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Activities include live music, historic sites, quaint churces, Civil War cemetaries, old jails, historical and genealogical societies, and more. Some historic sites date back into the 1700's. Visit these intriguing sites while they are still free. |
| Live Music |
| Woodbine Opry offers an open-mike jam session with some of the best musicians on the Deep South! Fridays hear acoustic bluegrass and gospel, and Saturdays listen to amplified country. Free admission. Open: Music starts at 7 pm. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms and Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Free admission and parking. Phone: 912-576-3027 - Address: Old Woodbine High School, 305 Camden Avenue, Woodbine Georgia |
| Museums |
| 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 Wed-Sat 1-4 pm. Phone: 912-882-4336 - Address: 129 Osborne St., St. Marys Georgia 31558 |
| Folkston Railroad Depot and Train Museum - Enjoy old train memorabilia such as logbooks, lights and train maps in this restored depot. Open: Call for hours. Free admission and parking. Amenities: Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 912-496-2536 – Address: 3795 Main St., Folkston Georgia 31537 |
| Fort Stewart Military Museum chronicles the story of Fort Stewart from it’s origins in 1940 to the present. See the 3rd infantry division. Open: Tue.-Sat. 10 am - 4 pm. Free admission and parking. Amenities: Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired and party facilities. Phone: 912-767-7885 – Address: 2022 Frank Cochran Dr., Bldg T904, Hinesville Georgia 31314 |
| McIntosh Old Jail Art Center and Museum - This art center has five art galleries, two calssrooms, agit shop and a county history museum in an 1888 jail. Amenities: Restrooms, Party Facilities. Free admission and parking. Hours: Tues - Sat 10am to 4pm. Phone: 912-437-7711 - Address: 404 Northway, Darien Georgia |
| Mildred Huie Plantation Museum was built in 1929. This museum showcases the work of the legendary impressionist painter Mildred Nix Huie. Open: Fri-Sun 1-5 pm. Free admission and parking.Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms and Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 912-638-3057 or 800-336-9469 Address: 1819 Frederica Rd., St. Simons Island Georgia 31522 |
| Pierce County Heritage Museum, Genealogical Library and Depot is a restored 1902 train depot that now houses a Civil War museum, with county history and a genealogical library. Open: Mon.-Thurs. 8a.m.-3:30 pm. Free admission and parking. Amenities: Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired and party facilities. Phone: 912-449-7044 – Address: 200 S. Central Ave., Blackshear Georgia 31516 |
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| Historic Sites - Historical Societies & Genealogical Societies |
| 1894 Hanging Jail was constructed around 1880, and it is one of the only two hanging jails in the state of GA. Amenities: Restrooms. Open: Mon-Fri at 9 am - 5 pm. Free admission and parking. Phone: 912-449-7000 - Address: 318 Taylor St., Blackshear Georgia |
| Cathedral of St. John the Baptist - Dedicated in 1876, this is the oldest Roman Catholic church in Georgia. Open: Open daily at 9 am - 5 pm. Call for tours. Free admission, but donations are excepted. Amenities: Public Restrooms and Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 912-233-4709 – Address: 222 E Harris St, Savannah Georgia 31407 |
| Christ Chapel - Also known as 'The Smallest Church in America.' This charming 10x15 foot structure, was built in 1949 as a refuge for weary travelers and the land deemed to Jesus Christ. It was built entirely with private funds. It is still open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Free admission. Location: Intersection of US Hwy 17 and Harris Neck Rd., Darien Georgia |
| Christ Church in Savannah is known as Georgia’s Mother Church, John Wesley preached here and established the first Sunday school in 1736. Open: Call for tours. Free admissionAmenities: Parking, Public Restrooms and Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 912-232-4131 - Address: 28 Bull St., Savannah Georgia 31401 |
| Christ Church, Frederica and St. Ignatius Chapel - In 1736, John and Charles Wesley held services under the oak trees at the location of the present church, erected in 1883 by Anson Phelps Dodge Jr. as a memorial to his first wife. Free admission and parking. Amenities: Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired and party facilities. Open daily 2 to 5 pm, except on Tuesdays and Christmas Day. Free admission. Phone: 912-638-4050 - Address: 6329 Frederica Road, St. Simons Island Georgia 31522 |
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| 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 at 2-4 pm - subject to availability. Free admission. Amenities: Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired and party facilities. Phone: 912-635-4036 – Address: 181 Old Plantation Rd., Jekyll Island Georgia 31527 |
| 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: Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired and party facilities. Open Mon-Fri 8 am to 5 pm. Free admission and parking.Phone: 912-265-4032 - Address: 1229 Newcastle St, Brunswick Georgia |
| Jekyll Island Museum, Visitor Center and National Historic Landmark District - Exhibits detail the island’s history from native inhabitants to the present. Guided tours available. Open: Daily 9a.m.-5p.m.. Tours also available of the National Historic Landmark District. Free admission and parking. Amenities: Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired Phone: 912-635-4036 and toll free at 877-4JEKYLL - Address: 100 Stable Dr, Jekyll Island GA 31527 |
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| Lutheran Church of the Ascension - This 260-year-old church is one of Savannah’s most celebrated landmarks. Call for services hours. Free admission. Amenities: Public Restrooms and Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 912-232-4151 – Address: Wright Square, 120 Bull St, Savannah GA |
| McIntosh Sugar Mill Ruins - These ruins are believed to have been built in the late 1820's. It is a tabby structure with very thick walls. At the time the sugarhouse was constructed, it is believed that thick-walled buildings such as this tabby one built by McIntosh were essential to insure the warmth needed for Superior production of sugar. Amenities: Parking and Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Open daily sunrise to sunset. Free admission and parking. Located Spur 40 (Charlie Smith Sr., Hwy.), Downtown St. Marys Directions I-95, Exit 3 to Hwy 40, St. Marys GA |
| Old Liberty County Jail - Built in 1882, former home of the Hinesville-Liberty County Chamber of Commerce. Tours available during week. Call first for tours.Free admission and parking. Phone: 912-877-4332 - Amenities: Parking and Public Restrooms - Address: 302 S Main St., Hinesville Georgia 31313 |
| Richmond Hill Historical Society and Museum is a collection of memorabilia on Henry Ford’s development of Richmond Hill. Open: Call for hours. Closed on Holidays. Free admission (donations excepted) and parking. Amenities: Restrooms and Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 912-756-3697 - Address: 11460 Ford Ave., Richmond Hill Georgia |
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