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Museum & Gift Shop Hours

REGULAR HOURS:
Wednesdays....10am - 4pm
Thursdays.........10am - 4pm
Fridays...............10am - 4pm
Saturdays.........10am - 4pm
CLOSED:
Easter, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Week, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Week

Museum ADMISSION

$6 for STUDENTS (6-17)
$9 for ADULTS (18+)
$7 for SENIORS (65+)
FREE for MEMBERS

Holiday Hours

PLAN your visit

Begin your visit by checking in at the Gift Shop located inside a refurbished 1830s log cabin. The Gift Shop features a variety of local handcrafted gifts and small batch mercantile goods. Credit card payment is encouraged as a touchless payment option. Guests are free to explore the museum campus at their own leisure. Our interactive touchscreens and comprehensive exhibits have been designed to facilitate a self-guided experience based on your personal interests. Scavenger hunts, coloring sheets, and hands-on activities are available inside the museum.

About The House

About The Gardens

Awards & Affiliations

Georgia Association of Museums Award-Winner
The Georgia Association of Museums has recognized the William Root House for excellence in exhibition theory, planning, and implementation, commending our use of touchscreen technology and also recognizing our interpretation of domestic slavery in the urban south.

Georgia Grown Agritourism Site
The William Root House is a member of the Georgia Grown Program. The Root House gardens are designed to reflect the gardening practices of the mid-19th century. The gardens are planted with vegetables, medicinal and culinary herbs, fruit trees, decorative flowers, and blooming shrubs. All the plants in the Root House gardens have been researched for availability in Georgia at the time the house was built. Click here to learn more.

Southeastern Museums Conference
The William Root House is a member of the Southeastern Museums Conference, an association of museums, museum staff, independent professionals and corporate partners.

Georgia Master Gardener Extension Volunteer Program
Since 1990, the Master Gardener Volunteers of Cobb County have managed the Root House gardens as one of their many and varied gardening projects. Dedicated volunteer gardeners demonstrate to visitors the importance of heirloom gardening.

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