Activities in Atlanta

Access Atlanta (www.accessatlanta.com) has lots of information about local activities Here is a short overview.

Outdoor Activities

Public Parks are free and open during the day, and are scattered across the city.

• Popular locations are Candler Park, Piedmont Park, Orme Park, Grant Park, and James McDaniel Park.
• Lullwater Park, a part of Emory, is a nice place for walking and picnicking.
• Georgia State Parks are also open, www.gastateparks.org
• The Chattahoochee River has many trails along its banks, 678-538-1200 for more information.
• Stone Mountain Park is the largest granite formation in the world, view a list of activities at www.stonemountainpark.com

Free Activities

Every May and September, the main square in Decatur has free outdoor concerts in the evening, www.decatur-ga.com.

• Films at Emory: Many departments show free films, see a calendar of events at www.international.emory.edu/cal
• Many local libraries have a children's story hour

Attractions

Things to see in and around Atlanta:

• Atlanta Aquarium, world's largest, www.georgiaaquarium.org, 404-581-4000
• Botanical Gardens, 1345 Piedmont Ave, 404-876-5859, www.atlantabiotanicalgarden.org
• Zoo Atlanta, Grant Park, 404-624-5600, www.zooatlanta.com
• Scitrek Museum, 395 Piedmont Ave, 404-522-5500 x249
• Fernbank Museum of Natural History, 767 Clifton Rd, 404-634-7127, www.fernbank.edu. Exhibits on dinosaurs and IMAX movie theater
• High Museum of Art, www.high.org, 404-733-4501
• Atlanta Braves at Turner Field, Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, CNN Center, World of Coca-Cola, and Underground Atlanta