{
    "id": "georgia-historic-sites",
    "name": "Historic Sites in Georgia: Hours, Admission and What to See",
    "description": "82 historic sites a visitor can go to in Georgia (National Park Service units, state historic sites, museums, battlefields, house museums) with town, county, region, hours, admission and the operator page each was read from.",
    "page": "https://itsgeorgia.com/things-to-do/georgia-historic-sites/",
    "csv": "https://itsgeorgia.com/data/downloads/georgia-historic-sites.csv",
    "json": "https://itsgeorgia.com/data/downloads/georgia-historic-sites.json",
    "schema": "https://itsgeorgia.com/data/schema/georgia-historic-sites.json",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "attribution": "It's Georgia (itsgeorgia.com), CC BY 4.0",
    "citation": "It's Georgia (2026). Historic Sites in Georgia: Hours, Admission and What to See. https://itsgeorgia.com/things-to-do/georgia-historic-sites/",
    "publisher": "It's Georgia",
    "geo_scope": "Georgia, USA",
    "modified": "2026-10-20",
    "row_count": 82,
    "columns": [
        "name",
        "type",
        "operator",
        "city",
        "county",
        "region",
        "theme",
        "era",
        "what_to_see",
        "hours",
        "admission",
        "free",
        "open_season",
        "official_url",
        "source_url",
        "checked"
    ],
    "rows": [
        {
            "name": "Andersonville National Historic Site",
            "type": "NPS unit",
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "city": "Andersonville",
            "county": "Sumter",
            "region": "West Georgia",
            "theme": "Civil War prisoners of war; all American POWs",
            "era": "Civil War",
            "what_to_see": "Site of Camp Sumter military prison, Andersonville National Cemetery and the National Prisoner of War Museum; one-hour audio driving tour loaned at the museum desk.",
            "hours": "Grounds and cemetery daily 8-5; National Prisoner of War Museum daily 9:30-4:30; park closed Thanksgiving, Dec 25 and Jan 1 (cemetery gate still open)",
            "admission": "Free (no entrance fee; museum and programs free)",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/ande/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/ande/planyourvisit/hours.htm ; https://www.nps.gov/ande/planyourvisit/fees.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park (Chickamauga Battlefield)",
            "type": "NPS unit",
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "city": "Fort Oglethorpe",
            "county": "Walker",
            "region": "Northwest Georgia",
            "theme": "Civil War battlefield",
            "era": "Civil War",
            "what_to_see": "Chickamauga Battlefield (September 1863) with tour roads, monuments and the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center; the park also has units in Tennessee.",
            "hours": "Park units daylight hours; Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center daily 8:30-5 (closed Dec 25 and Jan 1)",
            "admission": "Chickamauga Battlefield free; only Point Park on Lookout Mountain (Tennessee) charges $10 ages 16+",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round; Wilder Brigade Monument closed Dec 1-Mar 15",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/chch/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/chch/planyourvisit/hours.htm ; https://www.nps.gov/chch/planyourvisit/fees.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Cumberland Island National Seashore",
            "type": "NPS unit",
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "city": "St. Marys",
            "county": "Camden",
            "region": "Coastal Georgia",
            "theme": "Gilded Age estates; African American settlement; barrier island",
            "era": "1800s to 20th century",
            "what_to_see": "Dungeness mansion ruins (Carnegie estate, burned 1959), guided tours of Plum Orchard Mansion, and First African Baptist Church and The Settlement on the north end; reached by 45-minute ferry.",
            "hours": "Mainland Visitor Center daily 8-4; Mainland Museum daily 1-4; ferry 7 days Mar 1-Nov 30, no ferry Tue-Wed Dec 1-Feb 28",
            "admission": "$15 per person entrance (ages 16+, 7 days); ferry $44 adults, $42 seniors, $34 youth 6-15 plus tax",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round (reduced winter ferry)",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/cuis/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/cuis/planyourvisit/hours.htm ; https://www.nps.gov/cuis/planyourvisit/fees.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Fort Frederica National Monument",
            "type": "NPS unit",
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "city": "St. Simons Island",
            "county": "Glynn",
            "region": "Coastal Georgia",
            "theme": "Colonial Georgia; British-Spanish rivalry",
            "era": "Colonial",
            "what_to_see": "Archaeological remains of the town and fort Oglethorpe founded in 1736, plus the separate Bloody Marsh Unit (1742 battle site).",
            "hours": "Grounds daily 9-5; visitor center Wed-Sun 9-5; Bloody Marsh Unit daily 8:30-4; closed Thanksgiving, Dec 25, Jan 1",
            "admission": "Free (no entrance pass required)",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/fofr/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/fofr/planyourvisit/hours.htm ; https://www.nps.gov/fofr/planyourvisit/fees.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Fort Pulaski National Monument",
            "type": "NPS unit",
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "city": "Savannah",
            "county": "Chatham",
            "region": "Coastal Georgia",
            "theme": "Civil War; coastal forts",
            "era": "Civil War",
            "what_to_see": "Masonry fort breached by Union rifled cannon in April 1862, with the visible breach, casemates and moat.",
            "hours": "See official site",
            "admission": "$10 per person ages 16+ (valid 7 days); 15 and under free; $35 annual pass",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/fopu/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/fopu/planyourvisit/fees.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Jimmy Carter National Historical Park",
            "type": "NPS unit",
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "city": "Plains",
            "county": "Sumter",
            "region": "West Georgia",
            "theme": "U.S. presidents; rural South",
            "era": "20th century",
            "what_to_see": "Plains High School visitor center and museum, Carter boyhood farm, Plains depot campaign headquarters; Carter residence closed to the public; President Carter is buried at the family plot at the Carter home.",
            "hours": "Visitor information desk daily 9:30-4:30 (closed Jan 1, Thanksgiving, Dec 25)",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/jica/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/jica/planyourvisit/hours.htm ; https://www.nps.gov/jica/planyourvisit/fees.htm ; https://www.nps.gov/jica/learn/news/jimmycarterpassing.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park",
            "type": "NPS unit",
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "city": "Kennesaw",
            "county": "Cobb",
            "region": "Atlanta Metro",
            "theme": "Civil War battlefield; Atlanta Campaign",
            "era": "Civil War",
            "what_to_see": "2,965-acre battlefield of the June-July 1864 Atlanta Campaign with earthworks, Cheatham Hill and Pigeon Hill.",
            "hours": "Visitor center daily 9-5 (closed Thanksgiving, Dec 25, Jan 1); grounds 6:30-6:30 Standard Time, 6:30-8:30 Daylight Time",
            "admission": "$5 per vehicle per day or $5 per person on foot ages 16+; $40 annual; card only",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/kemo/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/kemo/planyourvisit/hours.htm ; https://www.nps.gov/kemo/planyourvisit/fees.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park",
            "type": "NPS unit",
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "city": "Atlanta",
            "county": "Fulton",
            "region": "Atlanta Metro",
            "theme": "Civil rights",
            "era": "20th century",
            "what_to_see": "Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, Fire Station No. 6 (temporary visitor center), Freedom Hall and the Auburn Avenue neighborhood where Dr. King was born; ranger Birth Home presentations next door to the house.",
