What to do and see in Brunswick, Georgia (GA): The Best Sights & Landmarks

March 1, 2022 Alida England

Brunswick /ˈbrʌnzwɪk/ is a city in and the county seat of Glynn County, Georgia, United States. As the major urban and economic center of the state's lower southeast, it is the second-largest urban area on the Georgia coast after Savannah and contains the Brunswick Old Town Historic District.
Restaurants in Brunswick

1. Temple Beth Tefilloh

1326 Egmont St, Brunswick, GA 31520-7243 +1 912-265-7575 http://bethtefilloh.org
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Temple Beth Tefilloh

2. Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation

5556 US Highway 17 N, Brunswick, GA 31525-4651 +1 912-264-7333 [email protected] http://gastateparks.org/HofwylBroadfieldPlantation
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Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation

This beautiful plantation represents the history and culture of Georgia’s rice coast. In the early 1800s, William Brailsford of Charleston carved a rice plantation from marshes along the Altamaha River. The plantation and its inhabitants were part of the genteel low country society that developed during the antebellum period. While many factors made rice cultivation increasingly difficult in the years after the Civil War, the family continued to grow rice until 1913.The enterprising siblings of the fifth generation at Hofwyl-Broadfield resolved to start a dairy rather than sell their family home. The efforts of Gratz, Miriam and Ophelia Dent led to the preservation of their family legacy. Ophelia was the last heir to the rich traditions of her ancestors, and she left the plantation to the state of Georgia in 1973.A museum features silver from the family collection and a model of Hofwyl-Broadfield during its heyday. A brief film on the plantation’s history is shown before visitors walk a short trail to the antebellum home. A guided tour allows visitors to see the home as Ophelia kept it with family heirlooms, 18th and 19th century furniture and Cantonese china. A stop on the Colonial Coast Birding Trail, this is an excellent spot to look for herons, egrets, ibis and painted buntings. A nature trail that leads back to the Visitors Center along the edge of the marsh where rice once flourished.

Reviewed By derekfaust15 - Durham, United States

A very unassuming place when you drive in, but the tour of the house--which is all original--was really great. There's so much history in each room of the house, and our tour guide did a fantastic job answering everyone's questions and providing all of the context for what we were seeing.

3. Earth Day Nature Trail

1 Conservation Way Off U.S. 17 At Sidney Lanier Bridge, Brunswick, GA 31520-8686 +1 912-264-7218 https://www.goldenisles.com/listing/earth-day-nature-trail/221/
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Earth Day Nature Trail

4. Historic Glynn County Courthouse

Brunswick, GA https://www.glynncounty.org/480/History-of-Glynn
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Historic Glynn County Courthouse

5. Lover's Oak

Intersection of Prince St. & Albany St., Brunswick, GA http://www.n-georgia.com/brunswick-lovers-oak.html
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Lover's Oak

Reviewed By sandraleed

just drove around looking at the beautiful homes and trees, nice area with lots of history. Well worth the ride

6. James Oglethorpe Monument

Queens Square, Brunswick, GA
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7. First United Methodist Church

1400 Norwich St, Brunswick, GA 31520-7032 http://fumcbrunswick.com/

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