The best arts & culture spots in Rome

22 arts & culture spots we’ve checked and stand behind — with the story on each one. Not a ranking; a record.

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Big, modern facility featuring a host of opera performances, ballets, shows, events & more.

2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy (Atlanta)

Big, modern facility featuring a host of opera performances, ballets, shows, events & more.

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Skip the same old weekend routine and wander The Oddities Museum, Inc, where goats share space with a real goat 'unicorn' skull, quack…

3870 N Peachtree Rd Ste B (Atlanta)

Skip the same old weekend routine and wander The Oddities Museum, Inc, where goats share space with a real goat 'unicorn' skull, quack medicine relics, and carnival chalkware figures. They’re hosting an Art Collage Meetup this Saturday, August 8, so bring your curiosity and a friend.

From the North ATL newsletter, August 4, 2026

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Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home is a National Historic Landmark and an NPS-certified Trail of Tears site where 19th-century Cherokee…

501 Riverside Pkwy NE

Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home is a National Historic Landmark and an NPS-certified Trail of Tears site where 19th-century Cherokee history comes alive through exhibits, the historic house, and gardens.

From the Rome newsletter, August 6, 2026

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Small gallery space featuring rotating exhibitions that explore the impact of design on art & life.

1315 Peachtree St NE (Atlanta)

Small gallery space featuring rotating exhibitions that explore the impact of design on art & life.

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Tellus Science Museum

Arts & Culture

Interactive, kid-friendly museum housing geology displays, fossils, planetarium & observatory.

100 Tellus Dr (Cartersville)

Interactive, kid-friendly museum housing geology displays, fossils, planetarium & observatory.

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Restored Philip T. Shutze designed 1928 neoclassical mansion & gardens built for rich cotton heirs.

130 W Paces Ferry Rd NW (Atlanta)

Restored Philip T. Shutze designed 1928 neoclassical mansion & gardens built for rich cotton heirs.

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Photographs, documents & memorabilia throughout 2 galleries depict the Atlanta Jewish experience.

1440 Spring St NW (Atlanta)

Photographs, documents & memorabilia throughout 2 galleries depict the Atlanta Jewish experience.

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12,000-square-foot interactive museum shaped like an arch dedicated to state history, art & culture.

395 17th St NW (Atlanta)

12,000-square-foot interactive museum shaped like an arch dedicated to state history, art & culture.

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Natural sciences museum with a 3-story, sky-lit Great Hall & skeletons of dinosaurs.

767 Clifton Rd NE (Atlanta)

Natural sciences museum with a 3-story, sky-lit Great Hall & skeletons of dinosaurs.

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Natural history museum featuring hands-on exhibits, live animals & planetarium shows.

156 Heaton Park Dr (Atlanta)

Natural history museum featuring hands-on exhibits, live animals & planetarium shows.

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Apex Museum

Arts & Culture

African-American museum chronicling Auburn's history through exhibits, replicas & workshops.

135 Auburn Ave NE SE (Atlanta)

African-American museum chronicling Auburn's history through exhibits, replicas & workshops.

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Large museum devoted to art of the American West & all things cowboy, stagecoach & butte related.

501 N Museum Dr (Cartersville)

Large museum devoted to art of the American West & all things cowboy, stagecoach & butte related.

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Circa-1884 Greek Revival home & formal gardens of Martha Berry, founder of Berry College.

24 Veterans Memorial Hwy NE

Circa-1884 Greek Revival home & formal gardens of Martha Berry, founder of Berry College.

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Center includes exhibits on the antebellum South & an 1845-era farm with a blacksmith & smokehouse.

130 W Paces Ferry Rd NW (Atlanta)

Center includes exhibits on the antebellum South & an 1845-era farm with a blacksmith & smokehouse.

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Museum featuring a collection of art by and about women of the African Diaspora.

440 Westview Dr SW (Atlanta)

Museum featuring a collection of art by and about women of the African Diaspora.

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Museum of ancient art featuring Greek & Roman collections & an Egyptian exhibit including mummies.

571 South Kilgo Cir NE 3rd floor (Atlanta)

Museum of ancient art featuring Greek & Roman collections & an Egyptian exhibit including mummies.

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High Museum of Art

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Museum known for its diverse art collection & modern architecture by Richard Meier & Renzo Piano.

1280 Peachtree Rd NE (Atlanta)

Museum known for its diverse art collection & modern architecture by Richard Meier & Renzo Piano.

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State park with hiking trails, picnic tables, and a visitor center housing Civil War artifacts and offering reenactments.

4432 Mt Tabor Church Rd (Dallas)

State park with hiking trails, picnic tables, and a visitor center housing Civil War artifacts and offering reenactments.

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Trap Music Museum

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Memorabilia, art & room sets, including a jail cell, tracing hip-hop culture, plus an escape room.

630 Travis St NW (Atlanta)

Memorabilia, art & room sets, including a jail cell, tracing hip-hop culture, plus an escape room.

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World of Coca-Cola

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Memorabilia, films & exhibits (some interactive) about soft drink that debuted in Atlanta in 1886.

121 Baker St NW (Atlanta)

Memorabilia, films & exhibits (some interactive) about soft drink that debuted in Atlanta in 1886.

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Museum with regionally focused exhibits on Native Americans, the Civil War & cultural development.

305 Broad St

Museum with regionally focused exhibits on Native Americans, the Civil War & cultural development.

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Hammonds House Museum

Arts & Culture

Quaint, Victorian house showcasing diverse works by artists of African decent, plus lectures & more.

503 Peeples St SW (Atlanta)

Quaint, Victorian house showcasing diverse works by artists of African decent, plus lectures & more.

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