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Stone Mountain

Stone Mountain, Atlanta

 59 Reviews  A really big rock of granite east of the city, Stone Mountain has good and bad past references.....They used to have KKK meetings at the top back in the bad old days, and lots of Civil War stuff... 

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World of Coca-Cola

World of Coca-Cola, Atlanta

 51 Reviews  I won a VIP tour through the Coke World via an auction locally, and got a great tour through the facility---my favorites were the old TV commercials, the free old-timey bottle, and the free tastes at... 

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Underground Atlanta

Underground Atlanta, Atlanta

 38 Reviews  Atlanta beginnings as a railroad town center around the depot. Alabama Street, between Peachtree Street and Central Avenue, was the city's center and much of Atlanta’s history stems and continues to... 

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CNN Center

CNN Center, Atlanta

 43 Reviews  One of the reasons for my visit to Atlanta this year was to speak at a seminar occuring in the CNN center in Atlanta. Since I was already going to be onsite at the center, I decided to take the inside... 

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Martin Luther King Center

Martin Luther King Center, Atlanta

 21 Reviews  The Center was established in 1968 by Coretta Scott King and has tours, films, exhibits and much more with all the History of Segregation Times on view. Right off the Interstate with easy parking... 

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Centennial Park

Centennial Park, Atlanta

 33 Reviews  This is a downtown park which has a lot going for it, especially these fountains in the summer---a great place, free, to take the kids when in town for some energy releasing fun...There are places to... 

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State Capitol

State Capitol, Atlanta

 14 Reviews  The Georgia State Capitol Building was constructed in the 1890's and is open to the public on Mondays-Fridays from 8AM to 5PM and closed on weekends. There are tours you can take through the building... 

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High Museum of Art

High Museum of Art, Atlanta

 13 Reviews  This is one of the premier Museums in the USA, and I am proud to say that my Great grandfather J.J.Haverty donated his American art collection to help found the museum which now has famed architects'... 

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Atlanta Braves / Turner Field

Atlanta Braves / Turner Field, Atlanta

 20 Reviews  Turner Field was named for Ted Turner of Turner Broadcasting and is commonly called The Ted by Atlantans. The Braves play here as well as concerts, tractor pulls, and many other fun times for... 

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Margaret Mitchell House

Margaret Mitchell House, Atlanta

 17 Reviews  Gone With The Wind author Margaret Mitchell wrote her most famous southern story here in downtown Atlanta near the corner of Peachtree and 10th St. You can get a tour of the house and see a GWTW movie... 

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Zoo Atlanta

Zoo Atlanta, Atlanta

 15 Reviews  The best part of our new zoo is the new ape habitat and also the lions areas....really much better than alot of zoos around the world---more natural looking than just bars. The snake and reptile house... 

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Cyclorama

Cyclorama, Atlanta

 13 Reviews  The Cyclorama should interest any Civil War fans or even Panorama painting fans---a huge Panorama painting surrounding a central platform---incredibly detailed and an old standard must-see for... 

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Fox Theater

Fox Theater, Atlanta

 10 Reviews  I used to usher at events in the 70's at the Fox, including the Rolling Stones, Frank Sinatra, Chuck Mangeone and many other cool bands---even met my wife-to-be there. This is a great place of... 

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Six Flags Over Georgia

Six Flags Over Georgia, Atlanta

 10 Reviews  100 acre Large park with cool roller coasters, parachute jumping, bumper cars, games and fairly good food----also music acts during the summer season...opens March 19 for weekends until the... 

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Fernbank Museum

Fernbank Museum, Atlanta

 6 Reviews  This is a natural history museum, a planetarium, a virgin forest trail with a waterfall, an education facility for local schools, an observatory and more at this wonderful spot in the middle of... 

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Atlanta History Center

Atlanta History Center, Atlanta

 8 Reviews  33 acres of historical houses, gardens and exhibits in Buckhead, with fine dining as well at the Swan House Restaurant....Lots to offer the History buff---There are lectures, film shows, book... 

