Atlanta, Georgia

ATLANTA, GEORGIA
QUIKLIST


The ATL!

HOTlanta!

Georgia’s Capital City!

The Hollywood of the South!

Whatever you call it, just get to Atlanta, Georgia for the BEST in Family Fun!


GEORGIA

Athens Atlanta Augusta Columbus Macon Savannah


ATTRACTIONS

GREAT FOR KIDS!

Georgia Aquarium

World of Coca-Cola

Children’s Museum of Atlanta

Center For Puppetry Arts

Zoo Atlanta

Fernbank Museum | 3D Theater | Forest

Fernbank Science Center

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Atlanta


NATIONAL PARKS

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area (Lithonia, GA)

ALL Georgia National Parks


STATE PARKS

Sweetwater Creek State Park (Lithia Springs, GA)

ALL Georgia State Parks

ALL Georgia State Historic Sites

Georgia State Park Junior Ranger Program


AMUSEMENT PARKS

Six Flags Over Georgia (Austell, GA)

Six Flags White Water (Marietta, GA)

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Atlanta

Skyline Park at Ponce City Market


SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Fernbank Museum | 3D Theater | Forest

Fernbank Science Center


MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES, AND HISTORIC HOMES

World of Coca-Cola

National Center for Civil and Human Rights

Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame

Children’s Museum of Atlanta

High Museum of Art

Atlanta History Center

Fernbank Museum | 3D Theater | Forest

Fernbank Science Center

Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum

Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University

The King Center

Apex Museum

Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA)

Center For Puppetry Arts Museum

Delta Flight Museum

Martin Luther King, Jr. Birth Home at MLK, Jr. NHP

Swan House at Atlanta History Center

Tullie Smith Farm at Atlanta History Center

Atlanta Cyclorama at Atlanta History Center

Margaret Mitchell House

Herndon Home

Rhodes Memorial Hall

The Wren’s Nest


HISTORIC LANDMARKS AND BUILDINGS

Georgia State Capitol

Georgia Governor’s Mansion

Atlanta City Hall

Ebenezer Baptist Church of Atlanta

Fire Station No. 6

John Lewis Mural

Sweet Auburn

Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling Plant

Flat Iron Building

Jackson Street Bridge

Krog Street Tunnel

Margaret Mitchell Square


PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, GREENSPACES, AND BEACHES

List of Playgrounds in Atlanta

List of Parks in Atlanta

Centennial Olympic Park

Fountain of Rings at Centennial Olympic Park

Piedmont Park

Atlanta BeltLine

Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail

PATH400 Greenway

Woodruff Park

Grant Park

Chastain Memorial Park

Historic Fourth Ward Park


SPORTING VENUES AND EVENTS

Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Truist Park

State Farm Arena

Bobby Dodd Stadium

McCamish Pavilion

Russ Chandler Stadium


OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND ADVENTURES

Stone Mountain Park (Stone Mountain, GA)

JDs Horse Ranch – Guided Trail Rides


ZOOS AND ANIMAL EXPERIENCES

Georgia Aquarium

Zoo Atlanta

JDs Horse Ranch – Guided Trail Rides


BOTANICAL GARDENS AND NATURE CENTERS

Atlanta Botanical Garden

Cascade Springs Nature Preserve

Chattahoochee Nature Center (Roswell, GA)

Gibbs Gardens (Ball Ground, GA)


PERFORMING ARTS

The Fox Theatre

The Woodruff Arts Center

Alliance Theatre

Center For Puppetry Arts

Synchronicity Theatre

Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company

Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse

Théâtre du Rêve (Theater of the Dream)

SCADshow

Essential Theatre

The Tabernacle

Center Stage

Theatrical Outfit

Agatha’s A Taste of Mystery Dinner Theatre

Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Atlanta Opera

State Farm Arena

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Cobb Energy Center

7 Stages Theatre

Horizon Theatre

Morehouse College Music Program

Out of Hand Theater

Village Theatre Comedy

Sketchworks Comedy Theatre

West End Arts Center

Buckhead Theatre

Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech

DramaTech Theatre

Theatre Emory

Schwartz Center for Performing Arts at Emory University

Oglethorpe University Arts Program

Actor’s Express Theatre Company at the King Plow Arts Center

Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University

Cobb County Center for Excellence in the Performing Arts

Academy Theatre (Hapeville, GA)


