Margaret Mitchell House

This is a charming space with some interesting info, but I found myself agreeing with recent reviews - it focuses heavily on the broader context of slavery, segregation, and African-American history/cinema, rather than telling much about Margaret Mitchell’s life or the making of Gone with the Wind.. I agree that these topics are important and worth discussing of course, but I was hoping for more insight into the author and the story itself. The gift shop is very limited (like almost nothing), would be great to see more themed items like beautiful Gone with the Wind bookmarks or any other bookish gifts.

Cool little place to visit! So much history about the movie Gone with the Wind and Margaret Mitchell the lady who wrote the book! The parking can be a pain sometimes.

This was my second time visiting the Margaret Mitchell House. I found the staff cheery, yet "cheeky." You know the kind of cheeky when you walk into a place & the staff, all at-once, seem to paste on these obviously forced-fake grins, in attempts at making you feel genuinely welcomed? Well, I gave them just as big a genuine smile back! :}} Other than that, the tour went well. The house & grounds were immaculate and well preserved. Most details are just as Margaret Mitchell would have left them. Our tour guide was pleasant & very knowledgeable. Offering additional lesser known facts, which most wouldn't have been privy to otherwise. Yet, the souvenirs weren't of as high a quality as I remember from the past. But then again... what is these days???

Went there today after the house was renovated and we are extremely disappointed. The second floor is completely empty, only fresh painted walls, and on the main level there is only a couch, a typewriter, a luggage and a record player. There is literally nothing to see, but we paid $66 to enter. Don’t recommend, at least right now, give them a couple of years to improve the place

A few years ago I had the good fortune to visit this museum dedicated to Margaret Mitchell and I found a small and beautiful museum that highlighted the love story of Red Butler and Scarlett O'hara. Unfortunately, 10 years later I returned with the hope of finding a renovated place enriched with more details rescued from the book and the life of its author and we only found (my partner and I) a museum that not only seems to deny history, but also seems to punish its author for having written a fantasy story within a historical context "softened" for literary purposes only within the point of view of someone who grew up and was raised as a Confederate. It is a shame that the House, instead of improving, got worse.

The Margaret Mitchell House is part of the Atlanta History Center and is located on the corner of 10th Street and Peachtree Street. There is a lot of information about the life of Margaret Mitchell and is presented with an understanding of the difference of historical fiction, book and movie, from historical facts. There is also lots of cool Gone With The Wind memorabilia.

I visited the MM House for the second time in April 2025, and was shocked and disappointed at the changes that had been made since my last visit in 2011. They opted not to preserve the apartment in its entirety. Instead, there is only one preserved room and the bathroom. The rest of the property has been turned into a museum dedicated to African American cinema and lessons on the obvious evils of slavery. While those subjects are definitely worthy of attention and study, people go to the Margaret Mitchell House to learn more about her and her writing, and the context in which she lived and wrote. There remains very little of that. Whomever decided to make the drastic changes to the museum’s focus has totally misread its target audience. They even got rid of the fabulous gift shop! I consider myself very lucky to have seen the apartment in its entirety a decade ago, with a knowledgable tour guide and lots of relevant and interesting items about MM and GWTW for purchase. Perhaps change the name of this museum to something that better matches its new focus so you set the proper expectation for visitors.

This is my second visit to the Margaret Mitchell House, the first time was in 2014. Sadly, I feel the site was not as interesting as the first time. In 2014 there were docents who spoke to groups in each of the room representing her living space. These people were very interesting and had many anecdotes about Margaret’s life. Now there are placards to read which do not convey the same depth of interest. Also, there use to be a video of the premier of Gone With The Wind that played on a loop which conveyed the excitement of the fans and actors. Now there is a small alcove with a few artifacts, i.e., programs, theatre seats and photos which do not convey the same excitement of the film. I understand that the book and movie of Gone With the Wind is not representative of the actual lives and times that the story tells, but I think you can add those opinions and corrections to the original exhibit. Reminds me of what they did to the Cyclorama, which was originally housed in a rotating theater with narration which was moved to the Atlanta History Center and is now a painting on a wall with no narration at all. So sad. With regard to the Margaret Mitchell House, I recommend it if you are a fan of hers, but I think you should have some anecdotal information of her because this exhibit in her house is more superficial, sadly.