Things to do in downtown Roswell, GA

This guide covers Roswell in Fulton County, Georgia, on the Chattahoochee River north of Atlanta. It is not Roswell, New Mexico. Many of the stops below sit inside the Roswell Historic District, between Canton Street, the Town Square and the Vickery Creek mill ruins. Our day planner puts any of them in walking order and knows which days the museums open.

• Roswell is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, on the Chattahoochee River north of Atlanta. The New Georgia Encyclopedia puts it twenty miles north of Atlanta. This is Roswell, Georgia, not Roswell, New Mexico. New Georgia Encyclopedia: Roswell (last modified Sep 4, 2019)

Tour the house museums, Friday to Sunday

The City of Roswell owns and runs three historic houses: Bulloch Hall, Barrington Hall and Archibald Smith Plantation. Admission to all three is free. The catch is the calendar. The City lists museum hours of Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. One part of the City page says the houses are closed Monday through Thursday, and another part says Monday through Wednesday, so a weekday visit is a gamble. The grounds are open daily from sunrise to sunset.

• The City says Barrington Hall, Bulloch Hall and Archibald Smith Plantation are owned and operated by the City of Roswell, and admission to all three is free. City of Roswell: Historic House Museums
• The City lists the same museum hours for all three houses: Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., closed Monday through Thursday. Grounds are open daily from sunrise to sunset. The same page also says the museums are closed Mondays through Wednesdays. City of Roswell: Historic House Museums

The City suggests starting your visit by 3:15 p.m. and allowing 60 to 90 minutes per house. Visit Roswell says Smith Plantation is closed until further notice for repairs, while the City still lists regular hours for it. Call before you go. Each house, and the Theodore Roosevelt story at Bulloch Hall, is on our historic homes page.

Walk the mill ruins and the covered bridge

Vickery Creek Old Mill Park, at 95 Mill Street, is the City park beside the ruins of the Roswell Manufacturing Company. Visit Roswell says a 30-foot dam and millrace powered the mills, and a trail beside the old Machine Shop leads to the ruins and the waterfall made by the dam. The City lists free admission and free parking, and warns that the lot fills on weekends. Water access at the waterfall and creek has been suspended since Aug. 16, 2024, so stay on the trails and overlooks.

• The City lists Vickery Creek Old Mill Park at 95 Mill Street, Roswell, GA 30075. City of Roswell: Parks & Facilities
• Visit Roswell says the Vickery Creek Covered Pedestrian Bridge in Old Mill Park links the historic district with the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. It says the bridge was built in 2005, spans 161 feet and is the newest covered bridge in Georgia. Visit Roswell (Roswell CVB): Historic Sites

Cross the covered footbridge and you are on National Park Service land, where an entrance pass is required. Our Roswell Mill page explains which trailheads are City and which are federal, and what each costs.

Stand on the Town Square

Roswell Town Square, at 610 Atlanta Street, sits at the center of Roswell King’s town plan. Visit Roswell says the mill workers were held there overnight under guard in July 1864 before they were sent north, and that President Theodore Roosevelt later visited the square. The Roswell Ghost Tour starts from the bandstand on the square, and the City’s History Seek walking tour on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026 starts there too. The full story is on our history page.

• Visit Roswell lists Roswell Town Square at 610 Atlanta Street and says the 400 mill workers were held there overnight under guard in 1864, and that President Theodore Roosevelt visited the square and Bulloch Hall. Visit Roswell (Roswell CVB): Historic Sites

Eat and shop on Canton Street

Visit Roswell describes the Canton Street area as running from Canton and Magnolia Streets north to Woodstock Road. The City’s Alive in Roswell page counts 15 restaurants on Canton Street inside the festival area and 25 within a mile. Our Canton Street guide lists the row block by block, and the restaurants page has hours as each place published them. Street parking on Canton is paid under a City trial, while the new City deck is free for now. Details are on the parking page.

• Visit Roswell describes the Canton Street area as running from the intersection of Canton and Magnolia Streets north to Woodstock Road, and says it is designated a Georgia "Great Street." Visit Roswell (Roswell CVB): Historic Sites
• The City's Alive in Roswell page says there are 15 restaurants on Canton Street within the festival area and 25 restaurants within one mile. Alive in Roswell (City of Roswell event page on Roswell365; AliveInRoswell.com redirects here)

Two small museums and a theater

The Roswell Historical Society runs the Roswell History Museum on the second floor of 950 Forrest Street. Visit Roswell lists it as free and open Wednesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Roswell Fire Museum at 1002 Alpharetta Street shows a 1947 Ford American LaFrance pumper the City once used. The City gives no hours for it; Visit Roswell says daily, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Roswell Cultural Arts Center, in the same Forrest Street building as the history museum, stages theater, music, dance and puppet shows.

