From festivals to special events Marietta offers something for everyone. Below is a list of some of the fun and family friendly activities to do in Marietta. 
Brumby Hall and Gardens
Address: 500 Powder Springs Street
Phone: (770) 427-2500
Description: The first superintendent of the Georgia Military Institute, Colonel Arnoldus V. Brumby, built
this lovely Greek Revival style house in 1851. When Sherman's troops occupied Marietta in 1864,
the house was used as a hospital. The Institute buildings were burned as the army departed on the
'March to the Sea,' but it seems that Brumby Hall was spared, as Sherman and Brumby were
friends at West Point. It is used as a house museum and special events facility in conjunction with
the Marietta Conference Center & Resort.
Hours: Monday 10-2
Admission: Free
Hours: Monday 10am-2pm
Admission: FREE
Type: Civil War Getaway
Address: Marietta Welcome Center 4 Depot Street Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: (678) 767-3626
Description: Take a journey through time! Your 2-hour journey in and around Marietta takes you to places where history was made and introduces you to the men and women who made it. Feel what they felt as you hold original Civil War bullets in your hand and learn what it was like to be there. Afterward, you'll never look at the past the same way, because Civil War Getaway isn't a tour… it's a journey through time. We depart from the Marietta Welcome Center, 4 Depot Street, Marietta, GA rain or shine. Specialty tours and group rates available. Space is limited and reservations are needed; please call (678) 767-3626 to reserve your ticket; same-day reservations are welcome. Hours: Most Sundays & Mondays: 9:30 am, 12:00, 3:00, 6:00 pm. (plus some other days, too). Evening tours at 6:00 pm seven days a week (including holidays). Visit our website for additional tour dates and times.
Admission: $29.00 adults, $10.00 children (10 and under); $3 senior discount; visit our website for a $4 discount coupon!
Type: Tour Ghosts of Marietta
Address: Marietta Welcome Center, 4 Depot Street, Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: (770) 881-8011
Description: Join us for a lantern-led walk through the historic streets of Marietta and discover other side of this enchanting gem of the south. Experience why antebellum mansions and civil war memorials area not the only reminders of days gone by through a compelling blend of storytelling, history and the supernatural. Tours depart from the Marietta Welcome Center, 4 Depot Street, Marietta, GA rain or shine. Tours last approximately 90 minutes and the walk is under one mile. Private tours and group rates available.
Hours: Late spring-late fall
Admission: Admission: $15.00 adults, $10.00 children (12 and under) space is limited and reservations are strongly recommended.
Type: Tour Heritage Passport
Address: Marietta Welcome Center, 4 Depot Street, Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: (770) 429-1115
Description: When visiting Marietta stop at the Welcome Center and purchase a Heritage Passport your pass to our three must-see museums at considerable savings: Marietta Museum of History, Root House Museum, and Marietta Gone With the Wind/Scarlett on the Square.
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Admission: $10, over a 25% savings!
Type: Museum Historic Marietta Self Guided Walking/Driving Tour
Address: Marietta Welcome Center, 4 Depot Street, Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: (770) 429-1115
Description: Stop by the Marietta Welcome Center and pick up the walking/driving tour brochure which will lead you through Marietta's five National Historic Districts and see over 50 historic buildings and homes. Please note that most of the homes are privately owned and are not open to the public.
Hours: TBD
Admission: TBD
Type: Tour Historic Marietta Trolley
Address: 131 Church Street Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: (770) 425-1006
Description: Take a ride through history with metro-Atlanta's only trolley tour! Join us for a one hour fully narrated tour through Historic Marietta. Explore Marietta's rich heritage, from the vibrant Downtown Square, past grand Antebellum homes, to the battlefields at Kennesaw Mountain. Tours: Thurs-Fri 11am; 1pm
Saturday 11am; 12:30pm; 2pm
Sunday 1pm; 2:30pm; 4pm
Private charters available.
