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Pexcho’s American Dime Museum

An authentic recreation of a 19th-century museum for "working class folks."

Augusta, Georgia

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Amidst the golf courses and historic southern charm of Augusta, Georgia, Pexcho’s American Dime Museum spotlights the unique and unusual. Peter Excho opened the museum in 2019 as a recreation of a late-1800s “dime museum” containing sideshow memorabilia, natural history artifacts, and fascinations. 

Order a coffee in the lobby cafe for a sneak peek at the circus sideshow oddities and other historic curiosities. For the full experience, make an appointment for a fascinating guided tour that concludes with a sword-swallowing demonstration. The museum also contains a theater that occasionally hosts burlesque and sideshow performers as well as the Rocky Horror Picture Show tribute.

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Museum admission is $14.28 for visitors 8 and older. 10 cents for children 7 and younger. Tours by appointment only. 

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Pexcho’s American Dime Museum
216 6th St
Augusta, Georgia, 30901
United States
33.473231, -81.961707
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