Tucked inside a 1920s Tudor Revival building, the Margaret Mitchell House is where one of the most famous novels in American history was written. But don’t expect a grand mansion—when Margaret Mitchell and her husband John Marsh moved into Apartment No. 1, she jokingly called it “The Dump.” It was in this small, unassuming space that she penned Gone With the Wind, after Marsh, frustrated that she had read nearly every book in the library, challenged her to write her own.

The museum offers a deep dive into Mitchell’s life, the novel’s journey to fame, and its lasting cultural impact. Guided tours walk visitors through her apartment, preserved with original furnishings, while exhibits explore Gone With the Wind’s enormous influence—both beloved and controversial. The book and film shaped how millions envisioned the Civil War and the Old South, but their historical inaccuracies and depictions of slavery continue to spark discussion today.

Far more than a literary time capsule, this house confronts the complexities of storytelling, myth, and memory—offering a place where visitors can explore the blurred lines between fiction and history.