Highest-rated specialty museums in Georgia by visitors

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January 9, 2022
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Highest-rated specialty museums in Georgia by visitors

In 1683, Elias Ashmole, an Oxford graduate and true polymath, founded the Ashmolean, the modern world's first public museum. Stocked with his private collection of artifacts, curios, and special scientific equipment, the goal of the museum was to create a center for practical research and the advancement of knowledge. This, Ashmole felt, was a goal "very necessary to humaine life, health [and] the conveniences thereof."

According to figures from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, there are more than 35,000 museums in the United States today. Their collections encompass everything from modern art, like at the MoMA in New York City, to mustard, like at the National Mustard Museum in Middleton, Wisconsin, and everything in between.

Museums are anchors of our communities. The American Alliance of Museums reports that museums support more than 725,000 jobs and contribute upwards of $50 billion to the U.S. economy each year. Three-quarters of Americans agree that museums are an important part of our civil society and have an important role in promoting knowledge and civic engagement.

Beyond their educational and economic significance, museums are just plain fun. Whether you have a developed interest in natural history or just want to learn a little bit more about funerary history (the National Museum of Funeral History in Houston), there's sure to be a museum that strikes your interest. There's simply nothing else quite like spending an afternoon learning about famous figures, arts and crafts, military history, or what else you fancy.

Here, Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated specialty museums in Georgia on Tripadvisor as of Aug. 13, 2025. Keep reading to see what unique museums are in your home state. Then, make sure to plan a visit. With many museums facing funding cuts due to the current administration's efforts to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services, who's to say how much longer these treasure troves will be available to us?

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#30. Harper Fowlkes House

- Rating: 4.4/5 (152 reviews)
- City: Savannah
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#29. Massie Heritage Center

- Rating: 4.5/5 (288 reviews)
- City: Savannah
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#28. Gone With the Wind Museum at Historic Brumby Hall

- Rating: 3.9/5 (236 reviews)
- City: Marietta
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#27. Scad Fash Museum Of Fashion + Film

- Rating: 4.7/5 (84 reviews)
- City: Atlanta
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#26. Augusta Canal Discovery Center

- Rating: 4.5/5 (295 reviews)
- City: Augusta
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#25. Old Car City

- Rating: 4.6/5 (79 reviews)
- City: White
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#24. Graveface Museum

- Rating: 4.6/5 (85 reviews)
- City: Savannah
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#23. Chick-fil-A Backstage Tour

- Rating: 4.6/5 (67 reviews)
- City: Atlanta
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#22. World War II Home Front Museum

- Rating: 4.8/5 (134 reviews)
- City: Saint Simons Island Golden Isles of
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#21. Dahlonega Gold Museum State Historic Site

- Rating: 4.4/5 (431 reviews)
- City: Dahlonega
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#20. Fort McAllister State Park

- Rating: 4.5/5 (317 reviews)
- City: Richmond Hill
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#19. Carter Center

- Rating: 4.5/5 (255 reviews)
- City: Atlanta
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#18. Expedition:BIGFOOT!

- Rating: 4.5/5 (197 reviews)
- City: Cherry Log Gilmer County
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#17. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

- Rating: 4.4/5 (247 reviews)
- City: Atlanta
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#16. Georgia State Railroad Museum

- Rating: 4.3/5 (809 reviews)
- City: Savannah
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#15. The Allman Brothers Band Museum at the Big House

- Rating: 4.7/5 (365 reviews)
- City: Macon
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#14. Museum of Illusions Atlanta

- Rating: 4.9/5 (50 reviews)
- City: Atlanta
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#13. Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum

- Rating: 4.4/5 (800 reviews)
- City: Savannah
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#12. Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home Museum

- Rating: 4.7/5 (264 reviews)
- City: Savannah
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#11. St. Simons Lighthouse Museum

- Rating: 4.5/5 (1,098 reviews)
- City: Saint Simons Island Golden Isles of
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#10. Delta Flight Museum

- Rating: 4.4/5 (463 reviews)
- City: Atlanta
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#9. Pexcho's American Dime Museum

- Rating: 5.0/5 (177 reviews)
- City: Augusta
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#8. National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force

- Rating: 4.8/5 (1,047 reviews)
- City: Pooler
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#7. Center for Puppetry Arts

- Rating: 4.5/5 (505 reviews)
- City: Atlanta
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#6. SCADstory

- Rating: 4.9/5 (651 reviews)
- City: Savannah
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#5. College Football Hall of Fame

- Rating: 4.5/5 (1,599 reviews)
- City: Atlanta
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#4. Tybee Island Light Station And Museum

- Rating: 4.5/5 (2,714 reviews)
- City: Tybee Island
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#3. American Prohibition Museum

- Rating: 4.6/5 (1,288 reviews)
- City: Savannah
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#2. The Old Sorrel Weed House Museum & Tours

- Rating: 4.4/5 (2,603 reviews)
- City: Savannah
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#1. World of Coca-Cola

- Rating: 4.0/5 (14,833 reviews)
- City: Atlanta
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This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Madison Troyer, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 51 states.

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