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Georgia is a state in the Southeastern United States. It began as a British colony in 1733, the last and southernmost of the original Thirteen Colonies to be established. Named after King George II of Great Britain, the Province of Georgia covered the area from South Carolina down to Spanish Florida and New France along Louisiana , also bordering to the west towards the Mississippi River. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788. In 1802–1804, western Georgia was split to the Mississippi Territory, which later split to form Alabama with part of former West Florida in 1819. Georgia declared its secessio...
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Specialty Museum Attractions In Georgia

  • 1. World of Coca-Cola Atlanta
    The World of Coca-Cola is a museum, located in Atlanta, Georgia, showcasing the history of The Coca-Cola Company. The 20-acre complex opened to the public on May 24, 2007, relocating from and replacing the original exhibit, which was founded in 1990 in Underground Atlanta. There are various similar World of Coca-Cola stores in locations such as Las Vegas and Disney Springs.
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  • 2. Tybee Island Lighthouse Museum Tybee Island
    Tybee Island is a city and a barrier island located in Chatham County, Georgia, 18 miles east of Savannah, United States. Though the name Tybee Island is used for both the island and the city, geographically they are not identical: Only part of the island's territory lies within the city. The island is the easternmost point in Georgia. The famous phrase From Rabun Gap to Tybee Light, intended to illustrate the geographic diversity of Georgia, contrasts a mountain pass near the state's northernmost point with the coastal island's famous lighthouse. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 2,990. The entire island is a part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area. Officially renamed Savannah Beach in a publicity move at the end of the 1950s, the city of Tybee Island has since r...
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  • 3. Andalusia Farm Milledgeville
    Andalusia is the name of Southern American author Flannery O'Connor's rural Georgia estate. The estate is located in Baldwin County, Georgia, approximately 4 miles northwest of Milledgeville. It comprises 544 acres , including the plantation house where O'Connor wrote some of her last and best-known fiction.
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  • 6. The Allman Brothers Band Museum at the Big House Macon
    The Allman Brothers Band Museum, also known as The Big House, is a museum in Macon, Georgia, United States. It was the home to The Allman Brothers Band's original members, their families, and various friends from 1970 to 1973. The Big House was renovated by The Big House Foundation and opened in November 2009 as an interactive museum dedicated to identifying and preserving the history of The Allman Brothers Band.
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  • 7. High Museum of Art Atlanta
    The High Museum of Art , located in Atlanta, is a leading art museum in the Southeastern United States. Located on Peachtree Street in Midtown, the city's arts district, the High is a division of the Woodruff Arts Center. In 2010 it had 509,000 visitors, 95th among world art museums.
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  • 8. Augusta Canal Discovery Center Augusta
    The Augusta Canal is a historic canal located in Augusta, Georgia, United States. The canal is fed by the Savannah River and passes through three levels in suburban and urban Augusta before the water returns to the river at various locations. It was devised to harness the water power at the fall line of the Savannah River to drive mills, to provide transportation of goods, and to provide a municipal water supply. It is the only canal in the US in continuous use for its original purposes of providing power, transport, and municipal water.
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  • 9. Dahlonega Gold Museum State Historic Site Dahlonega
    The city of Dahlonega is the county seat of Lumpkin County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 5,242.Dahlonega is located at the north end of the Georgia 400, which connects Dahlonega to Atlanta. It is consistently named as one of the best places to retire by many different publications.In 1828 Dahlonega was the site of the first major gold rush in the United States. The Dahlonega Gold Museum Historic Site stands in the middle of the town square, housed in the 1836 Lumpkin County Courthouse. From its steps in 1849, Dahlonega Mint assayor Dr. M. F. Stephenson tried to persuade miners to stay in Dahlonega instead of joining the California Gold Rush, saying, There's millions in it, famously misquoted as There's gold in them thar hills.Dahlonega is home...
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  • 10. Georgia Racing Hall of Fame Dawsonville
    Dawsonville is a city in Dawson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,536 at the 2010 census, up from 619 in 2000. The city is the county seat of Dawson County.Dawsonville is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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  • 11. Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Macon
    The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame is located in Macon, Georgia, USA. It is the largest state sports hall of fame in America at 43,000 square feet .
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  • 13. Georgia's Old Capital Museum Milledgeville
    Georgia College is a public liberal arts university in Milledgeville, Georgia. The university enrolls approximately 7,000 students and is a member of the University System of Georgia. Georgia College was designated Georgia's Public Liberal Arts University in 1996 by the Georgia Board of Regents.
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  • 14. Central State Hospital Museum Milledgeville
    Central Georgia is the area containing the metropolitan region surrounding the city of Macon, in Bibb County in the U.S. state of Georgia. It abuts the Atlanta metropolitan area, just to the north. Similar and coextensive names for this region include Middle Georgia and the Heart of Georgia. While no precise definition exists there are several ways to group places as part of the area. A partial list: The Macon-Warner Robins-Fort Valley, GA Combined Statistical Area . The two components of the CSA are: Macon Metropolitan Statistical Area Warner Robins Metropolitan Statistical Area Counties bordering Bibb are Crawford, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Peach, and Twiggs. Counties belonging to the Middle Georgia Regional Library System are Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Macon, Twiggs, and Wilkinson. Counties w...
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