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Stone Mountain Park
Stone Mountain Park, Atlanta, GA
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Love the outdoors? Check out TravelSkoot's picks for the best things to do outdoors in Atlanta. Atlanta's temperate climate allows for outdoor concerts, festivals and recreation all year round.
The world's largest gray-granite outcropping features a giant relief sculpture of Confederate leaders. It's the focal point of a 3,2000 acre recreation area that offers 10 miles of hiking trails, 15 miles of biking-jogging paths, golf, tennis, fishing and water slides. A 1.3-mile trail takes visitors to the top of the mountain, or let the Skyride gondola whisks you to the top. Within the park, there's also a Civil War museum, two hotels, a restored antebellum plantation, scenic railroad and paddle wheel boat. Come on a summer evening for the Laser-show Spectacular, a display of laser lights and fireworks with animation and music.
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The Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area begins near Buford, Georgia, and continues downstream to Peachtree Creek near downtown Atlanta. The river attracts us for different reasons. People come to float down the river, as the locals will say, "shoot the 'hooch." Jump in a raft, canoe, kayak, or pedal boat and take a fun trip down the Chattahoochee River. Even if you don't have your own boat, there is equipment available for rental. You can also hike the trails along its banks, fish in its cold water, and simply relax. Take the whole day or just a quick getaway from the fast pace of the city life.
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Piedmont Park is the setting for many popular events such as concerts and festivals. It contains softball fields, soccer fields, public tennis courts, a public swimming pool, and paths for jogging, skating, and cycling. It's a great place for children, with plenty of open, car-free spaces. Don't let the kids miss PlayScape at the 12th Street entrance; created by well-known sculptor Isamu Noguchi, it's a climbable series of brightly colored geometric shapes complete with ladders and slides. The Midtown skyline beyond is magnificent.
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Centennial Olympic Park is a living monument to the city's memories of the 1996 Olympic Games. It's an oasis of rolling lawns crisscrossed by brick pathways and punctuated by artwork, rock gardens, pools, and the fountain, with 251 water jets in the shape of the five interlocking Olympic rings. Located along the east border are the Quilt Plazas, five plazas of contrasting bricks that tell the story of the Centennial Olympic Games. The Quilt of Remembrance pays respect to the bombing victims and contains colored marble from five continents.
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Just before the summer heat is on, April and May afternoon weather in Atlanta is divine. What better place than the green oasis of Woodruff Park to bring a picnic lunch on a Wednesday. Amidst the six acres of fountains, monuments, and sculptures, you'll find a special free concert event at the open-air pavilion each week. Get there before summer kicks in, and take a much needed Wednesdays break. Not to worry, come September and October, it's on again! Grab a bite again, and follow the musical notes to Wednesday's at Woodruff.
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The Hilton Atlanta hotel offers the ideal setting for business or pleasure in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. With 1,226 large, comfortable guest rooms and suites designed for comfort and productivity, they feature warm, rich tones and classic style. The Culinary Team is an experienced group of the finest, most qualified culinary artists in Atlanta.
The hotel also offers a variety of restaurants and outlets that provide guests plenty of dining options including two award-winning restaurants - Nikolai's Roof and Trader Vic's.
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