            "hours": "Daily 9-5; closed Jan 1, Thanksgiving, Dec 25",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/malu/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/malu/planyourvisit/hours.htm ; https://www.nps.gov/malu/planyourvisit/fees.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park",
            "type": "NPS unit",
            "operator": "National Park Service",
            "city": "Macon",
            "county": "Bibb",
            "region": "Historic Heartland",
            "theme": "Indigenous history; Muscogee (Creek) homeland",
            "era": "Indigenous",
            "what_to_see": "Mississippian-period earthen mounds, the reconstructed Earth Lodge and a visitor center museum; Ice Age hunters were here before 9000 BC.",
            "hours": "Grounds and trails daily 8-5; visitor center and Earth Lodge daily 9-5; closed Thanksgiving, Dec 25, Jan 1",
            "admission": "Free (no entrance pass required)",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/ocmu/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/ocmu/planyourvisit/hours.htm ; https://www.nps.gov/ocmu/planyourvisit/fees.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Chief Vann House State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Georgia DNR State Parks & Historic Sites",
            "city": "Chatsworth",
            "county": "Murray",
            "region": "Northwest Georgia",
            "theme": "Cherokee Nation; Trail of Tears",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "Brick home completed in 1804 by Cherokee leader James Vann, seen by guided tour only; 19th-century Cherokee farmstead and former Springplace Moravian mission site.",
            "hours": "Thu-Sat 9-5; Sun 1-5 (closed Sundays Dec-Mar); tours on the hour, last 4 pm",
            "admission": "$7 adults, $5.25 seniors 62+, $6 youth 6-17, plus tax",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://gastateparks.org/ChiefVannHouse",
            "source_url": "https://gastateparks.org/ChiefVannHouse",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Dahlonega Gold Museum State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Georgia DNR State Parks & Historic Sites",
            "city": "Dahlonega",
            "county": "Lumpkin",
            "region": "North Georgia",
            "theme": "Georgia gold rush",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "Museum in the 1836 Lumpkin County Courthouse: Dahlonega Mint coins, a five-ounce nugget, hydraulic mining cannon and 17-minute film.",
            "hours": "Mon-Sat 9-4:45; Sun 10-4:45; closed Thanksgiving, Dec 25, Jan 1",
            "admission": "$10 adults, $7.50 seniors, $7 youth 6-17, $3.50 children",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://gastateparks.org/DahlonegaGoldMuseum",
            "source_url": "https://gastateparks.org/DahlonegaGoldMuseum",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Georgia DNR State Parks & Historic Sites",
            "city": "Cartersville",
            "county": "Bartow",
            "region": "Northwest Georgia",
            "theme": "Mississippian culture",
            "era": "Indigenous",
            "what_to_see": "Six earthen mounds (tallest 63 feet), plaza, village site and a stone fish trap on the Etowah River; occupied about 1000-1550 A.D.",
            "hours": "Daily 9-5 (mounds area closes 4:30); closed Thanksgiving, Dec 25, Jan 1",
            "admission": "$6 adults, $4.50 seniors, $4 youth 6-17, $2 under 6, plus tax",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://gastateparks.org/EtowahIndianMounds",
            "source_url": "https://gastateparks.org/EtowahIndianMounds",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Fort King George State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Georgia DNR State Parks & Historic Sites",
            "city": "Darien",
            "county": "McIntosh",
            "region": "Coastal Georgia",
            "theme": "Colonial forts; Guale; Scots of Darien",
            "era": "Colonial",
            "what_to_see": "Reconstructed 1721 British fort (blockhouse, barracks, officers' quarters, moat), museum and film, sawmill and tabby ruins.",
            "hours": "Tue-Sun 9-5; closed Mondays, Thanksgiving, Dec 25, Jan 1",
            "admission": "$8.25 adults, $6.25 seniors, $4.75 youth 6-17, $2.75 under 6, plus tax",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://gastateparks.org/FortKingGeorge",
            "source_url": "https://gastateparks.org/FortKingGeorge",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Fort Morris State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Georgia DNR State Parks & Historic Sites",
            "city": "Midway",
            "county": "Liberty",
            "region": "Coastal Georgia",
            "theme": "American Revolution; War of 1812",
            "era": "Revolution",
            "what_to_see": "Original earthworks of the Revolutionary fort above the Medway River (\"Come and take it!\"), museum and film on colonial Sunbury.",
            "hours": "Site daily 9-5; museum Fri-Sun 9-5 (Mon-Thu self-guided, $5 per vehicle at collection box)",
            "admission": "$5 adults, $3.75 seniors, $3.50 youth, $1.50 under 6, plus tax",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://gastateparks.org/FortMorris",
            "source_url": "https://gastateparks.org/FortMorris",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Hardman Farm State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Georgia DNR State Parks & Historic Sites",
            "city": "Sautee Nacoochee",
            "county": "White",
            "region": "North Georgia",
            "theme": "Victorian farm; Native American mound",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "1870 Italianate mansion, dairy barn and the gazebo-topped Sautee Nacoochee Indian Mound on the Unicoi Turnpike.",
            "hours": "Mar-Dec daily 10-4, mansion tours Thu-Sat (last 3 pm); Jan-Feb Thu-Sat 10-4",
            "admission": "$13 adults, $9.75 seniors, $8 youth 6-17, 5 and under free; grounds only $7; plus tax",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round (reduced Jan-Feb)",
            "official_url": "https://gastateparks.org/HardmanFarm",
            "source_url": "https://gastateparks.org/HardmanFarm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Georgia DNR State Parks & Historic Sites",
            "city": "Brunswick",
            "county": "Glynn",
            "region": "Coastal Georgia",
            "theme": "Rice coast; slavery; Gullah Geechee",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "Altamaha River rice plantation worked by enslaved Africans from the early 1800s, family home, dairy and rice-levee remnants.",
            "hours": "Tue-Sun 9-5; hourly tours, last 4 pm; closed Thanksgiving, Dec 25, Jan 1",
            "admission": "$8.75 adults, $6.50 seniors, $5.50 youth 6-17, $2.25 under 6, plus tax",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://gastateparks.org/HofwylBroadfieldPlantation",
            "source_url": "https://gastateparks.org/HofwylBroadfieldPlantation",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Jarrell Plantation State Historic Site",
            "type": "Historic village",
            "operator": "Georgia DNR State Parks & Historic Sites",
            "city": "Juliette",
            "county": "Jones",
            "region": "Historic Heartland",
            "theme": "Middle Georgia farm life; slavery to sharecropping",
            "era": "1800s to early 1900s",
            "what_to_see": "Cotton plantation owned by one family for 140+ years (house built 1847), with steam sawmill, gin and gristmill; 42 enslaved people farmed it by 1863.",
            "hours": "Thu-Sun 9-5; closed Thanksgiving, Dec 25, Jan 1",
            "admission": "$7 adults, $5.25 seniors, $4.50 youth 6-17, $1.50 under 6, plus tax",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://gastateparks.org/JarrellPlantation",
            "source_url": "https://gastateparks.org/JarrellPlantation",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Jefferson Davis Memorial State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Georgia DNR State Parks & Historic Sites",
            "city": "Fitzgerald",
            "county": "Irwin",
            "region": "Southeast Georgia",
            "theme": "End of the Civil War",
            "era": "Civil War",
            "what_to_see": "Monument, museum and trail where Union cavalry surrounded and captured Confederate President Jefferson Davis at dawn after his party camped here on May 9, 1865.",
            "hours": "Wed-Sun 9-5",
            "admission": "$6 adult, $5.50 senior, $4.75 child",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://gastateparks.org/JeffersonDavisMemorial",
