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Historic Homes & Buildings

Oak Hill (circa 1847)
Located at Highway 27 & Veterans Memorial Highway
706-291-1883
Situated on a beautiful 170 acre estate, this classic Old South, Greek Revival mansion was the lifelong home of educator Martha McChesney Berry, the founder of Berry College and one of the most influential people in North Georgia. Formal and sunken gardens, nature trails, and a museum that retells the life story of Berry are also on the estate.

Capitoline Wolf, The
601 Broad Street • Rome, GA 30161
706-295-5576
“A gift from ancient Rome to new Rome,” this statue is an exact replica of the Etruscan art that stands in the Palazzo Dei Conservatori in Rome, Italy, and it was a gift from Italian dictator Benito Mussolini in 1929. map
Clock Tower Museum (circa 1871)
404 Civic Center Drive • Rome, GA 30162
706-236-4416
Listed on the on the National Register of Historic Places, this clock tower stands 104 feet tall with a diameter of nine feet and the clock has an incredible record for accuracy. Visitors can walk up the spiral staircase and take in the panoramic views of the city's hills and rivers. map
Myrtle Hill Cemetery
P.O. Box 5823 • Rome, GA 31062
Located at Broad and Mrytle Streets
706-295-5576
One of the most beautiful cemeteries in the nation, this National Register cemetery was begun in 1857 and is the final resting place for more than 20,000 people who have shaped Rome's history. First Lady Ellen Axson Wilson, wife of President Woodrow Wilson, is buried at this cemetery, as well as the young man selected as the "Known Soldier" from World War I and 377 soldiers who died in Civil War battles around Rome. map

Chieftains Museum, The
501 Riverside Parkway Northeast • Rome, GA 30162
706-291-9494
An official site on the National Parks Service Trail of Tears National Historic Trail, this museum is the oldest historical landmark building in Rome which was built as a frontier log cabin in 1794. American Indian artifacts, photographs, furniture, and artwork tell the story of Rome as a river town and its role in the Antebellum South and the Civil War. more... map
Eubanks Museum & Gallery
315 Shorter Avenue • Rome, GA 30165
Located at at Shorter College
706-291-2121
The world travel collection of J. Robert Eubanks is featured at this natural history museum and gallery that features personal artifacts from around the world, including trophy animals from Africa and India, as well as an extensive collection of Early American hardware, Native American pottery, tools, and hunting items. map
Rome Area History Museum
305 Broad Street • Rome, GA 30161
706-235-8051
Exhibits at this history museum focus on the Civil War, the Cherokee Indians, cotton, and commerce. A Gone With The Wind exhibit is also featured which includes photos, collectibles, and costumes from the book and movie. map

Marshall Forest
Located on Horseleg Creek Road
706-291-2121
A National Natural Landmark, this lush, 170 acre forest is the only virgin forest within a city's limits in the United States. The forest includes 90 acres of fields and 80 acres of forests, as well as about 300 species of wildflowers and other plants which grow on the Flower Glen Trail. map

Lock & Dam Park
181 Lock & Dam Road • Rome, GA 30161
Located Off Blacks Bluff Road
706-234-5001
This local favorite 73 acre park is on the National Registry of Historical Landmarks and offers many amenities for visitors to enjoy such as 33 scenic RV ready campsites with picnic shelters, walking trails, an observation tower, a trading post, a bait shop, a large picnic shelter, horseshoe pits, a children's playground, and a volleyball court. map