50 things to do in Atlanta
Once arriving at its international airport, Atlanta has tourist attractions to suit everybody. Here are fifty things to start you off:
- See the world’s largest painting ever at the Atlanta Cyclorama & Civil War Museum
- Explore the heart of news-making at the CNN Center – you can take a guided studio tour
- Get a meal and a great view at the Sun Dial Restaurant Bar and View, 73 stories above Atlanta
- Learn about the African American experience at the APEX Museum
- See where sports history was made at the Centennial Olympic Park
- Create your own puppet at the Center for Puppetry Arts
- Help try to change the world at the Carter Center
- Tour the house where Martin Luther King was born
- Watch fish and other marine life in eight million gallons of water at the Georgia Aquarium, the world’s largest
- Take an Atlanta Preservation Center walking tour to discover the significant buildings around the city
- Visit the Margaret Mitchell House & Museum where Gone With the Wind was born
- Get arty at the historic Callanwolde Fine Arts Center
- Explore the Atlanta History Center, one of the best history museums in the country
- Follow the history of the famous soft drink at the World of Coca-Cola
- Have a fun family day out at Stone Mountain Park
- Consider your values at the National Museum of Patriotism
- Visit The Wren’s Nest, the home of author Joel Chandler Harris
- Spend a day amongst the animals at the Atlanta Zoo
- Buy up a storm of fresh foods at the Sweet Auburn Curb Market
- Stroll around the historic Oakland Cemetery
- See the latest and best art exhibitions at the High Museum of Art
- Go wild at the Six Flags Over Georgia amusement park
- Visit the Philips Arena, home of the Atlanta Thrashers
- Appreciate the struggle of Alonzo Herndon at the Herndon Home
- Enjoy the African American arts of the Hammonds House
- Check out the latest events at the Georgia World Congress Center
- Walk around the park or watch a concert at the Piedmont Park
- Get your dinosaur fix at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History
- Watch the Atlanta Falcons play at the Georgia Dome
- Check out what’s in bloom at the Atlanta Botanical Garden
- See ancient art, artifacts and pottery at the Michael C. Carlos Museum
- Catch a concert at the Chastain Park Amphitheatre
- Take the kids to the Children’s Museum to get their imaginations flowing
- See a show at the Fox Theatre
- Visit one of the oldest homes in Georgia at the Root House Museum
- Stop for a picnic in the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
- Learn about the history of paper at the Robert C. Williams Paper Museum
- See the development of Georgian art at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia – MOCA GA
- Drive in to the world’s largest drive-in restaurant, The Varsity
- Visit the home of the Atlanta Braves, Turner Field
- See the deepest parts of the city in Underground Atlanta
- Learn about the state of Georgia at the Georgia Capitol Museum
- Explore the Woodruff Arts Center
- Watch a performance at the south-east’s largest theatre, the Atlanta Civic Center
- Explore the Breman Jewish Heritage Museum
- Go shopping in Lenox Square, Little Five Points or Phipps Plaza
- Visit the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History
- See nineteenth and twentieth century American art at the Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art
- Learn at the Marietta Museum of History
- Snap up a bargain at the Alpharetta Main Street Market on the third weekend of the month
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