LaGrange, GA

1. Biblical History Center

Formerly known as the Explorations in Antiquity, the Biblical History Center provides a place where people of all ages can encounter the biblical world of ancient times through its culture and history.

Visitors can experience lectures and Biblical meal presentations, view artifacts of daily life throughout the Biblical Life Artifacts Gallery, and other experiences. Guests can take a trip to the past as they sit in the authentic goat-hair tent, look at tombs like the one in which Jesus and Abraham were buried, explore a city gate area and village like those that existed two thousand years ago, and much more.

Biblical History Center, 130 Gordon Commercial Dr, LaGrange, GA 30240, Phone: 706-885-0363

2. Hills & Dales Estate

The Hills & Dales Estate is a historic estate in LaGrange, Georgia that was once the home of Fuller E. Callaway, Sr., a textile magnate, and his family. Featuring the historic and beautiful Ferrell Gardens on the property, the estate is home to one of the country’s best preserved nineteenth-century gardens.

Created between the year 1841 and 1903 by Sarah Ferrel, the gardens include a greenhouse, a herb garden, fountains, and extensive boxwood plantings. The centerpiece of the 35-acre Hills and Dales Estate, however, is the stunning Italian villa built back in 1916. There is also a visitor center with exhibits.

Hills & Dales Estate, 1916 Hills and Dales Dr, LaGrange, GA 30240, Phone: 706-882-3242

3. Bellevue

The Bellevue in the city of LaGrange is one of the state of Georgia’s finest examples of the Greek Revival architecture style, featuring an exterior with wide porticos and ionic columns. The interior features huge carved wood cornices gracing the windows and doors, plaster ceiling medallions, and black italian mantles. The historic antebellum home is also furnished period pieces in the 1850’s style and family mementos can be seen on display throughout the house. Noted on the National Register of Historic Places, the United States National Park Service has also designated the stately Bellevue as a National Historic Landmark.

Bellevue, 204 Ben Hill St, LaGrange, GA 30240, Phone: 706-884-1832

4. Sweetland Amphitheatre

The Sweetland Amphitheatre, situated in the heart of the Georgian city of LaGrange, offers an outdoor venue for a wide variety of community events and music performances. Located in the historic Boyd Park, the event venue was carved into the area’s existing hillside, resulting in a tiered bowl shape designed by The Smith Design Group. With lawn, table, and stadium seating, the Sweetland Amphitheatre features enough room for around 2,500 people and the 40,000-square-foot green space also offers decorative lighting and enough space for several community outdoor events, such as fairs and festivals, in addition to concerts and other performances.

Sweetland Amphitheatre, 110 Smith St, LaGrange, GA 30240, Phone: 706-298-5434

5. LaGrange Art Museum

The LaGrange Art Museum is dedicated to the collection and presentation of contemporary art by both established and emerging artists. Housed inside of a former jail, dating back to 1892, the art museum includes four exhibit galleries, a sculpture garden, collection storage, a kitchen, classrooms, and offices. Educational activities are also offered in the adjacent building. The permanent collection at the LaGrange Art Museum consists of over five hundred works of art created by contemporary American artists, including artwork by several internationally known artists, such as Camile Billops, Larry Zox, Frank Stella, and Andy Warhol, as well as Georgian artists.

LaGrange Art Museum, 112 Lafayette Pkwy, LaGrange, GA 30240, Phone: 706-882-3267