Presidential Pathways Travel Region Fun FREE Things To Do Indoors - Activities include a fine arts center, museums, historic sites and historical society and more. These are great for family and groups.
Art Centers
Chattahoochee Valley Art Center and Gallery is the former Troup County Jail. It is now an arts resource for local galleries that focuses on contemporary American art. Open: Tue.-Fri. 9a.m.-5p.m., Sat. 11a.m.-5p.m. Call for tours. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 706-882-3267 – Address: 112 Lafayette Pkwy., LaGrange Georgia 30240
Lamar Dodd Arts Centerdisplays a permanent collection of work by 20th-century Southern painter Lamar Dodd. Open: The museum is open when the College is in session from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from Monday through Friday, September through June. School groups may schedule a guided tour of current exhibitions. Call 706-880-8211. Free admission. Phone: 706-880-8211 - Address: 302 Forrest Ave., LaGrange Georgia 30240
Museums & Historic Sites
African American Museum Cedar Row - The museum was established in an authentic three room "shotgun" house moved from King Avenue, an area among the first established as African American. The house is approximately 75 to 80 years old. Mrs. Frances Walker lived in this house for 70 years and raised a son, grandson and great-grandchildren. Open by appointment for free tours. Phone: 706-646-2437 - Address: 460 Cedar Row, Thomaston Georgia
Bailey-Tebault House is a Greek Revival home that was built between 1859 and 1862. It is now the headquarters for the Griffin/Spalding Historical Society. Call for hours and guided tours. Free tours. Amenities: Parking, Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Phone: 770-229-2432 – Address: 633 Meriwether St., Griffin Georgia 30224
Columbus Museum displays Native American art to impressionist and contemporary mixed-media work.Open: Open Tuesday at Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm - Thursday at 10 am - 8 pm and Sunday at 1-5 pm. Closed Mondays and holidays. Call for guided tours. Free admission. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired, Food, Party Facilities. Phone: 706-748-2562 – Address: 1251 Wynnton Rd., Columbus Georgia 31906
Georgia State Cotton Museum - The history of cotton is told with farm tools, cotton bolls periodicals, a cotton bale and other agricultural artifacts. Open: Mon.-Fri. 9a.m.-5p.m.. Free. Call for groups. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired Phone: 229-268-2045 – Address: 1321 E. Union St., Vienna Georgia 31092
Heard County Historical Center and Museum - This building served as the county jail and sheriff's home from 1912 to 1964. See the original gallows and jail cells, among other exhibits. Amenities: parking and public restrooms. Open 9-12, 1-5:30 Tues. & Thurs. The museum is county operated and supported by the Heard County Historical Society. Free admission. Phone: 706-675-6507 - Address: 161 Shady St., Franklin Georgia 30217
Janice Persons Biggers House - 700 Broadway stands on a lot surveyed as part of the original 1828 town plan. The home has had a storied past. It was occupied until recently by a series of influential families, including that of the late Georgia Supreme Court Justice Sterling Price Gilbert and during the Second World War served as an apartment building. Phone: 706-322-0756 - Address: 700 Broadway, Columbus Georgia
MA Rainey House Museum - Visit the home of the "Mother of the Blues" who was born and died in Columbus. Parking available. Open: Tuesday through Friday at 9 am - 5 pm and Sat at 10 am - 4 pm. Address: 805 Fifth Ave., Columbus Georgia
National Infantry Museum and Soldier Centeris a 30,000-square-foot museum that traces the history of US infantrymen with displays of weapons and uniforms. The new museum is home to the area’s only 3-D IMAX Theatre, where award-winning documentaries and Hollywood blockbusters alike are shown on a screen five stories high and 70 feet wide. 12,000 watts of six-channel sound and crystal images up to nine times clearer than in a standard movie theater wow audiences of all ages. Open: Mon – Sat 9 am to 5 pm, Sun 11 am to 5 pm. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms and Accessibility for mobility-impaired Phone: 706-685-5800 – Address: 1775 Legacy Way, Columbus, Georgia 31903
Pettigrew-White-Stamps House is representative of the early-1800s dwellings native to this area, this is the second-oldest residence in Thomaston. Call for your reservations. Free tours. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms - Phone: 706-646-2437 – Address: 800 South Church St., Thomaston Georgia
Rankin House Museum and Historic Columbus Foundation is a library that houses the research collections of the Historic Columbus Foundation in a museum of beautiful Victorian furnishings. Open: Mon.-Fri. 9a.m.-5p.m. Free. Amenities: Parking and Restrooms. Phone: 706-322-0756 – Address: 1440 Second Ave., Columbus Georgia 31901
Richland Rail Museum is the town's late-1800s train depot that now houses a railroad museum along with related memorabilia. Open: Mon.-Fri. 8a.m.-5p.m. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired Phone: 229-887-3323 – Address: 200 Broad St., Richland Georgia 31825
Thomaston-Upson Archives covers everything from micro-film to yearbooks and dates back as early as 1824. Open: Mon.-Fri. 9a.m.-5p.m., and Second Sat. each month 9a.m.-1p.m. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired Phone: 706-646-2437 – Address: 301 S. Center St., Thomaston Georgia 30286
Troup County Historical Society and Archives have a genealogical library and records depository that documents the history of LaGrange and Troup County. Open: Monday through Friday at 9 am - 5 pm, and first and third Saturdays of each month at 10 am - 4 pm. Free admission. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired Phone: 706-884-1828 – Address: 136 Main St, LaGrange Georgia 30241
Walter F. George Law Museum contains furniture and documents from the senator’s career and private life. Guided tours by reservation. Open: Mon.-Fri. 9a.m.-4p.m. Free. Amenities: Parking, Public Restrooms. Phone: 229-268-3663 – Address: 106 N. Fourth St., Vienna Georgia
