Atlanta and Augusta Georgia Historical Attractions

Georgia Cities Historical Attractions - Discover Atlanta and Augusta fascinating historic sites for a view of Georgia's past treasures that you can enjoy today. Visit the Govenor's Mansion, Martin Luther King Historic Site, Augusta Historic Downton District and more. Stay and Play in GA!

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Atlanta

Callanwolde Fine Arts Center is a 1920 mansion that offers arts education and literary visual and performing arts events. Open: Mon.-Fri. 10a.m.- 8p.m., Sat. 10a.m.-3p.m. Free admission. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, accessibility for mobility-impaired
Phone: 404-872-5338 - Address: 980 Briarcliff Rd., Atlanta, GA 30306

Governor’s Mansion is where you can take a tour through the beautiful mansion to learn the history and see its collection of 19th-century neoclassical furnishings, paintings and porcelain. Open: Tue.-Thurs. 10-11:30a.m. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 404-261-1776 - Address: 391 W Paces Ferry Rd., Atlanta, GA 30305

Hammonds House Museum & Resource Center of African-American Art is housed in a 19th-century Victorian facility, is the only fine-arts museum in Atlanta that specializes in the arts of the Aftican Diaspora. Call for hours & prices. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired, Party Facility. Phone: 404-612-0500 - Address: 503 Peeples St., Atlanta, GA

Herndon Home - Once the masion of slave-born Alonzo Herndon, it now holds art, Persiam rigs and Venetian glass. Tues & Thurs 10 am - 4 pm, Sat by appt. Cost: $5. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Party Facilites. Phone: 404-591-9813 Address: 587 University Pl., Atlanta GA

Historic Oakland Cemetery is the final resting place for 6,900 Confederate Soldiers, author Margaret Mitchell, and golfer Bobby Joners. Open Daily Dusk-dawn. Group tours by appt.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired
Phone: 404-688-2107 - Address: 248 Oakland Ave., Atlanta, GA 30312

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site - Tour MLK Jr.’s birth home and the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church where he was baptized and served as a co-pastor. Open: Daily 9 am - 5 pm (6 pm in summer). Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Free admission. Phone: 404-331-5190 - Address: 450 Auburn Ave., Atlanta, Georgia 30312

Sweet Auburn Guided Walking Tour includes the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, which comprises about 2 blocks along Auburn Ave. and the surrounding preservation district. Address: 6065 Roswell Rd., Ste.1360, Atlanta, GA 30328

Wren's Nest House Museum - Tour the museum once home to writer Joel Chandler Harris. Storytelling Tues-Sat 10 am to 2:30 pm. Amenities: parking and public restrooms. Call for tours and fees. Phone: 404-753-7735 Address: 1050 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd., Atlanta GA 30310

Augusta

1797 Ezekiel Harris House - Built in 1797 by a prominent tobacco merchant, this house is an outstanding example of 18th-century domestic architecture. Tue.-Sat. 10am-4:30pm.
Cost: Adults $2, children $1. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms
Phone: 706-737-2820 – Address: 1822 Broad St., Augusta, GA 30904

Augusta Arsenal at Augusta State University was the arsenal to both Federal and Confederate governments, and the commandant’s house was a home to poet Stephen Vincent Benet. Call for free tours. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 706-737-1400 – Address: 2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904

Augusta Downtown Historic District - Augusta Downtown Historic District encompasses the historic commercial area centered on Broad Street; industrial properties along the Savannah River and the railroad; and governmental, religious, and residential resources along Greene and Telfair Streets. Phone: 706-823-0440 ext. 4, 800-659-8926
Address: 1450 Greene Street, Suite 400, Augusta, GA 30901

Boyhood Home of President Woodrow Wilson - Woodrow lived with his family in Augusta for nearly 13 years, from 1858 to 1870. Tue.-Sat. 10am-5pm. Cost: $5
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired
Phone: 706-722-9828 –Address: 419 Seventh St., First floor, Augusta, GA 30901

