Historic Westville

Visited on a hot Saturday in June with my mom! Tickets cost $10 a person, with discounts available for seniors, students, EBT, military, etc. It's a neat living museum with houses and furniture that are over a hundred years old (1840-1860s). Note that with COVID, they are limiting how many people can be in a building at a time, and ask that you wear a mask indoors (outside is free game.) Buildings aren't air conditioned and it's a lot of walking outside, so be prepared! Although they do have nice bathrooms and drinking fountains.

The people working here made the trip; they were all super informative and passionate. Those discussing aforementioned hobbies are pretty much professional at it, so it was awesome to hear and see them talking about their craft! There's an audio tour available if you don't want to interact with people, and signage around to read a little about the history of the space. There's a cute little gift shop with some handmade, quaint pieces, and when we went there were some vendors selling lemonade, shaved ice, and BBQ fare.

If I had one qualm, I think it'd be that it would have been interesting to hear a little more about more national events (i.e. that war that took place sometime in the 1860s....) and I feel like they glossed over slavery a bit- granted an ugly part of Southern history, but important to visibly confront and decry imo. If you're into history, antiques, hobbies like blacksmithing or shoemaking, or old old South, this is the spot for you!

Great place to go back in time. So much fun to explore. The people that work here make the experience. It's easy to tell they love to teach and care about this place. You get to go back in time to see how the blacksmith and woodworker functioned, tour the old buildings and learn their stories. It's just a great time.

My granddaughter and I visited Historic Westville and enjoyed it very much. You step into the 19th century and see living history. There's a blacksmith shop, a boot shop, a medical office and a wood shop to list a few of the exhibits. Our favorite was Jeremy, the Native American interpreter. He is amazing! He has interesting examples of basket weaving. His knowledge of his cultural heritage was so interesting. The interpreters made it real. Definitely worth the trip!

A new beginning for a longtime operating living history museum. With its beginnings as a museum in Lumpkin,Ga it has now been relocated to Columbus Ga with refurbished structures, all 1850s historic homes, businesses, shops and the last remaining wooden courthouse in the state of GA. When the living history museum opens in late spring 2019 it will feature living interpreters and a visit each structure on your own time as you wish. This will become a featured cultural asset to the amazing southern town of Columbus.