20 fun things to do with kids in Atlanta

Plus 5 more awesome opportunities for ATL kids

BY - May 19, 2016

Things to do with kids in Atlanta
Playable Art Park at Abernathy Greenway

Photograph by Ryan Hayslip

Written by Mary Logan Bikoff, Max Blau, Richard L. Eldredge, Anjali Enjeti, Steve Fennessy, Josh Green, Evan Mah, Tess Malone, Jennifer Rainey Marquez, and Christine Van Dusen  Edited by Jennifer Rainey Marquez and Steve Fennessy Photographs by Ryan Hayslip Hair and Makeup by Stephen Mancuso Illustrations by Hsinping Pan

  1. 1. Eat for free every day of the week
  2. 2. Whoosh along the world’s longest zip line tour
  3. 3. Celebrate Halloween twice with Dragon Con
  4. 4. Play basketball like an Atlanta Hawk at the team's refurbished courts
  5. 5. Grab a sweet local treat
  6. 6. Visit these local Atlanta toy stores
  7. 7. Bike from Smyrna to Alabama
  8. 8. Find cute clothes while shopping local
  9. 9. See the adorable animals arriving all the time
  10. 10. Drop in at a local skate park
  11. 11. Visit one of these new Atlanta attractions
  12. 12. Meet the Muppets at the Center for Puppetry Arts
  13. 13. Have fun on a rainy day
  14. 14. Play on genuine works of art
  15. 15. Visit the National Center for Civil and Human Rights
  16. 16. Start a book club with these picks by Georgia authors
  17. 17. Cool off at one of these 7 Atlanta splash pads
  18. 18. Take in family-friendly fun at Woodruff Arts Center
  19. 19. Flip for Flipper at the Georgia Aquarium
  20. 20. Play detective with Clue Town Books
  21. Awesome opportunity: Earn a bike by learning to fix it
  22. Awesome opportunity: Learn to code for free
  23. Awesome opportunity: Learn how to get into show business, like Atlanta's own Owen Vaccaro
  24. Awesome opportunity: Get an epic birthday cake
  25. Awesome opportunity: Little Shop of Stories' camps are worth the wait