            "source_url": "https://gastateparks.org/JeffersonDavisMemorial",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Lapham-Patterson House State Historic Site",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "Georgia DNR State Parks & Historic Sites",
            "city": "Thomasville",
            "county": "Thomas",
            "region": "Southwest Georgia",
            "theme": "Victorian resort era",
            "era": "1880s",
            "what_to_see": "1884-85 Victorian winter cottage with fishscale shingles, double-flue chimney with walk-through stair and cantilevered balcony; National Historic Landmark.",
            "hours": "Guided tours Fri 1, 2, 3 pm; Sat 10, 11, 1, 2, 3 pm",
            "admission": "$15 adults 18+, $10 children 17 and under",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://gastateparks.org/LaphamPattersonHouse",
            "source_url": "https://gastateparks.org/LaphamPattersonHouse",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "New Echota State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Georgia DNR State Parks & Historic Sites",
            "city": "Calhoun",
            "county": "Gordon",
            "region": "Northwest Georgia",
            "theme": "Cherokee Nation capital; Trail of Tears",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "Capital of the Cherokee Nation from 1825: 12 original and reconstructed buildings including the Council House, Supreme Court, Cherokee Phoenix print shop and the Worcester house; 17-minute film.",
            "hours": "Tue-Sat 9-5; Sun 1-5 (closed Sundays Dec-Mar); buildings close 4:45; closed Thanksgiving, Dec 25, Jan 1",
            "admission": "$8 adults, $6 seniors, $6 youth 6-17, plus tax",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://gastateparks.org/NewEchota",
            "source_url": "https://gastateparks.org/NewEchota",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Pickett's Mill Battlefield State Historic Site",
            "type": "Battlefield",
            "operator": "Georgia DNR State Parks & Historic Sites",
            "city": "Dallas",
            "county": "Paulding",
            "region": "Northwest Georgia",
            "theme": "Civil War; Atlanta Campaign",
            "era": "Civil War",
            "what_to_see": "One of the best-preserved Civil War battlefields: original earthworks, the ravine of the May 27, 1864 assault, trails and museum.",
            "hours": "Site daily 9-5; museum Fri-Sun 9-5; closed Thanksgiving, Dec 25, Jan 1",
            "admission": "$6 adults, $4.50 seniors, $3.50 youth 6-17, plus tax",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://gastateparks.org/PickettsMillBattlefield",
            "source_url": "https://gastateparks.org/PickettsMillBattlefield",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Robert Toombs House State Historic Site",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "Georgia DNR State Parks & Historic Sites",
            "city": "Washington",
            "county": "Wilkes",
            "region": "East Georgia",
            "theme": "Secession; Reconstruction politics",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "Home of U.S. Senator and Confederate general Robert Toombs, who later helped write the Georgia Constitution of 1877.",
            "hours": "Thu-Sat 10-4; closed Thanksgiving, Dec 25, Jan 1",
            "admission": "$8 self-guided or $10 guided (13 and up), $6 ages 5-12, free 4 and under; cash or check only",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://gastateparks.org/RobertToombsHouse",
            "source_url": "https://gastateparks.org/RobertToombsHouse",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Roosevelt's Little White House State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Georgia DNR State Parks & Historic Sites",
            "city": "Warm Springs",
            "county": "Meriwether",
            "region": "West Georgia",
            "theme": "Franklin D. Roosevelt; polio",
            "era": "20th century",
            "what_to_see": "FDR's 1932 cottage where he died April 12, 1945, the Unfinished Portrait, museum, pools museum and Walk of Flags and Stones.",
            "hours": "Daily 9-4:45 (last ticket 4:30); closed Thanksgiving, Dec 25, Jan 1",
            "admission": "$13 adults, $9.75 seniors, $7.50 youth 6-17, under 6 free, plus tax; ranger tours Sat-Sun 10 am $20",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://gastateparks.org/LittleWhiteHouse",
            "source_url": "https://gastateparks.org/LittleWhiteHouse",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Traveler's Rest State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Georgia DNR State Parks & Historic Sites",
            "city": "Toccoa",
            "county": "Stephens",
            "region": "North Georgia",
            "theme": "Stagecoach era; Unicoi Turnpike",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "Georgia's last stagecoach inn, built around 1815 on the Unicoi Turnpike, with original furnishings; National Historic Landmark (1964).",
            "hours": "Sat-Sun 9-5; closed Thanksgiving, Dec 25, Jan 1",
            "admission": "$5.50 adults, $4.25 seniors, $3.50 youth 6-17, $1.25 under 6, plus tax",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round (weekends)",
            "official_url": "https://gastateparks.org/TravelersRest",
            "source_url": "https://gastateparks.org/TravelersRest",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Wormsloe State Historic Site",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Georgia DNR State Parks & Historic Sites",
            "city": "Savannah",
            "county": "Chatham",
            "region": "Coastal Georgia",
            "theme": "Colonial Georgia",
            "era": "Colonial",
            "what_to_see": "Oak-lined avenue to the tabby ruins of Noble Jones's colonial estate (one of Savannah's oldest standing structures), museum and colonial life area.",
            "hours": "Daily 9-4:45; closed Thanksgiving and Dec 25",
            "admission": "$12 adults, $9 seniors, $5.75 youth 6-17, $3.25 under 6, plus tax",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://gastateparks.org/Wormsloe",
            "source_url": "https://gastateparks.org/Wormsloe",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "A.H. Stephens State Park (Liberty Hall)",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "Georgia DNR State Parks & Historic Sites",
            "city": "Crawfordville",
            "county": "Taliaferro",
            "region": "East Georgia",
            "theme": "Civil War; Confederate vice president; CCC",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "Liberty Hall, home of Alexander H. Stephens restored to its 1875 style, and a Civil War museum; National Historic Landmark (Liberty Hall).",
            "hours": "Historic site Fri-Sun 9-5 (last tour 3:30); park 7 am-10 pm",
            "admission": "Historic site $8 adults, $6 seniors, $5 youth 6-17, $2 under 6; parking fee also required",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://gastateparks.org/AHStephens",
            "source_url": "https://gastateparks.org/AHStephens",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Fort McAllister State Park",
            "type": "Fort",
            "operator": "Georgia DNR State Parks & Historic Sites",
            "city": "Richmond Hill",
            "county": "Bryan",
            "region": "Coastal Georgia",
            "theme": "Civil War; March to the Sea",
            "era": "Civil War",
            "what_to_see": "Best-preserved earthwork fortification of the Confederacy; fell in December 1864, ending Sherman's March to the Sea; museum, bombproof, hot shot furnace.",
            "hours": "Historic site 8-5; park 7 am-10 pm",
            "admission": "Historic site $9.75 adults, $7.50 seniors, $5.50 youth 6-17; parking fee also required",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://gastateparks.org/FortMcAllister",
            "source_url": "https://gastateparks.org/FortMcAllister",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Kolomoki Mounds State Park",
            "type": "Archaeological site",
            "operator": "Georgia DNR State Parks & Historic Sites",
            "city": "Blakely",
            "county": "Early",
            "region": "Southwest Georgia",
            "theme": "Woodland-period mounds",
            "era": "Indigenous",
            "what_to_see": "Oldest and largest Woodland Indian site in the Southeast (350-900 C.E.); Mound A is 57 feet high; ranger-led tours.",
            "hours": "Park 7 am-10 pm; office 8-5",
