Atlanta History Center
The Atlanta History Center is a unique campus that houses the Atlanta History Museum, Centennial Olympic Games Museum, Swan House, Tullie Smith Farm, six historic gardens, and the Kenan Research Center. The Atlanta Histor... museumsusa.org
Rhodes Hall - Le Reve
Atlanta philanthropist and businessman Amos Giles Rhodes built Le Reve (The Dream) on his 114-acre estate in 1904. Designed by Atlanta architect Willis F. Denny II, the house is constructed of Stone Mountain granite and is dist... hmdb.org
Georgia State Capitol - Atlanta, Ga
The Georgia Capitol building was constructed between 1884 and 1889. It is built in the neoclassical structure with a gilded dome and is the perfect expression and symbol for the capitol of the ‘New South’ as... waymarking.com
Margaret Mitchell House And Museum
Operated by the Atlanta History Center, the Margaret Mitchell House features guided tours of the apartment where Margaret Mitchell wrote Gone With the Wind, a Gone With the Wind movie exhibition, an exhibition showcasing ... museumsusa.org
Baltimore Block
Baltimore Block was built in 1885 by Jacob J. Rosenthal. Named for the developer?s home town, the rowhouses were Atlanta?s first apartment-type development and the first to be based on a long-term land lease. Each of the gracio... hmdb.org
Oglethorpe University
Chartered in 1835 by Georgia Presbyterians near Milledgeville, Oglethorpe University was the first denominational college established in the Deep South. It perished during the Civil War and was briefly revived from 1870 to 1872... hmdb.org
Academy Of Medicine
Thirteen Atlanta physicians organized the Brotherhood of Physicians in 1854. After many location and name changes, the Brotherhood evolved in to the Fulton County Medical Society, which dedicated the Academy of Medicine as its ... hmdb.org
Habersham Memorial Hall
Joseph Habersham Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was organized February 12, 1900 at the Executive Mansion. Mrs. William Lawson Peel, first Regent and Mrs. Allen D. Candler, wife of the governor, w... hmdb.org
East Point
East Point owes its origin to an 1847 Act incorporating the Atlanta & LaGrange RR (now Atlanta & West point). The charter stated its eastern terminus should be at a convenient point on the Macon & Western RR (now Central of Geo... hmdb.org
Georgia Institute Of Technology
Established by Act of the General Assembly Oct. 13, 1885; site selected Oct. 20, 1886. Administration Building erected, 1887. First session, Oct. 7, 1888. In July, August, 1864, this site was occupied by one of a series of fort... hmdb.org
Grant Park Loop Trail (Including Zoo Atlanta), Atlanta, Georgia
Grant Park loop visits the 1880s-era green space that was the centerpiece of wealthy homes in a development of the same name. The park also houses Zoo Atlanta, which features animals living in near-native habitat. More than 2... trails.com
Brookhaven Historic District
Historic Brookhaven is the first planned golf club community in Georgia, having been built around the Capital City Country Club between 1910 and 1940. hmdb.org
Virginia Highland
Every major American city has a district that claims kinship (however slight) with New York's Greenwich Village. In mytravelguide.com
Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site
The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic site was established to preserve and interpret the places where Dr. King was born, worked, worshipped and is buried. Places to visit include the Visitor Center, Ebenezer Bapti... famplosion.com
Grave Of Margaret Mitchell Author Of Gone With The Wind
N33 44.916 W084 22.454 Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell Birth: Nov. 8, 1900 Atlanta Georgia, USA Death: Aug. 16, 1949 Author. Well known as the author of "Gone with the Wind," she began working as a journalist, using the name ... waymarking.com
Robert Tyre Jones Also Known As Bobby Jones.
In the 1920’s also known as the “Golden Age of Sport”, Jones took his place alongside such giants as Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, Red Grange and Bill Tilden. He won the U.S. Open four times, the U.S. Amat... waymarking.com
Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell Grave Site
Author. She is well known for writing the popular work "Gone with the Wind". She began her career working as a journalist, using the name of Peggy Mitchell for the "Atlanta Journal" as a feature writer. That same year, sh... findagrave.com
Campbellton
Campbellton was founded as the county seat of Campbell County around 1830. Campbellton had a couple 1000 people living until Fairburn grew after the opening of the railroad. A Civil War battle was fought nearby (soldiers ... ghosttowns.com