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Places near Atlanta by type
All 244 places by distance →One day from Atlanta
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:00 pm
30 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Atlanta
- Atlanta Contemporary Art Centerchurch · 30 min
- Atlanta Botanical Gardengarden · 2 hrs
- Carter Presidential Librarymuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Brownwood Parkpark · 45 min
- Perkerson Parkpark · 45 min
- Back in Atlanta
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Atlanta?
Miss Freedom (attraction, about 1 km), Expelled Because of Color (attraction, about 1 km), Liberty Plaza (park, about 1 km), Hurt Park (park, about 1 km), Atlanta From the Ashes (heritage site, about 1 km), Woodruff Park (park, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Atlanta?
208 places on Spotwander: 73 forts & heritage, 31 parks, 30 museums, 28 churches, 12 hill stations & viewpoints.
Which is the nearest fort to Atlanta?
Martin Luther King Jr, about 1 km by road; President Jimmy Carter (0 km) is next.
Which is the nearest park to Atlanta?
Liberty Plaza, about 1 km by road; Hurt Park (1 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Atlanta?
Start in Atlanta, visit Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, then Atlanta Botanical Garden, then Carter Presidential Library, then Brownwood Park, then Perkerson Park, and drive back — about 30 km by road in all.