Brenau University Galleries, located on the campus of Brenau University in Gainesville, feature one of the finest university art collections held by an educational institution in the state of Georgia.

At the Northeast Georgia History Center, our mission is education and we enjoy it. Let us plan an educational visit for your class that is memorable, active, and fun!

Celebrating more than 60 years of unparalleled excellence in visual arts programming, the Quinlan Visual Arts Center is north Georgia’s premier arts organization. From humble origins as a sketch club and founded as the Gainesville Art Association in 1946, the...

Interactive Neighborhood for Kids is a non-profit organization located in Gainesville, Georgia whose mission is to encourage children of all ages to develop their full potential through exciting hands-on learning. INK strives, through the exhibits of the museum, to...

The museum is dedicated to preserving African-American heritage and promoting awareness of the contributions and personal sacrifice of Ms. Beulah Rucker Oliver. This is the first museum to focus on African-American heritage in Gainesville and Hall County and...

Elachee Nature Science Center provides quality environmental education programs in the form of school field trips for students as well as workshops, camps, and events for the general public. Elachee's sprawling campus, located in North Georgia, consists of a woodland...

The historic Caboose can easily be seen from Atlanta Highway (SR 13). Once an active caboose, the piece now sits as a museum to days gone by. The origins of both the car and the word are surrounded as much by legend as by fact. One popular version dates the word back...

Thompson Mills Forest (330 acres) is a research forest and Georgia's official state arboretum. Today the forest includes about 90% of Georgia's native trees, and a major pinetum with more than 100 conifer species. The Eva Thompson Thornton Garden (7 acres) contains...

The Dahlonega Gold Museum Historic Site is a Georgia state historic site located in Dahlonega that commemorates America's first gold rush and the mining history of Lumpkin County. The museum houses many artifacts from the gold rush of 1836, including gold nuggets,...

Visit the Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center’s hands-on and engaging permanent exhibits. Explore water, natural resource conservation, Cherokee and Creek American Indian cultures, and sustainability. Learn how water has been used over time and how it has...