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Homeschool Discounts in Georgia

Big-ticket Georgia museums, science centers, and historic sites with homeschool discount days — typically 30–60% off for kids, sometimes free.

Updated May 2026 · 16 confirmed programs · 4 call-to-confirm

Georgia's homeschool calendar is anchored in metro Atlanta, where the four marquee venues all publish dedicated homeschool pricing. The Georgia Aquarium runs Tuesdays in the Field on the second Tuesday of every month from September through March (K–12, with seven themed sessions across the school year). The Atlanta History Center runs themed Homeschool Days the third Thursday of each month at $6.50 per student / $8.50 per adult. The Atlanta Botanical Garden runs themed Homeschool Days a few times per year at $12 per person. Children's Museum of Atlanta runs themed Homeschool Days at $8 for members / $12 for non-members, and the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory runs scheduled homeschool tours Tue–Fri at $8 per student / $10 per adult (children 5 and under free).

Outside Atlanta, Cartersville's "Museum City" trio (Tellus Science, Booth Western Art, Bartow History) each runs its own homeschool program, the Augusta Canal NHA bundles canal boat tours into a $7–$12 student field trip, and Macon's Museum of Arts and Sciences runs a twice-yearly Homeschool Field Trip Day. The Jekyll Island 4-H Tidelands Nature Center charges $12/person for hands-on coastal-ecology hikes. Savannah's National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in Pooler (12 miles west) runs $6/student group rates with H+STEM programming. If a venue near your trip runs a homeschool day and we missed it, email info@discovercheapus.com.

Confirmed homeschool pricing

Published price on the venue's own homeschool page — most under $20 per child.

Recurring
2nd Tuesday monthly
September 2026 – March 2027 (7 themed sessions)
Per session
per kid · adult Per session

Georgia Aquarium — Tuesdays in the Field

Atlanta · K–12 · Advance tickets only — sales close 12pm day before

Georgia Aquarium's K–12 homeschool program runs 9am–1pm on the second Tuesday of every month from September through March, with seven themed sessions covering marine biology, oceanography, and ecology. Tickets include access to exclusive program areas, standards-based activities, guest speakers, and full admission to all aquarium galleries and presentations. 2026–27 themes include Junior Aquarist, MOVEmber, Synergetic Symbiosis, and Matriarchal Mavericks. Letter of intent required at check-in.

Regular admission: ~$40 adult general admission — Substantial off general admission, plus exclusive program areas and guest speakers
Homeschool page at georgiaaquarium.org →
Recurring
3rd Thursday monthly
10:30am–3:30pm, themed each month
$6.50
per kid · adult $8.50

Atlanta History Center Homeschool Days

Atlanta · Toddler–teen (program tailored per session) · Pre-register online via atlantahistorycenter.com

Atlanta History Center runs themed full-day Homeschool Days on the third Thursday of each month featuring 3–4 timed activities, hands-on artifact exploration, performances, historic simulations, and a craft station. Tickets include all-day access to the 33-acre campus, the Atlanta History Museum, the Smith Family Farm, and the Swan House. Past themes include The One Room Schoolhouse, Ancient April, and the Civil War. Pair with a follow-on visit using digital homeschool resources from the museum website.

Regular admission: $25 adult / $11 youth — ~65% off adult admission
Homeschool page at atlantahistorycenter.com →
Recurring
Multiple dates per year
Next confirmed: August 28, 2026, 9am–12pm
$12
per kid · adult $12

Atlanta Botanical Garden Homeschool Day

Atlanta · K–12 · Pre-register at atlantabg.org/calendar/homeschool-day

Atlanta Botanical Garden runs scheduled Homeschool Days a few times per year — students explore the 30-acre Midtown garden with grade-specific self-guided materials (available in the Visitor Center on event day), and volunteers stationed around the garden introduce kids to interesting phenomena: pollinators, carnivorous plants, the canopy walk through the Storza Woods, and the Orchid Center.

