Overall, me and my family enjoyed touring this educational attraction. The existing staff were…read morelovely and did their job well. I do have some notes though. There was a decent amount of outdoor walking required to go through the exhibits. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, I just recommend either bringing a drink or visiting when the weather is cooler. During the walk we encountered a friendly dragonfly, which made it worth it. The village seemed to be understaffed, because only half of the buildings had guides to show us around. For the deserted buildings, we had to guess what things did what. The place we assumed to be the woodcarvers shop looked like there would normally be a staff person there, but their station was empty. this concerned me because we had smaller children in our party, and some of the sharp carving tools were left on the tables. Other than that, staff that were present gave wonderful demonstrations of the profession they represented. Most notably, the weaver and the blacksmith. The weaver walked us through the whole process from the cleaning of cotton to sewing the final fabrics together into clothing. The blacksmith worked in a functional smithery and showed us how they created a metal hook using actual fire and metal tools.

Great place to go back in time. So much fun to explore. The people that work here make the…read moreexperience. It's easy to tell they love to teach and care about this place. You get to go back in time to see how the blacksmith and woodworker functioned, tour the old buildings and learn their stories. It's just a great time.

Went there to renew my drivers license twice in 2 weeks. The staff was good to me the first time…read morebut the second time they were rude. It was soon to be closing time and the system said I wasn't eligible to renew so she gave me a number to call - Montgomery DMV. I called them and when the lady on the other line cleared me and I went back to finish getting my license, the lady looked me in the eye and locked the door and walked away. EXTREMELY rude. When I told the lady at the Montgomery office what happened, she said she wasn't surprised! I guess this is common for a DMV but where's the "Southern Hospitality"? Ended up going online and paying the extra fee to renew my license there. Terrible experience.

I have received several jury summonses in my life, but this was the first time that I actually…read morereported to the courthouse. In the past I've always had reasons to be excused...full time student or moved out of state. I've always heard people complain about jury duty, but I don't think it was that bad. The people at this courthouse make things as painless as possible. I felt that the judges and staff were all pretty amiable and understood that the whole ordeal was an inconvenience to most people. The jury assembly room had padded chairs. I was pretty comfortable waiting in one for about an hour and fifteen minutes. They went through roll call, explained the process, asked if anyone had a legitimate reason they couldn't serve this week, and finally divided us into panels of about 40 people each. The first group of potential jurors had to meet in the courthouse that morning. I was part of the second group, so I had to come back at 2 PM for the voir dire. I left before I heard what the last group was instructed to do. When I returned in the afternoon, I waited outside of the assigned courtroom until someone instructed us to line up in some predetermined order. We filed into the courtroom and took our seats opposite the attorneys for both the prosecution and defense. I was a little surprised to see the defendant in the courtroom, but I didn't know what to expect. After the judge came in and spoke, all of the potential jurors stood up and announced their name, the city they lived in, their occupation, and their spouse's occupation. Next, the attorney's asked various questions to determine if anyone was biased. After a little over an hour of sitting in the courtroom we were all dismissed for 15 minutes while the two teams discussed the prospective jurors and made their decisions. After the 15 minutes, we reentered the courtroom and found out which 12 (plus 2 alternate) individuals were lucky enough to serve as jury members. I didn't get selected and now I don't have to worry about getting summoned for jury duty from the superior court for two years.

Houston County is one of 2 cities in Georgia to have closed circuit court system, and they use it…read morefor crookedness! They do what ever they want! Dont let them fool you when they say they have great schools. Take it from me. I went to a Bibb county school and got transferred to Houston county. Houston County Georgia CHEATS on their testing !! That's why their testing scores are so high. I received a study packet from my teachers to study for the big end of the year test. Come test time I noticed ALL of the questions on the test were the exact same ones they put on my study guide. Which I believe they are NOT permitted to open the testing packets until the day of testing. All they care about is football, and it most defiantly shows to the students. I've had enough of Houston County's bullshit. Aside of their shitty school systems. I believe GBI needs to investigate because they are doing many people wrong!!!!!!!

Bless your heart. A…read morelittle outdated as a whole building (the courthouse) but folks definitely have that southern hospitality about them. I saw a lawyer come in dressed in something that she should have worn at a club though. Even another attorney joked with her about it and she just laughed it off and said she didn't have time to iron. The city itself isn't too bad. I don't think I've come across anyone yet that was ever rude or not helpful. And the area is spread apart just enough - right down the street is Alabama side so you also have to watch what side you're on if you're trying to locate something.

Why is the City of Columbus allowing condo high-rises to be crammed into every last square foot of…read morethe river frontage ? The condos that rise above the 13th Street bridge on the ride as you cross to Phenix City are a disgrace and an eyesore...