When the weather calls for it, or when you just feel like venturing out for a new cultural experience, there are several metro Atlanta museums and attractions to keep you entertained. Culture doesn’t have to cost, either. Here are museums and attractions in the metro area that are always free.

Fernbank Science Center
Open Monday-Wednesday from 12 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Thursday-Friday from 12 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.; Saturday from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.  Note that the planetarium is not free.

Center for Disease Control Museum
Open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Thursdays 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.)

The King Center
Open Monday-Sunday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking
Open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Georgia Capital Museum and Tour
Open Monday- Friday 9:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Open Monday-Sunday from dawn to dusk

Centennial Olympic Park
Open from Monday-Sunday from 7 a.m. – 11 p.m.

Historic Oakland Cemetery
Open Monday- Friday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to dusk

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