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Atlanta Cyclorama
The Atlanta Cyclorama is one of the city's most famous attractions, a circular painting 109m(358ft) around and 12m(42ft) high depicting the 1864 Battle of Atlanta. Painted in 1886, it is the largest in the world and one of only three such Victorian-era circular paintings remaining in the USA. There's an accompanying Civil War museum on site.
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Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Fernbank Museum of Natural History makes other museums seem hopelessly dull. It covers the natural world from seashells to giant lizards, and it has an Imax theater. On Fridays (January to November), the lobby turns into a cocktail lounge and live jazz echoes through the bones of a 123ft dinosaur.
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High Museum of Art
Through 2009, the expanded High Museum of Art, is working in partnership with the Louvre, displaying works that belong to the famous Parisian museum. But don't overlook the High's permanent collection of American art, which includes fascinating works from the turn of the 20th century, plus contemporary pieces from the likes of Gerhard Richter and folk art from Georgia treasure Howard Finster. The whole museum is done up in blinding white, making the facility itself feel quite artful.
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King Center for Non-Violent Social Change
The King Center for Non-Violent Social Change has information on Martin Luther King's life and work, and a few of his personal effects, including his Nobel Peace Prize. His gravesite, between the church and center, is surrounded by a long, reflecting pool and can be viewed anytime.
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Margaret Mitchell House & Museum
Margaret Mitchell House & Museum is a shrine to the author of Gone With the Wind . Mitchell wrote her epic in a small apartment in the basement of this historic house. A separate, adjacent museum includes memorabilia from the blockbuster film version of the title.
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Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site Visitors Center
The historic Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site commemorates the life, work and legacy of the Civil Rights lodestar. The center takes up several blocks. A stop by the bustling Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site visitors center will help you get oriented with a map and brochure of area sites and exhibits. From here, free guided tours leave for the Martin Luther King Jr Birthplace. If you miss the tour, a film in the visitors center tells about King's life in the house.
Read more about Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site Visitors Center
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World of Coca-Cola
Next door to the Georgia Aquarium is the new World of Coca-Cola, a self-congratulatory yet entertaining museum that opened in 2007, relocating from several blocks away. The climactic moment comes when guests sample Coke products from around the world. But there are also Andy Warhol pieces to view, a 4-D film to catch, company history to learn, and what seems like 20 billion promotional materials to behold.
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