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Exhibits

Atlanta History Center
Address: 130 West Paces Ferry Road, N.W.
Hours: Monday-Saturday: 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sunday: 12:00 noon-5:30 p.m.
Admission: $12.00
How to get there: MARTA Station: Lenox (NE7); then Bus #23

Furniture of the American South
Gathering items since the 1930s, Colonial Williamsburg has the largest assemblage of furniture that was made in the early South. This collection shows the wide array of chairs, bedsteads, tables and case furniture that were fashioned for patrons with European and British roots. See the great arms and nice legs that were fashioned by southern joiners, turners and cabinetmakers. Three primary regions are represented in the collection, Backcountry, Low Country and Chesapeake.

New York, September 11 by Magnum Photographers
The Atlanta History Center will feature an extraordinary photography exhibition from members of the award-winning photojournalistic cooperative agency Magnum Photos, documenting the tragic aftermath of the terrorist attacks that destroyed the twin World Trade Center towers in New York City last year.

Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Address: 767 Clifton Road, N.E.
Hours: Monday-Saturday: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Sunday: 12:00 noon-5:00 p.m.
Admission: $12.00
How to get there: MARTA Station: North Avenue (N3), Bus #2

Ancient Empires, Syria: Land of Civilizations
Embark on a fascinating journey to the ancient Near East and encounter some of the world's oldest cultures. Ancient Empires, Syria: Land of Civilizations features more than 450 archaeological treasures including prehistoric stone tools, ancient cuneiform tablets, jewelry and sculpture from Roman times, and medieval manuscripts.

High Museum of Art
Address: 1280 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Sunday: 12:00 noon-5:00 p.m.
Admission: $8.00
How to get there: MARTA Station: Arts Center (N5)

An Eye for Detail: Architectural Elements from the Permanent Collection
Architecture has the ability to be a medium for impressive artistic statements. What enables an architect to make a strong statement is not only the shape or size of a building, but also its small details. Although architectural elements, such as windows and grilles, are often designed to harmonize with a building and its surroundings, they can be viewed as individual works of art. These details, often overlooked, are a testament to a designer’s artistic vision and talent. In the late 19th century, the design of architectural details slowly evolved alongside other art movements. For example, the popular portrayal of nature went from being literal to being stylized in a more modern, geometric style. This change in style from realistic to abstract is highlighted in the embellished architectural elements.

American Views: A Century of Art from the Permanent Collection
Selections from the Museum's permanent collection of American paintings, sculptures, graphics, and decorative arts will be featured as part of the High's American Summer celebration. Exploring ideas of national character and conflict that resonate with Jacob Lawrence's work, the display offers a fresh context for appreciating these Museum treasures.

High Museum of Art
Folk Art and Photography Galleries
Address: 133 Peachtree Street, NE (in the Georgia-Pacific Center; Gallery entrance on John Wesley Dobbs Avenue)
Hours: Monday-Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Closed Sundays
Admission: Free
How to get there: MARTA Station: Peachtree Center (N1)

Diverse Works: Photographs from the High’s Collection
This exhibition of contemporary photographers features new acquisitions or rarely exhibited works from the High's collection. James Hinton's work captures the African-American scene in Chicago and New York in the 1960s, and Alex Webb's mysterious color images show the people and streets of Atlanta at the time of the 1996 Olympics. Angela West's private visions of her father's routine activities around his home provide an additional counterpoint to these views of dynamic urban life. In contrast to large-scale landscape photography by Mark Klett and Robert Glenn Ketchum, Nancy Marshall's small, delicate platinum prints reflect her very personal and intimate approach to the landscape of her native Georgia.

ABCD: A Collection of Art
ABCD - Art Brut Connaissance and Diffusion - presents a part of the collection assembled by Bruno Decharme, which brings together the most important creators of Art Brut from the end of the 19th century to date. The term “art brut,” or “raw art,” was coined in 1945 by the French artist Jean Dubuffet to reference art that was “uncooked” by mainstream art culture and the dictates of conventional Western society. The ABCD collection consists of drawings, paintings, and sculptures by inspired plumbers, housekeepers, and shopkeepers, as well as isolates, religious visionaries, psychiatric patients, and mediums.

