Fantastic Forces

Fernbank Museum of Natural History

767 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30307

Explore combustion, aerodynamics, plate tectonics and more in Fantastic Forces, a STEAM exhibit now open at Fernbank.

Activities highlight the science of rockets, tornadoes, earthquakes, liquefaction, lightning, planetary orbits, gravity, centripetal force and more.

Build a wax volcano, witness the power of a tornado, launch aircraft and more in this hands-on, minds-on exhibit.

Schedule

Daily entrance fee for Free with membership

Open 10AM-5PM

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Roswell

Computer Museum of America

The Enigma Machine

Ongoing

Thru, Fri, Sun 12PM-5PM, Sat 10AM-5PM

Roswell

Computer Museum of America

Supercomputing

Ongoing

Thru, Fri, Sun 12PM-5PM, Sat 10AM-5PM

Roswell

Computer Museum of America

STEAM Timeline

Ongoing

Thru, Fri, Sun 12PM-5PM, Sat 10AM-5PM

Roswell

Computer Museum of America

Byte Wall Magazine Collection

Ongoing

Thru, Fri, Sun 12PM-5PM, Sat 10AM-5PM

Roswell

Computer Museum of America

A Tribute to Apollo 11

Ongoing

Thru, Fri, Sun 12PM-5PM, Sat 10AM-5PM

Midtown ATL

William Breman Jewish Heritage Center

Ruth-Marion Baruch: Retrospective

Ongoing

11AM-4PM, Closed Sat, Mon, Tues

Midtown ATL

William Breman Jewish Heritage Center

Absence of Humanity

Permanent Exhibit

11AM-4PM, Closed Sat, Mon, Tues

Midtown ATL

William Breman Jewish Heritage Center

From Light to Light: The Weekly Jewish Holiday

Ongoing

11AM-4PM, Closed Sat, Mon, Tues

Midtown ATL

William Breman Jewish Heritage Center

History with Chutzpah: Remarkable Stories of the Southern Jewish Experience

Ongoing

11AM-4PM, Closed Sat, Mon, Tues

Midtown ATL

Michael C. Carlos Museum

Works of Art on Paper

Ongoing

11AM-4PM, Closed Sat, Mon, Tues

Midtown ATL

Michael C. Carlos Museum

Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art

Permanent Exhibit

11AM-4PM, Closed Sat, Mon, Tues

Midtown ATL

Michael C. Carlos Museum

Greek and Roman Art

Permanent Exhibit

11AM-4PM, Closed Sat, Mon, Tues

Midtown ATL

Michael C. Carlos Museum

Asian Art

Permanent Exhibit

11AM-4PM, Closed Sat, Mon, Tues

Midtown ATL

Michael C. Carlos Museum

American Art

Permanent Exhibit

11AM-4PM, Closed Sat, Mon, Tues

Eastside ATL

Fernbank Museum of Natural History

Reflections of Culture

Ongoing

10AM-5PM

Eastside ATL

Fernbank Museum of Natural History

World of Shells

Ongoing

10AM-5PM

Midtown ATL

Michael C. Carlos Museum

African Art

Permanent Exhibit

11AM-4PM, Closed Sat, Mon, Tues

Eastside ATL

Fernbank Museum of Natural History

Steam Lab

Ongoing

10AM-5PM

Eastside ATL

Fernbank Museum of Natural History

Sky High

Ongoing

10AM-5PM

Eastside ATL

Fernbank Museum of Natural History

NatureQuest

Ongoing

10AM-5PM

Eastside ATL

Fernbank Museum of Natural History

Giants of the Mesozoic

Ongoing

10AM-5PM

Eastside ATL

Fernbank Museum of Natural History

Conveyed in Clay

Ongoing

10AM-5PM

Eastside ATL

Fernbank Museum of Natural History

Winter Wonderland: Celebrations & Traditions Around the World

Thru January 12, 2025

10AM-5PM

Eastside ATL

Fernbank Museum of Natural History

Forest Forms

Thru September 29, 2024

10AM-5PM

Eastside ATL

Fernbank Museum of Natural History

A Walk Through Time in Georgia

Ongoing

10AM-5PM

Midtown ATL

National Center for Civil and Human Rights

Freedom Riders

Ongoing

12PM-5PM, Sat 10AM-5PM, Closed Mon

Eastside ATL

Fernbank Museum of Natural History