            "admission": "Museum admission listed ($5.50 adults) but no museum experience during NAGPRA changes; $10 parking per vehicle (ParkPass; $70 annual)",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://gastateparks.org/KolomokiMounds",
            "source_url": "https://gastateparks.org/KolomokiMounds ; https://gastateparks.org/ParkPass",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Allatoona Pass Battlefield",
            "type": "Battlefield",
            "operator": "Georgia DNR State Parks & Historic Sites (managed by Red Top Mountain State Park)",
            "city": "Cartersville",
            "county": "Bartow",
            "region": "Northwest Georgia",
            "theme": "Civil War; Great Locomotive Chase route",
            "era": "Civil War",
            "what_to_see": "Earthworks and trenches of the October 5, 1864 battle (about 30 percent of 5,000 engaged became casualties) along the railroad cut the General passed in 1862.",
            "hours": "Daylight hours",
            "admission": "Free (no fees)",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://gastateparks.org/AllatoonaPassBattlefield",
            "source_url": "https://gastateparks.org/AllatoonaPassBattlefield",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Griswoldville Battlefield",
            "type": "Battlefield",
            "operator": "Georgia DNR State Parks & Historic Sites (administered by Jarrell Plantation)",
            "city": "Griswoldville",
            "county": "Jones",
            "region": "Historic Heartland",
            "theme": "Civil War; March to the Sea",
            "era": "Civil War",
            "what_to_see": "Seventeen-acre portion of the November 22, 1864 battlefield where Georgia militia charged Union lines; monument and panels.",
            "hours": "Daylight hours",
            "admission": "Free (no fees)",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://gastateparks.org/GriswoldvilleBattlefield",
            "source_url": "https://gastateparks.org/GriswoldvilleBattlefield",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Reynolds Mansion and Sapelo Island",
            "type": "State historic site",
            "operator": "Georgia DNR State Parks & Historic Sites (Sapelo Island)",
            "city": "Sapelo Island",
            "county": "McIntosh",
            "region": "Coastal Georgia",
            "theme": "Gullah Geechee community of Hog Hammock; tycoon era",
            "era": "1800s to 20th century",
            "what_to_see": "Ferry-access barrier island: guided tours of the Gullah Geechee community of Hog Hammock, the Reynolds Mansion, Nanny Goat Beach and a restored 1820 lighthouse.",
            "hours": "Mainland Visitor Center Tue-Fri 7:30-5:30, Sat 8-5:30; public island tours by schedule (call 912-437-3224)",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "Year-round (scheduled tours)",
            "official_url": "https://gastateparks.org/ReynoldsMansion",
            "source_url": "https://gastateparks.org/ReynoldsMansion",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Fort Mountain State Park",
            "type": "Archaeological site",
            "operator": "Georgia DNR State Parks & Historic Sites",
            "city": "Chatsworth",
            "county": "Murray",
            "region": "Northwest Georgia",
            "theme": "Ancient stone wall; CCC",
            "era": "Indigenous; 1930s",
            "what_to_see": "Mysterious 855-foot-long ancient rock wall on the summit and a CCC-built stone fire tower.",
            "hours": "Park 7 am-10 pm; office 8-5",
            "admission": "$10 parking per vehicle (ParkPass; $70 annual)",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://gastateparks.org/FortMountain",
            "source_url": "https://gastateparks.org/FortMountain ; https://gastateparks.org/ParkPass",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Sweetwater Creek State Park (New Manchester Mill ruins)",
            "type": "Other",
            "operator": "Georgia DNR State Parks & Historic Sites",
            "city": "Lithia Springs",
            "county": "Douglas",
            "region": "Atlanta Metro",
            "theme": "Civil War; textile industry",
            "era": "Civil War",
            "what_to_see": "Ruins of the New Manchester Manufacturing Company textile mill burned during the Civil War, reached by creekside trail; interior only on guided hikes.",
            "hours": "Park 7 am-dark; office 9-5",
            "admission": "$10 parking per vehicle (ParkPass; $70 annual)",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://gastateparks.org/SweetwaterCreek",
            "source_url": "https://gastateparks.org/SweetwaterCreek ; https://gastateparks.org/ParkPass",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Indian Springs State Park",
            "type": "Other",
            "operator": "Georgia DNR State Parks & Historic Sites",
            "city": "Flovilla",
            "county": "Butts",
            "region": "Historic Heartland",
            "theme": "Muscogee (Creek) history; Treaty of Indian Springs; CCC",
            "era": "1800s; 1930s",
            "what_to_see": "One of the oldest state parks in the nation: CCC-built stone Spring House and a seasonal museum on Creek history, the resort era and the CCC.",
            "hours": "Park 7 am-10 pm; Spring House closes at sunset",
            "admission": "$10 parking per vehicle (ParkPass; $70 annual)",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round (museum seasonal)",
            "official_url": "https://gastateparks.org/IndianSprings",
            "source_url": "https://gastateparks.org/IndianSprings ; https://gastateparks.org/ParkPass",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Watson Mill Bridge State Park",
            "type": "Other",
            "operator": "Georgia DNR State Parks & Historic Sites",
            "city": "Comer",
            "county": "Madison",
            "region": "North Georgia",
            "theme": "Covered bridges; Horace King family",
            "era": "1880s",
            "what_to_see": "Georgia's longest covered bridge still in use (229 feet), built in 1885 by W.W. King, son of famed bridge builder Horace King.",
            "hours": "Park 7 am-10 pm; office 8-5",
            "admission": "$10 parking per vehicle (ParkPass; $70 annual)",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://gastateparks.org/WatsonMillBridge",
            "source_url": "https://gastateparks.org/WatsonMillBridge ; https://gastateparks.org/ParkPass",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Fort Yargo State Park",
            "type": "Fort",
            "operator": "Georgia DNR State Parks & Historic Sites",
            "city": "Winder",
            "county": "Barrow",
            "region": "North Georgia",
            "theme": "Frontier settlement",
            "era": "1790s",
            "what_to_see": "1792 log fort built by settlers for protection against Creek and Cherokee Indians.",
            "hours": "Park 7 am-10 pm; office 8-5",
            "admission": "$10 parking per vehicle (ParkPass; $70 annual)",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://gastateparks.org/FortYargo",
            "source_url": "https://gastateparks.org/FortYargo ; https://gastateparks.org/ParkPass",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "F.D. Roosevelt State Park",
            "type": "Other",
            "operator": "Georgia DNR State Parks & Historic Sites",
            "city": "Pine Mountain",
            "county": "Harris",
            "region": "West Georgia",
            "theme": "New Deal; CCC",
            "era": "1930s",
            "what_to_see": "Georgia's largest state park at 10,874 acres, with the 23-mile Pine Mountain Trail; listed by NPS as the Pine Mountain State Park National Historic Landmark (1997).",
            "hours": "Park 7 am-10 pm; office Apr-Sep 8-8, Oct-Mar 8-5",
            "admission": "$10 parking per vehicle (ParkPass; $70 annual)",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://gastateparks.org/FDRoosevelt",
            "source_url": "https://gastateparks.org/FDRoosevelt ; https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/list-of-nhls-by-state.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "Telfair Museums",
            "city": "Savannah",
            "county": "Chatham",
            "region": "Coastal Georgia",
            "theme": "Urban slavery; Regency architecture",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "Regency-style mansion built in 1819 with its slave quarters, interpreting the relationships between the most and least powerful people in early-1800s Savannah; guided tours every 15 minutes.",
            "hours": "Tue-Sun 10-5, Mon closed; guided tours 10-3:30, audio tours 3:30-4, last tour 4",
