Visit

PLAN your visit

HOURS of OPERATION

OPEN:
WED-SAT 11:00am to 4:00pm

CLOSED:
Memorial Day Weekend, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Week, Christmas Week, New Year’s Eve, New Year's Day

ADMISSION

$9 for ADULTS (18+)
$6 for STUDENTS (6-17)
$7 for SENIORS (65+)
FREE for MEMBERS
CLICK HERE for discount pricing for groups of ten or more. 

A commitment to each other

WHAT WE ARE DOING:

HEALTHY STAFF
daily health checks

PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
barriers, masks, and gloves provided to staff

CLEAN FACILITY
stylus pens and surfaces disinfected after use

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU:

WEAR A MASK
wear a mask during your visit if possible

LEAVE ROOM
give other visitors at least six feet

BE THOUGHTFUL
if you feel unwell, please stay home

When you arrive, you will begin your visit by checking in at the Root House Museum Visitor Center located inside a refurbished 1830s log cabin. The cabin is also home to a gift shop featuring a variety of local handcrafted gifts and small batch mercantile goods. Credit card payment is encouraged as a touchless payment option. Upon checking in, each museum guest will be given a stylus pen. The stylus pen should be used to operate the interactive touchscreens located throughout the museum. The interactive touchscreen displays and comprehensive exhibits have been designed to allow self-guided discovery based on your personal interests. Guests will be free to explore the museum campus at their own leisure, however, guests should practice social distancing and leave plenty of space for entering and exiting exhibit spaces. No more than ten guests will be permitted in the museum at one time. Stylus pens should be returned to the Visitor Center for sanitizing at the end of your visit.

PARKING

Limited free parking is available at the museum. 2-hour public parking is available in the city lot located adjacent to the museum. Several pay-to-park options are nearby offering $5 all-day parking.

DIRECTIONS

I-75 N from Atlanta
Take I-75 N to North Marietta Parkway NE (exit 265)
Turn LEFT and follow North Marietta Parkway NE to Polk Street
The museum is located at the SE corner of Polk Street and North Marietta Parkway

I-75 S from Chattanooga
Take I-75 S to North Marietta Parkway NE (exit 265)
Turn RIGHT and follow North Marietta Parkway NE to Polk Street
The museum is located at the SE corner of Polk Street and North Marietta Parkway

"I would highly recommend this museum to anyone who has an interest in local history or the antebellum time period. The tour was very informative and the house itself was like stepping back in time. I only wish I lived close enough to visit more..."

-Ashley S.

"The whole family learned something and my teens enjoyed the tour, too."

-Teresa P.

"Lots of great "little" touches make it easy to imagine the folks still living there, and our guide was very personable as well as knowledgeable. A wonderful experience, and given that my wife and I both write Civil War history, we're not an easy audience to please. We highly recommend it."

-Robert S.