CREATIVE AND CONTEMPORARY ARTS

Callanwolde Fine Arts Center

Janke Glass Studios


COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCES

Georgia Institute of Technology

Emory University


FACTORY TOURS, PRODUCT EXPERIENCES, AND TASTINGS

World of Coca-Cola

Xocolatl Small Batch Chocolate Tours & Tastings

Inside CNN Studio Tours

LEGOLAND Factory Tour

Porsche Experience Center

Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta Falcons Stadium Tours

Truist Ballpark Atlanta Braves Ballpark Tours


AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCES

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SHOPPING AND ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICTS

CNN Building

Peachtree Center

Peachtree Street Northeast

Ponce City Market

Skyline Park at Ponce City Market

Atlantic Station

Technology Square

Inman Park

Krog Street Market

Virginia-Highland

Little Five Points

Sweet Auburn

Buckhead

The Shops at Buckhead

Lenox Place


INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Atlanta


RELIGIOUS SITES, SHRINES, AND MONUMENTS

Ebenezer Baptist Church of Atlanta

The Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Cathedral of Christ the King

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

The Cathedral of St. Philip

The Temple

The Church of the Apostles

Atlanta First United Methodist Church

The Hebrew Benevolent Congregation

First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta


HISTORIC MEMORIALS AND CEMETERIES

Oakland Cemetery

  • Margaret Mitchell
  • Bobby Jones
  • Maynard Jackson

Westview Cemetery


GROWN UP FUN!

Porsche Experience Center Atlanta

ASW Distillery

Independent Distilling Company (Decatur, GA)

Lazy Guy Distillery (Kennesaw, GA)

Orpheus Brewing

Monday Night Brewing Westside

Monday Night Brewing Garage

Atlanta Brewing Co

SweetWater Brewing Company

Wild Heaven Craft Beers

New Realm Brewing

Eventide Brewing

Second Self Beer Company

Steady Hand Beer Co

Max Lager’s Wood-Fired Grill & Brewery

Bold Monk Brewing Co.

Halfway Crooks Beer

Torched Hop Brewing Company

Round Trip Brewing Company

Fire Maker Brewing Company

Best End Brewing Company

Wrecking Bar Brewpub

The Atlanta Beer Boutique

Hop City Craft Beer & Wine

Currahee Brewing Co (Alpharetta, GA)

Jekyll Brewing (Alpharetta, GA)

The Lost Druid Brewery (Avondale Estates, GA)

Contrast Artisan Ales (Chamblee, GA)

Sceptre Brewing Arts (Decatur, GA)

Three Taverns Brewery (Decatur, GA)

Good Word Brewing & Public House (Duluth, GA)

Cochran Mill Brewing Company (Fairburn, GA)

Strawn Brewing Company (Fairburn, GA)

Arches Brewing (Hapeville, GA)

Burnt Hickory Brewery (Kennesaw, GA)

Slow Pour Brewing Company (Lawrenceville, GA)

Glover Park Brewery (Marietta, GA)

Ironmonger Brewing Company (Marietta, GA)

Red Hare Brewing Company (Marietta, GA)

Schoolhouse Brewing (Marietta, GA)

Line Creek Brewing Company (Peachtree City, GA)

Gate City Brewing Company (Roswell, GA)

Variant Brewing Company (Roswell, GA)

Pontoon Brewing (Sandy Springs, GA)

Outrun Brewing Co (Stone Mountain, GA)

Indio Brewing Co (Sugar Hill, GA)

Blue Tarp Brewing Company (Tucker, GA)

Tucker Brewing Company (Tucker, GA)

Reformation Brewery (Woodstock, GA) (Canton, GA) (Smyrna, GA)


SPECIAL EVENTS!

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OTHER GREAT IDEAS!

SkyView Atlanta

Atlanta Movie Tours

Bank of America Plaza

The Sun Dial Observation Level (Westin Peachtree Plaza)

Atlanta Preservation Center Guided Walking Tours

Fish Statue at Atlanta Fish Market


NEARBY CITES TO EXPLORE

Alpharetta, GA

Austell, GA

Avondale Estates, GA

Brookhaven, GA

Buford, GA

Canton, GA

Chamblee, GA

Conyers, GA

Cumming, GA

Decatur, GA

Doraville, GA

Duluth, GA

Dunwoody, GA

Fairburn, GA

Hapeville, GA

Johns Creek, GA

Kennesaw, GA

Lawrenceville, GA

Lilburn, GA

Lithia Springs, GA

Lithonia, GA

Marietta, GA

Milton, GA

Norcross, GA

Peachtree City, GA

Roswell, GA

Sandy Springs, GA

Smyrna, GA

Snellville, GA

Stone Mountain, GA

Sugar Hill, GA

Suwanee, GA

Tucker, GA

Vinings, GA

Woodstock, GA


PLANNING RESOURCES

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RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS

