Atlanta, Georgia Attractions
Unusual landmarks, museums, roadside attractions, and hidden wonders in Atlanta and the surrounding area. Atlanta and its environs are far more than Gone With the Wind. This metropolis spawned both Coke and Waffle House, and its disease-ridden past made it the home of the Centers for Disease Control.
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Giant Hands of Dr. Sid
Marietta, Georgia
At a chiropractic college, giant bronze hands celebrate the triumph of spinal adjustment.
Sights for Oddball Excursions
The New World of Coca-Cola
Atlanta, Georgia
A multi-million-dollar shrine to what Coca-Cola humbly calls "the most successful product in the history of commerce." Outdoor photo-op statue of the bearded Coke inventor.
Atlanta Cyclorama
Atlanta, Georgia
Sound 'n' light multimedia recreation of The Battle of Atlanta. Painted in 1886, reopened February 2019 after nearly four years of restoration. Look for Clark Gable's corpse.
Monkey From Mars
Decatur, Georgia
The Monkey from Mars is the star exhibit in the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab Museum, but there's also a Meth Lab display, a voodoo-cursed murder hatchet, and much more.
Centers for Disease Control Museum
Atlanta, Georgia
The world's last hope against deadly pandemic and zombie apocalypse. Exhibits on disease prevention, detection, and the CDC mission.
Strange Graves of Oakland Cemetery
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta's oldest cemetery includes the jaunty mausoleum-topping statue of Jack Smith.
In and Around Atlanta
Choice field reports and tips. Or check out: Complete list of Georgia attractions.
- Marietta: Gone With the Wind Museum
- Marietta: Giant Hands of Dr. Sid
- Kennesaw: The General
- Decatur: Waffle House Museum
- Decatur: Monkey From Mars
- Dallas: Roadside Titans of Mike Whitman
- Atlanta: Atlanta Cyclorama
- Atlanta: The New World of Coca-Cola
- Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control Museum
- Atlanta: Georgia Capitol - Dioramas, 2-Headed Calf, Lady Liberty [tips]
- Atlanta: Statue of Tom Watson, Jekyll-Hyde of Georgia [tips]
- Atlanta: Dead Alligator Mural [tips]
- Atlanta: Hank Aaron's Home Run Wall
- Atlanta: Strange Graves of Oakland Cemetery
- Atlanta: Urban Moai [tips]
- Atlanta: World's Largest, Most Fearsome Bird
- Atlanta: Carter, Kaepernick, Puddles Pity Party Mural [tips]
- Atlanta: The Varsity [tips]
- Atlanta: Olympic Torch Tower [tips]
- Atlanta: Godzilla, Big Bull, Mushroom Giant [tips]
- Atlanta: Tomb of Sideways the Dog [tips]