Jimmy Carter Library
Address: 441 Freedom Parkway
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m.; Sunday, 12:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
Admission: $5.00
How to get there: MARTA Station: Five Points, then Bus #16

Freedom's Journey: The Declaration of Independence and Beyond
The exhibition will feature Norman Lear’s copy of the Declaration of Independence and the exhibit Freedom’s Journey which explores the powerful story of our nation’s quest with rare documents and artifacts from the Colonial era and explains how our Declaration came into being. Visitors travel the precarious road to freedom from the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party to the grim days of Valley Forge and after.

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site
Address: 450 Auburn Avenue, N.E.
Hours: Daily, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Admission: Free
How to get there: MARTA Station: King Memorial (E2)

Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America, is a rare exhibition documenting the story of American lynchings from the 1880’s to the 1960’s. Emory University and the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site present the first public viewing of “Without Sanctuary” in the South. Most of the images are taken from a collection owned by Atlantans James Allen and John Littlefield that are on loan at Emory University and featured in a book of the same name as the exhibition. “Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America” bears stark witness to a not-so-distant period in American history when lynchings and mob violence were synonymous with law and order.

Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University
Address: 571 South Kilgo Street on the Emory University campus
Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Thursday: 10:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.; Sunday: 12 noon-5:00 p.m.
Admission: $5.00 donation
How to get there: MARTA Station: Lindbergh Center (N6), then Bus #6

Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian Kente and African-American Identity (Third Floor Galleries)
This groundbreaking exhibition, organized by the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History and The Newark Museum examines and celebrates the role of Ghanaian kente cloth as a worldwide expression of African and African-American identity. Accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue, “Wrapped in Pride” explores both African sides of kente-the roots of kente in the Asante and Ewe cultures of Ghana and its widespread use in Africa-as well as the roles of kente as adopted in the United States, beginning in the 1950s-1960s and continuing to the present.

Galleries of Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art (Level One)
This new installation will feature the important Carlos Museum acquisition of a collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts purchased primarily with funds donated by the citizens of Atlanta. Coming from the Niagara Falls Museum in Canada, the objects include sumptuously decorated coffins-among the finest known from ancient Egypt, Canopic jars, amulets, shawabtis, jewelry, reliefs and more. The objects represent an overview of the development of funerary art in ancient Egypt at its most inventive and prolific period.

Andor Weininger: Beyond the Bauhaus (John Howett Works on Paper Study Room - Level One Galleries)
In the autumn of 2000 the Works on Paper Collection of the Michael C. Carlos Museum received a gift of twenty-five watercolors and drawings by the late artist Andor Weininger, thanks to the generosity of his widow Eva Fernbach Weininger. Andor Weininger: Beyond the Bauhaus will feature a selection of fifteen of these works, ranging in date from 1928 to 1981.

SciTrek, The Science & Technology Museum of Georgia
Address: 395 Piedmont Avenue, N.E.
Hours: Monday through Saturday: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Sunday: noon-5:00 p.m.
Admission: $7.50
How to get there: MARTA Station: Civic Center (N2)

Brain: The World Inside Your Head is designed to appeal to audiences of all ages. The exhibit employs innovative special effects, 3-D reproductions, virtual reality, hands-on learning activities and interactive technology to delve into the inner workings of the brain, including its processes, potentials, and mysteries.

Performing Arts

Agatha's-A Taste of Mystery [Dinner theatre]
Address: 693 Peachtree Street, NE
Phone: 404-875-1610
Hours: Monday-Sunday: 7:30 p.m. [Thirty minute prior arrival is recommended]
Admission: Monday-Thursday, $42.50; Friday-Sunday, $50.00
How to get there: Within walking distance of Georgian Terrace [on the corner of 3rd Street and Peachtree]

Maybury R.I.P.
Downtown Atlanta’s unique murder mystery theater, Agatha’s-A Taste of Mystery, offers participatory murder mysteries during a five-course dinner. Someone has been murdered in Maybury! America's favorite sleepy, little town has been turned upside down. Sheriff Randy Taylor and Helen Lump-Taylor are hosting the Annual Picnic Social when one of the best-known townspeople ends up dead and the "do-up" becomes a "to-do". Participation is encouraged but is not mandatory. Reservations required.

