Museums & Historic Houses In Atlanta

Atlanta History Center – Museum of Atlanta history plus two historic homes: Swan House and the Smith Farm. Read more

World Of Coca-Cola – Museum of the history and culture of Atlanta’s most famous beverage. Read more

Georgia Capitol Museum – Museum of the history and nature of the State of Georgia. Read more

Georgia Governor’s Mansion – Tour the official residence of the Governor of Georgia. Read more

Rhodes Hall (currently closed) – Tour one of the last surviving examples of the grand mansions of Atlanta’s fashionable Peachtree Street. Read more

Wren’s Nest – Former home of Uncles Remus author Joel Chandler Harris. Read more

Herndon Home Museum (currently closed) – Atlanta’s only historic house museum formerly owned by African-Americans. Read more

Fernbank Museum Of Natural History – Child-oriented museum of the natural history of Georgia. Read more

Fernbank Science Center – Child-oriented science museum with attached planetarium. Read more

David J Sencer Center for Disease Control Museum – Museum of the history of public health in America. Read more

Center For Civil And Human Rights – History of Civil Rights movements, focusing on the African-American Civil Rights movement. Read more

APEX Museum – History museum interpreted from the perspective of people of African heritage. Read more

Martin Luther King, Jr National Historic Park – The life, achievements and former home of Atlanta’s most celebrated historical figure. Read more

Madame CJ Walker’s Beauty Shoppe Museum – Boutique museum exploring the life of pioneering Black businesswoman Madame CJ Walker. Read more

William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum – Museum of Jewish history, focused on the experience of Jewish people in Atlanta and the South. Read more

Robert C Williams Paper Museum – Small museum exploring the history of paper and paper technology. Read more

Delta Flight Museum – History of Atlanta’s Delta Air Lines and of American aviation. Read more

Federal Reserve Bank Monetary Museum – History of the United States banking system, plus a (literal) window into the Federal Bank of Atlanta. Read more

Millenium Gate Museum – Museum exploring the history of Georgia, set around a monumental arch. Read more

Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum – History of President Carter’s administration, his life and career. Read more

Southeastern Railway Museum (Duluth) – Transportation museum featuring the largest collection of historic trains and other vehicles in Georgia. Read more

The Arts In Atlanta

Art Museums In Atlanta

High Museum Of Art – Atlanta’s major art museum, with a large permanent collection and frequent special exhibitions. Read more

Museum Of Design Atlanta – Exhibition space hosting rotating exhibits on aspects of the history of design. Read more

Center For Puppetry Arts – Museum of the history of puppetry, with displays of puppets from across the world. Read more

Hammonds House Museum – Art works by people of the African diaspora. Read more

Michael C Carlos Museum – One of the largest collections of ancient Greek, Roman and Egyptian art in the southeastern states. Read more

Museum Of Contemporary Art Of Georgia – Contemporary works by Georgia artists. Read more

SCAD FASH Museum Of Fashion + Film – Museum at the SCAD Atlanta campus exploring the culture of filmmaking and fashion design. Read more

Museum of Illusions Atlanta – Museum with several locations across the world, with immersive exhibits displaying a variety of optical illusions. Read more

Atlanta Concert Venues

Atlanta offers dozens of concert venues from large stadiums hosting the biggest names to smaller and more intimate spaces. Popular concert venues in the city include the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center, the historic Fox Theatre, the State Farm Arena and the Mercedes Benz Stadium, the Atlanta Coliseum, or the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for classical music.

Outdoor concert venues include the Lakewood Amphitheatre and the Chastain Park Amphitheatre.

→ See Atlanta’s upcoming concerts, comedy shows and musicals

Other Arts Attractions

Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience – Large-scale, 360° projections of Vincent Van Gogh’s best known works. Read more

Wildlife, Nature & Outdoors Activities In & Near Atlanta

Atlanta’s biggest wildlife attractions are Zoo Atlanta and the Georgia Aquarium. Zoo Atlanta’s compact park contains one of the few giant pandas in the United States, besides the usual range of animals including gorillas, rhinos, lions and elephants.

The Georgia Aquarium is one the largest aquariums in the world, with exhibits of varied regional and global riverine and ocean environments, including exhibits of sharks and dolphins.

With a car, there are also many beautiful state parks and other nature reserves within an hour’s drive of the city, where you can see birds and other wildlife; hike, bike or kayak; or just relax with family and pets in a more serene environment than the city.

