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All Out Museums

planetarium); and the National Civil War from period dress and portraiture to an
Naval Museum at Port Columbus or the inspiring Chihuly glass sculpture – result
National Infantry Museum, voted USA in award-winning collections and inspiring
Today’s Best Free Museum and one of programs. Don’t miss the gift shop with
CNN Travel’s 12 best military museums in one-of-a-kind keepsakes and treasures.
the world. The Museum is undergoing a reimagination
How about a stroll through the Columbus and will reopen in May 2024. Visit the
Collective Museums? This amazing place temporary headquarters, next door to the
is home to the Royal Crown Cola Museum, Museum, for programs and events prior to
Chero-Cola Museum, Nehi Drink Museum, the grand reopening.
Tom’s Peanut Museum, the Georgia Radio Temporary Location | 1251 Wynnton Rd.
Museum and Hall of Fame, and the Lunch 706.748.2562 | columbusmuseum.com
Box Museum, home to the world’s largest
collection of lunch boxes. “Better than the High Museum of Art in Atlanta.”
All Out MASTERPIECE
Art Inspires the Soul ARTBEAT COLUMBUS
Look for distinctive installations around
FOLK ART, REIMAGINED every corner at the Art Walk in Uptown
Enter the visionary art landscape at Columbus. Permanent works are joined by
Pasaquan, the 7-acre legacy of multi- new pieces of artwork and murals added
to the collection and integrated into the
mosaics and architectural remakes by
the late artist Eddie Owens Martin who environment each year. Download the free
went by “St. EOM.” Connecting with his app for a narrated walking tour.
Uptown Columbus
genius to unite cultures, Columbus State
University develops programs that artbeatcolumbus.org/art-walk
celebrate the humanitarian values St. EOM
exhibited. Listed on the National Register “It’s a very nice area for walking, biking, running,
of Historic Places. bird watching, talking, thinking, laughing or just
238 Eddie Martin Rd. relaxing. A must do!”
Buena Vista, GA 31808
706.507.8306 Columbus Art Walk
pasaquan.columbusstate.edu

“Fascinating spot. Read about it before you
visit. Unless you’re able to get a tour, won’t
understand what it’s all about.”

THE COLUMBUS MUSEUM
The Columbus Museum brings American
art and history to life for the communities
of the Chattahoochee Valley. The museum’s
diverse collection of regional historical
artifacts and American art in all media –
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