Atlanta Botanical Garden
Piedmont Avenue at The Prado
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-876-5859
The $5.5 million Fuqua Conservatory is a tropical paradise of exotic and endangered plants from around the world. And outside, blooms and activities draw visitors year round. Located in Piedmont Park, a green urban oasis with a crystal lake, ball fields, tennis center, bike trails.

Atlanta Cyclorama
800 C Cherokee Avenue, SE
(In Grant Park)
Atlanta, GA 30315
404-658-7625
This domed 1920s structure houses an immense circular painting of a day in the Civil War Battle of Atlanta. Painted in 1885 and meticulously restored, it is one of the last such surviving canvases. Three dimensional figures add life to the scene, which is viewed from a revolving stage to the accompaniment of a dramatic taped narration.

Atlanta State Farmers' Market
16 Forest Parkway (Exit 78 off 1-75 South)
Forest Park, GA 30050
404-366-6910
A 146 acre of outdoor stalls and an indoor market. Fresh fruits and vegetables by the bushel basket, meat, poultry and local specialties. A cafeteria serves homestyle meals.  Freshly cut Christmas trees are a real bargain!!!

Atlanta History Center
130 West Paces Ferry Road, NW
Atlanta, GA 30305
404-814-4000
From cotton fields to railroads, the Civil War to civil rights, you'll find the real story of Atlanta's past at the Atlanta History Center. Tour the 83,000-square-foot Atlanta History Museum and you'll learn how Atlanta grew into the South's leading city, about African-American History, the Civil War, "Gone with the Wind" and a whole lot more. The story continues at two houses on the National Register of Historic Places: Swan House, an elegant 1928 mansion, and Tullie Smith Farm, with its 1840s plantation-plain house and outbuildings. Visitors also enjoy 33 acres of gardens and nature trails. McElreath Hall contains the Center's research library/archives with manuscript and photo collections totaling 3.5 million items. Located in Buckhead, just two blocks from Peachtree Road, the Center also offers a museum shop, the Coca Cola Cafe, a restaurant and picnic area.

Atlanta Preservation Center Tours
156 7th Street, NE Suite 3
Atlanta, GA 30308
404-876-2040
Guided walking tours of historically and culturally significant close-in areas: State Capitol and Underground Atlanta; Historic Downtown; Fox Theatre District (includes vintage faux Moorish movie theater); Inman Park (city's first suburb, from Victorian era); Oakland Cemetery (dates from 1850); Wren's Nest and West End (city's oldest neighborhood and home of Uncle Remus stories' creator). A great way to learn the city.

CNN Studio Tour
One CNN Center--
Marietta Street at Techwood Drive
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-827-2491
Atlanta's news and entertainment center--headquarters of Turner Broadcasting, CNN's international broadcast studios and networks. Take a first-hand look at global news in the making on the CNN Studio Tour. Call 404-827-2300 for information and reservations. Or be in the live national audience of CNN TalkBack Live, originating from an open-air studio in the CNN Center Atrium, telecast weekdays at 3 p.m. (ET). Tickets to the show are free. Call 1-800-410-4CNN for reservations. CNN Center also houses a movie theater, eateries, a bank and post office, specialty stores--including the Braves Clubhouse Store and The Turner Store, plus the luxurious Omni Hotel. Located adjacent to Centennial Olympic Park, Georgia World Congress Center, Georgia Dome, the site of the new Philips Arena and MARTA. CNN Center is open daily.

Callanwolde Fine Arts Center
980 Briarcliff Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30306
404-872-5338
The fine arts center for DeKalb County, this 1920s mansion, with its gardens and grounds, was built by a son of Coca-Cola Company-founder Asa Candler. Today it's a setting for classes, performances, a gallery, and gift shop.

Carter Presidential Center
1 Copenhill Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30307
404-331-3942
The Carter Library and Museum offer a close-up look at the Georgia peanut farmer who became President of the United States, at his administration, and at the Presidency itself. The Japanese garden offers a commanding view of the Atlanta skyline from the hill where General Sherman watched the city burn in 1864.

Center for Puppetry Arts
1404 Spring Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-873-3391 (box office)
404-873-3089 (business office)
This internationally acclaimed organization offers performances written for children and adults. The Puppetry of the World Museum houses the country's largest private collection of puppets and also offers a history of puppetry.

