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Tifton, GA
"TIFTON is friendly, terrific and overly nice" ~ Population: 15,060

  
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Amusements

Adventure Zone 1657 Carpenter Road South, Tifton, GA 31794, 229-388-8000, A 22,500 square feet entertainment center that offers fun for the whole family and includes a skating rink, go-cart track, 18 hole miniature golf course, arcade games, children's soft-play area, large party room, and a restaurant. map

Landscape Murals Located at Main & Second Streets, 229-382-6200, These beautiful outdoor murals depict scenes of regional flowers, lakes, and landscapes throughout the Tifton County area.

Our Town Tifton Located at Main & First Streets, 229-382-6200, Enjoy looking at the beautiful images on this folk art wall that is filled with homemade sculpted images of the community.


Historic Homes & Buildings

Georgia Agrirama Living History Museum P.O. Box Q, Tifton, GA 31793, Located at I-75 & Eighth Street, 229-386-3344, Costumed interpreters share Georgia's rural heritage with visitors at this 19th century living history museum that includes two working farmsteads, cotton gin, saw mill, grist mill, print shop, drug store, Masonic Lodge, Victorian home, steam train, and country store.


Libraries & Research Centers

Coastal Plain Regional Library 2014 Chestnut Avenue, Tifton, GA 31794, 229-386-7148, Coastal Plain Regional Library System with a service area including the counties of Berrien, Cook, Irwin, Tift and Turner. more... map

Tifton-Tift County Public Library One Library Lane, Tifton, GA 31794, 229-386-7148, A part of the Coastal Plain Regional Library, this full service library offers an extensive collection of books, videos, audiobooks, magazines, newspapers, and reference materials on local history and genealogy. They also offers a wide variety of programs for both children and adults. more... map


Museums & Galleries

Atlantic Coastline Artists Gallery 119 Love Avenue, Tifton, GA 31794, 229-386-0216, Located in the old Atlantic Coastline freight station, this gallery features year round exhibits by many talented regional artists. Tours are available by request. map

Tifton Museum of Arts & Heritage 255 Love Avenue, Tifton, GA 31794, 229-382-3600, Professional exhibitions of painting, wood, porcelain, and more are displayed throughout the year at this museum that is located in a circa 1900 Romanesque brick church which features exquisite stained glass windows, heart of pine floors, vaulted ceilings and buttresses, a bell tower, and fanlight doorways. map


Parks, Gardens & Zoos

Friendly City Park Located at King & Rutland Roads, 229-382-3262, A wonderful family park that features softball areas, picnic areas, six fields with four of them lighted, a scenic lake, a children's playground, a pavilion, and an amphitheatre.

Fulwood Garden Center 802 West Twelfth Street, Tifton, GA 31794, 229-386-8347, Walk-through flower gardens featuring native and exotic plants are featured at this beautiful garden center and home that was built in the early 1900s and is now used by the Tifton Garden Clubs.

Fulwood Park Located at Tift Avenue & Eighth Street, 229-382-6231, A beautiful 35 acre park that features an array of picnic areas, children's playgrounds, rest areas, and a stage for concerts. The park is the host of "The Love Affair" every May.

Magnolia Tree Park Located on Magnolia Industrial Park Drive, 229-386-0216, This park is home of the second largest magnolia tree in the United States. The tree is over 100 years old and stands 61 feet tall with an 88 foot crown spread.


Science & Technology

Coastal Plains Experiment Station 4601 Research Way, Tifton, GA 31794, 229-386-3504, South Georgia's agricultural and environmental laboratory, scientists with the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences use this agricultural research center to explore efficient ways for farming operations and crop production in this area.

NESPAL 2356 Rainwater Road, Tifton, GA 31794, 229-386-7274, Standing for the "National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory," this interdisciplinary research and education center features scientists developing systems for environmentally and economically sound agriculture production. Tours are available. more... map


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