• Visit Roswell says the Roswell Historical Society runs the Roswell History Museum on the second floor of 950 Forrest Street, open Wednesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., free. Visit Roswell (Roswell CVB): Historic Sites
• The City lists the Roswell Fire Museum at 1002 Alpharetta Street. Its main exhibit is a 1947 Ford American LaFrance pumper once used by the City. The City page gives no hours; Visit Roswell says it is open daily 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. City of Roswell: Roswell Fire Museum
• Visit Roswell lists the Roswell Cultural Arts Center at 950 Forrest Street, phone 770-594-6232, with theater, music, dance and puppet shows year-round. Visit Roswell (Roswell CVB): Roswell Cultural Arts Center

One stop older guides still list is gone. Fulton County Schools now runs its Teaching Museum from 130 W. Spalding Drive in Sandy Springs, not from Roswell.

• Fulton County Schools says its Teaching Museum now operates from the Spalding Drive Instructional Center, 130 W. Spalding Drive, Sandy Springs, not from Roswell. Fulton County Schools: Teaching Museum

Get down to the river

Visit Roswell says the city has a nine-mile stretch of the Chattahoochee. Azalea Park, at 203 Azalea Drive, has a canoe and kayak launch, a picnic area, a playground and access to the Roswell Riverwalk, and is open dawn to dusk. Riverside Park, at 575 Riverside Road, closed on Feb. 1, 2026 for a renovation and is expected to reopen in summer 2027. Compare launches, fees and operators on our Chattahoochee River page and with the matcher on river access.

• Visit Roswell says Azalea Park, 203 Azalea Drive, is a riverfront park with a canoe and kayak launch, picnic area, playground and access to the Roswell Riverwalk, open dawn to dusk. Visit Roswell (Roswell CVB): Azalea Park
• The City says Riverside Park, 575 Riverside Road, closed on February 1, 2026 for a bond-funded renovation and is expected to reopen in summer 2027. The Riverside Sounds concert series is on hold until further notice. Roswell Connections (City of Roswell news): Roswell Approves Major Bond-Funded Renovation of Riverside Park

What is coming up downtown

As of Oct. 18, 2026, the farmers market has two Saturdays left, Oct. 24 and Oct. 31. The City added an Alive in Roswell night on Thursday, Nov. 19, after weather cancelled the June date, and the City’s tree lighting is Friday, Dec. 4, at Heart of Roswell Park. The full list, with sources, is on our events page.

Places to see, with addresses

Each place below comes with its address and a link to the organisation that runs it. Hours are shown where the operator publishes them.

• Roswell Visitors Center (Visit Roswell)

  visitor center

  1099 Alpharetta Street, Roswell, GA 30075

  Visit Roswell, the city's convention and visitors bureau, now runs its visitor center at 1099 Alpharetta Street, not the older 617 Atlanta Street address on the town square. Its Mobile Visitor Center van also turns up at events and partner locations around town.

  Monday – Friday 9 am – 4 pm and Saturday 10 am – 3 pm

  Source: Visit Roswell (Roswell Convention & Visitors Bureau): Visitor Services, checked 2026-10-18

• Roswell Town Square

  historic town square / city park

  610 Atlanta Street, Roswell, GA 30075

  The square at the center of Roswell King's original town plan. Visit Roswell says the 400 mill workers charged with treason in 1864 were held here overnight before being sent north, and that President Theodore Roosevelt visited here. The City lists a concert stage and picnic area.

  Source: City of Roswell: Town Square facility page; Visit Roswell: Historic Sites, checked 2026-10-18

• Barrington Hall

  historic house museum

  535 Barrington Drive, Roswell, GA 30075

  Completed in 1842 for Barrington King, son of Roswell's founder Roswell King, and set across from the town square. The City says its formal garden is one of the oldest public gardens in metro Atlanta. Owned and run by the City of Roswell.

