Atlanta Attractions
Things to do in Atlanta
Visiting Atlanta? New and looking for fun, exciting things to do and see? You’re in luck, because Atlanta is a bustling center of attractions and activities that are sure to please your lifestyle and peak your interests.
Learn all about the hometown of the world’s favorite beverage when you tour the World of Coca-Cola in Pemberton Place! Make a day out of it by walking across the quad and taking in the beauty and splendor of the graceful creatures at the Georgia Aquarium, the world’s largest aquarium.
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Indulge your creative side by visiting the High Museum of Art, permanent home to a number of classic works of art and host to dazzling traveling exhibits. Treat your friends and family to an afternoon at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History, where they’ll go nuts over dinosaur bones and several interactive exhibits and play environments.
Treat your family to an afternoon at the Center for Puppetry Arts for an afternoon of live theater and fun that the whole family can enjoy.
Atlanta’s not all skyscrapers and city, though. Take a ride outside into the perimeter to enjoy the sites and experiences of the Dunwoody Nature Center or the Mercier orchards.
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Like something from a Margaret Mitchell novel, driving up to Hickory Hill recalls scenes from Gone With the Wind and nearly every other iconic portrayal of the South.
Browns Mill Aquatic Center is a watery amusement park, complete with twin water slides that tower three stories above the pool, kiddie water slides, a snack bar and picnic tables.
"Go west young man" is a sentiment the owners of Seventy-Four Ranch in Jasper agree with - even if their property is technically only slightly north of Atlanta.
It's a long, winding and storied journey that ends at the doorstep of Tara and the Road to Tara Museum in Jonesboro plays tour guide by helping fans of the beloved Margaret Mitchell classic through both the fictional saga and real-life inspiration of Gone with the Wind.
Adventure seekers can still get their thrills even if they're trying out a little something called relaxation at the same time. The Dillard House Stables has it all fun and excitement - away from it all.
Prepare yourself for a hauntingly good time when you visit the Rocky Branch Railroad and Old West Ghost Town. So much fun, it will make you shiver!
What comes to mind when you think of Salvador Dalí? Quite possibly it's his world-reknowned participation as an artist in the 1930's Surrealist movement. But the High Museum of Art hopes that its latest exhibit - "Dalí: The Late Work" - will shake up your thinking about what Dali did and inspire you with his work in a whole new way.
If you're feeling a need for speed similar to that of the pilots from "Top Gun" there's no need to attend flying school, the U.S. Air Force Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins has all the thrills of aviation without leaving the ground.
Sometimes destinies are stumbled upon, sometimes they take some searching out and sometimes it's a little bit of both; as is the case of how Yonah Mountain Vineyards began.
The Atlanta Botanical Gardens will grow on you, from the lovely indoor orchids to the serene Japanese Garden or the whimsical Children’s Garden and playground.
If Pinocchio had seen the Center for Puppetry Arts, he might not have been in such a hurry to give up his life of strings.
It's the puppets who take center stage at the Atlanta attraction, where millions have visited to learn, explore and be entertained since its 1978 founding.
Piedmont Park is Atlanta's most popular urban oasis, offering joggers, dog-walkers, cyclists, picnickers, soccer players, families and skateboarders a green respite.
A park is just a park, unless it's also a nature center. Stop by the Dunwoody Nature Center to see the natural world in a way you might not be able to at just any old park.
Dixieland Fun Park offers amusement park thrills for the lowest admission price of any area park.
Whether you're an artisan or don't think you have an artistic bone in your body, Farmhouse in the City is about to change everything you thought you knew about yourself and what you were capable of.
A reminder of grander days when homes were more like art, Rhodes Hall on Peachtree Street speaks to the elegance and grace of the old South.
Anyone with an appreciation of military history will want to make a special trip to the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center at Patriot Park in Columbus where so much legacy is on display.
Salvador Dali's trademark moustache is cropping up all over Atlanta, thanks to an exhibition of the late Spanish artist's late work at the High Museum of Art.
Imagine a world filled with post offices, medical centers, beauty salons and courthouses - in miniature. The Interactive Neighborhood for Kids, better known as INK, in Gainsville turns grown up places into fun educational opportunities for children.
There is just something about a trip to the mountains that's good for the soul. And a visit to the mountains of Blue Ridge, Georgia just wouldn't be complete without taking a bite of a crisp apple, sipping some fresh cider or nibbling on a warm baked good at family-owned Mercier Orchards.
Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines! and get over to the Gresham Motorsports Park in Jefferson, Ga. -- where stock car racing and other community events are always on the schedule!
The Georgia Agrirama is about as close as you'll ever get to finding a time machine. Leave modern amenities behind and travel back to the 19th century when you visit this hands-on museum of agriculture and living history!
Three Sisters Vineyards and Winery is truly a family affair - even if it's not owned by three sisters, as the name implies.
Whether or not you're into history or are an architecture buff, Oak Hill and the Martha Berry Museum are jam packed with artifacts and information of a bygone era that is sure to intrigue even the most ambivalent visitor.
It might seem odd that the founder of a popular chicken-centric restaurant would own a working cattle farm, but the Rock Ranch - owned by Chick-Fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy - is more than your typical farm. In fact, it's dedicated to drawing families back to the land, providing agricultural education and some old fashioned entertainment at the same time. Feel free to stop by for some "agritainment" any season of the year!
All aboard for a Southern style adventure through the plains of South Georgia. Part historic, part transportive, the SAM Shortline Excursion Train is all fun!
Whether you're a veteran, a history buff, or just along for the field trip, the Kennesaw Museum of History and Holocaust Education will take you back in time to another era - nearly to another world.
The spectacular gullies and chasms of Providence Canyon State Park seem to recall that slightly larger canyon out West, quite possibly lending to its nickname, "Georgia's Little Grand Canyon."
There is a magical place in up in North Georgia where “bunnybees” are hard at work birthing babies from cabbages. Don’t believe it? Then it’s time for a visit to BabyLand General Hospital – where Cabbage Patch Kids are born!
Take a stroll with Charleston Pirate Tours and you'll learn about the city's Golden Age of Piracy and hear tales of such pirates as Stede Bonnet, Blackbeard, Richard Worley, Charles Vane, ferocious female pirates, Mary Read and Anne Bonny.
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