Highlights include the granite outcrops of Panola Mountain State Park, and Cloudland Canyon State Park, offering spectacular views over waterfalls and the 2000-foot-deep canyon. The mountains of North Georgia are especially appealing in fall.

→ Read more about nature-based and outdoor activities in Atlanta and nearby

Other Nature, Wildlife & Outdoors Attractions

SeaQuest – Interactive animal and aquarium exhibits at Stonecrest, GA. Read more

Atlanta Parks & Cemeteries

Atlanta’s many urban parks draw millions of visitors every year. Of most interest to tourists are Piedmont, Grant and Centennial Olympic Parks.

Piedmont Park, next to Atlanta’s Midtown neighborhood, is the city’s main intown recreational space. Located right next to the Atlanta Botanical Garden, the park hosts frequent special events (including several of the biggest festivals in Georgia) and a weekly farmers’ market. It is also a great spot for taking photos of Midtown’s skyscrapers.

Grant Park is Atlanta’s oldest park, dating back to the 1880s. Located south of Downtown in the Grant Park Historic District (where you can see many historic and beautiful Victorian-period homes), it is the site of Zoo Atlanta and occasional special events.

Centennial Olympic Park is one of Atlanta’s legacies from the 1996 Olympic Games, situated in the heart of Downtown Atlanta within a few hundred yards of several of the city’s most popular tourist attractions (including World of Coca-Cola, the Georgia Aquarium and the Center for Civil and Human Rights).

Atlanta’s new (and ongoing) BeltLine project offers hiking and biking trails connecting Atlanta’s intown parks and neighborhoods.

Atlanta’s several historic cemeteries include 1850s Oakland Cemetery, the oldest cemetery in the city, and burial place of most of its 19th-century citizens from enslaved people to Civil War generals, politicians and businesspeople.

South-View Cemetery is the oldest African-American cemetery in the city. Established in 1886, it has been the burial place of 80,000 of Atlanta’s Black citizens, including leaders in the Civil Rights movement and other significant individuals.

Westview Cemetery, one of the largest in the southeast, is notable for its 1940s Westview Abbey, a large and beautiful three-story building inspired by the architecture of Europe. Greenview Cemetery is known for its several special sections, devoted to Greek, Chinese and Jewish citizens of Atlanta and its vicinity.

→ Read more about Atlanta’s major parks or cemeteries.

Food Halls In Atlanta

– Chattahoochee Food Works (Underwood Hills)
– Krog Street Market (Inman Park)
– Marietta Square Market (Marietta)
– New Black Wall Street Market (Stonecrest)
– Ph’east (Cumberland)
– Plaza Fiesta (Brookhaven)
– Politan Row (Midtown)
– Ponce City Market (Old Fourth Ward)
– Southern Feed Store (East Atlanta)
– The Collective Food Hall @ Coda (Midtown)
– The Municipal Market (Sweet Auburn)

→ See also: Food festivals and food events in Atlanta

Other Atlanta Attractions

Atlanta Motor Speedway – Race track in Hampton, GA hosting NASCAR races and other motorsports events and activities. Read more

College Football Hall of Fame – Museum exploring the history and sports figures of American college football. Read more

Illuminarium – Immersive 4D virtual experience bringing the sights, sounds, smells and feel of faraway places. Read more

Mercedes-Benz Stadium Tours – Guided tours of the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home of the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United FC. Read more

Porsche Experience Center – Porsche facility offering driving experiences and a gallery of historic Porsche vehicles. Read more

Throw Inc – Axe, knife, dart and other weapon-throwing activities. Read more

Truist Park Tours – Guided tours of the Truist Park baseball stadium, home to the Atlanta Braves. Read more

Escape Rooms

Escape rooms, in which you and your group have a fixed amount of time to solve a series of puzzles allowing escape from a – typically themed – closed room, are a popular activity nationwide, with many such rooms to choose from in the Atlanta area.

There are several escape rooms in and near central Atlanta, most of which offer a selection of differently-themed rooms to choose from:
– The Escape Game Atlanta
– Escape the Trap
– PanIQ Room Atlanta
– Ultimate Escape Game
– Paranoia Quest Downtown Atlanta
– Big Escape Rooms
– Escape the Room
– Time to Escape Downtown Atlanta