Richmond County · The Historic Heartland
Things to Do in Augusta
The anchors of a local week: squares, markets, racing, and the lake. These are the calls locals actually make.
Back to the Augusta guideAugusta Riverwalk
Downtown, along the Savannah River
The brick promenade along the Savannah below the downtown bluffs, with fountains, gardens, the Jessye Norman Amphitheater, and the museums at its edges.
Augusta Canal National Heritage Area & Discovery Center
Enterprise Mill, 1450 Greene Street
The 1845 industrial canal with free towpath trails and the interactive Discovery Center at Enterprise Mill; Petersburg boat tours run seasonally, and every tour ticket includes Discovery Center admission.
Phinizy Swamp Nature Park
1858 Lock and Dam Road
Free boardwalks and trails through a 1,100-acre urban wetland with herons, otters, and alligators, open daily from dawn to dusk.
Morris Museum of Art
1 10th Street, on the Riverwalk
The museum devoted to the art and artists of the American South, with more than 6,000 works in its permanent collection.
Augusta Museum of History
560 Reynolds Street
The city's history museum on Reynolds Street, home of the permanent James Brown: The Godfather of Soul exhibit.
Sacred Heart Cultural Center
1301 Greene Street
The 1897 former church on Greene Street, free to visit on weekdays, with 94 stained-glass windows and 15 styles of brickwork.
The Masters at Augusta National Golf Club
2604 Washington Road
Golf's signature week, early April. Augusta National is a private club; attendance is by advance ticket only through the official application process, and the course is not open to the public.
Miller Theater
708 Broad Street
The restored 1940 Art Moderne theater on Broad Street, permanent home of the Augusta Symphony.
Imperial Theatre
749 Broad Street
The 1918 vaudeville-era theater on Broad Street, now a performing arts venue on the National Register.
Le Chat Noir
304 8th Street
The intimate black-box theater and lounge on 8th Street, plays, improv, and cabaret nights.
Augusta Market on the River
8th Street Plaza, on the Riverwalk
The Saturday farmers and artisan market at the 8th Street Plaza, running from the third Saturday of March through November.
James Brown landmarks
Broad Street and the Augusta Museum of History
The Godfather of Soul's statue on Broad Street (in storage during the Broad Street redesign) and the museum's permanent James Brown exhibit.
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