Historic Homes & Buildings

• Gwinnett Historic Courthouse (circa 1885)
  185 Crogan Street • Lawrenceville, GA 30045
  770-822-5450
  One of Gwinnett County's oldest buildings, this courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Self guided tours are available Monday through Saturday during normal operating hours.   map

Libraries & Research Centers

• Gwinnett County Public Library
  1001 Lawrenceville Highway • Lawrenceville, GA 30045
  770-822-5321
  This library offers a wide selection of hardback and paperbooks, magazines, newspapers, children's books, books on tape, and videos, as well as programs for both adults and children. more...  map

Museums & Galleries

• Crawford W. Long Museum
  28 College Street • Lawrenceville, GA 30680
  Located in Winder
  706-367-5307
  "The Birthplace of Anesthesia," this museum honors the physician who first used ether for surgical anesthesia when he performed the first painless surgery on March 30, 1842. more...  map

• Gwinnett History Museum
  455 Perry Street • Lawrenceville, GA 30045
  770-822-5178
  Housed in the original circa 1855 Lawrenceville Female Seminary, one of Gwinnett's oldest buildings, this museum is a reservoir of Gwinnett historic artifacts and exhibits about 1800s Gwinnett with displays including an exhibit about Civil War satirist Bill Arp.   map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

• Rhodes Jordan Park
  100 East Crogan Street • Lawrenceville, GA 30045
  770-822-5150
  A 22-acre lake is surrounded by open space, three picnic pavilions a 0.8-mile paved multipurpose trail, one playground as well as seven baseball/softball fields, and a football field overlay. The park also features a community center with two classrooms, a dance/aerobics room, a large community room and a double gymnasium. The tennis center has eight lighted courts. An outdoor leisure pool features three lap lanes, a large slide and other water play features.   map