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1881 Stockmar Road
Villa Rica
Georgia
30180
Tel: 770-459-8455
Description
Villa Rica was the site of the first Gold rush in Georgia in the year of 1826. And the first within the United States! Records indicate that gold was discovered in Dahlonega in 1828 and in California in 1849. Amazing!
Hours: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Just 4 miles off I-20, exit 26 and only 35 miles west of Atlanta.
Group tours welcome.
- A 4,800 sq. ft. museum
- 50-seat theatre with a 20-minute documentary
- Covered gold and gemstone panning
- Over three miles of walking trails
- Covered picnic pavilion and tables
- West Georgia’s only authentic 19th Century Gold stamp mill
- Georgia’s only gold museum located at the site of an actual gold mine and with gold and gem panning on site
Hours: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Just 4 miles off I-20, exit 26 and only 35 miles west of Atlanta.
Group tours welcome.