Chattahoochee Nature Center
9135 Willeo Road
Roswell, GA 30075
770-992-2055
The Chattahoochee Nature Center sits on 127 acres of unspoiled land along the Chattahoochee River. The Nature Center provides a paradise for birdwatchers and plant lovers. Included are woodland trails, marsh boardwalk, indoor/outdoor exhibits, picnic area and Nature Store.

HiFi Buys Lakewood Amphitheater
Lakewood exit off I-85
P.O. Box 6807
Atlanta, GA 30315
404-627-5700
The top names of pop, rock, and jazz draw fans to this 18,000-seat outdoor concert arena.

Fernbank Museum of Natural History
767 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30307
404-370-0960
Atlanta's newest and largest museum is the first major U.S. natural history museum built in half a century. "A Walk in Time Through Georgia" brings natural history to life in a permanent exhibit. Visitors can view nature films on Georgia's only four-story IMAX screen.

Fox Theater
660 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30365
404-249-6400 (Ticketmaster)
404-876-2040 (Walking Tours)
This grand 1929 movie theater was built to simulate a Moorish palace, complete with canopied "courtyard" clouds and starlit sky. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the theater hosts touring artists and shows, plus a summer movie series.

The Georgia Dome
1 Georgia Dome Drive
Atlanta, GA 30313
404-223-9200
The 70,500-seat domed stadium, opened in 1992, is home to the Atlanta Falcons (National Football League) and a prime 1996 Olympics venue. The $210-million facility, which includes an executive club and concourse, was also the sight for the several major sporting events including the Super Bowl and numerous other sports events, plus concerts and major conventions and assemblies.

Gwinnett Center
6400 Sugarloaf Parkway
Duluth, GA 30097
This new 80 acre facility features the new Arena at Gwinnett Center, the Convention Center, the 702-seat Performing Arts Theatre and located next door, the Hudgens Center for the Arts.  The facility is the home of the Gwinnett Gladiators hockey team and the Georgia Force football team.
 

Georgia's Stone Mountain Park
Highway 78
Stone Mountain, GA 30086
770-498-5600 & 770-498-5702
The world's largest exposed rock rises 825 feet above the surrounding 3,200-acre park. Confederate heroes are carved in the mountain's sheer face and form the backdrop for summer evening laser shows. Visitors climb mountain's more gentle slope or take a skylift to the top. They can also enjoy fishing, swimming, tennis, golf, a 19-building antebellum plantation, ice skating, steam locomotive or paddle-wheel riverboat excursions, and a Civil War exhibit.

High Museum of Art
1280 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-733-4400
404-733-HIGH (24-hour information line)
The building itself, designed by Richard Meier, is a work of art. The museum encompasses European and American paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, photography, and graphics arts, plus a special exhibition area for children. The High regularly hosts international touring exhibitions.

High Museum of Art
Folk Art and Photography Galleries
30 John Wesley Dobbs Avenue, NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-577-6940
This downtown arts center, recipient of an American Institute of Architects award, shows major works from the uptown High and also offers its own rotating exhibitions, lectures, films, and gift shop.

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
900 Kennesaw Mountain Drive
(Old Highway 41 and Stilesboro Road)
Kennesaw, GA 30144
770-427-4686
Climb Kennesaw Mountain and relive this pivotal engagement in the Civil War Battle of Atlanta. The 2,882-acre park includes 11 miles of original earthworks and is a popular site for Civil War reenactments.

Margaret Mitchell House and Museum
990 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-249-7012
Learn about the creation of one of the world's most beloved novels, Gone With the Wind, by touring the historic house and apartment where Margaret Mitchell wrote it. Photograph exhibits and memorabilia that tell the story of Atlanta through the life of this fascinating woman. Open daily 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Museum shop open until 5 p.m. Group tours and special events by appointment. Located at the corner of 10th and Peachtree, adjacent to the Midtown MARTA station. Free parking.

Martin Luther King Jr. Historic District
Auburn Ave between Jackson & Randolph Streets
Atlanta, GA 30312
The home where civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was born has been restored and is on tour. Ebenezer Baptist Church, where he preached, is open to the public and holds Sunday services.

Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
449 Auburn Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30312
404-524-1956
You can visit Martin Luther King's grave, view a film presentation and an exhibit chronicling his life.

