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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Photography by Paul Scharff • Written by Sara Day PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS ’s guid PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSkid PROPERTYe t OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS a o PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Atlanta PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Photography by Paul Scharff PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSWritten by Sara Day PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Copyright © 2013 by Twin Lights Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS permission of the copyright owners. All images in this book re you ready for some fun? This is a city that’s buzzing with tons of have been reproduced with the knowledge and prior consent Well, you’ve come to the things to do and see, especially for kids. of the artists concerned and Aright place! Atlanta is a great city that has So, while you’re here, let this book be no responsibility is accepted by producer, publisher, or something for the whole family. It’s a city your own personal tour guide as you and printer for any infringement of copyright or otherwise, that actually began at the end—the end of a your family venture out to explore all arising from the contents of this publication. Every effort railroad line that is! Way back in 1837, this the city has to offer—from the Atlanta has been made to ensure that PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINarea was LIGHTS the very last stop ofPUBLISHERS the Western Aquarium, to the Center for Puppetry credits accurately comply with information supplied. & Atlantic Railroad. It was such a busy Arts, to the World of Coca-Cola, and so First published in the United place that it turned out to be the perfect much more! States of America by: estimated spot for a big city. And so, the city of A Kid’s Guide to Atlanta has you covered Twin Lights Publishers, Inc. Atlanta was born. from A to Z. Its user-friendly format is 51 Broadway population: Rockport, Massachusetts 01966 With all its green parks and tree-lined jam packed with colorful pictures and fun Telephone: (978) 546-7398 540,922 streets, Atlanta often goes by the nick- facts about Atlanta’s history, landmarks, http://www.twinlightspub.com name “the city in a forest.” And if you music, culture, shopping, and sports—all ISBN: 978-1-934907-23-8 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINhappen LIGHTS to be one of the 16.5 PUBLISHERS million the interesting stuff that makes this such 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 people who visit here each year, consider an amazing place to discover. area: yourself very lucky! Whether you’re catch- To help you keep track of all your 132.4 ing a Braves game at Turner Field, taking adventures, there’s a fun “Been There, square a tour of the CNN studios, rock climb- Done That” sticker map at the back of city miles ing at Stone Mountain, or just chillin’ at this book, along with a trip guide where incorporated: Centennial Olympic Park, you’ll find that you can record each and every adventure PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINAtlanta LIGHTS is the coolest, greenest, PUBLISHERS and most that has made your stay in Atlanta one of December 29, happening place around! the peachiest trips you’ve ever been on. 1845 Logo on page 54 courtesy of Oglethorpe University Book design by SYP Design & Production, Inc. http://www.sypdesign.com Printed in China PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS 3 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Atlanta Cyclorama and A PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Civil PROPERTY War Museum OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS This place doesn’t just rock… Atlanta Ballet it really rolls! Civil War buffs can give history a spin as the famous The Atlanta Ballet has been dancing its Battle of Atlanta, fought on July 22, 1864, way into the Atlanta cultural scene since comes alive at Cyclorama. Take a seat and 1929. The dance company is the official hold on tight as the entire theater slowly State Ballet of Georgia. They perform year begins to rotate as, scene-by-scene, this huge round at Cobb Energy Performing Arts PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS historical PROPERTY painting-in-the-round OFgets roll- TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Centre, the fabulous Fox Theatre, and ing. You’ll circle around to see 358 feet of Gwinnett Performing Arts Center. And if explosive battle scenes and Civil War his- you ever want to bring out the dancer in tory. Standing 42 feet high and weighing you, the Atlanta Ballet’s Centre for Dance in at over 10,000 pounds, it is, by far, the Education teaches everything from ballet largest painting in the world! The museum to jazz. 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The has a permanent home at the largest cable- women’s soccer team as well as the Atlanta PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTSChildren’s PUBLISHERS Garden has twelve different PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSsupported domed arena in the world—the Beat women’s professional soccer team. fun-filled themed gardens to explore. You Georgia Dome, a stadium big enough The stadium also hosts international can do the Bee Waggle Dance in Bee- to hold tens of thousands of screaming games with teams as far away as hive Meadow, giggle your way through a Falcons fans. But this team does a lot more China! It recently hosted an caterpillar maze in the Laugh Garden, and than win football games. “Rise up Atlanta” NCAA Women’s College Cup, climb high up into the three-story Tree is a citywide campaign where volunteers the Division I Final Four soccer House where you can get a great view of can join the Falcons in improvement proj- tournament. PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTSthe entire PUBLISHERS Children’s Garden. PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSects happening all over the city. 4 5 PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Atlanta From The Ashes Atlanta History Center Also known as “The Phoenix,” thisPROPERTY inspi- OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSOne of the best places to rational statue in Woodruff Park was first discover what Atlanta and the created to mark the 100th anniversary of South are all about is at the Atlanta His- Rich’s department store in 1969. Since the tory Center. Visit the Turning Point exhibit store was so successful, artist Jim Seigler to relive the drama of the Civil War, check thought that the rising phoenix would be out the magnificent gardens of The Swan fitting not just for the store, but for the House—a grand southern mansion, or take city as well. After all, Atlanta had risen a journey back to the 1860s at the Smith from the ashes to become a great PROPERTYcity after OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSFamily Farm and get your hands dirty at having been burned to the ground over a a real working farm, complete with sheep hundred years before Rich’s department shearing and blacksmithing. Also part of store ever existed. the campus is the Centennial Olympic Games Museum, the Margaret Mitchell Atlanta Hawks House, and the Kenan Research Center. The NBA’s Atlanta Hawks tear up the And the Kid’s Corner is a special place court at Philips Arena, better known by where little ones and their families can Hawk’s fans as “The Highlight Factory,”PROPERTY in OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSenjoy discovering history together.