Outdoor Recreation
BeltLine Lantern Parade
86 Pryor Street, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA, 30303
404-477-3003
Hosted by the Krewe of the Grateful Gluttons, the parade features hundreds of giant puppets, light sculptures, lanterns and glow sticks, and thousands of cheering spectators along its route.
Website: http://beltline.org/
Neighborhood: Atlanta, Downtown, Old Fourth Ward
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Arts & Events, Best of Atlanta 2013, Non-Profit Organizations, Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Beaches, Professionals, Sports & Recreation
Big Creek Greenway
Marconi Drive to Mansell Road, Alpharetta, GA, 30022
After you depart one of the five convenient parking lots along the 8.3-mile Alpharetta trail, the rumble of traffic quickly gives way to the chirp of crickets and cicadas and the peaceful trickle of the adjacent creek.
Website: http://bigcreekgreenway.com
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Outdoor Recreation, Sports & Recreation
Southwest Connector Trail
2257 Bollingbrook Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30311
Snaking through wooded areas of Westwood Terrace and Beecher Hills, this peaceful 1.15-mile trail is the first phase of a new spur that will eventually connect the Beecher Hampton Nature Preserve to the Atlanta BeltLine at Westwood Avenue.
Website: http://beltline.org/trails
Neighborhood: Atlanta, South Metro, Westside / Home Park
Category: Best of Atlanta 2013, Outdoor Recreation, Sports & Recreation
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