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Family- and kid-friendly outdoor opportunities put roses in the cheeks and promote a good night's sleep for everyone. Check out our listings for amusement parks, playgrounds, gardens, boat and train rides, farms and farmer's markets, nature centers, zoos, ski slopes, and more.Stone Mountain ParkParent rating:  Location: Highway 78 East, Stone Mountain, GA The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the best spot for family bonding in Atlanta, Stone Mo...
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Centennial Olympic ParkParent rating: Location: 265 Park Avenue West, Atlanta, GA Centennial Olympic Park is the winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the best Playground/Park f...
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Atlanta Botanical GardenParent rating: Location: 1345 Piedmont Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA The Atlanta Botanical Garden offers a 30-acre respite from the hustle and bustle of city life. Here you'll find formal gardens (including specialty flower gardens - perennial, Japanese, and Ros...
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Chattahoochee Nature CenterParent rating: Location: 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell, GA The Chattahoochee Nature Center is a private non-profit natural science center with 127 acres of trails, native plants, animals - including beavers and raptors. The CNC offers r... |
Atlanta History CenterParent rating: Location: 130 West Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta, GA Take the kids for a bit of time traveling at the Atlanta History Center, where you can explore award-winning exhibitions in the Atlanta History Museum, a two-story facility with 30,000 s...
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Archibald Smith PlantationParent rating: Location: 935 Alpharetta Street, Roswell, GA The Archibald Smith family was one of the founding families of Roswell, Georgia. Young history buffs can get a sense of what life might have been like in the 1840's by joining tours that run se...
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Dunwoody Nature CenterParent rating: Location: 5343 Roberts Drive, Atlanta, GA Dunwoody Park covers 22 acres, including 1.3 miles of trails (wetland, woodland and streamside), display gardens, a picnic meadow, and a shaded playground. The Nature Center provides ... |
Southeastern Railway MuseumParent rating:  Location: 3595 Buford Hwy, Duluth, GA The Southeastern Railway Museum occupies a 30-acre site and houses about 90 items of rolling stock including historic Pullman cars and classic steam locomotives. Visitors may take a 1... |
StarTime EntertainmentParent rating: Location: 608 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell, GA Visitors to this 100,000 square foot facility find more than 200 video games featuring three motion simulators - the Morphis Movieride Simulator, the Max Flight VR2002 Roller Coaster Simulator, and th...
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Roswell Area ParkParent rating: Location: 10495 Woodstock Road, Roswell, GA Located in the heart of Roswell, this 79 acre park hosts a vast array of activities including baseball, football, soccer, swimming, tennis, basketball, lacrose, and a multitude of arts, crafts, sports...
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Berry Patch FarmsParent rating: Location: 786 Arnold Mill Road, Woodstock, GA Berry Patch Farms provides a pick-your-own blueberries, pumpkins, and Christmas Tree experience for the whole family. Blueberries: Blueberries are pesticide-free, so visitors ca... |
Riverside ParkParent rating: Location: 575 Riverside Road, Roswell, GA, Roswell, GA Located in the heart of Roswell, this newer park is home to two separate and well-appointed playgrounds, one for smaller kids (nautical theme) and one for big ones (animal theme). Plenty of picnic are...
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Cochran Mill Nature CenterParent rating: Location: 6300 Cochran Mill Road, Fairburn, GA Located 20 minutes south of Atlanta in Fairburn, the Cochran Mill Nature Center features a sizable collection of resident education animals, as well as transient animals passing through as part of its...
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Brook Run ParkParent rating: Location: 4770 North Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA Brook Run Park is a 102-acre park on North Peachtree Road, and is one of the newest parks in the Dekalb County system.
The park is easy to navigate, as paved sidewalks line and loop the...
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Hammond ParkParent rating: Location: 705 Hammond Drive, Atlanta, GA Hammond Park's facilities include two recreation/community centers, a gym, soccer and football fields, four tennis courts, two outdoor basketball courts, two multi-purpose courts, three picnic ...
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