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Oakland Cemetery
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 202 attractions in Atlanta

This historical park is the final resting place for many Civil War soldiers, golfing legend Bobby Jones, and "Gone With the Wind" author Margaret Mitchell. In 2003, the cemetery began a 5-year, $15 million restoration project.

Attraction type: Cemetery; Mysterious site
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Piedmont Park
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 202 attractions in Atlanta

This 185-acre park, home to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens and to summer festivals, is also popular with joggers.

Attraction type: Park
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Centennial Olympic Park
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #11 of 202 attractions in Atlanta

Built for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, this public park offers weekly free concerts, a dancing water fountain for the kids and a memorial quilt in remembrance of the victims of the 1996 Olympic bombing.

Attraction type: Park; Historic site; Other
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Inman Park
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #30 of 202 attractions in Atlanta
Attraction type: Neighbourhood
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Jimmy Carter Library and Museum
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars

The Carter Presidential Library and Museum re-opens October 1, 2009 as an all-new,state-of-the-art museum tracing the life and work of President Jimmy Carter, from his childhood in Plains to the work he and Mrs. Carter do around the world to promote peace and health.

Attraction type: Library; History museum
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Ansley Park
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #38 of 202 attractions in Atlanta

The trees and parks surrounding the beautiful homes make Ansley Park so very special. If you're walkin, cycling, or flinging frisbees, it seems like you're in the middle of Central Park in New York...

Attraction type: Neighbourhood
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Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #90 of 202 attractions in Atlanta

This trail traces the footsteps of Revolutionary War soldiers through five states to Kings Mountain, South Carolina.

Attraction type: Trail
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PATH
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #97 of 202 attractions in Atlanta
Attraction type: Trail; Biking trail (road); Scenic/historic walking area
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Peachtree Sports

Running specialty store that serves as the starting point for local Sunday morning runs.

Attraction type: Speciality shop
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Piedmont Park Tennis Center
Attraction type: Sports complex
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Cochran Mill Park

Waterfalls, streams and trails, with a nature center sheltering wild animals.

Attraction type: Nature trail; Park; Scenic/historic walking area; Waterfall; Wildlife park
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