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| Tourism and recreation |
| Atlanta boasts a variety of museums on subjects
ranging from history to fine arts, natural history, and beverages.
Prominent among them are sites honoring Atlanta's participation
in the civil rights movement. Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. was born in the city, and his boyhood home on Auburn Avenue
in the Sweet Auburn district is preserved as the Martin Luther
King, Jr. National Historic Site. Meetings with other civil
rights leaders, including Hosea Williams and current Congressman
John Lewis, often happened at Paschal's, a diner and motor inn
which was a favorite for "colored" people, banned from "white"
restaurants in an era of racial segregation and intolerance.
King's final resting place is in the tomb at the center of the
reflecting pool at the King Center. |
| Other history museums and attractions include the Atlanta
History Center; the Atlanta Cyclorama and Civil War Museum (a
huge painting and diorama in-the-round, with a rotating central
audience platform, that depicts the Battle of Atlanta in the
Civil War); the Carter Center and Presidential Library; and
the Margaret Mitchell House and Museum. |
| The arts are represented by several theaters and museums,
including the Fox Theatre. The Woodruff Arts Center is home
to the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony, High Museum of Art,
and Atlanta College of Art. Museums geared specifically towards
children include the Fernbank Science Center and Imagine It!
Atlanta's Children's Museum. The High Museum of Art is the city's
major fine/visual arts venue, with a significant permanent collection
and an assortment of traveling exhibitions. |
| A unique museum is the World of Coca-Cola featuring the history
of the world famous soft drink brand and its well-known advertising.
Adjacent is Underground Atlanta, a historic shopping and entertainment
complex situated under the streets of downtown Atlanta. While
not a museum per se, The Varsity is the main branch of the long-lived
fast food chain, featured as the world's largest drive-in restaurant. |
Underground Atlanta is home
to many shopping and nightlife venues. |
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The Varsity has been an Atlanta landmark for over 75 years |
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| The heart of the city's festivals is Piedmont Park. In 1887,
a group of prominent Atlantans purchased 189 acres (0.76 km˛)
of farmland to build a horse racing track, later developed into
the site of the Cotton States International Exposition of 1895.
In 1904, the city council purchased the land for $99,000, and
today it is the largest park in metro Atlanta, with more than
2.5 million visitors each year. The grounds were part of the
Battle of Peachtree Creek – a Confederate division occupied
the northern edge on July 20, 1864 as part of the outer defense
line against Sherman's approach. Next to the park is the Atlanta
Botanical Garden. Zoo Atlanta, home to its own panda exhibit,
is located in Grant Park. Scheduled to open in 2005 is the Georgia
Aquarium and the first Atlanta Beach Volleyball tournament,
which will be held at Woodruff Park. |
| Just east of the city, Stone Mountain is the largest piece
of exposed granite in the world. On its face are giant carvings
of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall Jackson. It
is also the site of impressive laser shows in the summer. |
Atlanta's Piedmont Park
is the city's largest park. |
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