The best arts & culture spots in Gainesville
21 arts & culture spots we’ve checked and stand behind — with the story on each one. Not a ranking; a record.
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Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
Arts & CultureBig, modern facility featuring a host of opera performances, ballets, shows, events & more.
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
Arts & CultureThe Oddities Museum, Inc
Arts & CultureSkip the same old weekend routine and wander The Oddities Museum, Inc, where goats share space with a real goat 'unicorn' skull, quack…
The Oddities Museum, Inc
Arts & CultureLongstreet Society
Arts & CultureVolunteer-powered and deeply Gainesville, Longstreet Society keeps the Piedmont Hotel/James Longstreet Museum humming with artifacts,…
Longstreet Society
Arts & CultureInk Interactive Neighborhood
Arts & CultureGive your crew a creative reset at Ink Interactive Neighborhood, a hands-on children’s museum where kids imagine, role play and learn…
Ink Interactive Neighborhood
Arts & CultureMODA (Museum of Design Atlanta)
Arts & CultureSmall gallery space featuring rotating exhibitions that explore the impact of design on art & life.
MODA (Museum of Design Atlanta)
Arts & CultureConsolidated Gold Mine
Arts & CultureIndoor attraction offering underground mine tours, panning for gold, gemstone mining & a gift shop.
Consolidated Gold Mine
Arts & CultureSwan House at Atlanta History Center
Arts & CultureRestored Philip T. Shutze designed 1928 neoclassical mansion & gardens built for rich cotton heirs.
Swan House at Atlanta History Center
Arts & CultureThe Breman Museum & Cultural Center
Arts & CulturePhotographs, documents & memorabilia throughout 2 galleries depict the Atlanta Jewish experience.
The Breman Museum & Cultural Center
Arts & Culture12,000-square-foot interactive museum shaped like an arch dedicated to state history, art & culture.
Fernbank Museum | 3D Theater | Forest
Arts & CultureNatural sciences museum with a 3-story, sky-lit Great Hall & skeletons of dinosaurs.
Fernbank Museum | 3D Theater | Forest
Arts & CultureFernbank Science Center
Arts & CultureNatural history museum featuring hands-on exhibits, live animals & planetarium shows.
Fernbank Science Center
Arts & CultureApex Museum
Arts & CultureAfrican-American museum chronicling Auburn's history through exhibits, replicas & workshops.
Apex Museum
Arts & CultureAtlanta History Center
Arts & CultureCenter includes exhibits on the antebellum South & an 1845-era farm with a blacksmith & smokehouse.
Atlanta History Center
Arts & CultureSpelman College Museum of Fine Art
Arts & CultureMuseum featuring a collection of art by and about women of the African Diaspora.
Spelman College Museum of Fine Art
Arts & CultureMichael C. Carlos Museum
Arts & CultureMuseum of ancient art featuring Greek & Roman collections & an Egyptian exhibit including mummies.
Michael C. Carlos Museum
Arts & CultureHigh Museum of Art
Arts & CultureMuseum known for its diverse art collection & modern architecture by Richard Meier & Renzo Piano.
High Museum of Art
Arts & CultureQuinlan Visual Arts Center
Arts & CultureVisual arts center offering exhibitions, classes for children and adults, and a gift shop.
Quinlan Visual Arts Center
Arts & CultureNortheast Georgia History Center
Arts & CultureMuseum featuring exhibits on regional culture & history, plus a shop with books & local crafts.
Northeast Georgia History Center
Arts & CultureTrap Music Museum
Arts & CultureMemorabilia, art & room sets, including a jail cell, tracing hip-hop culture, plus an escape room.
Trap Music Museum
Arts & CultureWorld of Coca-Cola
Arts & CultureMemorabilia, films & exhibits (some interactive) about soft drink that debuted in Atlanta in 1886.
World of Coca-Cola
Arts & CultureHammonds House Museum
Arts & CultureQuaint, Victorian house showcasing diverse works by artists of African decent, plus lectures & more.
Hammonds House Museum
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