Center for the Puppetry Arts
Address: 1404 Spring Street at 18th Street
Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.; Saturday: 10:00 a.m., 12:00 noon and 2:00 p.m. ; Sunday:12:00 noon and p.m.
Admission: $10.00
How to get there: MARTA Station: Arts Center (N5)

The Body Detective
Fanciful tunes, sidesplitting laughter and mayhem provide nail-biting fun as Detective Sam Flat Foot unravels the mystery of the Human Body! You'll catch a capillary, breeze through the respiratory system and discover the brilliant brains behind the organization. Don't miss the spectacular suspense featuring hand and rod and shadow puppets.

Fox Theatre
Address: 660 Peachtree Street
Phone: (404) 817-8700 (to order tickets)
Hours: June 11-14, 8:00 p.m.; June 15-16, 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $14.00-$46.00
How to get there: Across the street from the Georgian Terrace

Wizard of Oz [Theatre of the Stars]
The Other Side of the Rainbow. Get swept up in the cyclone and spend a few hours on the yellow brick road with Dorothy, Toto and the rest of the Oz cast. The L. Frank Baum classic hasn't changed much since its release in 1900, roping in fans faster than Dorothy can click her heels. It took nearly 40 years before Hollywood took to the book, but in 1939 MGM brought the story of Oz to the screen. All genres still garner a devoted audience, evidence that even the most fantastic elements-from Munchkinland to the Wizard himself-only give viewers more faith in the other side of the rainbow.

Piedmont Park
Screen on the Green: Active Oval (soccer/softball fields; entrance at Piedmont Road and 14th Street)
Hours: June 11, 2002; at dusk
Admission: Free
How to get there: MARTA Station: Midtown (N4) or Arts Center (N5)

Strangers on a Train, Alfred Hitchcock (1951), 101 minutes
“Screen on the Green,” is a summer festival of American movie classics. A tennis pro and a psychopath become criminally involved after a “chance” meeting on a train. Farley Granger and Robert Walker agree to trade murders, but plans go awry. Gripping suspense is sustained throughout by the master manipulator, Alfred Hitchcock. Watch for the dotty Marion Lorne, a memorable tennis match and the stunning, merry-go-round finale. That's Hitchcock's own daughter, Patricia, as Ruth Roman's little sister, Barbara, who may be next on the killer's list of things to do.

Sports

Turner Field
Atlanta Braves vs. Boston Red Sox
June 14, 7:35 p.m.; June 15, 4:05 p.m.; and June 16, 1:05 p.m.
Tickets: Range from $12.00 (Upper level) to $27.00 (Field and Terrace Level). To order: Ticketmaster: or call (404) 249-6400 or (800) 326-4000 How to get there: MARTA Station: Georgia State (E1)

After opening in 1997, “The Ted” has quickly become an Atlanta landmark and the benchmark for future baseball park design. Turner Field combines the nostalgia and the atmosphere of old-time baseball with state-of-the-art family entertainment unlike that of any other park.

Other Local Points of Interest

Auburn Avenue

African American Panoramic Experience (APEX) Museum
Address: 135 Auburn Avenue, N.E.
Phone: (404) 523-2739
Website: http://www.apexmuseum.org
Hours: Monday, closed; Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Sunday, 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Admission: $3.00
How to get there: MARTA Station: King Memorial (E2)

The APEX, which stands for African American Panoramic Experience Museum, is dedicated to African-American artists and their history in Atlanta and throughout the world. Visitors can check out the exhibitions of African-American artists, watch colorful videos, walk through the interactive Hall of Achievement and learn from knowledgeable tour guides. History abounds outside, as well, as the museum is located on Atlanta's Auburn Avenue, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s childhood address. The famous avenue's been the hub of minority business, education and religion for over a century.