  Friday & Saturday: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Monday through Thursday. Grounds open Monday to Sunday: Sunrise to Sunset.

  Source: City of Roswell: Historic House Museums; Barrington Hall facility page, checked 2026-10-18

• Bulloch Hall

  historic house museum

  180 Bulloch Avenue, Roswell, GA 30075

  A Greek Revival home dating to the founding of Roswell. Mittie Bulloch grew up here and married Theodore Roosevelt Sr. in the house at Christmas 1853; their son became President Theodore Roosevelt. Owned and run by the City of Roswell.

  Friday through Saturday: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Monday through Thursday. Grounds open Monday to Sunday: Sunrise to Sunset.

  Source: City of Roswell: Historic House Museums; Bulloch Hall facility page; Visit Roswell: Bulloch Hall, checked 2026-10-18

• Archibald Smith Plantation

  historic house museum

  935 Alpharetta Street, Roswell, GA 30075

  Built around 1845 for planter Archibald Smith, with original outbuildings that include slave quarters and a spring house. Visit Roswell says the house is closed until further notice while repairs are completed and the grounds remain open; the City's museum page still lists regular house hours, so call (770) 992-1731 before going.

  City of Roswell: Friday through Saturday: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Monday through Thursday. Visit Roswell: Closed until further notice (grounds remain open).

  Source: Visit Roswell: Smith Plantation; City of Roswell: Historic House Museums, checked 2026-10-18

• Roswell Presbyterian Church historic sanctuary

  historic church (active congregation)

  755 Mimosa Boulevard, Roswell, GA 30075

  Built in 1840, the sanctuary is called the oldest public building in Roswell, and its iron ship bell was cast in Philadelphia in 1827. Union troops used the church as a hospital during the Civil War. It is an active congregation, so plan visits around services and office hours.

  Church office: Mon to Thu 9 am – 4 pm; Sun 8:15am – 12:00pm

  Source: Visit Roswell: Historic Sites; Roswell Presbyterian Church (official site, address and hours), checked 2026-10-18

• Founders Cemetery

  historic cemetery

  200 Sloan Street, Roswell, GA 30075

  The town's burying ground from 1840 to 1860, first tied to Roswell Presbyterian Church. Town founder Roswell King is buried here with other first families of Roswell.

  Source: Roswell Historical Society: Walking Tour #1 (stop 30), checked 2026-10-18

• Roswell Mill ruins and Vickery Creek Old Mill Park

  city park / mill ruins

  95 Mill Street, Roswell, GA 30075

  Trails along Vickery Creek pass the ruins of the Roswell Manufacturing Company mills, which ran on a 30-foot dam and millrace. The Old Machine Shop at 85 Mill Street, the only surviving building of the 1839 company, is now an events facility. Water access at the waterfall has been suspended since Aug. 16, 2024.

  The park is open daily from one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset.

  Source: City of Roswell: Vickery Creek Old Mill Park; Visit Roswell: Historic Sites, checked 2026-10-18

• Vickery Creek Covered Pedestrian Bridge and dam overlook

  covered footbridge / dam and waterfall overlook

  95 Mill Street (Old Mill Park), Roswell, GA 30075

  Built in 2005, the 161-foot Douglas fir footbridge crosses Vickery Creek and links the Historic District with the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area trails. The City lists an overlook for the historic Vickery Creek dam and waterfall in the same park.

  The park is open daily from one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset.

  Source: Visit Roswell: Historic Sites; City of Roswell: Vickery Creek Old Mill Park, checked 2026-10-18

• The Bricks

  historic mill housing (private)

  Sloan Street at Mill Street, Roswell, GA 30075

  Mill-worker apartments built around 1840 by the Roswell Manufacturing Company and described by Visit Roswell as among the first apartments in the U.S. They are now private homes and businesses, so view them from the street.

  Source: Visit Roswell: Historic Sites; Roswell Historical Society Walking Tour #1 (lists 90 Mill St.), checked 2026-10-18

• Lost Mill Workers of Roswell monument (Sloan Street Park)

  monument / city park

  75 Sloan Street, Roswell, GA 30075

  A monument honoring the roughly 400 mill workers, mostly women and children, charged with treason and sent north in July 1864 after Union troops destroyed the mills. It stands in the City's Sloan Street Park, which has a playground and picnic area.

