Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Large dinosaur mounts, Georgia geology, cultural collections, science interactives, giant-screen films, and 75 acres of old-growth and restored woodland join deep time to a living Piedmont landscape.
Artwork inspired by John Abbot
Fernbank makes deep time tangible by connecting monumental dinosaur reconstructions and Georgia’s geological record with a living Piedmont forest. The indoor collections establish how environments change across immense spans; outside, canopy layers, water movement, succession, and conservation reveal related processes continuing within an urban landscape.
Start with Georgia’s rocks, fossils, and environmental shifts before approaching the largest mounts, where anatomy, posture, and reconstruction choices deserve as much attention as size. Then enter WildWoods and the forest with those patterns in mind. Selecting a film time in advance helps preserve an uninterrupted outdoor block, while an indoor natural-history route remains substantial if weather closes exterior features.
- Giants of the Mesozoic
- Full-scale dinosaur mounts
- Walk Through Time in Georgia
- Statewide natural history
- WildWoods canopy path
- Elevated forest walk
Quick guide
- Best sequence
- Georgia geology first, forest second—the outdoor landscape becomes living evidence.
- Weather fallback
- Outdoor features may close, but the indoor natural-history route still supports a full visit.
Carry deep time into the forest
- Start with Georgia
- Use local rocks, fossils, and environmental change before the giant dinosaur mounts reset the scale.
- Read the mounts
- Compare posture, anatomy, and reconstruction choices instead of treating size as the entire story.
- Go outside
- In WildWoods, look for canopy layers, water movement, succession, and signs of urban conservation.
- Schedule the screen
- Choose a film time first, then protect an uninterrupted block for forest paths.
Good to know
Visit the Georgia geology gallery before walking outside so rock, soil, and forest become one story.
Notice these
- Giants of the Mesozoic
- Walk Through Time in Georgia
- WildWoods canopy path