georgia museum of agriculture & historic village

Having been to any number of these type of "living history" museums I wasn't expecting much to be new, however I learned about Turpentine production and the history of Tifton. The Tift house was wonderful and worth the price of admission. The most pleasant/knowledgeable/and friendly docents.

The museum covers agricultural history during the late 1800's-early 1900's. It is an eye-opener both to those who have never seen the techniques employed, and to those who can remember some things they see it is a reminder of how much things have changed. After the museum we toured the Tift home on the property which contains original furnishings and woods original to the virgin timber of the area--like the fireplace surrounds. Our visit was cut short by a thunderstorm before we could visit the other village buildings. We considered it a worthwhile stop and would recommend it.

My hubby works for the Department of Agriculture in the Netherlands, so this was right up his alley, I had to leave the outdoor historic Village due to fire ants biting me, but hubby had a great visit, even tho he got rained on LOL the Museum was charming,, and enjoyable :-) this is a great place for the family, Plenty of places to have a picnic too :-)

We live about 40 mins away from Tifton and I had driven past this place so many times. Finally this year when they started advertising the festival I made sure that I went. I had heard so many good things about it. It was better than I ever thought it could be. You buy armbands in a old country store walk down a short path and can get on an old steam engine train. Or there is a path if you wish to walk all the way. You get to see an gristmill where they prepare grits that you can buy. FRESH GROUND GRITS!!! YUM!:) There were period homes and school houses. There were two people out across from the school house with a large pot over an open fire making "turpentine potatoes". Which before then I never heard of. After peeling back the skin and tasting that delicious potato I was instantly addicted!! Driving by here on the interstate all those times never even really glancing over was the worst thing I could have done all these years. I can't wait for my next visit to this lovely place!:)

The village and museum are well maintained. The interpreters are friendly and knowledgeable. I Have lived close to this since hit was opened in 1976. This was our 1st visit. It was a mistake to wait this long. We recently visited The Shaker Village in Kentucky and found this to be more interesting and educational.

This is a great place for the whole family to visit. I recommend visiting in the fall, winter, or spring. The summer heat is extreme...unless you are use to the great South GA weather. I personally could go anytime. It's a great trip back in time.The grits meal is super cool. There are a few hands on experiences. Look out for the special times of year they have events. Also, they have a farmers market on Saturday I believe. Everytime I go, I get the icecream! lolWe homeshool and this is great for field trips.

This museum is easy to get to, right off I75 south and worth the stop. Prepare for a good bit of walking but be delighted to see and learn more about an earlier way of life. You are greeted and led by era costumed village personnel at many of the stopping points where you learn how foods were grown, implements used in harvesting, cooking skills, cane grinding, etc. There is a great country store serving ice cream, goodies and gifts. A steam engine train takes you around the village for an overview if you choose. Check their calendars throughout the year as many times there are musical events planned and don't miss July 4 celebration if you are nearby!A Victorian Christmas event is especially grand! Some calendar days are better than others and I don't give it 5 stars because you can't guarantee you might visit on a eventful day or not. Still worth the trip, especially for adults and older children. I would not recommend for younger children unless there is a specific event going on.

We were travelling down the I75 from Georgia to Florida, when we noticed a sign showing the Museum at Junction 63B. Thought we would have a look and were we glad we did. The museum details the various crops grown and used in the area and leads to various buildings to look round. In most of the buildings you are greeted by very knowledgeable informers who give you details of what happened in that building. We were particularly impressed with the house belonging to Mr and Mrs Tift who founded the town of Tifton. Well worth a detour from the freeway and very good value at $6.00

It was an interesting place to visit. Because it was off season there wasn't much going on. But it was a beautiful day and nice to walk around.

We wished we had more time. There is lots to see and some walking involved but a very pretty place. We will be going back to finish seeing everything. Heard they have the best icecream. :)

I attented the Georgia Agricultural Museum and Historic Village for the first time last week. I've past by there several times and always wanted to stop. I'm certainly glad I finally paid it a visit. The admission price ($7/adult) was very reasonable, especially since there is so much to see and do, you could easily spent the whole entire day there. I learned so much from all the wonderful, friendly folks working in all the historic buildings and the ladies working in the museum were super nice and said that if we wanted, we could just explore the museum on our own or they would walk along with us and tell us all about everything. We were told if we had any questions to please ask them. I would strongly recommend this attraction to anyone who is interested in finding out what life was like in the late 1800's to early 1900's. Be aware though, if you want to ride the train, it only runs on Saturdays.

This was very educational. The staff were friendly. It is inexpensive. I like the way they organized this attraction.

Thoroughly enjoyed this walk through yesteryear. The people around the village are gracious and love to share their knowledge of the time and area. An easy walk, but the train ride was great fun. A real STEAM engine!!

Great stop for travelers for take a rest break. Turn of the century and the early 1900's farm. Great place to take school age children and persons who want to look at old times.

If you love history then you will like this place. To see how times has changed in Agriculture is amazing. What better place to have it then in the south. I never thought much about it before, but to see the here and now compared to way back...