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Tourist Stops
Most kids are tourists at heart, always exploring and discovering. Whether you're on a family trip or just finally planning to visit the historic, scenic, sublime, and ridiculous spots near you, we've got them all covered museums, parks, great views, tours by land, air, or sea, and more!
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Picnic Park and All Children's Playground


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Location: 151 Willowbend Road, Peachtree City, GA
Picnic Park, located in Peachtree City, boasts an excellent play structure, All Children's Playground. A series of ramps and bridges connect the whole play area, which has a cushy rubber...

Medieval Times


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Location: 5900 Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville, GA
Medieval Times is a fun-loving dinner experience you won't soon forget! It's perfectly appropriate for all ages and just the place if you are looking for a unique family outing.

Childre...

Fernbank Museum of Natural History


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Location: 767 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA
Fernbank Museum of Natural History is located adjacent to the 70 acres of grounds where Emily Harrison, a young girl growing up in the late 1800s, played. It's named for her favorite spot in th...

Georgia Poison Control Center


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Location: Atlanta, GA
The Georgia Poison Control Center provides immediate assistance to parents who know or suspect their child has ingested a poisonous substance, or for callers who want information about environm...

Tellus Museum


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Location: I-75 Exit 293 Carterville, GA, Cartersville, GA
Tellus is a 120,000 square foot museum featuring four main galleries: The Weinman Mineral Gallery, The Fossil Gallery, Science in Motion, and The Collins Family My Big Backyard.

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Stone Mountain Park


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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...

Southeastern Railway Museum


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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...

Sweetwater Creek State Park


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Location: Sweetwater Creek State Conservation Park, Lithia Springs, GA
Sweetwater Creek is a peaceful tract of wilderness near downtown Atlanta. A wooded trail follows the free-flowing stream to the ruins of the New Manchester Manufacturing Company, a textile mill...

Atlanta History Center


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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...

McDaniel Farm Park


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Location: 3251 McDaniel Road, Duluth, GA
One of the most unique parks on Gwinnett County allows families to experience life on a farm as it was in the early 1900s! McDaniel Farm Park, a former subsistence farm, has been restored to de...

Atlanta Preservation Center


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Location: 327 St. Paul Avenue, Atlanta, GA
The Atlanta Preservation Center (APC) educates metro area residents and visitors about the benefits of protecting and recycling historic structures. Its 80 trained volunteers lead 9,000 people a year ...

Roswell Ghost Tour


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Location: 617 Atlanta Street, Roswell, GA
Roswell Ghost Tour is a year-round two-hour walking tour during which participants lear about Roswell's sometimes spooky history. A highlight of the historic district tour is a visit to Founder...

Centennial Olympic Park


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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...

Imagine That! Science, Technology and Art


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Location: 5054 Nandina Lane, Atlanta, GA
Imagine That! Science, Technology and Art programs offer hands-on education and science fun for children from three to 14 years old.

One- to three-hour classes are offered at loc...

Center for Puppetry Arts


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Location: 1404 Spring St. N.W., Atlanta, GA
The Center for Puppetry Arts is the largest organization in the United States dedicated to the art form of puppetry and the winner of our 2008
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