Best Museums & Educational Spots for Kids
Explore the best best museums & educational spots for kids options for kids and families in Cartersville
Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History
Historical haven with exhibits & hiking. Smithsonian affiliate with hands-on permanent & traveling exhibits on the Civil War-era railroad.
Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art
University museum with rotating exhibits. On-campus art museum with a diverse collection & a series of rotating exhibits, programs & events.
Museum of History and Holocaust Education
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The Youth Museum
Arts & education center for children. Children's resource for interactive arts & educational programming & tours with costumed docents.
Marietta History Center
4 galleries preserving local history. Storied building housing 4 unique galleries preserving local history from home life to the military.
Marietta Fire Museum
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Marietta Cobb Museum of Art
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Gone With the Wind Museum at Brumby Hall
Celebration of the novel & film. Museum celebrating the Margaret Mitchell novel & film, with costumes, rare prints & memorabilia.
The Aviation History & Technology Center
Open-air aviation history museum. Seasonal, outdoor museum displaying historical military & civilian aircraft, with group tours.
The Roof Museum
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Mimms Museum of Technology and Art
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Heritage Sandy Springs Museum & Park
Civil War history, documents & artifacts. Community museum showcasing Civil War & local heritage exhibits, historical artifacts & documents.
Dunwoody Nature Center
Walking trails, events & programs. Nature center with walking trails, picnic areas & a playground, plus children's programs & events.
Atlanta History Center
33 acres of exhibits, grounds & gardens. Center includes exhibits on the antebellum South & an 1845-era farm with a blacksmith & smokehouse.
LEGO Discovery Center Atlanta
Amusement center inspired by LEGO®. Family entertainment center featuring LEGO® toy displays, rides & 4D films, plus a gift shop.
Sloomoo Institute - Atlanta
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Oglethorpe University Museum of Art
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The Oddities Museum, Inc
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Autrey Mill Nature Preserve & Heritage Center
Wooded park with a historical village. Protected woodlands & historic buildings offering educational opportunities on nature & the past.
Millennium Gate Museum - History Art Museum Atlanta, Georgia | Classical Architecture
Museum featuring Georgia's history & art. 12,000-square-foot interactive museum shaped like an arch dedicated to state history, art & culture.
Museum of Illusions - Atlanta
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Center For Puppetry Arts
Puppetry museum with performances. Long-standing puppetry museum with a variety of exhibits, performances, workshops & classes.
Titanic : An Immersive Voyage Atlanta
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Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience
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Exhibition Hub Art Center Atlanta
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High Museum of Art
Diverse art collection in famed building. Museum known for its diverse art collection & modern architecture by Richard Meier & Renzo Piano.
Woodruff Arts Center
Paintings, plays & classical concerts. Cultural hub home to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Alliance Theater & the High Museum of Art.
Trap Music Museum
Recreated rooms tracing hip-hop history. Memorabilia, art & room sets, including a jail cell, tracing hip-hop culture, plus an escape room.
Margaret Mitchell House
Where Gone With the Wind was written. Home where Margaret Mitchell wrote most of Gone With the Wind now offers tours & a gift shop.
Georgia Aquarium
Marine world to over 120,000 animals. One of world's largest aquariums, with permanent exhibits, interactive galleries & animals galore.
National Center for Civil and Human Rights
Exhibits with a focus on human rights. Cultural attraction presents artifacts, art & photos from the Civil Rights Era & about human rights.
World of Coca-Cola
Museum showcasing the popular soft drink. Memorabilia, films & exhibits (some interactive) about soft drink that debuted in Atlanta in 1886.
Children's Museum of Atlanta
30,000 square feet of hands-on exhibits. Recommended for kids age 2-8, this hands-on museum features an indoor playground, sand table & more.
Apex Museum
African-American history center. African-American museum chronicling Auburn's history through exhibits, replicas & workshops.
Illuminarium Atlanta
High-tech educational sound & light show. Laser-projected images of landscapes & wildlife plus a cocktail bar with changing virtual backdrops.
Michael C. Carlos Museum
Specializing in ancient art. Museum of ancient art featuring Greek & Roman collections & an Egyptian exhibit including mummies.
Fernbank Museum | 3D Theater | Forest
Natural sciences & dinosaur skeletons. Natural sciences museum with a 3-story, sky-lit Great Hall & skeletons of dinosaurs.
Fernbank Forest
Old-growth forest for hiking & education. 65-acre old-growth hardwood forest offers nature hikes, native wildlife & a natural history museum.
Fernbank Science Center
Hands-on exhibits & planetarium shows. Natural history museum featuring hands-on exhibits, live animals & planetarium shows.
Delta Flight Museum
Vintage aircraft & interactive exhibits. Kid-friendly museum tracing the history of Delta Airlines with hands-on exhibits & vintage aircraft.
Discovering Stone Mountain Museum
Native culture & Civil War exhibits. Museum exploring 12,000 years of the region's history, including native cultures & the Civil War.
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