Augusta
is in
east central Georgia.
Take a guided tour of Augusta
Georgia. See historic sites, museums,
gardens, art galleries, parks and other tourist attractions.
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Augusta Georgia - List of Tourist Attractions - Tourism & Travel
In Augusta GA, visit the 1797 Ezekiel Harris House built by a prominent
tobacco merchant in the day.
See ten art galleries, studios and shops at Artists Row.
find fine art, sculpture, crafts and jewelry.
Go to see the Magnolia Cemetary where over 500
Confederate soldiers are buried.
Explore the arsenals of both the Federal and Confederate
governments during the Civil War at the Augusta Arsenal
at Augusta State University. See the home of the poet,
Stephen Vincent Benet.
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Learn about the Augusta Canal through interpretative
exhibits and guided water tours at the Augusta Canal
Interpretive Center.
Visit the
Boyhood home of President Woodrow Wilson who
lived here from 1858-1870.
Examine the smokestack remains of the Confederate
Powderworks Chimney, the only surviving structure built
by the Confederate States of America.
Stroll the Riverwalk along the Savannah River. See
Heroe's Overlook Memorial, museums and parks.
Explore the factory artifacts of a 19th century textile
mill at
Enterprise Mill along the Augusta Canal.
Tour the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame's Botanical Gardens.
See bronze sculptures of Golf's greatest masters.
Stop at the
Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art to see
exhibitions and take visual arts classes.
Take a Historic Driving Tour to highlight Augusta's
history and scenery.
See James Brown's Statue on Broad Steet and visit 13
special sites dedicated to the father of soul.
Go to see the oldest African American Church in the US.
Built in 1787, The Springfield Baptist Church is the
place where the Georgia Republican party was organized.
Tour the Laney Walker Historic District. Experience the
heart of the African American business district. Visit
the Tabernacle Baptist Church, the Penny Savings bank
and other historic sites.
Discover the first black kindergarten and first black
nursing school in Augusta at the
Lucy Craft Laney Museum
of Black history.
Visit the home of a Declaration of Independence signer
George Walton at Meadow Garden House Museum. This
farmhouse was built around 1791 and is the oldest home
in the area.
Explore 200 years of paintings in the South at the
Morris Museum of Art.
Discover local history and pottery at the Augusta Museum
of History.
Do hands on exhibits and discover science through a
Discovery Theater, StarLab and KidScape at the
National
Science Center's Fort Discovery.
Observe hawks, otters,alligators, herons and other
wildlife in the weblands and swamps on observation decks
at the
Phinizy Swamp Nature Park. Go hiking on nature
trails.
See the 45 foot stainless steel sculpture by Richard
Hunt at Springfield Village Park.
Tour Summerville historic district. see historical
sites.
Visit the U.S. Army Signal Corps Museum located on Ft.
Gordon's Army base. See displays of Civil War Signal
Corps artifacts.