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Carter Center.

Carter Center., Atlanta

 6 Reviews  The Jimmy Carter Library and Museuam is located on the Carter Center grounds---also there are gardens open to the public. Located about a mile and a half east of Atlanta, they are one of the largest... 

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Oakland Cemetery

Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta

 8 Reviews  Atlanta’s history, to a large degree, can be viewed at Oakland Cemetery. Here is the final resting place of many famous, as well as little-known or unknown, leaders and shapers of the city, including... 

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The Swan House

The Swan House, Atlanta

 6 Reviews  The Edward Hamilton Inman House, the Swan House, is located at the Atlanta History Center. It was designed by Philip Trammel Shutze in 1928. Swan is the motif of the house, you will see swan... 

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The Varsity

The Varsity, Atlanta

 5 Reviews  The Varsity is a famous place to visit when you are in Atlanta. The restaurant is next to Ga Tech and was started by a tech dropout. Greasy stuff but boy is it good. You can go to the drive up in... 

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Atlanta Motor Speedway

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Atlanta

 5 Reviews  For the Nascar fans, and even those who don't have an ounce of interest like myself, going to the race is a fun event. The Atlanta Motor Speedway is located about 30 minutes from downtown Atlanta in... 

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Emory University

Emory University, Atlanta

 7 Reviews

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central presbyterian church

central presbyterian church, Atlanta

 doug48 Says:  the central presbyterian church is located near the georgia capitol in downtown atlanta. this beautiful english gothic church was built in 1885. the original... 

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The Phoenix Statue

The Phoenix Statue, Atlanta

 Yaqui Says:  This is called the The Phoenix don't get it confused with the other statue called Atlanta From The Ashes.Presented to The City of Atlanta by the First National... 

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Chastain Park and Art Center

Chastain Park and Art Center, Atlanta

 dustmon Says:  Located in north Atlanta close to Roswell Road and Wieuca Rd, Chastain has been a great little park close to where I went to High School--we used to cut class... 

Top 3 Hotels in Atlanta

The Ritz-Carlton Atlanta

 4 Reviews and 267 Opinions  I've stayed here several times when business requires me to stay in Downtown Atlanta. (This Ritz is... 

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Wingate Inn Atlanta Buckhead

 1 Review and 488 Opinions  This is a great bargain in the fancy Buckhead area of town. It has nice, large rooms. Lots of... 

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Four Seasons Atlanta

 5 Reviews and 150 Opinions  I just spent a whole week in the Four Seasons Atlanta and I have to say that the experience was very... 

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 My son and his wife both work here, so I am a little biased, but this is the foremost Puppet Museum/Theater in the United States, the Executive Director is... 

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Q:  Most of my time in Downtown Atlanta has been in/out travel for business or convention time when I'm all consumed with convention... 

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A: No, most of the shopping has moved out of Downtown, unfortunately. It's a fairly easy MARTA trip up to Buckhead or to Lenox Square though. 

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The Monuments

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 The Chattahoochie River runs through it. There are a lot of activities throughout the year on the river by locals and visitors who like to river raft or float, or fish. The other linchpin for the area... 

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Big city livin in the South

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 Atlanta is a huge Metroplex with quite a few suburbs, such as Marietta, my home, but we all consider ourselves Atlantans, too. The Hiway 285 is a big circle around the main parts of the city, and most... 

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atlanta georgia

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 atlanta is the capital of the state of georgia and the state's largest city. atlanta was originally called standing peachtree by native americans. in 1822 cherokee and creek native american tribes... 

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Atlanta - full of surprises

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 Most people (including myself) do not think of Atlanta as a great center for art and culture. However, in recent years there have been some really significant developments. The High Museum of Art has... 

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Atlanta & Coca Cola

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 Atlanta’s first residences were the Archaic Indians who lived in this area as far back as 6000BC and were known as the Moundbuilders. These Moundbuilders may have been ancestors of the Creek Indians... 

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