Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport 27 min
Fernbank Museum | 3D Theater | Forest (18 min) Natural sciences museum with 3-story, sky-lit Great Hall, & skeleton of Argentinosaurus dinosaur. Stone Mountain Park (12 min) Vast, scenic park with activities, golf, lodging & a cable car ride to a historic, carved peak. Atlanta Botanical Garden (26 min) 30-acre garden with a conservatory & fountains playing host to concerts, cocktail parties & more. Margaret Mitchell House (23 min) Home where Margaret Mitchell wrote most of Gone With the Wind now offers tours & a gift shop. Atlanta History Center (26 min) Center includes exhibits on the antebellum South & an 1845-era farm with a blacksmith & smokehouse. Piedmont Park (25 min) Sprawling park featuring jogging paths, basketball courts, dog parks, a farmers' market & more. Stone Mountain (17 min) A cable car accesses the peak of this massive monolith featuring a carving of Confederate figures. Fox Theatre (25 min) Restored opulent theater built in 1920s with 3,600-pipe organ hosts ballet, movies & other events. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park (26 min) National Park encompassing King's birth home, Ebenezer Baptist Church & his final resting place. World of Coca-Cola (24 min) Memorabilia, films & exhibits (some interactive) about soft drink that debuted in Atlanta in 1886. Centennial Olympic Park (25 min) Home of the 1996 Olympic games now filled with walking paths, water gardens & the Fountain of Rings. Zoo Atlanta (24 min) Huge, modern zoo housing more than 1,500 animals from 220 species, including gorillas & pandas. Georgia Aquarium (24 min) One of world's largest aquariums, with permanent exhibits, interactive galleries & animals galore. CNN Studio Tours (26 min) Popular tour providing a behind-the-scenes look at the CNN TV news network & how it operates. High Museum of Art (23 min) Museum known for its diverse art collection & modern architecture by Richard Meier & Renzo Piano. |