High Museum of Art
Art · Midtown, in the Woodruff Arts Center
Richard Meier's white modernist building. Strong American and African collections.
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ATLANTA · GA
12 best museums in Atlanta
Civil rights, Southern history, and an unusually strong puppetry museum anchor Atlanta's collection. The High Museum holds the city's main art institution.
Updated Apr 2026 · 9 min read · 12 museums ·11 bookable ·1 free
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Atlanta’s museum scene is concentrated in three areas. Downtown, the Pemberton Place complex puts the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, World of Coca-Cola, and the Children’s Museum next to the Georgia Aquarium on a single plaza. Midtown holds the High Museum, the Center for Puppetry Arts, and the Museum of Design Atlanta. Buckhead and the eastern neighborhoods hold the Atlanta History Center, Fernbank, and the Carter Library.
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is the museum most distinctive to Atlanta — its lunch-counter sit-in simulator is genuinely demanding and unmatched as a physical-empathy exhibit. The Center for Puppetry Arts holds the world’s largest Jim Henson collection, donated by Henson personally.
The full directory of every Atlanta-area museum (35+) is at the bottom of this page.
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Atlanta History Center
History · BuckheadThe Battle of Atlanta cyclorama (1886), one of only two surviving in the US.
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World of Coca-Cola
Specialized · Pemberton Place, downtownThe Coca-Cola Company's official brand museum. Tasting room with 100+ flavors.
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National Center for Civil and Human Rights
History · Pemberton Place, opposite the Georgia AquariumThe American civil rights movement and its global descendants. Sit-in simulator.
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Fernbank Museum
Natural History · Druid Hills, near Emory UniversityArgentinosaurus and Giganotosaurus mounts in the Atrium. Plus 75 acres of forest.
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Center for Puppetry Arts
Specialized · MidtownJim Henson's archive — Kermit, Big Bird, the Yip Yips. Also a working theater.
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Michael C. Carlos Museum
Art · Emory University campusEmory's antiquities museum. Strong Egyptian, Greek, Roman collections.
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Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum
History · Poncey-Highland, on the Carter Center campusThe 39th president's archive, on a hilltop east of downtown.
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Atlanta Contemporary
Art · West MidtownFree, non-collecting contemporary art. Strong Atlanta-artist focus.
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APEX Museum
History · Sweet Auburn, near the MLK National Historic SiteAfrican American Panoramic Experience. On Auburn Avenue, the historic Sweet Auburn district.
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Museum of Design Atlanta
Specialized · Midtown, opposite the High MuseumThe only US museum dedicated entirely to design. Across the street from the High.
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Children's Museum of Atlanta
Children · Centennial Olympic Park, downtownHands-on exhibits for children under 8, on Centennial Olympic Park.
Family favoriteGet tickets/ 53,297 Google reviews$17general admission