            "admission": "$30 adults, $27 seniors 65+ and military, $20 students 13-25, $10 children 6-12, 5 and under free (7-day ticket to all three Telfair sites)",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.telfair.org/visit/owens-thomas/",
            "source_url": "https://www.telfair.org/hours-admission/ ; https://www.telfair.org/visit/owens-thomas/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Telfair Academy",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "Telfair Museums",
            "city": "Savannah",
            "county": "Chatham",
            "region": "Coastal Georgia",
            "theme": "Art and architecture",
            "era": "1800s onward",
            "what_to_see": "Telfair Museums' historic art museum building; listed by NPS as the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences National Historic Landmark.",
            "hours": "Tue-Sun 10-5, Mon closed",
            "admission": "Same Telfair ticket: $30 adults, $27 seniors/military, $20 students, $10 ages 6-12",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.telfair.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.telfair.org/hours-admission/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Davenport House Museum",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "Historic Savannah Foundation",
            "city": "Savannah",
            "county": "Chatham",
            "region": "Coastal Georgia",
            "theme": "Federal architecture; Savannah preservation movement",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "House of c. 1820 whose rescue from demolition in 1955 led seven women to found Historic Savannah Foundation; tours tell the stories of enslaved and free residents.",
            "hours": "Tours Mon-Fri 11-3:30, Sat 10-4, Sun closed",
            "admission": "$15 adults, $12 students 18-21, $10 children 6-17, under 6 free; $36 three-site pass with Andrew Low House and Ships of the Sea",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.davenporthousemuseum.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.davenporthousemuseum.org/visit ; https://www.davenporthousemuseum.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Andrew Low House Museum",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Georgia",
            "city": "Savannah",
            "county": "Chatham",
            "region": "Coastal Georgia",
            "theme": "Cotton trade; Juliette Gordon Low",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "1840s home of Scottish-born merchant Andrew Low II, where his daughter-in-law Juliette Gordon Low lived in the early Girl Scout years; guided tours on the hour and half hour.",
            "hours": "Mon-Sat 10-4, Sun 12-4 (last tour 4); closed some holidays",
            "admission": "$15 adults, $14 seniors 60+, $13 students 6-21, under 6 and active military free",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.andrewlowhouse.com/",
            "source_url": "https://www.andrewlowhouse.com/visit/admission-hours/ ; https://www.andrewlowhouse.com/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "Girl Scouts of the USA",
            "city": "Savannah",
            "county": "Chatham",
            "region": "Coastal Georgia",
            "theme": "Girl Scouts; women's history",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "Birthplace and childhood home of Girl Scouts founder Juliette Gordon Low; centerpiece of the Juliette Gordon Low Historic District NHL.",
            "hours": "See official site",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.juliettegordonlowbirthplace.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.juliettegordonlowbirthplace.org/en/visit.html",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Savannah History Museum",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "Coastal Heritage Society",
            "city": "Savannah",
            "county": "Chatham",
            "region": "Coastal Georgia",
            "theme": "Savannah history",
            "era": "All eras",
            "what_to_see": "Coastal Heritage Society museum of Savannah history; Explore Georgia lists the GA250 exhibit \"Loyalists & Liberty: Savannah in the American Revolution\" here.",
            "hours": "Daily 9-4; closed Thanksgiving, Dec 25, Jan 1",
            "admission": "$12 adults, $8 children 3-12",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://chsgeorgia.org/",
            "source_url": "https://chsgeorgia.org/hours-and-admission/ ; https://exploregeorgia.org/ga250",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Georgia State Railroad Museum",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "Coastal Heritage Society",
            "city": "Savannah",
            "county": "Chatham",
            "region": "Coastal Georgia",
            "theme": "Railroads; industry",
            "era": "1850s onward",
            "what_to_see": "Central of Georgia Railroad Shops and Terminal, a National Historic Landmark, with roundhouse and working shops.",
            "hours": "Daily 9-4; closed Thanksgiving, Dec 25, Jan 1",
            "admission": "$20 adults, $14 children 3-12 (includes STEAM Center)",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://chsgeorgia.org/",
            "source_url": "https://chsgeorgia.org/hours-and-admission/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Old Fort Jackson",
            "type": "Fort",
            "operator": "Coastal Heritage Society",
            "city": "Savannah",
            "county": "Chatham",
            "region": "Coastal Georgia",
            "theme": "Coastal defense; War of 1812; Civil War",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "Brick fort on the Savannah River (Fort James Jackson National Historic Landmark) with cannon firings.",
            "hours": "Daily 9-4; closed Thanksgiving, Dec 25, Jan 1",
            "admission": "$15 adults, $10 children 3-12",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://chsgeorgia.org/",
            "source_url": "https://chsgeorgia.org/hours-and-admission/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Pin Point Heritage Museum",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "Coastal Heritage Society",
            "city": "Savannah",
            "county": "Chatham",
            "region": "Coastal Georgia",
            "theme": "Gullah Geechee community; oyster and crab cannery",
            "era": "19th-20th century",
            "what_to_see": "Coastal Heritage Society museum telling the story of the Gullah Geechee community of Pin Point.",
            "hours": "Thu-Sat 9-4; closed Thanksgiving, Dec 25, Jan 1",
            "admission": "$15 adults, $7 children 3-12",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://chsgeorgia.org/",
            "source_url": "https://chsgeorgia.org/hours-and-admission/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum",
            "city": "Savannah",
            "county": "Chatham",
            "region": "Coastal Georgia",
            "theme": "Civil rights in Savannah",
            "era": "20th century",
            "what_to_see": "Museum of Savannah's civil rights movement.",
            "hours": "10-5 (last tour 3:30); days not stated on page read",
            "admission": "$15 adults, $8 seniors, $7 students",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.rmgcivilrightsmuseum.com/",
            "source_url": "https://www.rmgcivilrightsmuseum.com/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum (William Scarbrough House)",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum",
            "city": "Savannah",
            "county": "Chatham",
            "region": "Coastal Georgia",
            "theme": "Maritime history",
            "era": "1810s onward",
            "what_to_see": "Maritime collection in the William Scarbrough House and gardens, home of a principal owner of the Steamship Savannah; National Historic Landmark.",
            "hours": "Mon-Sun 10-5",
            "admission": "See official site (part of $36 three-site pass with Davenport and Andrew Low houses)",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.shipsofthesea.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.shipsofthesea.org/ ; https://www.davenporthousemuseum.org/visit",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Mercer Williams House Museum",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "Mercer House (private museum)",
            "city": "Savannah",
            "county": "Chatham",
            "region": "Coastal Georgia",
            "theme": "Architecture",
            "era": "1800s onward",
            "what_to_see": "Historic house museum on guided tour.",
            "hours": "Mon-Sat 10-5 (tours 10:30-4:10); Sun 11:30-5 (tours 12-4)",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://mercerhouse.com/",
