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Attractions near Atlanta

Start with Mercedes-Benz Stadium: the sights of Atlanta

Roughly 2.9M visitors a year make it to Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. 40 places to visit are mapped inside Atlanta, with 33 more within 40 miles. They include 40 museums, 10 stadiums & arenas and 4 theatres. The big name further out is Lake Lanier, 43 mi from the centre.

Attractions nearby
81
within 60 miles
The big one
in town
Georgia Aquarium
National park units
3
parks & monuments
Big draws
5
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Zoo & aquarium · in town

Georgia Aquarium

Aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

Where each one is

Furthest from the centre is Southeastern Quilt & Textile Museum, 40 mi away.

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Orange: Atlanta. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

Full list of places

First the 40 in town, then the 41 within 60 miles.

The places inside Atlanta lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Atlanta → · Atlanta’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Mercedes-Benz Stadium: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0 · State Farm Arena: Hermann Luyken, CC0 · Georgia Aquarium: Diliff, CC BY 2.5 · Center Parc Stadium: Southernkeith, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bobby Dodd Stadium: Bkporter12, Public domain · Atlanta Beltline: PghPhxNfk, CC BY-SA 4.0 · World of Coca-Cola: w:User:Zpb52, Public domain · Fox Theatre: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Herndon Stadium: MSGT Joseph Pittelli, U.S. Air Force, Public domain · Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historical Park: Jet Lowe, Public domain · Centennial Olympic Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · High Museum of Art: w:User:Atlantacitizen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Zoo Atlanta: Patrick Fitzgerald from Atlanta, GA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Delta Flight Museum: Blurred Ren from Stone Mountain, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Piedmont Park: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jimmy Carter Library and Museum: Unknown, Public domain · The Tabernacle: Tim Farley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Herndon Home: GreaterPonce665, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Atlanta Botanical Garden: Daderot, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Atlanta History Center: Hellohowareyoudoing (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cadence Bank Amphitheatre: BullDawg2021, CC BY 4.0 · Chastain Memorial Park: blacklab2013, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Center for Puppetry Arts: Daniel Mayer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grant Park: Scott Ehardt, Public domain · National Center for Civil and Human Rights: Marco Correa, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Michael C. Carlos Museum: Daniel Mayer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Millennium Gate: Chris Yunker, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Rhodes Hall: Gatrust at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Joel Chandler Harris House: Gilford Photography, Public domain · Children's Museum of Atlanta: Carissa Rogers, CC BY 2.0 · David J. Sencer CDC Museum: Jim Gathany, Public domain · Historic Fourth Ward Park: Marc Merlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Museum of Design Atlanta: John Ramspott, CC BY 2.0 · Hammonds House Museum: HHMbusiness, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Robert C. Williams Paper Museum: TallQuasar at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · William Breman Jewish Heritage & Holocaust Museum: Jake Mohan, CC BY 2.0 · Atlanta Contemporary Art Center: BurnAway, CC BY 2.0 · Stone Mountain: KyleAndMelissa22, Public domain · Lake Lanier: http://www.terraprints.com, CC BY 2.5 · Six Flags Over Georgia: hagerman, CC BY 2.0 · Truist Park: Thechased at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0 · Chattahoochee Nature Center: muffinn from Worcester, UK, CC BY 2.0 · Etowah Indian Mounds: Kåre Thor Olsen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gas South Arena: fr:File:ArenaatGwinnettCenterSat.png : fr:User:Betp (26 janvier 2008 à 20:19), Public domain · Amicalola Falls: Jsfouche, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fifth Third Stadium: Thomson200, CC0 · Fernbank Museum of Natural History: Daniel Mayer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Six Flags White Water: Druidhills, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tellus Science Museum: Michael Adams, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: Mikereichold, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Barrington Hall: Galen Parks Smith (Gsmith), CC BY 2.5 · Bulloch Hall: SimonATL at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Southeastern Railway Museum: Logg Tandy, CC BY 4.0 · Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: Keizers, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Atlanta Silverbacks Park: Wilson Wise, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mimms Museum of Technology and Art: Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Booth Western Art Museum: Thomson200, CC0 · Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History: Unknown, Attribution · Fernbank Science Center: Eoghanacht, Public domain · Chieftains Museum: Culby (talk)en:User:Cculber007, Public domain · Savoy Automobile Museum: Thomson200, CC0 · Archibald Smith Plantation Home: Bleak23, Public domain · Dahlonega Gold Museum Historic Site: HowardSF at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dauset Trails Nature Center: Dsdugan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum: Cculber007 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Stately Oaks: Maksim Sundukov, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Strand Theatre: Idawriter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Autrey Mill Nature Preserve & Heritage Center: John Phelan, CC BY 4.0 · Aviation History & Technology Center: Thomson200, CC0 · Museum of Flight: John Phelan, CC BY 4.0 · Roselawn Museum: Amesmultimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Barrow County Museum: Chris Pruitt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Heard County Jail: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Southeastern Quilt & Textile Museum: Myotus, CC BY 4.0

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