Martin Luther King, Jr., Center for Nonviolent Social Change
Address: 449 Auburn Avenue, N.E.
Phone: (404) 526-8900
Website: http://www.thekingcenter.org
Hours: Daily, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Admission: Free
How to get there: MARTA Station: King Memorial (E2)

Visit The King Center site and Dr. King's grave, birth home of Dr. King and Ebenezer Baptist Church where he preached. Basic King Center tours are self-guided. Birth home tours available.

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site
Address: 450 Auburn Avenue, N.E.
Phone: 404-331-5190 EXT. 3006
Website: http://www.nps.gov/malu
Hours: Daily, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.. Tours, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. on the hour.
Admission: Free
How to get there: MARTA Station: King Memorial (E2)

Tour Dr. King's Birth Home and historic Ebenezer Church. View films and exhibits, and reflect at King's gravesite.

Midtown

Atlanta Botanical Garden
Address: 1345 Piedmont Avenue, N.E.
Phone: (404) 876-5859
Website: http://www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org
Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.; closed Monday
Admission: Adults $10.00, seniors $7.00
How to get there: Monday-Saturday, MARTA Station: Arts Center (N5), then transfer to Bus 36 (North Decatur; Sunday, MARTA Station: Lindbergh or Five Points, then transfer to Bus 31 (Morningside/Lindbergh)

Tranquil oasis bordering Piedmont Park. The Fuqua Conservatory, the Garden's centerpiece, is a giant greenhouse enclosing climate-controlled ecosystems that evoke images of distant Brazil or Saharan Africa. The steamy Tropical Rotunda features colossally leaved plant life and towering rubber trees with brightly colored birds and poison dart frogs. Hundreds of variations of cacti, species of ground-brush and rare desert flowers occupy the bone-dry alcove next door.

Fox Theatre
Address: 660 Peachtree Street NE
Phone: (404)881-2100
Website: http://www.foxtheatre.org
Hours: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 10:00 a.m.
Tickets: $10.00
How to get there: Across the street from the Georgian Terrace

Atlanta's Fabulous Fox Theatre, originally the Yaarab Temple Shrine Mosque, was designed in the late 1920's as headquarters for the 5,000-member Shriner's organization. It was a beautifully outlandish, opulent, grandiose monument to the heady excesses of the pre-crash 1920's, a mosque-like structure complete with minarets, onion domes, and an interior decor which was even more lavish than its facade.

High Museum of Art
Address: 1280 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Phone: (404) 733-4536
Website: http://www.high.org
Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Sunday, 12:00 noon-5:00 p.m..
Admission: Adults: $8.00, Seniors $6.00
How to get there: MARTA Station: Arts Center (N5)

Houses European and American paintings, special exhibitions with special pricing, African, decorative, folk and twentieth-century art, photography and “Learning to Look/Looking to Learn,” and interactive gallery.

Margaret Mitchell House and Museum
Address: 990 Peachtree Street, NE
Phone: (404) 249-7015
Website: http://www.gwtw.org
Hours: Monday-Sunday, 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Admission: $12.00 for adults, $9:00 for seniors
How to get there: Within walking distance of Georgian Terrace

Birthplace of “Gone With The Wind”, The Margaret Mitchell House is a two block historic site located in the heart of Midtown Atlanta that is listed on the National Register of Historic places.

Robert C. Williams American Museum of Papermaking
Address: 500 Tenth Street, NW
Phone: (404) 894-6663
Website: http://www.ipst.edu/amp
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Admission: Free
How to get there: Taxi

The Museum is the premiere collection of paper and paper-related artifacts in the world. The museum's permanent installation encompasses the 2,200 year history of papermaking from ancient Sumerian cuneiform tablets and Egyptian papyrus scrolls to exquisite chiaroscuro watermarked papers.