Hours: Tour Hours: Thurs-Fri 11am, 1pm; Saturday 11am, 12:30pm, 2pm; Sunday 1pm, 2:30pm, 4pm Trolley Store Hours: Tues-Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday 11am-5pm; Closed Monday
Admission: $20 Adults; $18 Seniors & Students; Children 4-12 $12; Children under 3 FREE; Groups of 10 or more $15
Type: Tour
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Address: 900 Kennesaw Mountain Dr., Kennesaw, GA 30152
Phone: (770) 427-4686
Description: In June of 1864, General William T. Sherman's advance toward Atlanta was delayed for two weeks at Kennesaw Mountain, just west of downtown Marietta. The Union Army, marching from Chattanooga to Marietta along the Western and Atlantic Railroad, was met by the Confederates entrenched along the ridgetops of Kennesaw Mountain, south towards Powder Springs Road, thereby blocking Union movement. The 2,888 acre National Park preserves the battleground where the Confederate army temporarily stopped the Union advance southward before the fall of Atlanta.
Hours: 8:30am-5:00pm Daily
Admission: NA
Type: Park Marietta City Cemetery
Address: 395 Powder Springs Street, Marietta, GA 30060
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Description: Established in the 1830's, the Marietta City Cemetery stands today as a monument to the many people who built our community. It serves as the final resting place for a broad cross-section of the community's earliest residents including former mayors, children, and influential citizens. One of the largest single plots in the cemetery is the Old Slave Lot. At the time, no other major cemetery in Georgia had a lot devoted to the burial of slaves or free people of African descent. The Marietta City Cemetery continues to provide a valuable opportunity for residents and visitors to learn more about the city's storied history.
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Type: Cemetery Marietta Confederate Cemetery
Address: 395 Powder Springs Street, Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: (770) 794-5606
Description: Started in 1863 when Mrs. Jane Porter Glover donated a corner of her plantation for the burial of 20 Confederate soldiers who died in a train wreck, the Marietta Confederate Cemetery is the final resting place for more than 3000 soldiers. Every Confederate State is represented, as well as Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri, and the cemetery remains the largest Confederate Cemetery south of Richmond. A large number of the buried soldiers fought nearby in The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain and The Battle of Kolb's Farm.
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Type: Cemetery Marietta Fire Museum
Address: 112 Haynes Street, Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: (770) 794-5491
Description: The Marietta Fire Department was officially formed in 1854 following a massive fire which destroyed most of the Marietta Square. This museum offers a unique look at firefighting techniques and equipment from the 1800s to the present. The highlight of the collection is the Silsby Steamer purchased by the city in 1879. Nicknamed 'The Aurora,' the horse-drawn pumper served Marietta until 1921, and received a complete restoration in 1992. It is one of only five still in existence.
Hours: Mon-Fri 8-5, Evenings and weekends by appointment
Admission: Free, Tours conducted by active duty fire fighters
Type: Museum Marietta Gone With the Wind Museum, Scarlett on the Square
Address: 18 Whitlock Avenue Marietta, GA 30064
Phone: (770) 794-5576
Description: When the movie Gone With the Wind premiered in Atlanta in 1939, the world fell in love with Scarlett and Rhett. The love affair continues at the Marietta Gone With the Wind Museum, Scarlett on the Square. The museum features rare memorabilia from the movie, Margaret Mitchell, and her Pulitzer Prize winning novel. Housed in a former livery stable and cotton warehouse from 1875, the collection includes scripts, books, props, movie posters, and the original bengaline honeymoon gown worn by Vivien Leigh in her Oscar winning role as Scarlett.
Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Closed Major Holidays
Admission: $7 Adults, $6 Seniors/Students, $5 Groups of 15 or more
Type: Museum Marietta Museum of History
Address: 1 Depot Street, Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: (770) 794-5710
Description: Located on the second floor of the 1845 Kennesaw House, the Marietta Museum of History's galleries overflow with a wide variety of artifacts that will offer something of interest for every visitor. From 19th and 20th Century clothing and accessories to Civil War weapons and ammunition, the museum tells the story of the development of Cobb County and Marietta with displays on Native Americans, the Gold Rush, early inventions, influential Mariettans, and the growth of the Bell Bomber Plant, now Lockheed/Martin.
Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-4pm
Admission: $5 Adults, $3 Seniors/Students, Free for Members & Children under 6. Educational group tours and trunk shows available.
URL: http://www.mariettahistory.org/
Type: Museum Marietta National Cemetery
Address: 500 Washington Avenue, Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: (770) 428-5631 (866) 236-8159
Description: With the death toll rising rapidly during the Civil War, the idea to bury the dead in national cemeteries was conceived in 1862, and this cemetery was created in 1866. Henry Greene Cole, a prominent Marietta resident proposed the idea for the Marietta National Cemetery, and offered a few acres of land near downtown. The cemetery was to contain the graves of both Union and Confederate soldiers; however federal officials did not want Confederate dead to be buried near Yankee dead. Over 17,000 men are buried here, and more than 3,000 are unknown. Many died during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, and a total of 10,072 died during the Civil War.
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm
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Type: Cemetery Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art
Address: 30 Atlanta Street, Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: (770) 528-1444
Description: The Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art is metropolitan Atlanta's only museum dedicated to American art. Housed in Marietta's first U.S. Post Office, the museum hosts a full schedule of exhibitions and boasts a permanent collection of 19th and 20th century American art, from Warhol to Wyeth.
Hours: Tues-Fri 11am-5pm, Sat 11am-4pm
Admission: $5 Adults, $3 Seniors/Students, Free for children 6 and under; Special group rates available for groups of 10 or more
Type: Museum The Marietta Pilgrimage Christmas Home Tour
Address: Marietta Welcome Center, 4 Depot Street, Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: (770) 429-1115
Description: If you enjoy the Historic Marietta Walking/Driving Tour, make plans to attend the Marietta Pilgrimage Christmas Home Tour. Held the first full weekend in December, the tour showcases six private historic homes and a number of heritage public buildings. All tour sites are decorated for the season and open to the public.
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Type: The Root House Museum
Address: 145 Denmead Street, Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: (770) 426-4982
Description: Built in 1845 by Hannah and William Root, the Root House Museum offers visitors a glimpse of the home life of a middle class merchant and his family. Owned and operated by the Cobb Landmarks and Historical Society, it is one of the oldest surviving frame houses in Marietta and is furnished with period furniture in the fashion of the 1850s. Outside guests can walk among flower beds and vegetable plots in a garden that reflects the gardening practices of the mid 19th century, as well as see the recreated kitchen and working 1850s cook stove.
Hours: Tues-Sat 11am-4pm
Admission: $4 Adults, $3 Seniors & Groups of 10
Type: Museum The Strand Theatre-Coming Soon!
Address: undefined
Phone: (678) 569-1321
Description: The Art Deco theatre served as a movie house on the Marietta Square from 1935-1976. Currently undergoing a complete restoration, the Strand Theatre will once again show movies and host classic films, film festivals, lecture series, concerts and light stage productions. Scheduled to open mid 2008.
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Type: Theatre Theatre in the Square
Address: 11 Whitlock Avenue Marietta, GA 30064
Phone: (770) 422-8369
Description: Housed in a former cotton warehouse, Theatre in the Square has been called "the most charming performing space in the Southeast" by Southern Living Magazine. This intimate, 225 seat facility features Broadway caliber productions on 2 stages. Matinee performances available.
Hours: Call for show times
Admission: Ticket prices for shows vary
Type: Theatre Yellow Rose Carriage Service
Address: Historic Marietta Square
Phone: (770) 499-9719
Description: Take a horse drawn carriage ride around the Historic Marietta Square.
Hours: Typically on weekends, call for hours and special requests
Admission: Call for cost
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