National Prisoner of War Museum
A thoughtful and moving museum of the experience of American POWs in all wars.
Andersonville National Historic Site
The Civil War's most notorious prison camp, now home to the National Prisoner of War Museum.
In 14 months, about 45,000 Union prisoners passed through this open stockade in Georgia, and nearly 13,000 of them died, of disease, hunger and exposure. Its commander, Henry Wirz, was tried and hanged for war crimes after the war.
Today the site honors all American prisoners of war, in a museum that covers every conflict from the Revolution on.
- Best Time
- March–May and October–November
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Cost Level
- $$$$
- Open
- Every day, except some holidays
- Getting There
- About two and a half hours by car south of Atlanta.
What to See
3 of 3 are freeThe Stockade Site
A 26-acre field, outlined and partly rebuilt, with Providence Spring.
Andersonville National Cemetery
The dead were buried side by side in trenches; it's still an active veterans' cemetery.
Know Before You Go
- There's very little food nearby. Americus is the nearest real town.
Where to Stay
Stay in Americus, 10 miles south.
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthplace and church, the Georgia Aquarium and World of Coca-Cola.
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Worth a DetourLast checked 2026-11-01. Part of the Southeast list.