Regular admission: $26 adult / $14 youth — ~55% off adult admission
Homeschool page at atlantabg.org →
Recurring
Themed Homeschool Days
Multiple sessions per year — register on the museum site
$8
per kid · adult $8

Children's Museum of Atlanta Homeschool Day

Atlanta · Pre-K through elementary · Space limited — pre-register at childrensmuseumatlanta.org

Children's Museum of Atlanta runs themed Homeschool Days for the elementary set in downtown Atlanta on Centennial Olympic Park. The hands-on museum's exhibits cover engineering, art, music, and early-childhood science learning. Past Homeschool Day themes have included Museum Math, art-making workshops, and STEAM challenges. Lower-cost weekday afternoon visits are also available year-round.

Regular admission: $17.95 per person — ~55% off non-member admission
Homeschool page at childrensmuseumatlanta.org →
Year-round
Year-round daily
Advance reservations required
$18
per kid · adult $20

World of Coca-Cola — School Field Trips

Atlanta · Pre-K through 12 · Call 404-676-6074 or email woccgroups@coca-cola.com to schedule

World of Coca-Cola in downtown Atlanta runs a published school field trip rate that homeschool co-ops can book at 15+ tickets per transaction. The visit covers the Coca-Cola Stories adaptive-reuse exhibit (1939 delivery truck photo op, AI experiences), the Pemberton-era brand history galleries, the polar bear, and the tasting room with Coca-Cola flavors from around the world. Aligned with Language Arts, Social Studies, and STEM curricula.

Regular admission: $24–$26 adult / $20 child general admission — School field trip rate vs. general admission
Homeschool page at worldofcoca-cola.com →
Recurring
Tue–Fri at 10am, 11am, 12pm
Tours scheduled 2 weeks in advance
$8
per kid · adult free

Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory — Homeschool Tours

Atlanta · Pre-K through 12 · Schedule online at carlos.emory.edu/homeschool-programs at least 2 weeks ahead

The Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory holds the Southeast's most distinguished collection of art and artifacts from ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, Nubia, the Near East, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Their homeschool program offers docent-led themed tours plus hands-on activities and art-making — subjects range from archaeology and art conservation to world religion and art history. Themed Homeschool Days listed on the museum calendar; standalone tours bookable Tuesday–Friday year-round.

Regular admission: $8 general adult admission — Free chaperone per 10 kids + docent-led tour
Homeschool page at carlos.emory.edu →
Year-round
Daily drop-in for small groups
Larger groups: 48-hour advance reservation
Field-trip rate
per kid · adult Field-trip rate

Fernbank Museum of Natural History — Homeschool Field Trips

Atlanta · Pre-K – 12 · Call 404.929.6320 or email FieldTrips@FernbankMuseum.org

Fernbank Museum of Natural History sits on 75 wooded acres in Druid Hills with rotating special exhibits, the permanent Giants of the Mesozoic dinosaur hall, the Wildwoods outdoor nature-play space, and the Fernbank Forest hiking trails. Small homeschool groups participate in daily drop-in programs including live science shows and animal encounters; larger groups can book educator-led K–12 programs (30–60 minutes, Georgia Performance Standards–aligned). Education admission includes a Giant Screen film or field trip program plus all museum exhibits and the forest.

Regular admission: $26 general admission — Reduced education rates with state Letter of Intent
Homeschool page at fernbankmuseum.org →
Year-round
Year-round, weekday afternoons
Programs run 1:30pm–3pm
Field-trip rate
per kid · adult Field-trip rate

Tellus Science Museum — Homeschool Field Trips

Cartersville · K–12 (programs grade-banded) · Email scheduling@tellusmuseum.org or call (770) 606-5700

Tellus Science Museum's homeschool field trip programs combine a 30-minute gallery tour through the Weinman Mineral Gallery and Fossil Gallery (full-scale Tyrannosaurus, Apatosaurus, and mosasaur skeletons) with a hands-on 30-minute lab experience, plus 30 minutes of independent gallery exploration. The Bentley Planetarium and daily Gem Panning are separate add-ons. Tellus is a Smithsonian Affiliate and one of the strongest pure-science venues in the Southeast.

