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Atlanta Daily World Building
This simple two-story brick building, banded with a white frieze...
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Architectural Sites Sweet Auburn
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Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
An extension of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library, this unit...
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Libraries Sweet Auburn
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Baptist Student Union
This restored Victorian building adjacent to the Georgia State...
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Federal Reserve Bank
The exhibits within this grand monetary museum explain the story...
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Financial Institutions Midtown
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Fernbank Science Center
The museum, in the 65-acre Fernbank Forest, focuses on ecology...
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Educational Institutions Atlanta
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Flatiron Building
The English-American Building, as it was originally known, was...
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Architectural Sites Downtown
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Georgia Dome
This arena, opened in 1992, accommodates 71,250 spectators, with...
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Arts / Performance Venues Downtown
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Georgia Governor's Mansion
This 24,000-square-foot 1967 Greek Revival mansion contains 30...
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Government Buildings Buckhead
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Georgia State Capitol
The capitol, a Renaissance-style edifice, was dedicated on July...
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Government Buildings Downtown
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Georgian Terrace
The oldest hotel in the city of Atlanta, Georgian Terrace is...
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Hotels Midtown
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Hammonds House
The handsome Eastlake Victorian house that belonged to Otis Thrash...
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Museums / Galleries Downtown
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Hurt Building
Named for Atlanta developer Joel Hurt, this restored 1913 Chicago-style...
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J. Mack Robinson College of Business
Atlanta architect Phillip Trammel Shutze designed this 14-story...
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Lenox Square
Anchored by Bloomingdale's, Neiman Marcus, and Macy's, this mall...
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Stores / Malls Buckhead
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Margaret Mitchell Square
A cascading waterfall and columned sculpture are highlights of...
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Parks Downtown
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Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA Midtown)
Georgia's visual artists are showcased in small gallery, housed...
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Museum of Design Atlanta
In the Peachtree Center in the Marquis Two Tower, MODA is the...
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Museums / Galleries Downtown
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Odd Fellows Buildings
The Georgia Chapter of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows...
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Architectural Sites Sweet Auburn
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Peachtree Center
John Portman designed this skyscraper complex, built between...
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Commercial Districts Downtown
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Phipps Plaza
The luxury marble-floor mall is one of Atlanta's premier shopping...
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Stores / Malls Buckhead
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Piedmont Park
The city's outdoor recreation center, this park has been a popular...
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Parks Midtown
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Rhodes Memorial Hall
This former residence, now headquarters of the Georgia Trust...
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Robert C. Williams Paper Museum
More than 10,000 tools, machines, papers, and watermarks, plus...
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Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
During the Battle of Atlanta, pastor Thomas O'Reilly persuaded...
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Religious Sites Downtown
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Statue of Henry Grady
Alexander Doyle's bronze sculpture honors Henry Grady, editor...
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Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue) Downtown
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Sweet Auburn Curb Market
The market, an institution on Edgewood Avenue since 1923, sells...
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Markets / Bazaars Sweet Auburn
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Underground Atlanta
Underground has seen more than its share of ups and downs. It...
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Historic Districts / Sites Downtown
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The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum
The history of the Jewish community in Atlanta is told through...
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Museums / Galleries Midtown
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Woodruff Arts Center
The center includes the world-renowned Atlanta Symphony Orchestra,...
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Woodruff Park
This triangular park named for the city's great philanthropist...
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Wren's Nest House Museum
Joel Chandler Harris, author of the Uncle Remus tales, lived...
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