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Browse an unusually eclectic small-town museum that pairs recreated late-1800s and early-1900s businesses with a 30-foot T. rex, smaller dinosaurs, a horse-drawn buggy and a restored 1923 peddler wagon.
Recreated local storefronts inside the West Georgia Museum. · Junko / じゅんころ · Credits & licenses
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Browse an unusually eclectic small-town museum that pairs recreated late-1800s and early-1900s businesses with a 30-foot T. rex, smaller dinosaurs, a horse-drawn buggy and a restored 1923 peddler wagon.
Tallapoosa · $5 adults; $2 ages 4 through high school · 1–2 hours
West Georgia Museum of Tallapoosa · 185 Mann Street, Tallapoosa, GA 30176
Mon–Fri 10am–4pm; Sat 11am–3pm
Closed Sunday. The city does not state an admission price for children under four; call for that policy and holiday hours.
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CheckedJune 2024 first-person visit and authentic interior photograph; no open image license is stated.
CheckedVisitor information phone: 770-574-3125
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A visitor found the museum more substantial than expected for a small local venue and especially remembered the roaring dinosaur, mounted animals and recreated businesses. Their reported family admission also matches the city's current posted rates.
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