            "source_url": "https://mercerhouse.com/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home Foundation",
            "city": "Savannah",
            "county": "Chatham",
            "region": "Coastal Georgia",
            "theme": "Southern literature",
            "era": "1920s-1930s",
            "what_to_see": "Childhood home of author Flannery O'Connor on Lafayette Square.",
            "hours": "Thu-Sun 10-5; guided tours 11, 1, 3; self-guided first floor between tours by donation",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "partly",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.flanneryoconnorhome.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.flanneryoconnorhome.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Savannah Historic District",
            "type": "Historic district",
            "operator": "City of Savannah (public streets and squares)",
            "city": "Savannah",
            "county": "Chatham",
            "region": "Coastal Georgia",
            "theme": "Oglethorpe town plan; architecture",
            "era": "1733 onward",
            "what_to_see": "Oglethorpe's 1733 plan of wards and public squares; National Historic Landmark district (designated 11/13/66).",
            "hours": "Public streets, always open",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/articles/savannah-georgia-the-lasting-legacy-of-colonial-city-planning-teaching-with-historic-places.htm",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/articles/savannah-georgia-the-lasting-legacy-of-colonial-city-planning-teaching-with-historic-places.htm ; https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/list-of-nhls-by-state.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Atlanta History Center",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "Atlanta History Center",
            "city": "Atlanta",
            "county": "Fulton",
            "region": "Atlanta Metro",
            "theme": "Atlanta and Southern history",
            "era": "All eras",
            "what_to_see": "Buckhead campus with exhibitions, historic homes and farms, a rare 19th-century cyclorama and 33 acres of gardens and trails; also runs the Margaret Mitchell House in Midtown.",
            "hours": "Tue-Sun 9-4 (Buckhead and Margaret Mitchell House)",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/",
            "source_url": "https://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/visit/ ; https://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "National Center for Civil and Human Rights",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "National Center for Civil and Human Rights",
            "city": "Atlanta",
            "county": "Fulton",
            "region": "Atlanta Metro",
            "theme": "Civil and human rights",
            "era": "20th century to present",
            "what_to_see": "Galleries on the American civil rights movement and global human rights, including the lunch-counter simulation.",
            "hours": "Tue-Sat 10-5; Sun 12-5; last entry 4; closed Thanksgiving and Dec 25",
            "admission": "Dated tickets $26 adults, $21 seniors 65+, $20 youth 7-12, plus tax (anytime tickets $28/$23/$22)",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.civilandhumanrights.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.civilandhumanrights.org/plan-your-visit/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "National Archives and Records Administration",
            "city": "Atlanta",
            "county": "Fulton",
            "region": "Atlanta Metro",
            "theme": "U.S. presidents",
            "era": "1970s",
            "what_to_see": "Presidential museum of the Carter administration.",
            "hours": "Museum Mon-Sat 9:30-4:30; research library Mon-Fri 9:30-3:30 by appointment",
            "admission": "$12 adults, $10 seniors 62+/military/college students, 16 and under free",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/",
            "source_url": "https://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/visit-the-museum/admissions",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "The Wren's Nest (Joel Chandler Harris House)",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "The Wren's Nest",
            "city": "Atlanta",
            "county": "Fulton",
            "region": "Atlanta Metro",
            "theme": "Southern literature; storytelling",
            "era": "1880s-1900s",
            "what_to_see": "Home of writer Joel Chandler Harris; National Historic Landmark.",
            "hours": "Sat 11-3; Sun-Fri by appointment",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.wrensnest.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.wrensnest.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Historic Oakland Cemetery",
            "type": "Other",
            "operator": "Historic Oakland Foundation (with City of Atlanta)",
            "city": "Atlanta",
            "county": "Fulton",
            "region": "Atlanta Metro",
            "theme": "Atlanta history; Victorian cemetery",
            "era": "1800s onward",
            "what_to_see": "Outdoor museum of Atlanta history with over 70,000 stories; 90-minute guided overview tours and 20+ special-topic tours on most weekends.",
            "hours": "Visitor Center daily 10-5",
            "admission": "Grounds free; guided tours see official site",
            "free": "partly",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://oaklandcemetery.com/",
            "source_url": "https://oaklandcemetery.com/ ; https://oaklandcemetery.com/tours/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Georgia State Capitol (Georgia Capitol Museum)",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "University of Georgia Libraries (Georgia Capitol Museum)",
            "city": "Atlanta",
            "county": "Fulton",
            "region": "Atlanta Metro",
            "theme": "State government",
            "era": "1880s onward",
            "what_to_see": "Working state capitol and National Historic Landmark with the Georgia Capitol Museum; Explore Georgia lists a GA250 \"Faces of the Revolution Tour\" here through Dec 17, 2026.",
            "hours": "Mon-Fri 8-5",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://libs.uga.edu/capitolmuseum",
            "source_url": "https://libs.uga.edu/capitolmuseum ; https://exploregeorgia.org/ga250",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Sweet Auburn Historic District",
            "type": "Historic district",
            "operator": "Public streets (MLK NHP within district)",
            "city": "Atlanta",
            "county": "Fulton",
            "region": "Atlanta Metro",
            "theme": "Black business and civil rights",
            "era": "1890s-1960s",
            "what_to_see": "Auburn Avenue, center of Black commercial and religious life in Atlanta; National Historic Landmark (1976).",
            "hours": "Public streets, always open",
            "admission": "Free",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.nps.gov/malu/",
            "source_url": "https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/list-of-nhls-by-state.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "City of Kennesaw (Southern Museum)",
            "city": "Kennesaw",
            "county": "Cobb",
            "region": "Atlanta Metro",
            "theme": "Civil War; railroads",
            "era": "Civil War",
            "what_to_see": "Civil War and railroad history museum in Kennesaw.",
            "hours": "Tue-Sat 9:30-5; closed Thanksgiving and late-December holidays",
            "admission": "$10 adults, $8 seniors 65+, $5 military, students and children 3-17",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.southernmuseum.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.southernmuseum.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Hay House",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation",
            "city": "Macon",
            "county": "Bibb",
            "region": "Historic Heartland",
            "theme": "Antebellum architecture",
            "era": "1850s",
            "what_to_see": "Johnston-Felton-Hay House, completed in 1859 in the Italian Renaissance Revival style; hour-long guided tours of the first three levels and Behind-the-Scenes tours of all seven levels.",
            "hours": "Wed-Sat 10-5, Sun 11-5; last tour 4",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://hayhouse.org/",
            "source_url": "https://hayhouse.org/visit/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Cannonball House",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "Cannonball House",