Regular admission: $20 adult / $16 child (3-17) — Educational group rate vs. general admission
Homeschool page at tellusmuseum.org →
Recurring
Monthly themed classes
Fall 2026 and Spring 2026–27 schedule on the museum site
$10
per kid · adult $10

Booth Western Art Museum Homeschool Classes

Cartersville · 7–12 · Register on the Booth Museum website by the posted registration deadline

Booth Western Art Museum (Smithsonian Affiliate, #1 US art museum per USA Today reader awards 2020 and 2021) runs monthly themed homeschool classes for ages 7–12, each combining a tour of related artwork in the gallery with hands-on art-making in the Borderlands Classroom. Past themes have included United States history through art, designing a presidential monument, Lincoln-inspired portraits, Pop Art postcards, and creating a Jimmy Carter commemorative medal.

Regular admission: $16 adult / Free under 12 — Themed class + tour of related artwork
Homeschool page at boothmuseum.org →
Recurring
Monthly during school year
Themed each month per the 2025-26 Program Guide
$7
per kid · adult Field-trip rate

Bartow History Museum Homeschool Days

Cartersville · Elementary through middle · Pre-register at bartowhistorymuseum.org/homeschool

Bartow History Museum's monthly Homeschool Days cover a rotating list of themed topics including Cherokee Life, Women at War, the Tuskegee Airmen, and Bartow Beginnings. The museum is housed in the refurbished 1869 Cartersville Courthouse downtown — easy to pair with the Booth Western Art Museum (two blocks east, separate homeschool program) for a Museum City of the South double-bill homeschool day.

Regular admission: $9 adult / $7 student — Themed history program + museum admission
Homeschool page at bartowhistorymuseum.org →
Year-round
Year-round by reservation
Discovery Center + 90-min boat tour
$7
per kid · adult Field-trip rate

Augusta Canal NHA — Petersburg Boat Field Trip

Augusta · Pre-K through high school · Call 706-823-0440 ext. 4 to book

Augusta Canal National Heritage Area — Georgia's first NHA — runs hands-on field trips at the Discovery Center (housed in the restored 1845 Enterprise Mill) and on the Petersburg Boat tour through three working locks. Programs are standards-aligned for pre-K through high school with included pre- and post-visit classroom materials. Roughly 1,000 students per year participated pre-COVID; school outings have picked back up.

Regular admission: $14 adult boat tour — Standards-based curriculum + 90-min boat tour
Homeschool page at augustacanal.com →
Year-round
Tuesday–Friday by reservation
10am–3:30pm, morning or afternoon sessions
$3-$7
per kid · adult $3-$7

Augusta Museum of History — Group Field Trips

Augusta · Pre-K through 12 · Contact Krystal Lyon at 706-722-8454 or education@augustamuseum.org

Augusta Museum of History offers tiered field trip programming for homeschool groups of 10+, with three program levels that step from a guided tour and scavenger hunt up to a full craft-and-storytime experience. Curriculum customization available. The museum's permanent collection covers 12,000 years of Augusta-area history from the Savannah River's indigenous peoples through the Civil War, the rise of golf at Augusta National, and the James Brown collection (currently housing the Brown statue during Broad Street's redevelopment).

Regular admission: $7 adult / $5 child (6-18) — Significantly off general admission with programming included
Homeschool page at augustamuseum.org →
Year-round
Year-round by reservation
Tue–Sat, 10:30am–12:30pm field trip slots
$9
per kid · adult free

Museum of Arts and Sciences — K-12 Field Trips

Macon · Pre-K through 12 · Submit interest form at masmacon.org/k-12-field-trips/

Macon's Museum of Arts and Sciences runs year-round K-12 field trips welcoming homeschool co-ops at a 15-student minimum. The standard "Destination Exploration" program runs 10:30am–12:30pm with three 30-minute sessions — a Live Animal Experience, a Planetarium show, and a guided tour through the 3-floor interactive Discovery House — plus all-day admission to the museum's permanent collections, the Sweetgum Nature Trail, and the Edenfield Bat Cave.

