8 kid-friendly Augusta places, with hours and admission from each operator’s own page. Morris Museum of Art: children 12 and younger are free, and Sundays have no admission charge.
Where a page gives no hours, price or age range we say so. Every fact below was read on the cited official page and checked ; anything we could not read is listed under What We Could Not Confirm instead of guessed.
| What to know | Source |
|---|---|
| Morris Museum of Art: children 12 and younger are free, and Sundays have no admission charge. | themorris.org |
| Augusta Museum of History: children ages 6 to 18 $5, children under 6 free. | augustamuseum.org |
| Augusta Canal Discovery Center is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM; tickets for boat tours include free admission to the Discovery Center. | augustacanal.com |
| The Augusta Riverwalk is called family friendly, with a lower-level playground and a fountain at the 8th Street entrance. | visitaugusta.com |
Kid-Friendly Things to Do
| Name | Town | What it is | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta Canal Discovery Center and boat tours | Augusta | Discovery Center at Enterprise Mill covering Augusta’s industrial history; boat tours depart from it. | Cost: $14 adults; $12 seniors 60+, military and students (as printed on augustacanal.com; confirm whether this is the tour or Center price) Hours: Discovery Center Tuesday-Saturday 9:30 AM-3:00 PM; boat tour times vary Season: Boat tours Tuesday-Saturday, call for availability; spring and fall often sell out. Tours cancel at heat index 105F or higher. Kids: Age requirements for boat tours are not printed; call 706-823-0440 ext. 502. |
| Augusta Museum of History | Augusta | Museum at 560 Reynolds Street; its education pages list programs named Curious Kids, Hunt for History and Time Detectives. | Cost: Adults $7; seniors $6; children 6-18 $5; under 6 free; members free Hours: Thursday-Saturday 10 AM-5 PM; Sunday 1-5 PM; closed Monday-Wednesday Parking: Page lists ‘Broad Street Parking’ with no details. Kids: Programs listed: Curious Kids, Hunt for History, Time Detectives (no details printed). |
| Morris Museum of Art | Augusta | Museum of Southern art; calendar lists ‘Artrageous! Family Sunday’ and a Kids & Families page. | Cost: Adults $5; youth 13-17 $3; children 12 and younger free; students, military and seniors 65+ $3; Sundays no admission charge Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 AM-5 PM; Sunday 12-5 PM Season: Closed Mondays and major holidays. Kids: Children 12 and younger free; Artrageous! Family Sunday listed without dates. |
| Augusta Riverwalk | Augusta | Brick trail along the Savannah River, 6th to 10th Streets (the page also gives 5th to 13th in a blog teaser), with a lower-level playground and a large fountain at the 8th Street entrance. | Access: Wheelchair accessible via the 10th, 8th and 6th Street entrances. Dogs: Leashed dogs welcome. Parking: Near the 10th Street entrance by the Augusta Marriott, in a large lot near 8th Street, and near 6th Street. Kids: Called family friendly; lower-level playground; fountain popular in summer. |
| Phinizy Swamp Nature Park | Augusta | Nature park and education center at 1858 Lock and Dam Road; the site lists kids programs including field trips, toddler classes, Puddle Ducks and Eco Explorers. | Kids: Programs listed: Puddle Ducks, Eco Explorers, Toddler Events, summer camps, field trips (no ages or prices printed). Visit Augusta lists a Spookduckular event at the park on Oct 27. |
| Augusta Canal towpath | Augusta | Visit Augusta describes walking the towpath and looking for river otters in the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area. | Kids: Listed on the Visit Augusta family page. |
| Pexcho’s American Dime Museum | Augusta | Recreates a late 19th and early 20th century dime museum; Visit Augusta says it has high entertainment value for the entire family. | Not published on the cited page |
| Meadow Garden | Augusta | Guided tours of the home of a Signer of the Declaration of Independence; Visit Augusta’s family page shows dates Oct 27, 2026 to Dec 30, 2026. | Season: Dates shown Oct 27, 2026 to Dec 30, 2026 (event listing). |
Map of Kid-Friendly Places in Augusta
Not pinned (no confirmed location yet): Augusta Canal Discovery Center and boat tours, Augusta Museum of History, Augusta Canal towpath, Pexcho's American Dime Museum, Meadow Garden.
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FAQ
Are there free days for kids at Augusta museums?
The Morris Museum lists children 12 and younger free and no admission charge on Sundays; the Augusta Museum of History lists children under 6 free. (themorris.org)
What We Could Not Confirm
- Phinizy Swamp Nature Park hours, admission, dog rules and accessibility: phinizycenter.org home page links Park Info but that did not load and the Visit Augusta listing did not print them.
- Meadow Garden hours and tour admission: Visit Augusta listing and the operator domain I tried did not print them.
- Augusta Canal: whether $14/$12 is the boat tour price or Discovery Center admission is not clear from the page text read.
- Augusta Aquatic Center and city park playground details: city facility page requested did not load.
- Pexcho’s hours and price not fetched.
- Coordinates not collected.
How we checked this guide: Dates, hours, admission and parking prices, and access details were verified against the official sources listed below on . Operators change schedules and raise prices without notice, so confirm anything time-sensitive before you drive. The figures in this guide also feed our Georgia Attraction Transparency Index and Family Day-Out Cost Index.
Sources
- Augusta Canal Heritage
- Augusta Canal boat tours
- Augusta Museum of History
- Morris Museum of Art Visit
- Visit Augusta Family Fun
- Visit Augusta Riverwalk
- Phinizy Center
Hank Whitlock is the pen name of the It's Georgia editor. Every guide is built around the questions a busy family actually asks before a trip: how long is the drive, what does parking cost, can the stroller make it, are dogs allowed. Details are checked against official park, city, and venue sources, and each guide shows the date it was last updated.
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