Best Museums & Educational Spots for Kids

Explore the best best museums & educational spots for kids options for kids and families in Sandy Springs

Heritage Sandy Springs Museum & Park

Heritage Sandy Springs Museum & Park

Civil War history, documents & artifacts. Community museum showcasing Civil War & local heritage exhibits, historical artifacts & documents.

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Dunwoody Nature Center

Dunwoody Nature Center

Walking trails, events & programs. Nature center with walking trails, picnic areas & a playground, plus children's programs & events.

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Oglethorpe University Museum of Art

Oglethorpe University Museum of Art

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LEGO Discovery Center Atlanta

LEGO Discovery Center Atlanta

Amusement center inspired by LEGO®. Family entertainment center featuring LEGO® toy displays, rides & 4D films, plus a gift shop.

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The Oddities Museum, Inc

The Oddities Museum, Inc

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Sloomoo Institute - Atlanta

Sloomoo Institute - Atlanta

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Atlanta History Center

Atlanta History Center

33 acres of exhibits, grounds & gardens. Center includes exhibits on the antebellum South & an 1845-era farm with a blacksmith & smokehouse.

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Titanic : An Immersive Voyage Atlanta

Titanic : An Immersive Voyage Atlanta

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Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience

Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience

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Exhibition Hub Art Center Atlanta

Exhibition Hub Art Center Atlanta

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The Roof Museum

The Roof Museum

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Mimms Museum of Technology and Art

Mimms Museum of Technology and Art

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Center For Puppetry Arts

Center For Puppetry Arts

Puppetry museum with performances. Long-standing puppetry museum with a variety of exhibits, performances, workshops & classes.

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Museum of Illusions - Atlanta

Museum of Illusions - Atlanta

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Millennium Gate Museum - History Art Museum Atlanta, Georgia | Classical Architecture

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.

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High Museum of Art

High Museum of Art

Diverse art collection in famed building. Museum known for its diverse art collection & modern architecture by Richard Meier & Renzo Piano.

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The Aviation History & Technology Center

The Aviation History & Technology Center

Open-air aviation history museum. Seasonal, outdoor museum displaying historical military & civilian aircraft, with group tours.

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Woodruff Arts Center

Woodruff Arts Center

Paintings, plays & classical concerts. Cultural hub home to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Alliance Theater & the High Museum of Art.

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Michael C. Carlos Museum

Michael C. Carlos Museum

Specializing in ancient art. Museum of ancient art featuring Greek & Roman collections & an Egyptian exhibit including mummies.

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Margaret Mitchell House

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.

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Marietta Fire Museum

Marietta Fire Museum

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Marietta Cobb Museum of Art

Marietta Cobb Museum of Art

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Gone With the Wind Museum at Brumby Hall

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.

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Marietta History Center

Marietta History Center

4 galleries preserving local history. Storied building housing 4 unique galleries preserving local history from home life to the military.

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Fernbank Science Center

Fernbank Science Center

Hands-on exhibits & planetarium shows. Natural history museum featuring hands-on exhibits, live animals & planetarium shows.

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Trap Music Museum

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.

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Fernbank Forest

Fernbank Forest

Old-growth forest for hiking & education. 65-acre old-growth hardwood forest offers nature hikes, native wildlife & a natural history museum.

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Illuminarium Atlanta

Illuminarium Atlanta

High-tech educational sound & light show. Laser-projected images of landscapes & wildlife plus a cocktail bar with changing virtual backdrops.

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Fernbank Museum | 3D Theater | Forest

Fernbank Museum | 3D Theater | Forest

Natural sciences & dinosaur skeletons. Natural sciences museum with a 3-story, sky-lit Great Hall & skeletons of dinosaurs.

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Autrey Mill Nature Preserve & Heritage Center

Autrey Mill Nature Preserve & Heritage Center

Wooded park with a historical village. Protected woodlands & historic buildings offering educational opportunities on nature & the past.

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National Center for Civil and Human Rights

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.

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Georgia Aquarium

Georgia Aquarium

Marine world to over 120,000 animals. One of world's largest aquariums, with permanent exhibits, interactive galleries & animals galore.

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Children's Museum of Atlanta

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.

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World of Coca-Cola

World of Coca-Cola

Museum showcasing the popular soft drink. Memorabilia, films & exhibits (some interactive) about soft drink that debuted in Atlanta in 1886.

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Apex Museum

Apex Museum

African-American history center. African-American museum chronicling Auburn's history through exhibits, replicas & workshops.

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The Youth Museum

The Youth Museum

Arts & education center for children. Children's resource for interactive arts & educational programming & tours with costumed docents.

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Museum of History and Holocaust Education

Museum of History and Holocaust Education

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Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art

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.

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Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History

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.

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Discovering Stone Mountain Museum

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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Delta Flight Museum

Delta Flight Museum

Vintage aircraft & interactive exhibits. Kid-friendly museum tracing the history of Delta Airlines with hands-on exhibits & vintage aircraft.

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