There was so much to see in Atlanta, I'm sure we didn't do it justice with the few days we were there, but of course visiting the Capitol was high on our list. The day we visited was very busy. Not only is this a working capitol, with the offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, and secretary of state on the second floor, and the General Assembly meeting on the third floor, there also happened to be an expo on ecology in full swing on the first floor. The place was packed, which made getting photos without somebody in them most difficult.
Like many U.S. state capitols, the Georgia State Capitol is designed to resemble the Classical architectural style of the United States Capitol, in Washington, D.C., and has been named a National Historic Landmark. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and houses a museum, in existence since 1889, with extensive collections representing the natural and cultural history of Georgia. Native American artifacts, animals, rocks and minerals, and fossils illustrate the diversity of the collections.
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