Armored Animals

Thru January 5, 2025

10AM-5PM

Eastside ATL

Fernbank Museum of Natural History

Golden Opportunity: Botanical Illustration

Thru January 1, 2025

10AM-5PM

Midtown ATL

National Center for Civil and Human Rights

Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection

Ongoing

12PM-5PM, Sat 10AM-5PM, Closed Mon

Midtown ATL

National Center for Civil and Human Rights

Spark of Conviction: Global Human Rights Movement

Ongoing

12PM-5PM, Sat 10AM-5PM, Closed Mon

Midtown ATL

National Center for Civil and Human Rights

Lunch Counter Sit-In

Ongoing

12PM-5PM, Sat 10AM-5PM, Closed Mon

Midtown ATL

National Center for Civil and Human Rights

Rolls Down Like Water: U.S. Civil Rights Movement

Ongoing

12PM-5PM, Sat 10AM-5PM, Closed Mon

Buckhead

Atlanta History Center

Telling Stories: Gone With the Wind

Ongoing

9AM-4PM, Closed Mon

Buckhead

Atlanta History Center

Fair Play: The Bobby Jones Story

Ongoing

9AM-4PM, Closed Mon

Buckhead

Atlanta History Center

Native Lands

Ongoing

9AM-4PM, Closed Mon

Buckhead

Atlanta History Center

Seeking Eden

Ongoing

9AM-4PM, Closed Mon

Buckhead

Atlanta History Center

Mandarin Shutze

Ongoing

9AM-4PM, Closed Mon

Buckhead

Atlanta History Center

Turning Point: The American Civil War

Ongoing

9AM-4PM, Closed Mon

Buckhead

Atlanta History Center

More then Brave: The life of Henry Aaron

Thru September 2025

9AM-4PM, Closed Mon

Buckhead

Atlanta History Center

Gatheround: Stories of Atlanta

Ongoing

9AM-4PM, Closed Mon

Buckhead

Atlanta History Center

Road to Good Taste: The Design Life of Ruby Ross Wood

Ongoing

9AM-4PM, Closed Mon

Buckhead

Atlanta History Center

Atlanta '96: Shaping an Olympic and Paralympic City

Ongoing

9AM-4PM, Closed Mon

Buckhead

Atlanta History Center

Cyclorama: The Big Picture

Permanent Exhibit

9AM-4PM, Closed Mon

Buckhead

Atlanta History Center

Locomotion: Railroads and the Making of Atlanta

Permanent Exhibit

9AM-4PM, Closed Mon

Midtown ATL

Center for Puppetry Arts

Special Exhibition: Down in Fraggle Rock

Now-October 27, 2024

Tues-Sun 9AM-5PM

Midtown ATL

Center for Puppetry Arts

Exhibit: Festive Features

November 12-December 29, 2024

Various

Midtown ATL

Center for Puppetry Arts

Special Exhibition: Worlds of Puppetry Museum

Tuesdays-Sundays

9AM-5PM, Sun 12PM-5PM, Closed Mon

Midtown ATL

Center for Puppetry Arts

Puppetry NOW Special Exhibition featuring Raymond Carr

January - March 16, 2025

All day

Northwest ATL

The Warehouse

The Warehouse: Selected Acquisitions 2016-2023

Monthly: 2nd Saturdays

11AM-4PM: Reservation Required

Midtown ATL

Museum of Design

CHARACTERS: TYPE & PROGRESS

Fall 2024

12PM-7PM

Midtown ATL

Art Contemporary

Ear Pollen Part 2: Klimchak

Jan 25, 2024 - Feb 2, 2025

12PM; Closed Mon

Southwest ATL

Dignity Museum

Dignity Museum Tour

Wednesdays

10AM-1PM

Midtown ATL

Art Contemporary

Tatu: Masela Nkolo

Jan 25, 2024 - Feb 2, 2025

12PM; Closed Mon

Midtown ATL

The High

UPS Second Sunday

Monthly, 2nd Sunday

12PM-5PM

Midtown ATL

The High

Tyler Mitchell: Idyllic Space

June 21 - December 1, 2024

Tues-Sat 10AM-5PM Sun 12PM-5PM Mon Closed

Midtown ATL

The High

Shaheen Collection of French Works

Ongoing

Tues-Sat 10AM-5PM Sun 12PM-5PM Mon Closed

Midtown ATL

The High

Three Decades of Democracy: South African Works on Paper

Ongoing

Tues-Sat 10AM-5PM Sun 12PM-5PM Mon Closed

Midtown ATL

The High

Toddler Saturday

Monthly, 1st Saturday

10AM-12PM