Silver Comet Trail
The Silver Comet Trail follows the bed of the old Seaboard Air Line. From 1947 to 1969, the shiny Silver Comet passenger train provided luxury service between New York and Birmingham. Today, three trestles and a railroad t... traillink.com
Historic Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia
The cemetery has unusual epitaphs, ornate Victorian statuary, and stained glass in the sixty elaborate mausoleums. The statues make the cemetery look like an outdoor art museum. As the Victorians became wealthy, they built bi... trails.com
Midtown Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
After the Civil War locals called the area around Tenth Street ?Tight Squeeze,? a wooded ravine where the lawless hung out. The narrow road made traveling by wagon difficult. Bandits also hid in the wooded ravine and surround... trails.com
Fernback Science Center And Atlanta Museum Of Natural History...
Fernbank Forest is a sixty-five-acre natural area owned by Fernbank, Inc. and leased to the DeKalb County School System for use as a ?living laboratory.? During school hours Fernbank instructors teach students. The center is ... trails.com
Freedom Path - Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
Freedom Path came about when the persistent opposition of Atlanta home owners killed plans for three multilane roads. As a result in-town neighborhoods were preserved and space was opened for the city?s largest park. The Free... trails.com
Piedmont Park And The Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, Georgia
This walk begins at the 185-acre Piedmont Park, one of Atlanta?s oldest. For more than one hundred years, Atlantans have gathered in the heart of the city for recreation, as well as for cultural and sports events. The park ha... trails.com
Silver Comet Challenge, Austell, Georgia
Have you ridden the Silver Comet Trail? It is a common question among cyclists because if you have not tried the Silver Comet Trail, you?re missing a great ride. The Silver Comet Trail is a 12- foot-wide, paved bike and pedes... trails.com
Westside Trail (Atlanta Beltline)
The Westend Trail is the first section to open of the greater 33-mile Atlanta Beltline network of proposed trails. This 12-foot wide, multi-use path extends from Westview Drive south of I-20, across Ralph David Abernathy a... traillink.com
Grant Park Zoo, Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
Zoo Atlanta is one of the oldest continually operating zoos in the country. The zoo opened in 1889 when a traveling circus broke down in Atlanta. A local man, G. V. Gress, bought the animals and gave them to the city. Those a... trails.com
Underground Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
Underground Atlanta, Atlanta?s ?city beneath the city,? actually has two levels. Most of Underground is on the upper level, where you find the Visitors Center. On the level below street level, you will be walking on the groun... trails.com
Sweet Auburn - Martin Luther King Jr. Historic Site And ...,...
Sweet Auburn helped produce its most famous son, Martin Luther King Jr., leader of the civil rights movement. In 1980 Congress created the twenty-three-acre King historic site to memorialize King and his ideals of justice, eq... trails.com
Trolley Line Trail
Atlanta's first trolleys were developed in 1870s and the many lines were consolidated to form the Georgia Power Company. The Path Foundation has been instrumental in developing this, and other, Atlanta city trails. Much of... traillink.com
Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, Georgia
Some people call Buckhead ?the Beverly Hills of the East.? Others call this 28-square-mile area ?richnorthwestAtlanta.? The first Buckhead residents?prehistoric hunters?lived in the area 7,000 to 8,000 years ago. Indians live... trails.com
Five Points And Historic Atlanta Downtown, Atlanta, Georgia
On this walk you will trek Atlanta?s highest point, Peachtree Ridge, at the confluence of three ridges. Rivers on the east of the ridge flow to the Atlantic, and those on the west flow to the Gulf of Mexico or the Mississippi... trails.com
Outdoor Activity Center - Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
The center, Atlanta?s forest in the city, sits on twenty-six heavily forested acres and has 3 1/2 miles of hiking trails. The center has operated for the past twenty-five years. Before visitors tour the grounds, they walk thr... trails.com
Inman Park - Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
As you walk the streets of Inman Park, you will step back in time to the late nineteenth century. Enough buildings of this romantic era remain together to give a distinct character to an entire residential area. You will see ... trails.com
Ansley Park - Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
You will meander through an area filled with aesthetic delights. Many parks, placed along streams and in dales, give the neighborhood a pastoral flavor. The entire development, which is filled with elegant, old homes, is on t... trails.com
Chastain Park Path Trail, Sandy Springs, Georgia
One of north Atlanta?s favorite play spaces, 260-acre Chastain Park features a golf course, sports and recreation fields, a tennis center, a swimming pool, an equestrian center, picnic pavilions, and a playground. Nearby are ... trails.com