Imagine It!
The Children's Museum of Atlanta
275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive
Atlanta GA 30313
The Children’s Museum of Atlanta is to create environments and activities where young children experience the power of imagination and the pure delight of learning with each other and with grown-ups.

Six Flags Over Georgia
7561 Six Flags Parkway, SW (at I-20)
Austell, GA 30001
770-948-9290
A state-of-the-art theme park with more than 100 rides, shows, and attractions. Thrill to the Looping Starship, Mindbender, and the Great American Scream Machine. Enjoy Broadway-style reviews. For smallfry there's Bugs Bunny Land with its "Flying Tasmanian Devil" and "Tweety's Swing."

Underground Atlanta
Peachtree Street & Old Alabama Street
Walk the cobbled streets of the original downtown Atlanta. Buried beneath concrete overpasses of the 1920s, revived as a quaint tourist attraction in the 1970s, this historic area is now the focal point for a spectacular shopping, restaurant and entertainment district covering six city blocks. It's a true urban gathering place, with shops, restaurants, clubs, a street market, pushcart venders, and more. A 138-foot light tower and water cascade mark the entrance. Underground is also the site of the Coca-Cola Museum, as well as the departure point for the New Georgia Railroad.

White Water Park
Exit 113 off 1-75
North Marietta Parkway
Marietta, GA 30062
770-424-WAVE
Would you believe the Atlanta Ocean-complete with waves? Also speed flumes, water slides, wave pools and other thrills at this 35-acre water park. Open summers, and on weekends in May and September.

Woodruff Arts Center
1280 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-733-4200
This arts complex is home to several of Atlanta's top performing groups. The Grammy-Award-winning Atlanta Symphony, one of the youngest American orchestras to achieve prominence in the last quarter-century, performs in the 1,800-seat Symphony Hall. The 800-seat Alliance Theatre has its own acting troupe. The 200-seat Studio Theatre is known for staging new works. The Center is also home to the Atlanta Children's Theatre and Atlanta College of Art.

The World of Coca-Cola Pavilion
Adjacent to Underground Atlanta
55 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
Atlanta, GA 30303-3505
404-676-5151
The story of Coca-Cola--past, present and future--is told through fascinating exhibits, an eye-popping collection of memorabilia, classic radio and television advertisements, a fanciful representation of the bottling process, and a spectacular futuristic soda fountain.

Yellow River Wildlife Game Ranch
4525 Highway 78
Lilburn, GA 30247
770-972-6643
This 24-acre natural habitat petting zoo along the banks of the Yellow River shelters some 600 native Georgia animals. Pet the deer, rabbits and other relatively tame critters. See the wild ones--bear, buffalo, mountain lions, foxes, raccoons-in natural surroundings. Summer brings newborn fawns.

Zoo Atlanta
Grant Park
800 Cherokee Avenue, SE
Atlanta, GA 30315
404-624-5600
Zoo Atlanta is home to nearly 1,000 animals - large, small, furry, scaly, feathered, hoofed, winged, striped, horned. They live among the trees, in the hills, alongside streams and watering holes, in naturalistic habitats that look and feel like their homes in the wild. This encourages the animals to "act naturally."

Amicalola Falls State Park
Star Route, Box 213
Dawsonville, GA 30534
706-265-2885
Georgia's tallest waterfall (729 feet), and Springer Mountain approach trail, which leads to southern end of the famed Georgia-to-Maine Appalachian Trail. Open year round; 19 miles west of Dahlonega.

Callaway Gardens
Pine Mountain, GA 31822
706-633-2281 1-800-282-8181
Begun as a preserve for Georgia's native flowers, this stunning resort 75 miles southwest of Atlanta is comprised of several thousand acres of nature and bike trails, scenic drives, golf, a man-made lake with white sand beach and summer water show, a top-rated inn, villas, cottages, a delightful greenhouse complex. The gardens also house the spectacular Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center, largest glass-enclosed conservatory in North America for the display of living butterflies in free flight, plus pheasants and hummingbirds in a tropical setting.

