Located minutes away from our wedding venue, our block-rate hotel property sits within Stone Mountain Park. Hiking, nature trails, historical exhibits, golf, water sports, and zip lining are all available within the park. The mountain is the world's largest exposed granite outcrop and offers 360 views of greater Atlanta with options to hike or take the sky tram.
This is the largest aquarium in the US and the only place in the western hemisphere where guests can view whale sharks (6.3 million gallon tank)! Additionally within walking distance, you can also visit the World of Coca-Cola museum, National Center for Human and Civil Rights, College Football Hall of Fame, and Centennial Olympic Park!
Atlanta's version of Central Park, adjacent to midtown and downtown Atlanta, Piedmont Park is a 189-acre urban park.
President Jimmy Carter's presidential library is a short drive from downtown Atlanta. This is a wonderful museum containing original presidential documents, Carter's Nobel Peace Prize, and information on the Carter Center (a non-profit human rights organization). Bonus fact - the grounds are the former sight of US General William T. Sherman's military headquarters during the Atlanta campaign of the Civil War.
MLK National Historic Park contain several preserved city blocks of Martin Luther King Jr.'s childhood neighborhood, including the house he was born in. Nearby, the King Center, founded by Coretta Scott King, houses exhibits relating to Dr. King's message of nonviolence as well as his burial site.