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Atlanta History Center

Atlanta, Georgia

Arboretum, Archaeology, Art, Botanical Garden, Children's, Culture, General, History, Historic House, Library

The Atlanta History Museum at the Atlanta History Center is one of the largest history museums in the nation, featuring award-winning signature exhibitions that tell the story of the region's people, from its earliest settlers to the international city of today. Be sure to check our calendar for listings of our current temporary exhibitions. The Atlanta History Museum also includes a unique Museum Shop and Chick-fil-A at the Coca Cola Café.

Rhodes Hall

Atlanta, Georgia

Historic House

Built in 1904 for Rhodes Furniture founder Amos Rhodes, Rhodes Hall has been an Atlanta landmark for generations and is now a house museum, social and corporate event venue, and home to the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation. Rhodes Hall is one of the finest examples of Romanesque Revival style architecture in Georgia, and is listed on the National Register. The interior has been beautifully restored to its original Victorian grandeur and includes original fixtures and furniture of the Rhodes family. The painted glass windows in the grand staircase depicting the rise and fall of the Confederacy are one of the most unique Civil War memorials to exist.

Culture, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library

Operated by the Atlanta History Center, the Margaret Mitchell House features guided tours of the apartment where Margaret Mitchell wrote Gone With the Wind, a Gone With the Wind movie exhibition, an exhibition showcasing the life and times of one of America’s most famous authors, and the Margaret Mitchell gift shop. Throughout the year, enjoy a variety of programs presented by the Literary Center at the Margaret Mitchell House. Designed to honor and preserve the legacy of Margaret Mitchell, the Literary Center hosts regular programs with award-winning authors, as well as annual creative writing classes for adults and youth, and community initiatives that engage younger generations in the process of writing, reading, and reciting literature, such as the Big Read and Poetry Out Loud.