Museums
The Uncle Remus Museum
The Uncle Remus Museum is located in Turner Park, three blocks south of the courthouse on Highway 441 in downtown Eatonton. Turner Park was part of the original homestead of Joseph Sidney Turner, the "Little Boy" in the tales of Uncle Remus. The museum consists of a log cabin made from three slave cabins originating in Putnam County. The cabins are similar to the one occupied by Uncle Remus, the character made famous in the folklore tales of Joel Chandler Harris.
The stories of Uncle Remus are captured in shadow boxes containing delicate woodcarvings of "de critters" humanized by the author. The shadow boxes illustrate twelve of Harris' best known stories. The museum also features painted murals that authentically depict the years surrounding the Civil War during which the Uncle Remus stories are set. A focal point of the museum is the two pictures from the movie "Song of the South" donated by Walt Disney when the museum opened in 1963. 
The museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, closed one hour for lunch, and Sunday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. During the winter, the museum is closed on Tuesdays. Admission is $2, children under eight are $1. For more information call (706) 485-6856 or visit http://www.uncleremusmuseum.org/.
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Old School History Museum
Visitors will step back in time as they enter the Old School History Museum, located in The Plaza Arts Center adjacent to the Chamber of Commerce. Housed in four classrooms of the original 1916 Eatonton School, the museum is able to feature four different, yet historically relevant exhibits for tourists to enjoy. The first exhibit displays a vintage drugstore complete with marble-topped soda fountain, 1940's jukebox, ice cream chairs and tables and period photographs. The next room is a reproduction of turn-of-the-century downtown Eatonton with a variety of storefronts. These "windows in time" feature artifacts and treasures destined to stir childhood memories. The third space reveals a history gallery that relates the rich heritage of Eatonton and Putnam County. Here visitors can follow a timeline and view artifacts from the area's earliest Indians, learn about Sherman's March through Putnam during the Civil War, and be amazed by the famous people who have called Eatonton home.
Finally, a carefully restored early 1900's classroom which boasts its original blackboard, cloakroom, vintage desks and a collection of student memorabilia concludes the Old School Museum.
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Docent Tours, Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Docent Tours, Sunday, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Closed on Holidays
Free Admission
Crooked Pines Farm, Old Fashion Fun on the Farm!
Crooked Pines Farm is a great place to bring your group of family or friends for some fun on the farm. During your visit enjoy hayrides, kid's crafts, petting farm, horseback riding and shopping in the country store.
This 82 acre family farm offers a variety of events in the spring; pick your own vegetables and kid's camps during the summer, a haunted hayride and pumpkin patch during October and a Holiday experience like no other that includes an old-fashioned Christmas tree lot and hayrides through Christmas Town during November and December.
Crooked Pines Farm is dedicated to providing your family with an experience of old fashioned fun on the farm that will bring lasting memories.
For information or to book your group tour call 706-347-0274 or email info@crookedpinesfarm.com. Crooked Pines Farm is located at 355 Harmony Rd., Eatonton, GA. 31024, just off of 441 near Rock Eagle. Visit http://crookedpinesfarm.com for seasonal events!