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1976 Following approval in the House on Jan. 19, the Georgia Senate approved a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the governor to be reelected to one consecutive … read more
Sunday, February 7, 2010, 12:00 noon - 4:00 p.m.
Savannah-area museums (Full listing of participating venues available below or click here for area map)
Georgians and visitors alike experience our area’s rich history and cultural life as historic sites, house museums, art museums, and other points of interest in Savannah and coastal Georgia open their doors to the public, providing an exceptional opportunity to experience the history in our own backyard. From Statesboro to Darien, over 40 cultural institutions throughout coastal Georgia participate in this popular GHS’s Georgia Days annual family event.
Additional support provided by:
The following organizations are participating in Super Museum Sunday 2010.
Andrew Low House Museum
329 Abercorn Street, Savannah
912.233.6854
Battlefield Memorial Park
Corner of MLK, Jr. Blvd. and Louisville Rd.
Beach Institute African American Cultural Center
502 East Harris Street, Savannah
912.234.8000
** Alternate hours: 3:00–6:00 p.m.
Bonaventure Cemetery
330 Bonaventure Road, Savannah
912.247.8173
Congregation Mickve Israel
Gordon at Bull Street, on Monterey Square, Savannah
912.233.1547
Tours: 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Historic Dorchester Academy
8787 East Oglethorpe Highway, Midway
912.884.2347
Historic Effingham Society Museum and Living History Site
1002 Pine Street, Springfield
912.754.2170
First African Baptist Church
23 Montgomery Street, Savannah
912.233.6597
** Alternate hours: 1:30–4:00 p.m.
Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home
207 East Charlton Street, Savannah
912.233.6014
** Alternate hours: 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Fort King George
1600 Wayne Street, Darien
912.437.4770
Fort McAllister Historic Park
3894 Fort McAllister Road, Richmond Hill
912.727.2339
Fort Morris Historic Site
2559 Fort Morris Road, Midway
912.884.5999
Fort Pulaski National Monument
US Highway 80 East, Entrance on Queen’s Island
912.786.5787
Fort Stewart Museum
Bldg. T904, 2022 Frank Cochran Drive, Fort Stewart
912.767.7885
Georgia Salzburger Society
2980 Ebenezer Road, Rincon
912.754.7001
Georgia Southern University Museum
Rosenwald Building, Southern Drive, GSU, Statesboro
912.681.5444
** Alternate hours: 2:00–5:00 p.m.
Girl Scout First Headquarters Museum and Program Center
330 Drayton Street, Behind the Andrew Low House, Savannah
912.232.8200
Harper Fowlkes House
230 Barnard Street, Savannah
912.234.2180
**Alternate hours: 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Isaiah Davenport House Museum
324 E. State Street, Savannah
912.236.8097
Telfair’s Jepson Center for the Arts
207 West York Street, Savannah
912.790.8860
Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, National Historic Landmark
10 East Oglethorpe Avenue, Savannah
912.233.4502
LeConte-Woodmanston Rice Plantation and Botanical Gardens
Off Barrington Ferry Road near Riceboro
912.884.6500
Midway Museum
491 North Coastal Highway, Midway
912.884.5837
**Alternate hours: 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum
175 Bourne Avenue, Pooler
912.748.8888
Oatland Island Wildlife Center
711 Sandtown Road, Savannah
912.395.1500
Old Fort Jackson
1 Fort Jackson Road, Savannah
912.232.3945
Telfair’s Owens-Thomas House
124 Abercorn Street, Savannah
912.790.8880
Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum
460 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard., Savannah
912.231.8900
Richmond Hill Historical Society
11460 Ford Avenue, Richmond Hill
912.756.2676
Roundhouse Railroad Museum
601 West Harris Street, Savannah
912.651.6823
Savannah Area Council of Garden Clubs Botanical Gardens
1388 Eisenhower Drive, Savannah
912.356.3591
912.355.3883
Tours: 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Savannah History Museum
303 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Savannah
912.651.6825
Savannah-Ogeechee Canal Museum
681 Fort Argyle Road, Savannah
912.748.8068
**Alternate hours: 9:00–5:00 p.m.
SCAD Museum of Art
227 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Savannah
912.525.7191
Ships of the Sea Museum
41 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Savannah
912.232.1511
Telfair Academy
121 Barnard Street, Telfair Square, Savannah
912.790.8800
Thunderbolt Historical Society
2702 Mechanics Avenue, Thunderbolt
(Mechanics Avenue at Victory Drive)
912.351.0836
**Alternate hours: 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Tybee Island Lightstation and Museum
30 Meddin Drive, Tybee Island
912.786.5801
Tybee Island Marine Science Center
1510 Strand, Tybee Island
912.786.5917
**Alternate hours: 10:00–5:00 p.m.
UGA Marine Education Center & Aquarium, Savannah
30 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah
912.598.2496
Wormsloe Historic Site
7601 Skidaway Road, Savannah
912.353.3023
1976 Following approval in the House on Jan. 19, the Georgia Senate approved a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the governor to be reelected to one consecutive … read more