Read Around America: Georgia Book List


SHOPPING

East Atlanta Village Farmers Market

Emory Farmers Market

Freedom Farmers Market

Fresh MARTA Market

Grant Park Farmers Market

Green Market at Piedmont Park

Morningside Farmers Market

Municipal Market in Sweet Auburn

Peachtree Road Farmers Market

Ponce City Farmers Market

West End Farmers and Artisans Market

Westside Community Market

Black Dot Cultural Center & Bookstore


DINING

LOCAL FLAVOR

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ASIAN CUISINE

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MEXICAN CUISINE

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LATIN CUISINE

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ITALIAN CUISINE

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OTHER GREAT MEAL IDEAS


The Varsity

Panbury’s (Meat) Pie Cafe

Java Saga (Doraville, GA)

Virginia Highlands

CACAO Cafe

Buckhead

Cultivate Food & Coffee +

Amorino Gelato

CACAO

Northwest

CACAO Factory


FRUITS, JUICES, BOWLS, & SHAKES

Cultured South Kombucha Bar +

Veda Juice Bar +

Upbeet +

3:8 Juice & Eatery (Milton, GA) +

Good Karma Coffee House (Avondale Estates, GA) + V GF


VEGAN & VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY

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COFFEE SHOPS

Caffé Bella Coffee Shop

East Pole Coffee Co – Buckhead

LiveWire Coffee – West End

Zambawango Desserts & Coffee (Sandy Springs, GA)

Just Add Honey Tea Company

Black Dot Cultural Center & Bookstore

Busy’s Shave Ice & Coffee

Taproom Coffee – Kirkwood

The Corner Cup (Decatur, GA) +

Bellwood Coffee +

Hodgepodge Coffeehouse +

Cultivate Food & Coffee +

Kula Coffee Co at Atlanta Tech Village

Chattahoochee Coffee Company – Westside Riverside Smyrna

Dancing Goats Coffee Bar

  • Buckhead
  • Midtown
  • Ponce City Market
  • Decatur

Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee

  • Roswell
  • Atlantic Station
  • Midtown
  • Flatiron Building
  • 1776 Peachtree
  • Old Fourth Ward
  • Alpharetta Halcyon
  • MET Atlanta

Spiller Park Coffee – Toco Hills – Ponce City Market

Good Karma Coffee House (Avondale Estates, GA) + V GF

Cool Beans Coffee Roasters (Marietta, GA)

The Corner Cup (Tucker, GA) (Decatur, GA)

The Nest Cafe (Alpharetta, GA)

Java Saga (Doraville, GA)

Rev Coffee Roasters (Smyrna, GA)

Refuge Coffee Co (Clarkston, GA) (Sweet Auburn)

Ebrik Coffee Room

Moonbird Coffee (Chamblee, GA) +

Docent

Radio Roasters


BUBBLE TEA

A.M. Sweet Creations (Duluth, GA)

Sweet Hut Bakery & Cafe

  • Doraville
  • Midtown
  • Duluth
  • Lenox
  • Marietta

Tiny Bubbles Tea Bar at the Marietta Square Market (Marietta, GA)

Tiny Bubbles Downtown Woodstock (Woodstock, GA)

Java Saga (Doraville, GA)


SWEET TREATS

A.M. Sweet Creations (Duluth, GA)

Custom Cakes by Liud (Roswell, GA)

Honeysuckle Gelato – Ponce City Market

Aurora Coffee – Little Five Points

Fruity Ice Treats

Amorino Gelato

CACAO

Lolli & Pops

Kilwin’s Atlantic Station

IT’SUGAR Atlantic Station

Club Candy ATL

Sugar Facory

Southern Candy Company

Busy’s Shave Ice & Coffee

Truffles Chocolate Factory (Roswell, GA)

Zambawango Desserts & Coffee (Sandy Springs, GA)

Sweet Hut Bakery & Cafe

  • Doraville
  • Midtown
  • Duluth
  • Lenox
  • Marietta

Matcha Cafe Maiko (Doraville, GA Duluth, GA) +

Rita’s Italian Ice

Zesto Drive-In

  • Buckhead
  • Forest Park
  • Little Five Points
  • East Atlanta
  • Tyrone

Momonoki Atlanta +

Skyline Park

Lottafrutta +

Wonderkid Diner

King of Pops

Big Softie


LODGING

HOTELS / MOTELS

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CONDOS / APARTMENTS

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PRIVATE HOMES / CABINS

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BED & BREAKFASTS

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RV PARKS / CAMPGROUNDS

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OTHER IDEAS

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