Regular admission: $10 adult / $5 child (3-17) — Includes 3 programs (Live Animal, Planetarium, Discovery House) + all-day admission
Homeschool page at masmacon.org →
Year-round
Monday–Saturday by reservation
Marsh Madness, Slough Hikes, Beach Walks themed programs
$12
per kid · adult $12

4-H Tidelands Nature Center — Homeschool Programs

Jekyll Island · K–12 (program tailored by group age) · Call 912-635-5032 or email Megan Makstenieks at MS55951@uga.edu

Tidelands Nature Center is the Georgia 4-H field-education facility on Jekyll Island, with touch tanks (horseshoe crabs, blue crabs, small sharks), rescued alligator and bird ambassadors, and themed outdoor programs. Marsh Madness leads kids through the salt marsh to study the food web; Slough Hikes explore maritime forest with sampling gear; Beach Walks unpack tides, dunes, and sand movement. The $10 Jekyll Island daily parking pass applies for vehicles entering the island.

Regular admission: $5 general admission — Includes guided program + nature center exhibits
Homeschool page at georgia4h.org →
Year-round
Tue–Sun by reservation
Annual H+STEM Day held each January
$6
per kid · adult free

National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force — Group Tours

Pooler (~12 mi west of Savannah) · Elementary through 12 · Email education team via mightyeighth.org

The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in Pooler (12 miles west of Savannah) covers the WWII air war over Europe — a restored B-17 Flying Fortress, a full Mission Experience simulator, the WWII chapel and Memorial Gardens, and a 90,000-piece artifact collection. Group tours run $6/student with $6 parent chaperones; the annual late-January H+STEM Day combines history with STEM hands-on activities (American home front, science of flight, inventions and innovations).

Regular admission: $15 adult / $10 youth — ~60% off general admission
Homeschool page at mightyeighth.org →
Year-round
Daily 9am–5pm
Group field trips with cannon demonstrations
$5–$7
per kid · adult $9–$10

Old Fort Jackson — Field Trip Tours

Savannah · Pre-K through 12 · Call 912-232-3945 or book at chsgeorgia.org/OFJ

Old Fort Jackson is Georgia's oldest standing brick fort (1808), three miles east of downtown Savannah on the Savannah River. Operated by the Coastal Heritage Society, the fort runs interactive field trip programming with cannon demonstrations, exhibits on Savannah's role in three wars (War of 1812, Civil War, WWII), and a riverside earthen rampart walk. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day; otherwise daily 9am–5pm.

Regular admission: $9 adult / $5 child — Standard admission + interactive cannon demonstrations on scheduled field trips
Homeschool page at chsgeorgia.org →

Worth calling about

These venues run homeschool programs but don't publish pricing online. Call before you go.

When
Year-round by reservation
Call
no public price

National Center for Civil and Human Rights — Group Field Trips

Atlanta

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights offers emotionally resonant, standards-aligned field trips covering the American Civil Rights Movement and the broader global human rights story. The new (April 2026) Change Agent Adventure children's gallery makes the museum significantly more accessible for under-12 visitors. Field Trip Guides available — contact the education team to confirm homeschool group rates.

Regular admission: $20 adult / $14 child (3-12)
How to reach them: Educational group rates for homeschool groups are available but not published online — contact the museum's education team for current pricing. The new Change Agent Adventure Children's Gallery (opened April 2026) is included for ages 12 and under.
Homeschool page at civilandhumanrights.org →
When
Year-round, ticketed performances
Call
no public price

Center for Puppetry Arts — Educator-led Workshops

Atlanta

The Center for Puppetry Arts is the largest nonprofit dedicated to puppetry in the US, with the Worlds of Puppetry Museum (Jim Henson Collection plus global puppetry traditions) and year-round performances. Educational workshops for homeschool groups are available — curriculum-based, interactive, and include hands-on puppet building. Family performance tickets include workshop and museum admission as a single bundled price.