  Source: Visit Roswell: Historic Sites; City of Roswell: Sloan Street Park, checked 2026-10-18

• Heart of Roswell Park

  city park

  925 Canton Street, Roswell, GA 30075

  A small green space at the corner of Canton Street and Alpharetta Street with a picnic area. Visit Roswell lists it as accessible and pet friendly.

  Dawn – Dusk

  Source: Visit Roswell: Heart of Roswell Park; City of Roswell: Heart of Roswell Park facility page, checked 2026-10-18

• Canton Street

  historic main street

  Canton Street, Roswell, GA 30075

  The Historic District's main dining and shopping street, running north from the Canton Street and Magnolia Street area toward Woodstock Road. Visit Roswell notes it is designated a Georgia Great Street.

  Source: Visit Roswell: Historic Sites, checked 2026-10-18

• Roswell Cultural Arts Center

  performing arts center

  950 Forrest Street, Roswell, GA 30075

  The City's performance hall for community dance, music, literature and theater, with a 600-seat Center Stage Theater. Tickets go through the center's own box office.

  Monday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday: Closed Sunday: Closed

  Source: City of Roswell: Cultural Arts Center facility page, checked 2026-10-18

• Roswell History Museum

  history museum

  950 Forrest Street, 2nd Floor, Roswell, GA 30075

  Run by the Roswell Historical Society on the second floor of the Roswell Cultural Arts Center. Its exhibits use documents, artifacts and photographs to cover indigenous people, colonists, mill workers, the enslaved and farmers.

  Wednesday to Saturday from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

  Source: Visit Roswell: Roswell History Museum; Visit Roswell: Historic Sites, checked 2026-10-18

• Roswell City Hall and Faces of War Memorial

  city hall / Vietnam War memorial

  38 Hill Street, Roswell, GA 30075

  City Hall houses the council chambers, municipal court and the Recreation and Parks office. On its grounds the Faces of War Memorial, Roswell's Vietnam War monument, has fifty bronze faces of service members, medical personnel and Vietnamese civilians, with hundreds of memorial bricks in the plaza.

  City Hall: Monday through Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday: Closed Sunday: Closed

  Source: City of Roswell: City Hall facility page; Visit Roswell: Historic Sites (Faces of War Memorial), checked 2026-10-18

• Roswell Fire Museum

  fire museum

  1002 Alpharetta Street, Roswell, GA 30075

  Run by the Roswell Fire Department, with photos and history of firefighting in Roswell and Atlanta. Its centerpiece is a 1947 Ford American LaFrance pumper the City of Roswell used, which still rides in parades.

  Open every day, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Visit Roswell; the City's page lists no hours)

  Source: City of Roswell: Roswell Fire Museum; Visit Roswell: Historic Sites (hours), checked 2026-10-18

• ArtAround Roswell sculpture tour

  public art (outdoor sculpture collection)

  Multiple outdoor sites across Roswell's parks and Historic District

  A free outdoor sculpture collection started in 2016 by the Roswell Arts Fund and the City of Roswell, with temporary and permanent pieces in parks, the Historic District and at businesses. The Arts Fund publishes an interactive map and preset walking, bike and driving tours.

  Source: Roswell Arts Fund: ArtAround Roswell Sculptures, checked 2026-10-18

• Chattahoochee Nature Center

  nature center (private nonprofit)

  9135 Willeo Road, Roswell, GA 30075

  A nature center on the Chattahoochee River with trails, a wildlife walk, gardens, a Discovery Center and a wildlife clinic. It sits on the south side of the river off Willeo Road, a drive from downtown. Pets are not permitted, except service animals.

  Monday-Saturday: 10AM-5PM Sunday: Noon-5PM (Seasonal Hours for 2026, April 4-11 and May 25-Aug 29: Monday-Saturday 9AM-5PM, Sunday Noon-5PM)

  Source: Chattahoochee Nature Center (official site): Visit, checked 2026-10-18

• Roswell Area Park

  city park and recreation complex

  10495 Woodstock Road, Roswell, GA 30075

  The City's large park on Woodstock Road north of downtown, with a pond, fishing, trails, playground, picnic area, ball fields, a tennis center, a gymnastics and dance center and a community activity building. Its pool is closed for the season.

  Source: City of Roswell: Roswell Area Park facility page, checked 2026-10-18

Questions visitors ask

Dates, rules and hours can change. The organisers have the final word: City of Roswell