model of Brunswick's Oglethrope Hotel, vintage police uniforms, and images and artifacts of the city. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Open Mon-Fri 8 am to 5 pm. Free admission.Phone: 912-265-4032 - Address: 1229 Newcastle Street, Brunswick, GA
Historic Savannah Theatre - Opened in 1818, this is augurably the oldest continuously running theater in the nation. Visit the historical exhibit in the lobby with artifacts, newspaper ads and photographs from the theater's celebrated past. Exhibits tours are free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, and Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 912-233-7764 - Address: 222 Bull St., Savannah, GA
Lutheran Church of the Ascension - This 260-year-old church is one of Savannah’s most celebrated landmarks. Call for hours. Free admission.Amenities: Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 912-232-4151 Address: Wright Square, 120 Bull St, Savannah, GA
Mcintosh Sugar Mill Ruins - Visit this old mill believed to have been built in the 1820s. Open: Daily sunrise-sunset. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired Phone: 912-882-4000 and toll free at 800-868-8687 - Address: Spur 40 (Charlie Smith Sr, Hwy), St. Marys, GA 31558
Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum - Exhibits from WWII through today. Visitors can go on a simulated B-17 bombing mission. Amenities: parking, public restrooms, accessibility for mobility-impared, food and party facilities. Open 7 days a week from 9 am to 5 pm. Library Hours are Monday through Friday at 9 am - 12 noon and 1-4 pm. Closed New Years Day, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Phone: 912-748-8888 - Address: 175 Bourne Ave, Pooler, GA
Old Fort Jackson is the offspring of a Revolutionary War battery and garrisoned troops during the War of 1812. Open: Daily 9am-5pm. Cost: Adults $4.25, seniors $3.75, under 6 free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired and Party Facilities. Phone: 912-232-3945 – Address: One Fort Jackson Rd., Savannah, GA 31404
Plum Orchard Mansion was built by the Carnegie family, dates back to 1898. Open: Call for hours and tour reservations. Free admission. Amenities: Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 912-882-4335, and toll free at 888-817-3421 – Address: Cumberland Island, GA 31558
St. Johns Church and Parish House - Visit Sherman’s headquarters after his 1864 march. Open: Call for tours, church services and fees. Church tour is free.Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 912-232-1251 – Address: 1 W Macon St, Savannah, GA