Regular admission: $16 family performance ticket
How to reach them: Family performance tickets at $16 include Create-A-Puppet Workshop and Worlds of Puppetry Museum admission. Specific homeschool group pricing not posted online — call 404.873.3391 for current group rates. Groups of 10+ qualify for discounts.
Homeschool page at puppet.org →
When
Year-round, Monday–Saturday
Call
no public price

Coca-Cola Space Science Center — Group Tours

Columbus

The Coca-Cola Space Science Center on the Columbus Riverwalk holds Georgia's largest collection of NASA Space Shuttle artifacts ($17 million worth), the Omnisphere planetarium theater, the Space Shuttle Odyssey mission simulator, and the Challenger Learning Center. Group tours run by appointment with custom programming — confirm current homeschool group rates before booking.

Regular admission: $10 adult / $6 child (4-12)
How to reach them: Group rates for school and homeschool groups available — call 706-649-1477 to book and confirm current pricing. General admission $10 adult / $6 child.
Homeschool page at ccssc.org →
When
Tue–Sat by reservation
Call
no public price

National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus — School & Group Field Trips

Columbus

The National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus houses the salvaged hull of the CSS Jackson Confederate ironclad, the recovered remains of the CSS Chattahoochee gunboat, a full-scale replica of the USS Hartford deck, and the most substantial Civil War naval collection outside the Naval Academy. Group field trips run by appointment — homeschool groups welcome but specific HS rate is not posted online.

Regular admission: $12 adult / $8 student
How to reach them: Field trip and group rates available — call the museum at 706-327-9798 for current pricing. General admission $12 adult / $8 student.
Homeschool page at portcolumbus.org →

Plus more free and cheap educational outings in Georgia

Already on DiscoverCheapUS — free and low-cost Georgia attractions homeschool families plan whole field-trip days around.

Savannah

12 free or cheap
  • Savannah Historic Landmark DistrictFree
  • Bonaventure CemeteryFree
  • Cathedral Basilica of St. John the BaptistFree (donations appreciated)
  • Plant Riverside DistrictFree
  • Wormsloe State Historic Site$12 adults / $5.75 youth ages 6-17 / $3.25 under 6
  • First African Baptist Church$15 adults / $12 seniors, military & students
  • SCAD Museum of Art$10 adults / Free under 14
  • Congregation Mickve Israel$14 adults / $5 children under 12
  • Pin Point Heritage Museum$15 adults / $7 children ages 3-12
  • Chippewa Square (Forrest Gump Bench Square)Free
  • Mercer Williams House Museum$14.95 adults / Free under 6 (plus 7% GA sales tax)
  • Tybee Island Light Station & Museum$14 adults / $12 ages 6–17 / Free under 6
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Macon

9 free or cheap
  • Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical ParkFree
  • Rose Hill CemeteryFree
  • Tubman African American Museum$10 adults
  • Allman Brothers Band Museum at the Big House$20 adults / $15 senior/military/student / $10 child (10 and under)
  • Hay House$20 adults / $18 senior/military / $15 student / Free under 5
  • Downtown Macon Historic DistrictFree
  • Cannonball House$12 adults / $10 senior/military / $5 students (K5–college) / Free under 4
  • Mercer Music at Capricorn$7 museum / $10 studio tour
  • Douglass TheatreVariable — many free-admission events monthly; ticketed shows priced by event
See all Macon attractions →

Athens

7 free or cheap
  • Georgia Museum of ArtFree
  • State Botanical Garden of GeorgiaFree
  • Sandy Creek Nature CenterFree
  • Lyndon House Arts CenterFree
  • Bear Hollow ZooFree
  • T.R.R. Cobb House$2 donation per adult / Free children & students
  • UGA's Historic North CampusFree
See all Athens attractions →

