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Butler Brown Gallery - A world-renowned artist, Butler Brown has paintings hanging in the White House. Open: Tue-Fri. 10a.m.-5p.m, Sat. 11a.m.-3p.m.. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 478-892-9323 or 866-481-5980
Address: GA Hwy 26 E, I-75 N., exit 127, 13.7 miles east of Hawkinsville, GA 31036 |
| Museums |
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Altama Museum of Art and History - The collection includes American and European prints, 20th-century Southern paintings, Libby porcelain and John James Audubon prints.
Open: Call for hours. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired
Phone: 912-537-1911 – Address: 611 Jackson St., Vidalia, GA 30474 |
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Dublin-Laurens Museum - Built in 1094, this former library was converted in to the museum of the Laurens County Historical Society. Open: Tue-Fri 1-4:30p.m. Or by reservation. Free. Call for group tours. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired
Phone: 478-272-9242 – Address: 311 Academy Ave., Dublin, GA 31021 |
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Georgia Southern University Museum/ Herty Nature Trail features a 26-foot fossil of a prehistoric Mosasaur and north America’s oldest whale fossil. Open: Mon.-Fri. 9a.m.-5p.m., Sat.-Sun. 2-5p.m. Call for groups. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired
Phone: 912-681-5444 - Address: Southern Dr, Rosenwald Bldg, Statesboro, GA 30460 |
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Hazlehurst Historical Museum displays antiques and artifacts of rural Georgia. The museum is housed in a turn-of-the-century raised cottage. Open: Mon.-Fri. 10a.m.-3p.m. Call for guided tours. Donation accepted. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired, Party Facilities
Phone: 912-375-2557 – Address: 61 Coffee St., Hazlehurst, GA 31539 |
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Jones Creek Church Museum is a small museum that features the slave gallery in the 1856 church building, original cemetery and “baptism hole” in Jones Creek. Open: Call ahead. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms
Phone: 912-545-2437 and 912-545-9315 - Address: US Hwy 301 N, Ludowici, GA 31316 |
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Railfan Platform is a small museum features the slave gallery in the 1856 church building, original cemetery and “baptism hole” in Jones Creek. Open: Call ahead. Free.
Phone: 912-427-2028 – Address: 124 NW Broad St. |
| Historic Sites & Genealogical Libraries |
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Appling County Heritage Center has agricultural tools, black history, a war room, genealogy room and publications by local historians. Open: Tue.-Fri. 12-4:30p.m. Call for tours. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired
Phone: 912-367-8133 – Address: 209 Thomas St., Baxley, GA 31513 |
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Dell-Goodall House - The former Screven County seat is said to have been destroyed by a curse. This 1815 house is all that remains. Call for tours. Free. Amenities: Parking, Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 912-564-7878, 912-829-3291
Address: US Hwy 301, State Rt. 24, Sylvania, GA 30467 |
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Eastman-Bishop-Bullock House - William Pitt Eastman built this house as his residence in 1872, and it was preserved by the Dodge Historical Society in 1993. Open: Call for hours and tours. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms
Phone: 478-374-1921 – Address: 407 Eastman Way, Eastman, GA 31023 |
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Frogbottom Gritsmill - With a pull of the crank on the old John Deere engine, the two large stones grind corn into grits and cornmeal. Call ahead. Open: Year-round, but best to go Sept.-Jan. Free. Amenities: Parking, Accessibility for mobility-impaired
Phone: 912-375-4073 – Address: 65 Luther Turner Rd., Hazlehurst, GA 31539 |
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Ladson Genealogical Library - Ladson’s store of genealogical materials focuses primarily in the southeastern U.S. and the Eastern seaboard. Open: Mon.-Fri. 10a.m.-1p.m., 2-6 p.m.., Sat. 10a.m.-2p.m. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, and Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 912-537-8186 – Address: 125 Church St., Vidalia, GA 30474 |
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Little Red Caboose - Step inside this little red train caboose for a healthy dose of Wayne County history, from General “Mad Anthony” Wayne to the railroad boom. Open: Mon.-Fri. 1-5p.m. Free. Amenities: Parking
Phone: 912-427-3233, 888-224-5983 – Address: 101 E Cherry St, Jesup, GA 31545 |
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McCranie Brothers Turpentine Still - This restored turpentine distillery operated from 1936-1942. Phone: 912-534-5405 and 534-5354
Address: US Hwy 82 W, Willacoochee, GA 31650 |
| Center for Wildlife Education |
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Center for Wildlife Education and the Lamar Q. Ball, Jr. Raptor Center is home to many birds of prey and more. Raptor demonstrations and hands-on reptile programs.
Open: Mon.-Fri. 9a.m.-5p.m., Sat.-Sun. 1-5p.m. June-Aug. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired, Party Facilities
Phone: 912-681-0831 - Address: Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460 |
| Indoor Walking Tours |
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Claxton Bakery - Millions of pounds of fruitcake are baked and distributed annually by this world-famous bakery. Open: Mon.-Fri. 8a.m.-6p.m. Sat. 8:30-5p.m. Free.
Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired, Food
Phone: 912-739-3441 and 800-841-4211 Address: 203 W Main St., Claxton, GA 30417 |
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Vidalia Onion Factory and Gifts - Stop by for gifts and onion products that will be sure to delight your taste buds. Open: Harvesting and processing Apr-Jun. Call the Vidalia area CVB for tours. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms
Phone: 912-526-3466 and 800-227-6646 – Address: US Hwy 280 E., Vidalia, GA 30474 |
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