Atlanta History Center offers multi-disciplinary and interactive guided tours for students of all ages that are educational and fun.
Students are given the opportunity to handle historic objects from our collection in addition to touring our award-winning exhibitions, historic houses and gardens. Tours are designed to match the state social studies requirements.
Treat your students to an end-of-year virtual field trip to the Atlanta History Center! During the month of May, Atlanta History Center will offer FREE virtual experiences to Georgia teachers and their classes.
Learn MoreOnsite. School Tours.
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Explore the Civil Rights era and connect it to social movements throughout time in this virtual school tour.
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Learn about the lives of enslaved peoples through historic buildings, tactile experiences, and exciting encounters with museum interpreters.
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Students will contemplate whether the Civil War was worth the cost to our nation through historical simulations and performances.
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We are Still Here explores the history of the Cherokee people and their contemporary culture.
Guided school tours are fully booked for the 2023-2024 school year. Requests for the 2024-2025 school year will begin on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Please check back soon!
Virtual. Experiences.
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Explore the Civil Rights era and connect it to social movements throughout time in this virtual experience.
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Examine the Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama and other historical artifacts in this virtual experience.
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Investigate the causes of the American Civil War in this virtual experience.
Teachers have the option to guide their own classes in select exhibitions in place of guided school tours.
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Learning & Research
Atlanta History Center offers many resources to support educators and students both inside and beyond the classrooms.
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Learning & Research
Atlanta History Center’s Learning Lab uses inquiry-based learning to bring the past to life in new, meaningful ways.
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For Educators
Bring history to your classroom through outreach visits and traveling history trunks.
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