Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport 49 min
Kennesaw Mountain (33 min)
Mountain featuring hiking trails & a scenic overlook, plus an interpretive center at its base. Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park (23 min)
Preserved site of an 1864 Civil War battle, with a visitor's center featuring a film & artifacts. Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History (18 min)
Smithsonian affiliate with hands-on permanent & traveling exhibits on the Civil War-era railroad. Pickett's Mill Battlefield State Historic Site (19 min)
Park and american civil war Dallas Landing Park (10 min)
Family-friendly park with a sand beach, known for its huge inflatable slide & secluded picnic areas. Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site (15 min)
Site of a Native American village, with a museum of excavated artifacts, a gift shop & picnic area. Cooper's Furnace Day Use Area (15 min)
Serene, tree-shaded option with historical markers, hiking trails & covered picnic spots. Smith-Gilbert Gardens (18 min)
Vast garden features 3,000 plant species, contemporary sculptures, a historic home & varied classes. Bartow History Museum (13 min)
Museum tracing the local area from Cherokee habitation 200 years ago up to the modern day. Red Top Mountain (14 min)
Lakefront peak offering 15 miles of forested trails for hiking & mountain biking, plus campgrounds. Booth Western Art Museum (13 min)
Large museum devoted to art of the American West & all things cowboy, stagecoach & butte related. Lake Acworth (8 min)
Fishing, boating & picnicking offered at an artificial lake with a beach, parking & a golf course. Tellus Science Museum (18 min)
Interactive, kid-friendly museum housing geology displays, fossils, planetarium & observatory. Red Top Mountain State Park (10 min)
Wooded peninsula surrounded by Lake Allatoona features water sports, trails, campsites & cottages. | 