            "city": "Macon",
            "county": "Bibb",
            "region": "Historic Heartland",
            "theme": "Civil War Macon",
            "era": "1850s-1860s",
            "what_to_see": "1853 townhouse struck by a Union artillery shell that did not explode during the Civil War; museum of antebellum, Civil War and Reconstruction artifacts.",
            "hours": "Fri-Sat only through January 2027 (homepage notice); visit page says Tue-Sat 10-3:30",
            "admission": "$12 adults, $10 seniors and military, $5 students, under 4 free",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.cannonballhouse.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.cannonballhouse.org/ ; https://www.cannonballhouse.org/plan-your-visit/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Tubman Museum",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "Harriet Tubman Museum of African American Art, History and Culture",
            "city": "Macon",
            "county": "Bibb",
            "region": "Historic Heartland",
            "theme": "African American art, history and culture",
            "era": "All eras",
            "what_to_see": "Museum of African American art, history and culture.",
            "hours": "Tue-Sat 9-5; closed Sun-Mon and listed holidays (e.g. Nov 26-27, Dec 24-25, 2026, Jan 1, 2027)",
            "admission": "$10 adults, $6 ages 3-17; $9 seniors 55+, college students, educators, military, AAA/AARP",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://tubmanmuseum.com/",
            "source_url": "https://tubmanmuseum.com/hours-ticket-cost/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Augusta Museum of History",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "Augusta Museum of History",
            "city": "Augusta",
            "county": "Richmond",
            "region": "East Georgia",
            "theme": "Augusta and CSRA history",
            "era": "All eras",
            "what_to_see": "Regional history museum of Augusta.",
            "hours": "Thu-Sat 10-5; Sun 1-5; Mon-Wed closed",
            "admission": "$7 adults, $6 seniors, $5 children 6-18, under 6 free",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.augustamuseum.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.augustamuseum.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Boyhood Home of President Woodrow Wilson",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "Historic Augusta, Inc.",
            "city": "Augusta",
            "county": "Richmond",
            "region": "East Georgia",
            "theme": "U.S. presidents; Civil War childhood",
            "era": "1860s-1870s",
            "what_to_see": "Home where Woodrow Wilson lived as a boy; National Historic Landmark (2008).",
            "hours": "Tours Wed-Sat at 10, 11, 1, 2, 3 and 4",
            "admission": "$10 adults, $8 seniors and military, $5 students K-12",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://historicaugusta.org/explore-augusta/wilson-house/",
            "source_url": "https://historicaugusta.org/explore-augusta/wilson-house/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Meadow Garden (George Walton House)",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "Meadow Garden",
            "city": "Augusta",
            "county": "Richmond",
            "region": "East Georgia",
            "theme": "Declaration of Independence signer",
            "era": "1790s",
            "what_to_see": "Home of George Walton, one of Georgia's three signers of the Declaration of Independence; National Historic Landmark. Explore Georgia lists GA250 tours here through Dec 30, 2026.",
            "hours": "Mon-Fri 10-4; Sat by appointment (24 hours' notice)",
            "admission": "$10 general, $8 military/teachers/seniors, $5 youth 6-18",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.historicmeadowgarden.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.historicmeadowgarden.org/ ; https://exploregeorgia.org/ga250",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "Lucy Craft Laney Museum",
            "city": "Augusta",
            "county": "Richmond",
            "region": "East Georgia",
            "theme": "African American education",
            "era": "1800s onward",
            "what_to_see": "Museum of Black history in Augusta named for educator Lucy Craft Laney.",
            "hours": "See official site",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.lucycraftlaneymuseum.com/",
            "source_url": "https://www.lucycraftlaneymuseum.com/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Augusta Canal Discovery Center",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "Augusta Canal Authority (Augusta Canal National Heritage Area)",
            "city": "Augusta",
            "county": "Richmond",
            "region": "East Georgia",
            "theme": "Industrial history; textile mills",
            "era": "1800s onward",
            "what_to_see": "Interpretive center of the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area and departure point for Petersburg boat tours (Historic Augusta Canal and Industrial District NHL).",
            "hours": "See official site",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.augustacanal.com/",
            "source_url": "https://www.augustacanal.com/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "T.R.R. Cobb House",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "Watson-Brown Foundation",
            "city": "Athens",
            "county": "Clarke",
            "region": "Historic Heartland",
            "theme": "Antebellum Athens; Confederate politics",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "Museum about Thomas R.R. Cobb, his family and the people he enslaved; the house returned to Athens from Stone Mountain in 2004.",
            "hours": "Tue-Fri 10-4; closed Sat-Mon and holidays",
            "admission": "Suggested donation $2 adults; free to children and students",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.trrcobbhouse.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.trrcobbhouse.org/visit ; https://www.trrcobbhouse.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Church-Waddel-Brumby House (Historic Athens Welcome Center)",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "Historic Athens Welcome Center (Classic City Tours)",
            "city": "Athens",
            "county": "Clarke",
            "region": "Historic Heartland",
            "theme": "Early Athens",
            "era": "1820s",
            "what_to_see": "Circa 1820 house museum, believed to be Athens's oldest residence, and start point for guided city tours.",
            "hours": "See official site",
            "admission": "Free self-guided house tour; guided house tour $5",
            "free": "partly",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.visitathensga.com/listing/historic-athens-welcome-center/272/",
            "source_url": "https://www.visitathensga.com/listing/historic-athens-welcome-center/272/ ; https://www.visitathensga.com/blog/post/getting-to-know-historic-athens-classic-city-tours/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Taylor-Grady House",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "Taylor-Grady House",
            "city": "Athens",
            "county": "Clarke",
            "region": "Historic Heartland",
            "theme": "Henry W. Grady; New South",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "House museum listed by NPS as the Henry W. Grady House National Historic Landmark.",
            "hours": "See official site",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.taylorgradyhouse.com/",
            "source_url": "https://www.taylorgradyhouse.com/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "National Civil War Naval Museum",
            "city": "Columbus",
            "county": "Muscogee",
            "region": "West Georgia",
            "theme": "Civil War navies",
            "era": "Civil War",
            "what_to_see": "Museum of the navies of the Civil War on the Chattahoochee.",
            "hours": "Mon-Sat 10-4:30; Sun 12:30-4:30; closed Jan 1, Easter, Thanksgiving, Dec 25",
            "admission": "$12 adults, $10 seniors and military, $8 students",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.portcolumbus.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.portcolumbus.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Springer Opera House",
            "type": "Other",
            "operator": "Springer Opera House",
            "city": "Columbus",
            "county": "Muscogee",
            "region": "West Georgia",
            "theme": "Theater history",
            "era": "1800s onward",