William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum
Address: 1440 Spring Street NW
Phone: (404) 873-1661
Website: http://www.atlantajewishmuseum.org
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Friday 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.; Sunday 1:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Admission: $5.00
How to get there: MARTA Station: Arts Center (N5)

The largest museum of its kind in the Southeast, the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, explores Atlanta's Jewish history and the Holocaust through the story of the Jews of Europe and the Nazi's attempt at their total annihilation.

Grant Park

Atlanta Cyclorama
Address: 800-C Cherokee Avenue, SE
Phone: (404) 658-7625
Website: http://ngeorgia.com/site/cyclorama.html
Hours: Daily, 9:20 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Admission: Adults $5.00, seniors $4.00
How to get there: MARTA Station: Five Points, then transfer to Bus 31

The 1864 Civil War Battle of Atlanta revolves around you, literally, in this immense painting in the round. Completed in 1885, the Cyclorama is the world's largest diorama painting and one of only three existing in the world.

Zoo Atlanta
Address: 800 Cherokee Avenue, S.E.
Phone: (404) 624-5600
Website: http://www.zooatlanta.org
Hours: Monday-Sunday: 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (5:30 p.m. on weekends) Grounds remain open 1 hour after admissions close.
Admission: Adults $16.00, seniors, $12.00
How to get there: MARTA Station: Five Points, then transfer to Bus 31

The zoo occupies the southern half of Grant Park. Habitats are spacious and naturalistic with plenty of trees, bushes, watering holes and cozy dens. Don't miss the Atlanta specials: Ivan the gorilla, Starlet O'Hara the elephant, Kudzoo the gorilla and the curiously named Allen the orangutan. The zoo’s big hit is Yang Yang and Lun Lun, two rare giant pandas who arrived with much buzz in the summer of 2000.

Buckhead

Atlanta History Center
Address: 130 West Paces Ferry Road, N.W.
Phone: (404) 814-4000
Website: http://www.atlantahistorycenter.com
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sunday, 12:00 noon-5:30 p.m.
Admission: Adults $12.00, seniors (65+) $10.00
How to get there: MARTA Station: Buckhead (N7), transfer to Bus #23 (Peachtree and West Paces Ferry Road)

Revisit the Civil War, discover Southern folk arts, and meet golf legend Bobby Jones in the award-winning Atlanta History Museum. Explore the 1928 Swan House mansion, the pre-Civil War Tullie Smith Farm, and thirty-three acres of beautiful gardens and nature trails.

Downtown

Centennial Olympic Park
Address: 265 Luckie Street, NW
Phone: (404) 223-4412
Hours: Open daily from 7:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m.
Admission: Free
How to get there: MARTA: Dome/GWCC/Philips Arena/CNN Center Station (W1)

Located in the heart of downtown Atlanta is a 21-acre legacy from the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. Visit the Fountain of Rings, the world's largest fountain utilizing the Olympic symbol of five interconnecting rings with 25 water jets.

CNN Center
Address: One CNN Center
Phone: (404) 827-2491
Website: http://www.cnn.com/StudioTour
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. [every 20 minutes]
Admission: $8.00
How to get there: MARTA: Dome/GWCC/Philips Arena/CNN Center Station.

Newly renovated CNN Center is the global headquarters of Turner Broadcasting System and home to CNN's international news networks. Take the CNN Studio Tour, or, help make headlines on CNN TalkBack Live, a live, interactive town meeting telecast weekdays at 3 p.m. Tickets to the show are free and available on the day of the show on a first-come, first-served basis. The CNN Center complex houses various eateries and specialty stores. Located across from Centennial Olympic Park.

Herndon Home
Address: 587 University Place, NW
Phone: (404) 581-9813
Website: http://www.herndonhome.org
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Admission: $5.00
How to get there: MARTA Station: Five Points, then Bus 3 (Martin Luther King)

One of eight National Historic Landmarks in Atlanta, The Herndon Home possesses exception value in interpreting the history of the United States. It is a 1910 Beaux Arts Classical mansion built for Alonzo Franklin Herndon, slave-born founder of Atlanta Life Insurance Company and Atlanta's first Black millionaire. Designed by Herndon and his wife Adrienne, and built by Black craftsmen the fully furnished and exquisitely decorated mansion tells a compelling story of African American struggle and achievement.

