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Acworth Museums, Georgia.
Rose Lawn Museum
224 West Cherokee Avenue, Cartersville
(770) 387-5162
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 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, this beautifully restored Victorian mansion, now owned by Bartow County and operated as a house museum, was once the home of nationally renowned evangelist Samuel Porter Jones, for whom Nashville's Union Gospel Tabernacle (Ryman Auditorium) was built. |
Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History
2829 Cherokee Street, Kennesaw
(770) 427-2117
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 | With three impressive permanent collections and a membership in the prestigious Smithsonian Affiliations Program, the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History offers a wide range of exhibits including a glimpse into the daily lives of soldiers during the Civil War; a reproduction of a turn-of-the-century locomotive factory; and an exciting depiction of the Civil War’s Great Locomotive Chase. |
Weinman Mineral Museum
I-75 Exit 293 at Highway 411, Cartersville
(770) 386-0576
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 | Take a tour into prehistory with a visit the Weinman Mineral Museum. Pan for gold or take in exhibits such a fossil dig filled with real and replicated bones, shark teeth, trilobites, and more. |
Children's P.E.A.C.E. Center
P.O. Box 379, Acworth, GA 30101
(770) 917-8815
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| A unique children's museum that encourages ethical and responsible
behavior by teaching character education, violence prevention, and peacemaking skills with fun, hands-on, interactive exhibits and discovery centers. |
Acworth Museums, Georgia.
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