Dahlonega Gold Museum

Dahlonega, Georgia, United States

3.5

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+1-706-864-2257, 7068642257

Website:

www.gastateparks.org

Housed in oldest courthouse in Georgia, this museum features Dahlonega gold rush exhibits including gold nuggets, mining tools, a documentary and a gift shop. The museum is open Monday-Saturday from 9AM-5 PM, and on Sundays from 10AM-5PM.

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We went to the Gold Museum before doing the mine tour. more on TripAdvisor

The Museum itself has signifigant historic value. more on Epinions.com

We will go back. more on Yahoo! Travel

Visiting the museum is a great experience! more on Epinions.com

It turned out to be a great experience! more on TripAdvisor

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We didn't know that the first gold rush started in Dahlonega, Georgia! The museum displayed the largest gold nugget found, and many interesting ... more on TripAdvisor

The kids really wanted to pan for gold so we took them to the mine not expecting much of anything. It turned out to be a great experience! We went down in the mine which was interesting for the whole ... more on TripAdvisor

Well most of the visitors to Dahlonega, know the town was the site of the first American gold rush. This museum explains the when, how and why of what happened in those days of the middle 1800's. Ther ... more on TripAdvisor

We went to the Gold Museum before doing the mine tour. They are located in the old courthouse in the main square in Dahlonega. They had several different rooms with displays that were very ... more on TripAdvisor

My husband stopped by this museum when walking around the historic Dahlonega square. We really enjoyed it- the short 15 minute film on the history of the GA Gold Rush was great. Some interesting histo ... more on TripAdvisor

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4.0

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We love this place, because it is a great place to learn about the history of gold in the south. We do gold panning as a hobby and we enjoyed going there. We were planning on going to Helen, and there was a hot air balloon race and ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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When gold was discovered in 1828 in the foothill of the Appalachians, the United States first gold rush was on. Soon many settlers began moving to the area in the hopes of striking it rich, unfortunately, this land grab would eventually ... more on Epinions.com