Fun FREE Things To Do Indoors in Georgia's Plantation Trace Travel Region - Visit the Albany Area Arts Council, Colony Art Gallery, Po Boy Opry, Coleman Opera House and Museum, Fitzgerald Fire Engine Museum and more.
Fine Arts Council, Centers & Galleries
Albany Museum of Artthat showcases exhibits of regional artwork. Open: Open Tues – Sat 10am to 5pm. Call for tour reservation. Free admission. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired, Party Facilities. Phone: 229-439-ARTS – Address: 215 N. Jackson St., Albany Georgia 31701
Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts is in a converted bank, the gallery represents work of international, national and local visual artists. Open: Call for hours and guided tours. Donations accepted. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired, Party Facilities. Phone: 229-247-2787 – Address: 527 N. Patterson St., Valdosta Georgia 31601
Atlantic Coastline Artists Gallery - Rotating year-round exhibits display the work of regional visual artist. Tours by reservation. Open: Call for hours. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired - Phone: 229-382-5589 – Address: 119 Love Ave., Tifton Georgia 31794
Carnegie Center - This exhibit hall for area artists includes folk art and crafts, pottery, oils, waterfalls and stained glass. The Carnegie Center is located in the historic Carnegie Library. It originally opened in 1915 as the Carnegie Library. The newly renovated space boasts an upstairs meeting room gallery as well as the larger 1st floor gallery. The local Arts Council currently staffs the facility and maintains a rotating calendar of visual art shows as well as a monthly chamber music series. The facility is available for parties and training events and meetings.
The Carnegie can accommodate up to 100 people, depending on setup and is available at $3 per person. A small kitchen is available. Call for hours. Free admission, but donations accepted. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms and Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Call for hours. Phone: 229-426-5035 - Address: 120 S Lee St., Fitzgerald Georgia
Colony Art Gallery exhibit hall for area artists includes folk art and crafts, pottery, oils, watercolors and stained glass. Open: Mon.-Tue., Thurs.-Fri. 10a.m.-4p.m., Sat. by reservation. Donations accepted. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 229-426-5035 - Address: 126 E. Pine St., Fitzgerald Georgia 31750
Colquitt County Arts Centerincludes Art exhibits, local theater performances, and other arts programs are offered throughout the year. Open: Monday through Friday at 10 am - 5:30 pm and Saturday at 10 am - 2 pm. Free admission. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired, Party Facilities. Phone: 229-985-1922 – Address: 401 Seventh Ave., Moultrie Georgia 31768
Thomasville Cultural Center houses regional and national art, and performances are staged in the auditorium. Call for free guided tours. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired, Party Facilities. Open Mon-Fri 9 am - 5 pm and Sat 1-5 pm. Phone: 229-226-0588 - Address: 600 E Washington St., Thomasville Georgia
Live Music
Fitzgerald Po Boy Opry - Bring a fiddle, guitar or other instrument and play with local musicians onstage. Gospel and country are the specialties. Downtown Fitzgerald shakes, rattles, and rolls to the sound of country, oldies, blues, & gospel. Professional and amateur musicians team up to perform the best live music this side of Nashville. Come play, sing, listen, dance or enjoy world famous Cambled Scramburgers. You'll have a good time and help local charities with every dollar you spend on The Opry's "Cheap but good," concession fare. It's all free. Open: Sat. 6p.m.-12a.m. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired and Food. Phone: 229-426-5033 and toll-free 800-386-4642 - Address: 213 E Pine St, Fitzgerald Georgia 31750
Museums
Colquitt Museum of Southern Culture displays historic exhibits and memorabilia. Housed in Cotton Hall, the restored cotton warehouse where Swamp Gravy, Georgia’s official folk life play, is performed. Open Wed-Fri 9 am - 5 pm and Sat-Sun 1-5 pm. Phone: 229-758-6686 - Address: 166 E. Main St., Colquitt Georgia 29837
Coleman Opera House and Museum - This 1880 entertainment hall now showcases artifacts and memorabilia of the Fort Gaines area. By reservation only. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms and Accessibility for mobility-impaired - Phone: 229-768-2248 - Address: Commerce St., Fort Gaines Georgia 39851
Firehouse Center and Gallery - This historic center contains an original jail, a museum and exhibition space. Open: Mon.-Fri. 12-4p.m., Sat.-Sun. 1-5p.m., during exhibits. Free admission. Amenities: Parking, Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired and Party Facilities - Phone: 229-243-1010 – Address: 119 W. Water St., Bainbridge Georgia 39817
Fitzgerald Fire Engine Museum - Featuring a collection of equipment dating to 1895. See the horse-drawn fire engine and the town's first gasoline engine. Open daily 8 am - 5 pm. Free. Amenities: Parking, Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 229-426-5030 - Address: 315 E Pine St., Fitzgerald Georgia
Fitzgerald Grand Theater - This restored movie theater of the 1930s is a performance theater with 858 seats, an orchestra pit and movie projection system with silver screen. The Grand Theatre is a restored 1930’s Art Deco facility capable of showing historic and first run 35 mm film in addition to full live concert and dramatic capabilities. The auditorium seats include areas reserved for patrons in wheelchairs and their companions. Large dressing rooms backstage accommodate many performers. A loading ramp allows shows to load directly on stage without use of an elevator or stairs. The facility is available for booking your events. Free tours. Open Mon-Fri 8 am - 5 pm. Weekend by appointment only. Phone: 229-426-5090 - Address: 115 S Main Str., Fitzgerald Georgia
Lowndes County Historical Society Valdosta Museum exhibits display artifacts from early Lowndes County families. Open: Mon.-Fri. 10a.m.-5p.m., Sat. 10a.m.-2p.m.. Guided tours by reservation. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired, Party Facilities. Phone: 229-247-4780 – Address: 305 W. Central Ave., Valdosta Georgia 31601
Museum of Colquitt County History displays an overview of the area’s history, from rare Native-American artifacts to Desert Storm memorabilia. Open Friday and Saturday at 10 am - 5 pm and Sunday 2-5 pm. There is never a charge for visiting; however donations are always welcomed. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 229-890-1626 Address: Fourth Ave, and Fifth St., Moultrie Georgia 31776
Suttons Corner 1844 Frontier Store Museum is endorsed by museum curators as one-of-a-kind in America, this frontier store is rated among the top five US heritage museums. See more than 4,000 authentic and original artifacts. Open: Call for hours. Free. Amenities: Parking Phone: 229-768-3178 – Address: 115 Washington St., Fort Gaines Georgia 39851
Thomasville Aviation Museum: Power of the Past - Museum features a collection of antique airplanes, airplane motors and airplane memorabilia. This is the personal collection of the James Dekle Family of Thomasville Georgia . Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Free tours. Open Sat 9 am - 6 pm and Sun 2-6 pm. Phone: 229-226-3010 Address: Thomasville Regional Airport, 882 Aviation Rd., Thomasville - Located at the Thomasville Regional Airport 7 miles northeast of town on Ga. 122.
