Cartersville-Bartow
County
Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB)
PO Box 200397
Cartersville GA 30120 USA
Toll free from US and
Canada 1-800-733-2280
Telephone 770-387-1357
The
local welcome center is located in the restored railroad Depot
at One Friendship Plaza in downtown Cartersville, Georgia accessible
from Interstate 75 Exit 288.
On July 31, 2007 the finest mineral museum in the southeastern United States - the Weinman Mineral Museum - closed its doors to make way for a magnificent new museum. Tellus: Northwest Georgia Science Museum will occupy more than 125,000 square feet (the length on one and a half football fields), and will feature galleries devoted to minerals, fossils, transportation technology, and hands-on science experiences. The 120-seat digital Planetarium will feature a variety of astronomy programs, stargazing events, and family activities. The Weinman Mineral Gallery will showcase one of the largest, most comprehensive collections in the Southeast, with more than 4,000 rocks, gems and minerals on display. The Fossil Gallery will feature Stan, a 40-foot Tyrannosaurus rex along with other dinosaurs and fossils, allowing visitors to trace the history of life on Earth. My Big Back Yard will offer hands-on science exhibits introducing concepts from the physical and life sciences through backyard science experiences. Science of Motion will allow visitors to re-live major developments in science and technology related to automobiles, aircrafts, and space travel. In addition, Tellus will offer a 200-seat presentation theater, a large multi-purpose room for events, four well-equipped science labs, an orientation theater, a full service cafe, and a gift shop that is almost equal in size to the Weinman's original exhibit space. Tellus: Northwest Georgia Science Museum is set to open in 2008.
Directions: I-75 Exit 293. Go south on US 411 under I-75, then turn left on Tellus Drive beside the Holiday Inn.
See PRESS ROOM for more details.
