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Georgia Plantation Trace Travel Region
Map and
Free Indoors Activities Information
Free fun indoor activities
in the Georgia Plantation Trace region include: Fine
Arts Galleries Live
Music Museums Historic
Sites - Historical Society & Genealogical Library Please scroll down the page to explore these
free fun activities.
Fine
Arts Gallery
Albany Area Arts Council
The council showcases exhibits of regional artwork. Call for schedule and tour
reservation. Mon.-Fri. 9a.m.-5p.m. Free. Amenities:
Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired, Party
Facilities Phone:
229-439-ARTS –
Address:
215 N. Jackson St., Albany,
GA
31701
Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts
Housed in a converted bank, the gallery represents work of international,
national and local visual artists. 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, GA 31601
Atlantic Coastline Artists Gallery
Rotating year-round exhibits display the work of regional visual artist. Tours
by reservation. Call for hours. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired Phone: 229-386-0216, 229-382-5589 – Address:
119 Love Ave., Tifton, GA 31794
Colony Art Gallery
This exhibit hall for area artists includes folk art and crafts, pottery, oils,
watercolors and stained glass. 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, GA 31750
Colquitt County Arts Center
Art exhibits, local theater performances, and other arts programs are offered
throughout the year. Mon.-Thurs. 9a.m.-5p.m., Fri 9a.m.-3p.m. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired, Party
Facilities Phone: 229-985-1922 – Address: 401 Seventh
Ave., Moultrie, GA 31768
Live
Music
Po Boy Opry
Bring a fiddle, guitar or other instrument and play with local musicians
onstage. Gospel and country are the specialties. Open Sat. 6p.m.-12a.m. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired, Food Phone: 229-426-5060, 800-386-4642 Address: 217
E Pine St, Fitzgerald, GA 31750
Museums
Colquitt Museum and Southern Culture
Historic exhibits and memorabilia. Housed in Cotton Hall, the restored cotton
ware-house where Swamp Gravy, Georgia’s official folk life play, is performed. Phone:
229-758-6686 – Address: 166 E. Main St., Colquitt, GA 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, Accessibility for mobility-impaired Phone:
229-768-2248 -Address: Commerce St., Fort Gaines, GA 39851
Firehouse Center and Gallery
This center contains an original jail, a museum and exhibition space. Mon.-Fri.
12-4p.m., Sat.-Sun. 1-5p.m., during exhibits. Free. Amenities:
Parking, Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired and Party
Facilities Phone:
229-243-1010 –
Address:
119 W. Water St., Bainbridge,
GA
39817
Lowndes County Historical Society and Museum
Exhibits display artifacts from early Lowndes County families. 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, GA 31601
Museum of Colquitt County
History
An overview of the area’s history, from rare Native-American artifacts to Desert
Storm memorabilia. Fri.-Sat. 10a.m.-5p.m., Sun. 2-5p.m., or by appt. Call for
tours. Amenities:
Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired Phone:
229-890-1626 –Address:
Fourth Ave, and Fifth St.,
Moultrie,
GA
31776
Suttons Corner 1844 Frontier Store Museum
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. Call for hours. Free. Amenities: Parking Phone:
229-768-2312 –Address: 115 Washington St., Fort Gaines, GA
39851
Tifton Museum of Arts and Heritage
Visitors may view quarterly art exhibits and tour the 1900s Romanesque brick
church, featuring exquisite stand-glass windows. Call for hours. Tours by
reservation. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired, Party
Facilities Phone: 229-386-3821 – Address: 255 Love St.,
Tifton, GA 31794
Historic
Sites - Historical Society & Genealogical Library
Barber-Pittman House
This stylish neoclassical residence was built in 1915 for E. R. Barber, inventor
and local Coca-Cola bottler. Mon.-Fri. 8:30a.m.-5p.m. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired Phone: 229-247-8100 – Address: 416 N. Ashley
St., Valdosta, GA 31603
Crescent House
Built in 1898 by US Senator William Stanley, it got its name from the
distinctive semi-circular portico design. Guided tours 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, GA 31601
Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library
This wing if the county library has information in the US’s migration routes and
is the main repository for Scottish clans. Mon.-Sat. 8:30a.m.-5:30p.m. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired Phone: 229-985-6540 – Address: 204 Fifth St.,
Moultrie, GA 31768
Evergreen Cemetery
The burial site of the oldest Confederate veteran in Georgia, General Sherman’s
drummer boy and other Civil War legends. Daily 8a.m.-5p.m. Self-guided tours. Amenities: Parking / Accessibility for mobility-impaired Phone: 229-426-5033, 800-386-4642
Address: Benjamin Hill Dr. E., Fitzgerald, GA 31750
Fitzgerald Fire Engine Museum
Find a collection of equipment dating to 1895, including a horse-drawn fire
apparatus and the town’s first gasoline engine. Daily 8a.m.-5p.m. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired Phone: 229-426-5030 – Address: 315 E. Pine
St., Fitzgerald, GA 31750
Fitzgerald Grand Theater
This restored movie Theater of the 1930s is a performance theater with 846
seats, an orchestra pit and movie projection system with silver screen. Free
tours. Phone: 229-426-5090, 800-386-4642
Address: 115 South Main St., Fitzgerald, GA 31750
Frontier Village
Located on a spectacular bluff above the Chattahoochee River, this site served
as a frontier fort in 1814 and an Indian fort in 1836. Daily. Free. Amenities: Parking, Accessibility for mobility-impaired Phone: 229-768-2248 – Address: Bluff St., Fort
Gaines, GA 39851
Lowndes County Historical Society and Museum
Exhibits display artifacts from early Lowndes County families. 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, GA 31601
Outpost Replica
The outpost, reconstructed between 1816 and 1830, was initially used to protect
settlers from Creek and Seminole Indian attacks. Daily. Free. Amenities: Parking / Accessibility for mobility-impaired Phone: 229-768-2248 – Address: Commerce St,
Fort Gaines, GA 39851
Thomasville Genealogical History and Fine Arts
Library
Find family histories, marriage and death records, war records, state and county
histories and census records. Mon.-Fri. 9a.m.-5p.m., Sat. 9a.m.-4p.m. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired Phone: 229-226-9640 – Address: 135 N. Broad
St., Thomasville, GA 31792
Fun
Indoor and Outdoor Things To Do For $5 and Under
Albany Civil Rights
Movement Museum at Old Mt. Zion Church
Museum with academic research as well as lectures and exhibits. Wed.-Sat.
10am-4pm, Sun. 2-5pm. Cost: Adults $4, children $2, students and seniors $3. Call for
groups. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for
mobility-impaired Phone: 229-432-1698 – Address: 326 Whitney
Ave., Albany, 31701
Albany Museum of Art
This museum houses 19th- and 20th-century American, European and sub-Saharan
African art. Tue-Sat 10am-5pm. Cost: Adults $4, children and
seniors $2. Free Thurs Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for
mobility-impaired, Party Facilities Phone: 229-439-8400 – Address: 311 Meadowlark
Dr., Albany, 31707
Birdsong Nature
Center
Lush fields, forests and swamps provide a haven for birds and other wildlife.
Wed., Fri., Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 1-5pm. Guided tours available.
Cost: Adults $5, children $2.50. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms Phone: 229-377-4408, 800-953-BIRD
Address: 2106 Meridian Rd., Thomasville, 31792
Blue and Gray Museum
:Learn the history of Fitzgerald and see a rare collection of battle relics and
mementos. Tue.-Sat. 10am-4pm, Sun 1-5pm. Cost: Adults $3, children $1. Call for events. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for
mobility-impaired Phone: 229-426-5069, 229-426-5033, 800-386-4642 Address: 116 N. Johnston St., Fitzgerald, 31750
Thomas County Museum
of History
Learn about the earliest settlers of the county, the cost of the Civil War and
the Victorian Resort Era in five historic buildings. Call for hours. Cost: Adults $5, under 18 $1. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for
mobility-impaired Phone: 229-226-7664 – Address: 19635 US Hwy.
19 N., Thomasville, 31792
Other
fun Georgia Plantation Trace Travel
Region Activities include:
State Parks- George T. Bagby, Kolomoki Mounds, Reed Bingham
and Seminole
Fine
Arts Galleries