Cedar Grove Cemetery is one rich in black history. The staff of the Augusta-Richmond County Cemeteries compiled the information on our website. In 1820, Augusta allotted 40 acres of land where slaves were laid to rest in wooden boxes or were simply wrapped in clothe and buried in unmarked, shallow graves. Amenties: Parking and Accessibility for mobility-impaired.
Phone: (706) 821-1748 - Address: 530 Greene Street, Augusta, GA

Confederate Powderworks Chimney - The smokestack remains as a monument to those who built and worked in Confederate Powderworks. It is the only surviving structure built by the Confederate States of America. Amenities: Parking and Accessibility for mobility-impaired
Phone: 706-823-0440 Toll free 888-659-8926 – Address: 1717 Goodrich St., Augusta, GA

Enterprise Mill - Factory artifacts are scattered throughout the corridors and grounds of this vast 19th-century textile mill bordering the Augusta Canal. Houses Augusta Convention and Visitor Bureau. Mon-Fri 8:30 am-5:30 pm. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired, Food, Party Facilities. Phone: 706-262-4001
Address: 1450 Greene St., Augusta, GA 30901

Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art - This National Register home serves as a center for visual arts classes and changing art exhibitions. Tue.-Fri. 8:30a.m.-5p.m., Sat. by Appt. Free admission. Guided group tours available. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Party Facilities
Phone: 706-722-5495 – Address: 506 Telfair St., Augusta, GA 30901

King Mill - Charles Estes, company president until 1901, hired civil engineer John D. Hill to design and supervise construction of the new mill along the Augusta Canal in 1882. A year later, the mill was in operation with nearly 30,000 spindles producing cotton sheeting, shirting, and drills. Under the direction of Estes, the company prospered and by 1900, had 60,288 spindles and 1,812 looms. Address: 1701 Goodrich St., Augusta, GA 30901

Laney-Walker Historic District is the heart of the traditionally African-American business district. Tabernacle Baptist Church and Penny Savings Bank are among the historic sites in the area. Hours vary. Amenities: Parking, Accessibility for mobility-impaired Phone: 706-823-6600 and toll free 800-726-0243 - Address: 600-1400 Blocks Laney-Walker Blvd., Augusta, GA 30901

Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History - Lucy founded the first black kindergarten and the first black nursing school in Augusta. Tue.-Fri. 9am-5pm, Sat. 10am-4pm, Sun. 2-5pm. Cost: Adults $5, children $2. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired, and Party Facilities. Phone: 706-724-3576 –Address: 1116 Phillips St., Augusta, GA 30901

Magnolia Cemetery is the resting place for more than 500 Confederate soldiers and seven generals, and other notables from the period. Open daily. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired - Phone: 706-821-1746 – Address: 702 Third St., Augusta, GA

Meadow Garden House Museum was the home of George Walton, one of Georgia’s three signers of the Declaration of Independence and, at 26, among the youngest signers. Born in Virginia in 1749, Walton came to Savannah in 1769 to study law, subsequently becoming one of the most successful lawyers in GA and an activist for independence from Great Britain. This pre-1791 farmhouse is is the town's oldest home. Amenities: parking and public restrooms. Call for hours and fees. Phone: 706-724-4174 - Address: 1320 Independence Dr., Augusta, GA 30901

Springfield Baptist Church is the oldest African-American church in the US. (1787); where Morehouse College and Georgia Republican Party were organized. Mon.-Fri. 11a.m.-3p.m. Call for tours. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired
Phone: 706-724-1056 – Address: 114 12th St. at Reynolds St., Augusta, GA 30901

Summerville Historic District - Drive or stroll these streets and enjoy a variety of architectural sights and styles. Phone: 706-823-6600, 800-726-0243
Address: Walton Way and Milledge Rd., Augusta, GA 30904