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City Attractions The Sun Dial's observatory View Level offers Atlanta's best view of Atlanta. From this vantage point guests can view several of the city's most famed landmarks and attractions, including: Atlanta Botanical Garden - http://www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org Thirty acres of specialty flower gardens, a Woodland Shade garden, a conservation garden and a waterlily pool. The Children's Garden brings plant education and interactive entertainment together with its themed gardens. Atlantic Station - http://www.atlanticstation.com National model for smart growth and sustainable development. Live, Work, Play in the same community. Centennial Olympic Park - http://www.centennialpark.com The 21-acre park serves as Atlanta's lasting legacy from the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. Center for Puppetry Arts - http://www.puppet.org/ This museum - the largest of its kind in the world - takes visitors on a tour of the development of puppetry around the world. See all kinds of puppets, from Indonesian shadow figures to the ever-popular Muppets characters. Children's Museum - http://www.imagineit-cma.org/home.asp The mission of Imagine It! 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. CNN Center - http://www.cnn.com/tour/atlanta As global headquarters to CNN and Turner Broadcasting, this multiplex houses sports attractions such as the official Braves store and Philips Arena. Located adjacent to Centennial Olympic Park right in downtown Atlanta, the CNN Center is one of the city's premier tourist attractions. Georgia Aquarium - http://www.georgiaaquarium.org The world's largest aquarium with 8 million gallons of fresh and marine water, and more than 100,000 animals representing 500 species from around the globe. Georgia Dome - http://www.gadome.com As a 1.6 million square-foot entertainment complex, the Georgia Dome is the largest cable-supported domed stadium in the world. Home to Atlanta's football team, the Atlanta Falcons, the Georgia Dome seats up to 72,000 guests and has hosted two Super Bowls. Fabulous Fox Theatre - http://www.foxtheatre.org The Fox is an impeccable intact and aggressively preserved Landmark that has been designated both a National Historic Landmark (the highest national ranking) and a "Museum", the most prestigious statewide ranking. Hard Rock Café - http://www.hardrock.com With its southern charm and renowned hospitality, this location truly gives meaning to our "Love All Serve All" motto. Jimmy Carter Library and Museum - http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.org The 35-acre park is five minutes from downtown Atlanta and offers a glimpse inside the American presidency. Highlights include a replica of the Oval Office and the "Town Hall" meeting. Margaret Mitchell House and Museum - http://gwtw.org Margaret Mitchell lived in this Atlanta home from 1925 - 1932. The house is the birthplace of Mitchell's Pulitzer Prize winning book, Gone With The Wind. Rialto - http://www.rialtocenter.org/ The Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University, is an intimate, cultural centerpiece of downtown Atlanta. Stone Mountain - http://www.stonemountainpark.com At 825 feet high, Stone Mountain is Atlanta's most popular tourist attraction with over 4 million visitors each year. The "mountain" rises 1,683 feet above sea level and covers 583 acres of granite. Turner Field - http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/atl/ballpark/index.jsp Braves Museum - http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/atl/ballpark/museum.jsp Originally constructed to play host to the 1996 Olympic games' track-and-field events, Turner Field was relinquished shortly afterwards to become the new home to the World Champion Atlanta Braves. As a Georgia landmark and frontrunner in state-of-the-art baseball park design, Turner Field has played host to many exciting sporting and entertainment venues. Underground Atlanta - http://www.underground-atlanta.com/ Underground Atlanta is a shopping and entertainment complex. First opened in 1969 and renovated and reopened in 1989, it takes advantage of the viaducts built over the city's many railroad tracks to accommodate automobile traffic. Each level has two main halls, still called Upper and Lower Alabama and Pryor Streets. World of Coca-Cola - http://www.woccatlanta.com This interactive museum gives visitors a chance to see, hear, and taste the history and future of the world's most popular soft drink. Located adjacent to Underground Atlanta, the World of Coca-Cola draws millions of visitors from around the globe each year. |
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