Local Attractions
Center for Puppetry Arts
1404 Spring Street, Atlanta, GA, 30309
404-873-3391
The internationally renowned Center for Puppetry Arts stages magical shows for all ages, from adults-only experimental shows to family favorites.
Website: http://www.puppet.org
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Midtown
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Local Attractions, Performing Arts
DragonCon
Downtown Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, 30303
Every parade has bands and politicians, but this Labor Day extravaganza has bagpipers in steampunk gear and ruling-class representatives from Doctor Who and Game of Thrones.
Website: http://dragoncon.org/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Downtown
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Best of Atlanta 2013, Family Fun, Local Attractions, Sports & Recreation
Jimmy Carter Library and Museum
441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, GA, 30307
404-865-7100
With its splashy new interactive exhibits, sold-out lectures, traveling shows, and presidential artifacts such as the Nobel Prize, this museum is a local treasure.
Website: http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Candler Park, Druid Hills/Emory, Poncey-Highland
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Government, International Affairs, Local Attractions, Museums
Legoland Discovery Center
3500 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA, 30326
404-848-9452
Phipps Plaza is home to this indoor playground, a creative 35,000-square-foot space—one of only three so far in the U.S.
Website: http://www.legolanddiscoverycenter.com/default-locations.aspx
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Buckhead
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Local Attractions
Museum of Design Atlanta
1315 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA, 30309
404-979-6455
With its March 2011 move to Midtown, MODA upped its game to create a twenty-first-century venue—as much social hub as design nexus.
Website: http://www.museumofdesign.org/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Midtown
Category: Art, Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Local Attractions, Museums
Stone Mountain Park
1000 Robert E. Lee Drive, Stone Mountain, GA, 30083
770-498-5690
The verdant vista from atop Stone Mountain (just a 1.3-mile climb) enables hikers to forget the crazy traffic bustling under the treetops.
Website: http://www.stonemountainpark.com
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Family Fun, Local Attractions, Parks & Beaches, Recreation Facilities, Sports & Recreation
The Goat Farm Arts Center
1200 Foster Street, Atlanta, GA, 30318
A twelve-acre visual and performing arts studio nestled among the ruins of an old cotton gin factory.
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Westside / Home Park
Category: Art, Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Local Attractions, Performing Arts
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