 This museum has exotic animal mounts and an extensive fossil collection.Bud Jones Taxidermy is one of the few facilities that has mounted a life-size African elephant (for the Anniston Alabama Museum of Natural History). They have also mounted life-size giraffes and rhinos. Bud Jones Taxidermy furnishes the decor and they keep on hand a large inventory of old saddles, boots, branding irons, western prints, and other regalia for the discriminating decorator. In recent years there has risen in interest in western decorative art. Bud Jones Taxidermy furnishes the decor and they keep on hand a large inventory of old saddles, boots, branding irons, western prints, and other regalia for the discriminating decorator. Enjoy a self guided tour and visit our gift shop. Founder Bud Jones, who built the collection and chaired the museum's board until his passing in October 2024, left behind one of the most distinctive taxidermy collections in the state, including a full-size mounted elephant and dinosaur replicas the shop is known for. The museum continues to operate in his memory. Amenities: Restrooms, Accessibility for mobility-impaired. Free admission and parking. Museum Hours of Operation - Monday through Friday at 8 am - 5 pm and Saturday at 9 am - 12 Noon. Closed on Sunday. Phone: 770-574-7480 - Address: 359 GA Hwy 120 East, Tallapoosa Georgia 30176 - Bud Jones Taxidermy Museum Website |