Central State Hospital Campus
Founded in 1842, this former state mental hospital was once the largest in the world. At its height in the 1960s, the institution held more than 12,000 patients and spanned 2,000 acres. After closing in 2010, the campus lies largely abandoned with its boarded-up buildings crumbling and overgrown with vines. While preservation plans are debated, visitors are welcome to explore the campus and visit Cedar Lane Cemetery where where cast iron markers commemorate the some 25,000 buried there. The Milledgeville Convention and Visitors Bureau offers a guided trolley tour of campus twice monthly. Reservations can be made online at www.visitmilledgeville.org.