Chateau Élan Winery & Resort
100 Tour de France
Braselton, GA 30517
770-932-0900 1-800-233-WINE
Take a free tour and sample award-winning Chateau Élan wines in this stunning replica of a 16th century French chateau. Guests enjoy a Wine Museum, Art Gallery, Wine Market with specialty items for sale, Restaurants, Nature Trails and Picnic Areas, Golf Club, Tennis Center, European-style Health Spa, Equestrian Show Center, and a 144-room Country French Inn. Just 30 minutes north of Atlanta, I-85 at Exit 48.

Helen
Chamber of Commerce
Chattahoochee Street
Helen, GA 30545
706-878-2181
This mountain town 110 miles north of Atlanta is an Alpine village with its own biergarten, quaint shops, and a year round schedule of festival activities. Nearby are Anna Ruby Falls, Unicoi State park, and Georgia's highest mountain, Brasstown Bald.

Lake Lanier Islands
6950 Holiday Road
Lake Lanier Islands, GA 30518
770-932-7200 or 800-840-LAKE
A 1,200-acre resort surrounded by a 38,000-acre lake. Beach, water park, stables, rental boats, picnic facilities, camping. Lake Lanier Islands Hotel and Golf Club (770-945-8787) and Renaissance PineIsle Resort (770-945-8921) each have their own 18-hole golf courses and additional recreational facilities. 45 minutes northeast of Atlanta.

FDR's Little White House
Georgia Highway 85 West
Warm Springs, GA 31830
706-655-5870
The cottage that was President Franklin D. Roosevelt's rural Georgia retreat is preserved as it was when he died in 1945. Nearby Warm Springs Village (706-655-2609) maintains its turn-of the-century ambience, with restaurants, some 60 antiques and craft shops and a bed and breakfast. 75 miles south of Atlanta.

Madison
Chamber of Commerce
132 North Main Street
Madison, GA 30650
706-342-4454
Known for its antebellum mansions, this town of 3,200, just 60 miles east of Atlanta, boasts 35 houses on the National Register of Historic Places, and the Madison Morgan Cultural Center. Regular walking tours.

Panola Mountain State Park
2600 Highway 155, SW
Stockbridge, GA 30281
770-474-2914
100-acre granite mountain. See rare Piedmont plants and native animals. 18 miles southeast of Atlanta. Hiking trails and nature programs.

Westville
P.O. Box 1850
Lumpkin, GA 31815
912-838-6310
An 1850 pioneer village on 60 acres. Blacksmiths, leather workers, potters, and other artisans display their skills daily for visitors. Near Providence Canyon State Park, with its aptly named Little Grand Canyon. 150 miles southwest of Atlanta.

Atlanta Braves
National League Baseball
Ticket and game information: 404-522-7630
Home park: Turner Field

Atlanta Falcons
National Football League
Ticket and game information: 404-223-8000
Home field: The Georgia Dome

Atlanta Hawks
National Basketball Association
Ticket and game information: 404-827-3865
Home court: Philips Arena

Atlanta Thrashers
National Hockey League
Ticket and game information:
404-584-PUCK (7825)
Home rink: Philips Arena

Gwinnett Gladiators
ECHL Hockey Team
Ticket and game information: 770-497-5100
Home rink: Gwinnett Arena

Georgia Force
Arena Football League
Ticket and game information: 404-222-5777
Home field: Gwinnett Arena

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Football at Bobby Dodd Stadium-Grant Field
North Avenue & Techwood Drive
Atlanta, GA 30332
Basketball at Alexander Memorial Coliseum
Tenth Street and Downtown Connector
Atlanta, GA 30332
All ticket information: 404-894-5447

University of Georgia Bulldogs 
University of Georgia Ticket Office
P.O. Box 1472 • Athens, Ga. • 30603
706-542-1231

Road Atlanta
5300 Winder Highway
Braselton, GA 30517
770-967-6143
This 2.5-mile asphalt track for sports cars, motorcycles and karts is located 50 miles northeast of Atlanta on GA 53. This premier road racing circuit is home to the Sports Car Club of America National Championship Race and numerous other events, plus a Driver Training Center and Corporate Meeting Center.

Atlanta Motor Speedway
1550 Highways 19 & 41
Hampton, GA 30228
770-946-4211
The NASCAR circuit's third-fastest track, 20 miles south of Atlanta, is a 1.522-mile, high-banked paved oval speedway. The tack hosts two annual Winston Cup championship events and is home to autumn's Wings and Wheels Motor Fair, as well as the Busch Grand National Race.