Tifton Museum of Arts and Heritage - Visitors may view changing quarterly art exhibits and tour the 1900s Romanesque brick church, featuring exquisite stand-glass windows. The church features exquisite stained glass windows, heart of pine floors, vaulted ceilings and buttresses, a bell tower, fanlight doorways, and other architectural splendors. Professional exhibitions of painting, wood, porcelain, and other art are displayed throughout the year. Open: The museum is open based on the exhibit schedule. Call for the events calendar and to reserve the museum for special events. Tours by reservation. Donations requested in lieu of an admission fee. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired and Party Facilities. Phone: 229-382-8576 – Address: 255 Love St., Tifton Georgia 31794
Valdosta Museum - Displays, which center on the rich culture and diverse population of Southern Georgia contain many rare and fascinating items. Whether you are interested in touring the restored railroad caboose or in ringing the bell from the first school in Valdosta, there is something to interest all ages. Phone: 229-247-4780 -Address 305 W Central Ave, Valdosta GA
More Historic Sites - Historical Society & Genealogical Libraries
Barber-Pittman House is a stylish neoclassical residence that was built in 1915 for E. R. Barber, inventor and local Coca-Cola bottler. Considered on of the most outstanding examples of architectural design in the Southeast, the stylish residence was designed by architect Lloyd Greer and built in the 1915 for E.R. Barber, inventor and local Coca-Cola bottler. The home was later bequeathed to Valdosta citizens by Mrs. Ola Barber Pittman. The home was restored in 1979 and is now occupied by the Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce. Original family furnishings are on display in zebo. Open: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. Free group tours available by reservation. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired Phone: 229-247-8100 – Address: 416 N. Ashley St., Valdosta Georgia 31603
Crescent House & Gardens - This neoclassical structure built in 1898 was the former home of U.S. Senator William S. West and is Valdosta's most well known landmark. The house is named for its distinctive semi-circular portico design supported by 13 massive columns, representing each of the 13 original colonies. Guided tours. Open: Mon.-Fri. 2-5p.m. Call for groups. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired, Party Facilities Phone: 229-244-6747 – Address: 904 N. Patterson St., Valdosta Georgia 31601
Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library - This wing of the county library has information in the US’s migration routes and is the main repository for Scottish clans. Open: 8:30 AM—5:30 PM Monday—Saturday and Closed on major holidays. Free admission. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 229-985-6540 – Address: 204 Fifth St., Moultrie Georgia 31768
Thomasville Genealogical, History and Fine Arts Library - Find family histories, war records, state and county histories and census records. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms and Accessibility for mobility-impaired. OpenMonday through Friday at 9 am - 5 pm and Saturday at 9 am - 4 pm. Phone: 229-226-9640 - Address: 135 N Broad St., Thomasville Georgia
Indoor Walking Tours
Calhoun Produce - Find fresh fruits, vegetables, gift baskets, ice cream and lemonade. Calhoun Produce is the place to come for good family fun-and it’s educational too! Come see the farm market and experience a day in the country. There are farm animals, large playground area, covered picnic area, and restrooms. We serve peanut butter ice cream, strawberry ice cream, strawberry lemonade slushes, strawberry shortcakes, strawberry pudding, homemade soups, sandwiches and salads. Groups welcome! Church groups, boy scouts, girl scouts, 4-H clubs, etc. Open: Mar-Dec Daily 8a.m.-6p.m.. Guided tours available. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired, Food - Phone: 229-273-1887 – Address: 5075 Hawpond Rd., Ashburn Georgia 31714
Coastal Plain Experiment Station - The University of Georgia at Tifton’s agricultural research center is dedicated to fostering improved ways to produce food and fiber. Open: Mon.-Fri. 8a.m.-4:30p.m. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 229-386-3374 – Address: 2356 Rainwater Rd., Tifton Georgia 31793
NESPAL - This facility is staffed by scientist who develop systems for environmentally and economically sound agriculture production. Call for tours. Open: Mon.-Fri. 8a.m.-5p.m. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired - Phone: 229-386-7274, 229-386-3811 - Address: 2356 Rainwater Rd., Tifton Georgia 31794
Sound Play, Inc. - Tour the workshop and play drums shaped like alligators, metallophones and other unusual outdoor musical instruments. Open: Daily 10a.m.-6p.m. Guided tours available. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms - Phone: 229-623-5545 – Address: 108 Railroad St., Parrott Georgia 39877