            "what_to_see": "Working theater in its 154th season and a National Historic Landmark; building tours and ghost tours.",
            "hours": "Box office Tue-Fri 10-5:30; building tours by arrangement",
            "admission": "Building tours $10 per person (5-person minimum); ghost tours $25",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.springeroperahouse.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.springeroperahouse.org/building-tours ; https://www.springeroperahouse.org/ghost-tours",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Historic Westville",
            "type": "Historic village",
            "operator": "Historic Westville, Inc.",
            "city": "Columbus",
            "county": "Muscogee",
            "region": "West Georgia",
            "theme": "19th-century Georgia village life",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "Historic village museum at 3557 South Lumpkin Road, Columbus.",
            "hours": "Village Fri-Sat 10-4 (homepage banner)",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.westville.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.westville.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Georgia's Old Governor's Mansion",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "Georgia College & State University",
            "city": "Milledgeville",
            "county": "Baldwin",
            "region": "Historic Heartland",
            "theme": "Antebellum governors; slavery",
            "era": "1839-1868",
            "what_to_see": "Greek Revival home of Georgia's governors when Milledgeville was capital, restored to its c1851 appearance; National Historic Landmark.",
            "hours": "Tue-Sat 10-4; Sun 2-4; last tour 4; closed Mondays, holidays, Thanksgiving week and week after Christmas",
            "admission": "$10 adults, $7 seniors 60+, $2 students, under 6 free",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.gcsu.edu/mansion",
            "source_url": "https://www.gcsu.edu/mansion/tour-information",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Andalusia Farm",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "Georgia College & State University",
            "city": "Milledgeville",
            "county": "Baldwin",
            "region": "Historic Heartland",
            "theme": "Flannery O'Connor; Southern literature",
            "era": "20th century",
            "what_to_see": "Home of author Flannery O'Connor, run by Georgia College; National Historic Landmark (2022).",
            "hours": "10-4 and Sun 2-4 (days other than Sunday not legible on page read); last tour 4",
            "admission": "$7 adults, $6 seniors 60+, $2 students, under 6 free",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.gcsu.edu/andalusia",
            "source_url": "https://www.gcsu.edu/andalusia",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Madison Historic District",
            "type": "Historic district",
            "operator": "City of Madison / Visit Madison",
            "city": "Madison",
            "county": "Morgan",
            "region": "Historic Heartland",
            "theme": "Antebellum and Victorian architecture",
            "era": "1800s",
            "what_to_see": "Antebellum town on Georgia's Antebellum Trail with a free self-guided walking tour from the Madison Welcome Center.",
            "hours": "Public streets, always open",
            "admission": "Free (self-guided walking tour)",
            "free": "yes",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://visitmadisonga.com/",
            "source_url": "https://visitmadisonga.com/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "St. Simons Lighthouse Museum",
            "type": "Museum",
            "operator": "Coastal Georgia Historical Society",
            "city": "St. Simons Island",
            "county": "Glynn",
            "region": "Coastal Georgia",
            "theme": "Maritime history",
            "era": "1800s onward",
            "what_to_see": "Lighthouse and keeper's dwelling museum; the Society also runs the World War II Home Front Museum.",
            "hours": "Mon-Sat 10-5; Sun 12-5; tickets until 4:30; closed Thanksgiving, Dec 24-25, Jan 1, Easter",
            "admission": "$12 adults, $6 ages 6-12, $2 military discount",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.coastalgeorgiahistory.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.coastalgeorgiahistory.org/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Jekyll Island Historic District and Mosaic, Jekyll Island Museum",
            "type": "Historic district",
            "operator": "Jekyll Island Authority",
            "city": "Jekyll Island",
            "county": "Glynn",
            "region": "Coastal Georgia",
            "theme": "Gilded Age millionaires' club",
            "era": "1886-1942",
            "what_to_see": "240-acre historic district of the Jekyll Island Club; guided 60-minute Landmark Trolley Tour from Mosaic includes entry to a historic cottage and museum admission; National Historic Landmark district.",
            "hours": "See official site",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "partly",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.jekyllisland.com/history/",
            "source_url": "https://www.jekyllisland.com/history/tours/landmark-tour/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Chieftains Museum / Major Ridge Home",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "Chieftains Museum",
            "city": "Rome",
            "county": "Floyd",
            "region": "Northwest Georgia",
            "theme": "Cherokee Nation; Trail of Tears",
            "era": "1790s-1830s",
            "what_to_see": "Home of Cherokee leader Major Ridge, telling the Ridge family story and the Trail of Tears; National Historic Landmark; Trail of Tears NHT site.",
            "hours": "Wed-Sat 10-4; closed for some events and most major holidays",
            "admission": "$5 adults, $3 seniors/college/military, $2 K-12",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.chieftainsmuseum.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.chieftainsmuseum.org/ ; https://www.nps.gov/trte/index.htm",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Pebble Hill Plantation",
            "type": "House museum",
            "operator": "Pebble Hill Foundation",
            "city": "Thomasville",
            "county": "Thomas",
            "region": "Southwest Georgia",
            "theme": "Plantation-era and sporting-estate history",
            "era": "1800s-20th century",
            "what_to_see": "Main house and grounds; owned and operated by the Pebble Hill Foundation.",
            "hours": "Tue-Sat 10-5; Sun 12-5 grounds only; closed all of August",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "no",
            "open_season": "Closed August",
            "official_url": "https://www.pebblehill.com/",
            "source_url": "https://www.pebblehill.com/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Foxfire Museum & Heritage Center",
            "type": "Historic village",
            "operator": "The Foxfire Fund",
            "city": "Mountain City",
            "county": "Rabun",
            "region": "North Georgia",
            "theme": "Appalachian folk life",
            "era": "1800s-1900s",
            "what_to_see": "Foxfire Village Museum on land bought with royalties from the Foxfire books, which began in 1966 as a student magazine on Southern Appalachian life.",
            "hours": "See official site",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.foxfire.org/",
            "source_url": "https://www.foxfire.org/visit-foxfire-village-museum/",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        },
        {
            "name": "Resaca Battlefield Historic Site",
            "type": "Battlefield",
            "operator": "Gordon County",
            "city": "Resaca",
            "county": "Gordon",
            "region": "Northwest Georgia",
            "theme": "Civil War; Atlanta Campaign",
            "era": "Civil War",
            "what_to_see": "Battlefield park of the first major battle of the 1864 Atlanta Campaign with marked trails, signage, historical points of interest and original cannons.",
            "hours": "Daily dawn to dusk (hours subject to change)",
            "admission": "See official site",
            "free": "unknown",
            "open_season": "Year-round",
            "official_url": "https://www.gordoncountyga.gov/691/Resaca-Battlefield-Historic-Site",
            "source_url": "https://www.gordoncountyga.gov/691/Resaca-Battlefield-Historic-Site",
            "checked": "2026-10-20"
        }
    ]
}