Atlanta

8 free or cheap
  • Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical ParkFree
  • Oakland CemeteryFree entry / Guided tours ticketed
  • Krog Street TunnelFree
  • Sweet Auburn Curb Market (The Municipal Market)Free
  • Georgia State CapitolFree
  • Federal Reserve Monetary MuseumFree
  • Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum$12 adults / Free under 17 / $10 seniors, military, students
  • High Museum of Art$23.50 adults / Free 3rd Wednesday (pre-register)
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Cartersville

9 free or cheap
  • Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site$6 adults / $4 youth (6-17) / $2 under 6
  • Tellus Science Museum$20 adults / $16 children (3-17) / Free active military
  • Booth Western Art Museum$16 adults / Free under 12 / Free 2nd Thursdays 4–8pm
  • Bartow History Museum$9 adults / $7 students 6-18 / Free under 6
  • Rose Lawn Museum$7 adults / $5 students 12 and under
  • Allatoona Pass BattlefieldFree
  • World's First Coca-Cola Painted Wall SignFree
  • Historic Downtown CartersvilleFree
  • Cooper's Furnace Day Use AreaFree
See all Cartersville attractions →

Augusta

11 free or cheap
  • Augusta Canal Discovery Center & Petersburg Boat Tours$14 adults / $12 seniors 60+, military, students
  • Morris Museum of Art$5 adults / $3 students, seniors, military / Free under 12 / Free Sundays
  • Augusta Museum of History$7 adults / $6 seniors / $5 child (6-18) / Free under 6
  • Boyhood Home of President Woodrow Wilson$10 adults / $8 seniors, military / $5 students K-12 / Free under 5
  • Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History$10 adults / $7 seniors, military / $3 youth 4-17 (effective April 2026)
  • Sacred Heart Cultural CenterFree self-guided / $5 audio tour
  • Augusta Canal Towpath TrailFree
  • Phinizy Swamp Nature ParkFree
  • Confederate Powder Works ChimneyFree
  • Magnolia CemeteryFree
  • Downtown Augusta & Broad Street Historic DistrictFree
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Columbus

8 free or cheap
  • National Infantry Museum & Soldier CenterFree / $5 suggested donation per person
  • Coca-Cola Space Science Center$10 adults / $6 children (4-12) / $8 seniors, military, educators / Free under 3
  • The Columbus Museum (COMU)Free always
  • National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus$12 adults / $10 seniors, military / $8 students / Free under 6
  • Ma Rainey House and Blues MuseumFree (donations appreciated)
  • Heritage Corner Historic District$5 adults / $1 students (Historic Columbus tour)
  • Uptown Columbus & Broadway Historic DistrictFree
  • Soft Drink Heritage TrailFree
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Jekyll Island

5 free or cheap
  • Georgia Sea Turtle Center$12 ages 13+ / $10 ages 4-12 / Free under 4
  • Jekyll Island Historic District (Millionaires' Village)Free grounds / $10 Mosaic Museum / Tram + cottage tours separate
  • Faith ChapelFree 10am–12pm / Paid afternoon experience (included with Historic District tour)
  • Horton House Tabby RuinsFree
  • 4-H Tidelands Nature CenterSmall fee (~$5 per person, cash only — check current rates)
See all Jekyll Island attractions →

St. Simons Island

6 free or cheap
  • Fort Frederica National MonumentFree
  • St. Simons Lighthouse Museum$12 adults / $6 ages 6-12 / Free under 6 / Combined with WWII Home Front $20
  • WWII Home Front Museum$12 adults / $6 ages 6-12 / Free under 6 / Combined with Lighthouse $20
  • Christ Church FredericaFree
  • Tree Spirits of St. Simons IslandFree
  • Avenue of the OaksFree
See all St. Simons Island attractions →

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