From curated gardens to native Piedmont forest, no other place in Atlanta captures the variety of landscapes that have shaped our city’s history.
Goizueta Gardens is a 33-acre landscape encompassing nine distinct gardens—including preserved woodland, diverse plant collections, and heritage-breed animals.
Distinct. Gardens.
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Honoring the life of Goizueta Gardens namesake Olga “Olguita” C. de Goizueta, this ornamental garden is designed for the enjoyment of flowering and fragrant plants—a place of beauty for quiet reflection amid the hectic pace of city life.
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This native garden contains herbal medicinal plants, the mysterious lost camellia, quiet waterfalls, and what is Georgia’s largest native plant collection in one place—25 feet down.
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Explore a variety of heirloom plants, flowers, and animal breeds at Smith Farm.
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Gardens of the spectacular Inman estate was designed by Philip Trammell Shutze from 1926-1928, the latter years of the Country Place Era.
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An abundance of rhododendrons, small flowering trees, and eclectic ground covers.
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East meets West in the plant world at the Sims Asian Garden.
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Meander robust forest surrounding the Swan Woods Trail and consider yourself free to explore around the cabin.
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Within steps of the Atlanta History Center Museum, reflect on the men and women who have served—and continue to serve—the United States of America.
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The Entrance Gardens and 60-foot Tree Table are the newest additions to our campus and span eight acres, welcoming guests all year long.
Historic Houses. Explore.
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Designed by Philip Trammel Shutze in 1928 for Edward and Emily Inman, Swan House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Smith Farm tells the story of Georgia farm life and enslavement at Atlanta’s oldest surviving farmhouse.
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Wood Cabin is a noteworthy example of a log structure built when North Georgia was the frontier.
Join us every Saturday at 2pm for the unique experience of seeing one of our heritage breed animals on their weekly stroll across campus.
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Black in the Garden. Podcast.
Garden stories. Get the dirt.
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Camellias are a remarkable flowering plant–not only for their beauty and endless flower variations–but also because they draw us into the detailed and diverse world of camellia cultivators.
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Last fall we had the unique opportunity to bolster a plant collection that performs extremely well in Atlanta, Epimedium. When Karen Perkins decided to close Garden Vision, her nursery which specialized in this unique genus, we reached out to discuss building our collection.
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Goizueta Gardens at Atlanta History Center have a substantial collection of Trillium as part of our Georgia Native Plant Collection. We have populations that occur naturally in the woods on the campus and species that have been planted as part of our living collections.
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Weighing animals is a good practice to keep abreast of their health and well-being. Turkeys have a very predictable pattern of weight gain and loss – but how do we keep track?
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Learn. More.
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Buildings & Grounds
The Cherokee Garden Library collection holds over 40,000 books, photographs, manuscripts, seed catalogs, and landscape drawings.
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Learning & Research
In partnership with Fulton County and UGA’s Cooperative Extension, Atlanta History Center established a 4-H and UGA Extension office for the Buckhead community.
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Listen to podcasts featuring experts from the Atlanta History Center.