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Atlanta has been dubbed everything from the "capital of the new South" and "the next international city" to "the best place to do business." It's also a great place to visit. Fueled by the prosperity of local mega companies like Coca Cola and Holiday Inn, the prestige of hosting the 1996 Summer Olympic Games and the energy of young upwardly mobile types who have migrated to the city in droves - Atlanta is on fire. And this time it's a good thing. From world-class restaurants and a myriad of cultural attractions to a hip nightlife and sporting events galore, the city is cosmopolitan in every sense of the word. But Atlanta has also managed to maintain its historic character. Stop by the Atlanta History Center or visit the Martin Luther King Jr. Historical Site, a moving tribute to an American icon. Browse through the former home of famous author Margaret Mitchell or pop into the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum for details on the life and times of the former president and his family. Whether you choose modern urban endeavors or old southern pleasures, Atlanta will not disappoint.
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1. McAuley Aquatic Center
2. National Center for Civil and Human Rights
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5.0 based on 2,110 reviews
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights in downtown Atlanta is an engaging cultural attraction that connects The American Civil Rights Movement to today's Global Human Rights Movements. The Center features four immersive and thought-provoking exhibit spaces, including a continually rotating gallery of items from The Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection, where visitors can view the personal papers and items of Dr. King. The Center also provides designated event spaces and educational programs inspiring visitors to join the ongoing dialogue about contemporary movements for human rights around the world. 3/2/2020 - Closing at 3pm (Last ticket at 2pm).
Reviewed By Olde_biL - Markham, Canada
Our visit to the National Center for Human and Civil rights near Centennial Olympic Park completed our trifecta of civil rights themed museum visits during our one full day visit to Atlanta. (This was our second visit to Atlanta and our first without our children.) It proved a valuble complement to what we learned and experienced at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Historic Site. Admission to the center was more than the free for the MLK Jr. Historic site and the $8/adult for the presidential library. Nonetheless, it provides a powerful experience and the lunch counter simulation itself was worth more than the price of admission. Caution, this latter is not for the very young as cautioned by the posted signage. The simulation includes a reproduction of a lunch counter at which protesters would sit. The participant takes a stool and puts on a headset, places hands palms down on the counter, and closes their eyes. The sounds and jolting movement of the stool over about a minute and a half provide the merest taste of what young protesters must have endured. I emerged deeply affected, both marveling at the courage of the protesters and angry at the need. Most of the museum exhibits are well executed and interactive. Right from first exhibit hall is "Rolls Down Like Water", it houses the lunch counter but starts with Atlanta of the 50's, with interactive features such as the sign board upon which users choose the jurisdiction from which to display Jim Crow laws. The exhibit moves forward through time with displays covering the bus boycott, the freedom riders, notorious figures such as Bull Connor, and continuing through the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The museum isn't exclusively about the American Civil Rights movement. The "Spark of Conviction" on the 3rd floor houses a series of interactive mirrors that users can approach and select from a number of real individuals from around the world to hear their story. The objective is to allow an individual to choose someone that is like them in some way. Other exhibits work similarly and provide multi-sensory ways to interact and convey more than just facts about the struggle for civil and human rights. We spent more than two hours going through the museum. I feel better educated but also with a desire to return after doing more personal research and being better prepared to comprehend the material.
3. Frabel Studio Gallery
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
Hans Godo Frabel founded the Frabel Glass Art Studio in 1968 to give expression to his then novel concept of sculptural flame worked glass. Come pay us a visit; meet the artist himself and see sculptures that are recognized worldwide. We are here Monday-Friday 9-5.
4. Technology Square
5. John Lewis Mural
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By jodih792 - Augusta, United States
This is a lovely mural honoring one of the civil rights leaders, John Lewis. It’s located in the Sweet Auburn District. There’s lots of other murals close by too.
6. Atlanta Olympic Cauldron Tower
7. The King Center
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4.5 based on 400 reviews
Reviewed By jkrenehan26 - Duluth, United States
My husband and I learned a lot while in the King Center. There are exhiibits fo rMartin Luther King, Coretta Scott King, Rosa Parks and Ghandi. It was a great reminder that peaceful protest can work as an alternative to violence. Great , moving experience
8. The Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
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4.5 based on 76 reviews
9. The Hebrew Benevolent Congregation
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4.5 based on 6 reviews
The Temple, a Reform synagogue founded in 1867, it is one of American Judaism's most historic, vibrant and diverse synagogues and Atlanta's oldest synagogue. For a century and a half, it has built a tradition of social justice work and a commitment to broadening people's access to a full Jewish life.
10. Little Five Points
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4.0 based on 468 reviews
Off-beat and funky neighborhood that offers vintage-clothing shops, sidewalk vendors and street musicians.
Reviewed By 725Gus - Atlanta, United States
You like people watching? Strange little shops? You ever been to Fremont Street in Vegas? Well this is what I think would be the equivalent in the south. Just without the gambling. Plenty of different walks of life. A few shops, bars, and restaurants. All in about a five square block area. The Variety Playhouse is here, which was the Euclid Theater back in the 40's, and it hosts some of the best musicians and bands to come to the Atlanta area. Prices are reasonably cheap too. Check out their calendar when you come down.
