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Science Museum Attractions In Historic High Country

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Lithonia is a city in eastern DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The city's population was 1,924 at the 2010 census. Lithonia is in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Lithonia means city/town of stone. Lithonia is in the heart of the Georgian granite-quarrying and viewing region, hence the name of the town, from the Greek λίθος lithos, for stone. The huge nearby granite dome, Stone Mountain, is composed largely of a rock called Lithonia gneiss, a form of granite. The area has a history of rock quarries. The mines were served by the Georgia Railroad and Atlanta, Stone Mountain & Lithonia Railway. Some of the rock quarries have been converted to par...
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Science Museum Attractions In Historic High Country

  • 1. Tellus Science Museum Cartersville
    Tellus Science Museum is a Smithsonian Institution-affiliate natural history and science museum near Cartersville, Georgia with a facility of over 120,000 square feet. The museum is open daily from 10:00 AM to 5 PM closing only on major holidays, and entrance fees vary. The museum also has multiple special events scheduled throughout the year, many revolving around the Bentley Planetarium and observatory facility. The largest displays consist of a very large fossil exhibit and mineral gallery.
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