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Margaret Mitchell House and Museum


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #51 of 205 attractions in Atlanta
Traveler Description:
Margaret Mitchell's one and only novel, "Gone with the Wind," was born in an apartment in this turn-of-the-century Tudor Revival mansion. Now a museum...... more » Margaret Mitchell's one and only novel, "Gone with the Wind," was born in an apartment in this turn-of-the-century Tudor Revival mansion. Now a museum on the National Register of Historic Places, the house offers visitors a 90-minute guided tour that tells the story of the author, the Pulitzer Prize-winning book and the making of the movie. « less
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Attraction type: Specialty museum, Historic home, Museum, History museum
Activities: Group tours/walking tour
Address: 990 Peachtree St Atlanta, GA 30309
Tel: 404 249 7015
Fax: 404 249 7118

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1 of 5 stars
GCLM   2 contributions
Rochester
Aug 7, 2009

I am a GWTW fan but found this pointless. I was looking forward to finding out more about the inspiration for the book. There was information in on the walls which was interesting up to a point. However the tour was a waste of time and money. To be honest I was embarrassed to have to stand and listen to... more

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3 of 5 stars
marcyn   18 contributions
Florida
Jul 6, 2009

My husband and I visited the Margaret Mitchell house on Friday, July 3rd. It was very easy to find. I enjoyed it and thought it was interesting to see where she lived while writing the book as well as seeing how the apartments were during that time. The tour took about 15 minutes (it was us and 2 other people)... more

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4 of 5 stars
interiorsbyjeanine   10 contributions
Chicago, Illinois
Jun 30, 2009

A very enjoyable tour and extremely insightful on the characters in the Gone With the Wind. I enjoyed seeing the apartment Margaret did write the book in. more

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1 of 5 stars
TravelingLiterati   6 contributions
Greer, South Carolina
Mar 17, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

I toured the Margaret Mitchell Home on March 10th along with three of my best friends. One girl is a movie buff, the other three of us were English majors in college; thus, we were already excited to see the home and museum. But our enthusiasm was quelled before the tour even began. We arrived about half an hour before... more

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3 of 5 stars
packhawk   31 contributions
Minnesota
Jan 20, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

As a Gone With the Wind fan, this was among my stops on a recent trip to Atlanta. I was somewhat disappointed. It could have been so much more, but ended up being a bit boring. First, I arrived about 10 a.m., and the building was still locked, even though it is supposed to open at 9 a.m. Then I... more

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3 of 5 stars
Knoxvoltn   82 contributions
Knoxville, TN
Dec 30, 2008

I enjoyed the Margaret Mitchell House and Museum and I'm not even a fan of the movie, "Gone With The Wind." The tour is very interesting and informative. The actual house itself is very small. If you go with a large group, it will be nearly impossible to photograph much of the house. There is another building near the house... more

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4 of 5 stars
kadelia   105 contributions
Adrian, Michigan
Nov 17, 2008

My flight was delayed, and the GPS noted I was 1.3 miles from the Margaret Mitchell house in midtown Atlanta--so I just had to stop for a quick look! Spread out over several buildings, the museum covers the life of Margaret Mitchell and lightly touches on other southern writers. It is also the home of the official GWTW movie museum,... more

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4 of 5 stars
skittengriffen   2 contributions
Maryland
Oct 2, 2007

If you want to learn about the author. We visited the second week of September 2007. Had an excellent tour guide (reminded us of the actor Fred Gwynne! very pleasant and informative) A real thrill of a visit if you are a true fan of the book (Gone with The Wind) One of the best take-ins in Atlanta in my... more

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5 of 5 stars
dogtowndawn   1 contribution
St. Louis
Sep 19, 2007
1
person found this review helpful

This was awesome. I learned so much about the writer of "Gone With the Wind". If you are not a fan of the book or movie, this will probably not impress you much and you will be bored. I loved it and plan to go back again within the year. The traffic in Atlanta is very fast paced though. Easy... more

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4 of 5 stars
porcupine150   345 contributions
Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 27, 2007
2
people found this review helpful

I thought this was a worthwhile stop. I learned a lot about the lady who wrote Gone With the Wind. I did not know what she looked like or anything about her. Unlike other reviews, I found this tour and musuem to be very interesting. She was a very pretty Irish Catholic girl who was briefly married to a drunk... more

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Margaret Mitchell House and Museum Address

990 Peachtree St, Atlanta, GA 30309
Tel: 404 249 7015 Fax: 404 249 7118