Gone With the Wind Museum at Brumby Hall — Attraction in Marietta

The picture is deceiving!! This museum is no longer in Jonesboro and has been moved from the train depot in Jonesboro to Marietta!! Be very careful when you set out to visit, that you know what you are getting!! The OLD “Gone with the Wind” museum exhibits have been moved into this new location in Marietta, but the awesome tour, the loveliest parts of the “Gone with the Wind” landmarks and back story of the author’s life, and all the amazing “Gone with the Wind” gifts are definitely at the “Road to Tara” museum, in Jonesboro @ the train depot!!! I was sad to drive all the way to Marietta only to discover that the museum exhibits moved, and the worker was rude to me, and not helpful at all when I realized I was in the wrong place. There is no tour bus, no great gift shop, no lovely landmarks, and no sweet southern hospitality. I was very disappointed. When I asked about the things I had come to see, including the confederate cemetery I had wanted to visit, the gift shop worker didn’t volunteer any information about the fact that they had moved and she DEFINITELY didn’t let me in on the fact that “The Road to Tara” was what I was looking for, and that it is still out of the train depot in Jonesboro. Imagine my surprise when I spent extra time looking for the confederate cemetery landmark I was determined to photograph and LUCKILY was unwilling to give up on!! “The Road to Tara” is still there, operating out of the train depot in Jonesboro, and the ladies are still there, ready and waiting with HEAPS of sweet southern hospitality and their amazing bus tours, all the amazing “Gone with the Wind” lovely gifts and everything Margaret Mitchell, for days!! Be sure to not miss out on the Jonesboro stuff!! Look for the big Fiddle dee-dee” graffiti and the lovely shops and landmarks in Jonesboro. If you are mostly interested in the Hollywood aspects of GWTW, the movie props are in Marietta. If you are more interested in the history and the author, Jonesboro is your best bet. Up to you!! If you have time, do both. Only time for one: take your pick. But for me: “The Road to Tara” opened up my mind and heart to...

Get swept away with Gone With the Wind at Brumby Hall in the great city of Marietta, Georgia. This residential estate, Brumby Hall, turned into an homage of the late 1930's classic film houses a one of a kind collection of authentic movie memorabilia and even a touch of author Margaret Mitchell's life in pictures. It is a self guided tour that you can do at your own leisure.

As you walk into different rooms, you will find movie scripts marked up by the actors and director; movie stills and movie drawings that show how scenes were staged by its director; premiere movie tickets and seats from the theatre were the film was first screened in Atlanta, Georgia; to collectible and original studio released posters of that bygone era. Other fascinating film artifacts that populate this collection include studio telegrams that reveal other actors like Vincent Price and Henry Fonda were once considered for major roles in the production; and nearby you will see photographs that depict memorable movie scenes.

The final and possibly largest room houses the costumes that the stars wore: the opulent gowns and period suits that personified each larger than life character from Scarlett O'Hara, to Rhett Buttler, Ashley Wilkes, and Melanie. They bring you back to the famous movie scenes that made this movie a visual feast for the eyes. If you enjoyed the film, this historical home and museum...

So there was no clear signage telling you where to park so I pulled in the driveway and parked next to the building but was told I needed to move even though there was literally almost no one there {one couple other than me at the time). There are placards throughout the museum that were created by the collector for the museum but clearly their English skills are lacking because there are many mistakes on the placards throughout the museum that really need to be corrected so it doesn't look like an uneducated child wrote them. Someone really needs to do a better job of placement and lighting for the displays throughout the museum (there was even a very nice painting just sitting in the floor of the hallway coming in the building). Overall the museum is rather boring not enough to make it worth a special trip for certain. As disappointing as the visit was overall it's clear to see why they have very little traffic that comes through the museum at all. Unless you are already in town and have nothing better to do, do not go out of your way to visit this place or you will be...