Museum Store
Stop by the Museum Store on your next visit to the square. Inside, you'll find a wide variety of book and cookbooks, as well as mugs, jiggers, and other gift items.
The Marietta Museum of History Museum Store is the best place to find a variety of Big Chicken souvenirs, such as T-shirts, mugs, shot glasses, and more. The store also carries replica antique toys, paper dolls, and coloring books.
Many visitors are surprised to discover our Kennesaw House line of southern foods, including southern jams, jellies, relishes, and dressings. Get your own piece of History in the Marietta Museum of History Museum Store, and remember, members receive a 20% discount.
A few samples from the Museum Store -
Images of America books
$19.99
By Arcadia Publishers, the Images of America books contain pictures through the years of various places in Cobb County. We have a large assortment of these books, focused on subjects such as Marietta and the other cities in the county, Six Flags, African-Americans in Cobb County, and Georgia's Confederate monuments and cemeteries.
Novelty Pencil Sharpeners
$2.50
We have a variety of die-cast pencil sharpeners—trains, airplanes, and even phonographs. Each metal sharpener is approximately three inches long with an antique finish.
Marietta Landmark Blankets
$49.95
Exclusively at the Marietta Museum of History, our Marietta Landmark Blankets make a great gift. The 8'x5' throws have scenes from Marietta, featuring the Kennesaw House, the Big Chicken, the Old Courthouse and other landmarks. The picture at right shows the landmarks on the blanket.
Christmas Merchandise
Our museum store is a great place to load up on stocking stuffers. And we carry some Christmas items year round.
The Elf on the Shelf book ($24.95 ), written by Mariettan Carol V. Aebersold, is a charming story about an elf that lives in each house, reporting back to Santa about whether the kids are naughty or nice. It even comes with a vintage elf doll.
Christmas Ornaments
$4.95,
$1.95 for the stand
Marietta Museum of History Christmas ornaments are a great addition to any tree. The 3” ornaments are 24K gold-flashed brass, and you can buy a matching stand to display the ornament year round.
Cookbooks
$4.95 to $26.95
We have many different cookbooks, both local and regional. A sampling of titles includes The New Southern Basics, At Freedom's Table, Southern on Occasion, Old Fashioned Christmas, Georgia on my Menu and Southern Cooking.
Big Chicken
The Big Chicken is a local icon
and navigational beacon for the
Cobb County area and its
popularity has created a
demand for Big Chicken
merchandise.
T-Shirts
$12.95
Our Museum Store sells Big Chicken t-shirts with the museum logo on
the front, and a picture of the Big Chicken in front of an American flag
on the back with the text “MARIETTA, GEORGIA—as American as
Mom, Apple Pie, and the Big Chicken.” We have both kids' and adults'
sizes.
Big Chicken Coffee Cup
$4.95
Big Chicken Paperweight
$9.95
Big Chicken Postcard
$0.45
Paper Dolls
$5.95
Remember these? We have a wide assortment of paper dolls, from Civil War-era fashion all the way through the 1990s. We have families of different decades with period clothes, and Southern Belles, Gibson Girls, and wedding attire through the years.
