Museums

Heritage Passport

Wed, 14 May 08 15:03:32 -0400

Name: Heritage Passport
Address: Marietta Welcome Center, 4 Depot Street, Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: (770) 429-1115
Description: When visiting Marietta stop at the Welcome Center and purchase a Heritage Passport your pass to our three must-see museums at considerable savings: Marietta Museum of History, Root House Museum, and Marietta Gone With the Wind/Scarlett on the Square.
Admission: $10, over a 25% savings!
Type: Museum

Marietta Fire Museum

Tue, 28 Aug 07 21:53:48 -0400

Name: Marietta Fire Museum
Address: 112 Haynes Street, Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: (770) 794-5491
Description: The Marietta Fire Department was officially formed in 1854 following a massive fire which destroyed most of the Marietta Square. This museum offers a unique look at firefighting techniques and equipment from the 1800s to the present. The highlight of the collection is the Silsby Steamer purchased by the city in 1879. Nicknamed 'The Aurora,' the horse-drawn pumper served Marietta until 1921, and received a complete restoration in 1992. It is one of only five still in existence.
Hours: Mon-Fri 8-5, Evenings and weekends by appointment
Admission: Free, Tours conducted by active duty fire fighters
URL: http://www.mariettaga.gov/departments/emergency/fire/museum.aspx
Type: Museum

Marietta Gone With the Wind Museum, Scarlett on the Square

Tue, 28 Aug 07 21:53:48 -0400

Name: Marietta Gone With the Wind Museum, Scarlett on the Square
Address: 18 Whitlock Avenue Marietta, GA 30064
Phone: (770) 794-5576
Description: When the movie Gone With the Wind premiered in Atlanta in 1939, the world fell in love with Scarlett and Rhett. The love affair continues at the Marietta Gone With the Wind Museum, Scarlett on the Square. The museum features rare memorabilia from the movie, Margaret Mitchell, and her Pulitzer Prize winning novel. Housed in a former livery stable and cotton warehouse from 1875, the collection includes scripts, books, props, movie posters, and the original bengaline honeymoon gown worn by Vivien Leigh in her Oscar winning role as Scarlett.
Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Closed Major Holidays
Admission: $7 Adults, $6 Seniors/Students, $5 Groups of 15 or more
URL: http://www.gwtwmarietta.com
Type: Museum

Marietta Museum of History

Fri, 14 Mar 08 20:28:46 -0400

Name: Marietta Museum of History
Address: 1 Depot Street, Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: (770) 794-5710
Description: Located on the second floor of the 1845 Kennesaw House, the Marietta Museum of History's galleries overflow with a wide variety of artifacts that will offer something of interest for every visitor. From 19th and 20th Century clothing and accessories to Civil War weapons and ammunition, the museum tells the story of the development of Cobb County and Marietta with displays on Native Americans, the Gold Rush, early inventions, influential Mariettans, and the growth of the Bell Bomber Plant, now Lockheed/Martin.
Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-4pm
Admission: $5 Adults, $3 Seniors/Students, Free for Members & Children under 6. Educational group tours and trunk shows available.
URL: http://www.mariettahistory.org
Type: Museum

Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art

Tue, 28 Aug 07 21:53:48 -0400

Name: Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art
Address: 30 Atlanta Street, Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: (770) 528-1444
Description: The Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art is metropolitan Atlanta's only museum dedicated to American art. Housed in Marietta's first U.S. Post Office, the museum hosts a full schedule of exhibitions and boasts a permanent collection of 19th and 20th century American art, from Warhol to Wyeth.
Hours: Tues-Fri 11am-5pm, Sat 11am-4pm
Admission: $5 Adults, $3 Seniors/Students, Free for children 6 and under; Special group rates available for groups of 10 or more
URL: www.mariettacobbartmuseum.org
Type: Museum

The Root House Museum

Tue, 28 Aug 07 21:53:48 -0400

Name: The Root House Museum
Address: 145 Denmead Street, Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: (770) 426-4982
Description: Built in 1845 by Hannah and William Root, the Root House Museum offers visitors a glimpse of the home life of a middle class merchant and his family. Owned and operated by the Cobb Landmarks and Historical Society, it is one of the oldest surviving frame houses in Marietta and is furnished with period furniture in the fashion of the 1850s. Outside guests can walk among flower beds and vegetable plots in a garden that reflects the gardening practices of the mid 19th century, as well as see the recreated kitchen and working 1850s cook stove.
Hours: Tues-Sat 11am-4pm
Admission: $4 Adults, $3 Seniors & Groups of 10
URL: http://www.cobblandmarks.com/roothouse.htm
Type: Museum