Atlanta combines old southern charm with modern sophistication. Dogwoods and skyscrapers line the streets of the city, which is home to Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines and The Weather Channel. Visitors flock to attractions such as Zoo Atlanta, the High Museum of Art and the Inside CNN tours, but Atlanta also offers several other fun places to visit.
Kids can go fishing, build castles and operate a forklift at the Imagine It! The Children's Museum of Atlanta. The museum features interactive exhibits that encourage kids to exercise their imagination and creativity as they operate machinery, climb through a forest, paint walls, dance on stage and transport fruits and vegetables from a farm to a grocery store. Children 2 and younger can crawl around and explore their own special area, which features musical instruments, tunnels and blocks.
Imagine It! Children's Museum of Atlanta
275 Centennial Olympic Park Dr. NW
Atlanta, GA 30313
(404) 659-5437
childrensmuseumatlanta.org
Stroll across the "Home of the Braves" and visit the broadcast booth during a tour of Turner Field. Guided tours of this Atlanta landmark, which opened in 1997, start in the Braves Museum and Hall of Fame and include visits to the Coca-Cola Sky Field, press box, clubhouse, luxury suite and dugout. The museum features more than 600 Braves artifacts, as well as videos and photographs. The 60-minute tours are offered several times a day throughout the year.
Atlanta Braves
Turner Field
755 Hank Aaron Drive
Atlanta, GA 30315
(404) 614-2311
atlanta.braves.mlb.com/atl/ballpark/tour.jsp
Watch a puppet show and admire a huge collection of puppets from around the world. The Center for Puppetry Arts, which opened in 1978, offers a variety of shows and films for children, teens and adults. The museum features 350 puppets from various countries and time periods, including the Muppet Show's "Pigs in Space," Wayland Flowers' Madame, Chinese shadow puppets and a Mad Hatter marionette. Interactive exhibits and videos on puppetry provide an entertaining and educational experience. Temporary exhibits are also on display. Behind-the-scenes tours and guided museum tours are available.
Center for Puppetry Arts
1404 Spring St. NW at 18th St.
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404) 873-3089
puppet.org
