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Booth Western Art Museum

Cartersville, GA · Northwest Georgia$$Adults $16, seniors $14, kids 12 and under free

About

One gallery at this Western art museum in Cartersville, Georgia, holds a portrait and a hand-signed letter from every U.S. president, starting with Washington. Frederic Remington and Charles Russell are in the collection, and Andy Warhol is too. Go any day but Monday, and get there before 1:30 for the Highlights Tour, which takes the first 15 people and costs nothing beyond admission. The Heading West Gallery has an original 1865 stagecoach, and kids 2 to 12 get a stagecoach ride of their own in Sagebrush Ranch, the hands-on gallery.

Highlights

Signed letters from every U.S. presidentOriginal 1865 stagecoachSagebrush Ranch for kids 2 to 12Smithsonian Affiliate, 120,000 square feetNative Hands Gallery, 150+ artifacts

Getting there

501 Museum Drive, Cartersville, GA 30120

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