Augusta Things to Do

This Federal-style house was built in 1818 for Augusta mayor Nicholas Ware at the cost of $40,000 -- a tidy sum back then. It now serves as an art institute, a center not only for art classes, but for changing exhibition... more

This Sand Hill cottage (ca. 1791) was the home of George Walton, youngest original signer of the Declaration of Independence and twice Georgia governor. It is the oldest documented house in Augusta and the first historic... more

This museum features period galleries that display more than 2,000 works spanning 1790 to the present. The museum, which hosts changing exhibitions quarterly, also has a museum shop and a visitor-orientation gallery. Adm... more