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1. Atlanta Botanical Garden
Midtown | Garden/ArboretumOccupying 30 acres inside Piedmont Park, the grounds contain acres of display gardens, including a 2-acre interactive children's garden; the...Read More
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2. Atlanta History Center
Buckhead | Museum/GalleryLife in Atlanta and the rest of the South during and after the Civil War are a major focus of this fascinating museum. Displays are provocative...Read More
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3. Centennial Olympic Park
Downtown | Park/PlaygroundThis 21-acre swath of green was the central venue for the 1996 Summer Olympics. The benches at the Fountain of Rings allow you to enjoy the...Read More
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4. Center for Civil and Human Rights
Downtown | Museum/GalleryThis three-level, 43,000-square-foot, hands-on museum offers visitors a multisensory immersion into both the U.S. civil rights movement and...Read More
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5. Center for Puppetry Arts
Midtown | Arts/Performance VenueThe largest puppetry organization in the country houses a museum where you can see more than 350 puppets from around the world. The elaborate...Read More
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6. Ebenezer Baptist Church
Sweet Auburn | Religious Building/Site/ShrineA Gothic revival–style building completed in 1922, the church came to be known as the spiritual center of the civil rights movement. Members...Read More
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7. Fox Theatre
Midtown | Arts/Performance VenueOne of a dwindling number of vintage movie palaces in the nation, the Fox was built in 1929 in a fabulous Moorish-Egyptian style. The interior...Read More
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8. Georgia Aquarium
Downtown | Zoo/AquariumWith more than 10 million gallons of water, this wildly popular attraction is the nation's largest aquarium. The 604,000-square-foot building...Read More
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9. Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site and Birth Home
Sweet Auburn | Historic District/SiteThe modest Queen Anne–style residence is where Martin Luther King Jr. was born and raised. Besides items that belonged to the family, the house...Read More
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10. Piedmont Park
Midtown | Park/PlaygroundA popular destination since the late 19th century, Piedmont Park is the perfect place to escape the chaos of the city. Tennis courts, a swimming...Read More
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11. Ponce City Market
Old Fourth Ward | Market/BazaarThe old Sears, Roebuck & Co. building built in 1925 has transformed into Atlanta's hippest place to live, work, shop, and play, especially...Read More
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12. The Battery Atlanta
Buckhead | Sports VenueYou may be surprised that the Atlanta Braves aren’t the only draw for this multiuse complex that houses homegrown restaurants such as El Felix...Read More
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13. African American Panoramic Experience (APEX)
Sweet Auburn | Museum/GalleryThe museum's quarterly exhibits chronicle the history of black people in America. Videos illustrate the history of Sweet Auburn, the name bestowed...Read More
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14. Atlanta Contemporary Art Center (ACAC)
Downtown | Museum/GalleryEstablished by a group of photographers in the '70s as the arts co-op Nexus, the ACAC exhibits edgy contemporary art. It has the feel of a...Read More
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15. Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
Sweet Auburn | Library/ArchiveAn extension of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library, this unit houses a noncirculating collection of about 60,000 books of African American interest...Read More
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16. Chattahoochee Nature Center
Nature Preserve/Wildlife RefugeBirds and animals in their natural habitats can be seen from nature trails and a boardwalk winding through 127 acres of woodlands and wetlands...Read More
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17. Children's Museum of Atlanta
Downtown | Museum/GalleryIn this colorful and joyfully noisy museum for children ages eight and younger, kids can build sand castles, watch themselves perform on closed...Read More
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18. CNN Center
Downtown | Film StudioThe home of Cable News Network occupies all 14 floors of this dramatic structure on the edge of Downtown. The 50-minute CNN studio tour is a...Read More
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19. Cyclorama: The Big Picture
Buckhead | Museum/GalleryMoved to the Atlanta History Center from a building in Grant Park (named for a New England–born Confederate colonel, not the U.S. president...Read More
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20. East Atlanta Village
East Atlanta | Neighborhood/StreetThis earthy outpost of edgy-cool shops, restaurants, bars, and concert venues started growing, beginning in 1996, thanks to a group of proprietors...Read More
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