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Bicycle Tours of Atlanta: 2 wheels, 1 great view
Nothing beats a pedal tour of Atlanta with a native, where you get off the main road, smell the magnolia, listen to the birds and discover the many wonderful neighborhoods.

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Chattahoochee Rapids: a splashing good time

Chattahoochee Rapids: a splashing good time
In the humidity of a hot Georgia summer there are few things better than a lake. So the Chattahoochee Rapids Beach & Water Park at Lake Lanier Islands Resort comes pretty close to perfection on a list of ways to beat the heat.

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Starlight Six Drive-In: movies under the stars

Starlight Six Drive-In: movies under the stars
Starlight Six Drive-In Theatres offers tailgating, double features and first-run movies under the stars at Atlanta's last drive-in theater.

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Barrington Hall: antebellum home of Roswell's founder

Barrington Hall: antebellum home of Roswell's founder
Go back in time more than 150 years with a visit to Barrington Hall, an antebellum mansion in Roswell and a testament to the pioneering spirit of a few Georgia families.

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Mountain Park Aquatic Center: making a splash in Gwinnett

Mountain Park Aquatic Center: making a splash in Gwinnett
To find out how Gwinnett County residents cool off in Georgia's sweltering summer heat, grab a swimsuit and dive into the Mountain Park Aquatic Center, with an indoor lap pool and exterior leisure pool.

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Moore exhibit brings massive artworks to Garden

Moore exhibit brings massive artworks to Garden
Flowers and bronze complement each other perfectly this summer at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. The garden is featuring 20 sculptures by world-renowned British artist Henry Moore as part of “Moore in America” — the largest outdoor exhibition of Moore’s monumental sculptures ever presented in the United States.

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Archibald Smith Plantation Home: hidden history

Archibald Smith Plantation Home: hidden history
The perfectly preserved Archibald Smith Plantation Home, located in historic Roswell, coyly hides from plain view. This magnificent 19th century structure takes visitors back to the time when it was built in 1845.

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The Wren's Nest: home of the Brer Rabbit

The Wren's Nest: home of the Brer Rabbit
The former home of Joel Chandler Harris may be named for a bird, but it is known for a rabbit: a Brer Rabbit, to be exact.

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Roswell's Bulloch Hall is "perfectly presidential"

Roswell's Bulloch Hall is "perfectly presidential"
The Bulloch mansion, located just off the town square, is considered extravagant even by today's standards. The mansion grounds feature the main home; summer house; reconstructed slave-quarters; and a variety of gardens and wells. The impressive homestead is considered one of the South's finest examples of Greek temple-form architecture and was even said to have been one of the inspirations for Margaret Mitchell's fictional "Gone With the Wind" plantation, Tara.

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Marietta Trolley Company rolls through history

Marietta Trolley Company rolls through history
The familiar "clang clang" of a trolley bell signals only one thing for folks in Marietta: fun with an historic twist! Explore the city's rich history and learn how it shaped the present with the Marietta Trolley Company.

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