High Museum of Art, Folk Art and Photography
Address: 133 Peachtree Street, NE (in the Georgia-Pacific Center; Gallery entrance on John Wesley Dobbs Avenue)
Phone: (404) 733-4536
Website: http://www.high.org
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Closed Sundays
Admission: Free
How to get there: MARTA Station: Peachtree Center (N1)

In the heart of Atlanta's business and convention district is one of the largest branch museums in the country. The downtown satellite facility of the High Museum of Art offers a continuous program of changing exhibitions featuring folk art and photography.

Ivan Allen Jr. Braves Museum and Hall of Fame/Turner Field
Address: 755 Hank Aaron Drive
Phone: (404) 614-2310
Website: http://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/Exhibitions/html/ivan_allen_jr.htm
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; Sunday, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Admission: Adults, $3.00, $2.00 for game-day ticket holders. Turner Field tours, $7.00
How to get there: MARTA Station: Five Points, take bus #17 (Lakewood) or #97 (Atlanta Avenue)

The BMHF features more than 500 artifacts that trace the Braves History from their beginnings in Boston (1871-1952) to Milwaukee (1953-1965) to Atlanta (1966-present). A collaborative effort between the Atlanta History Center and the Atlanta Braves, the museum displays artifacts including Hank Aaron's historic 715th home run bat and ball and serves as the starting point of Turner Field Tours.

World of Coca-Cola
Address: 55 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
Phone: (404) 676-5151
Website: http://www.woccatlanta.com
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Sunday, 12:00 noon-6:00 p.m.
Admission: $6.00
How to get there: MARTA Station: Five Points

The story of Coca-Cola is told through fascinating exhibits, an eye-popping collection of memorabilia, classic radio and television ads, a fanciful representation of the bottling process and a futuristic soda fountain. Try samples of Coca-Cola from all over the world.

Emory/Decatur

Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Address: 767 Clifton Road, N.E.
Phone: (404) 929-6300
Website: http://www.fernbank.edu/museum
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5:00 p.m.
Admission: Adults, $12.00; Seniors, $11.00. IMAX only: Adults, $10.00; Seniors, $9.00. Both Museum and IMAX: Adults, $17.00; Seniors, $15.00
How to get there: MARTA Station: North Avenue (N3), then Bus 2

Fernbank is home to a world of dinosaurs, artifacts, science interactives, shells, wildlife, IMAX films and more. Unique permanent exhibitions such as “A Walk Through Time In Georgia,” “Sensing Nature” and “Giants of the Mesozoic” combine with distinctive special exhibitions and special educational programming and unique travel opportunities to teach visitors about the earth's history, the physical universe, the environment and human culture.

Michael C. Carlos Museum
Address: Emory University
Phone: (404) 727-0516
Website: http://carlos.emory.edu
Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Thursday, 10:00 a.m.- 9:00 p.m.; Sunday, 12 noon-5:00 p.m.
Admission: $5.00 donation
How to get there: MARTA Station: Lindbergh Center (N6), then Bus #6

The 45,000 sq. ft. Carlos Museum emphasizes the art of the ancient cultures of the Mediterranean and the Americas and comes complete with an Egyptian mummy, pre-Columbian pottery, Greek statues and artifacts from the Middle and Far East.

Virginia Highlands

Jimmy Carter Presidential Library
Address: 441 Freedom Parkway
Phone: (404) 331-3942
Website: http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.org
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m.; Sunday, 12:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
Admission: $5.00
How to get there: MARTA Station: Five Points, then Bus #16

One of ten Presidential Libraries administrated by the National Archives and Records Administration and the only Presidential Library in the southeast United States. The Museum of the Jimmy Carter Library includes photographs and historical memorabilia from the Carter presidency (1976 - 1981). An exact replica of the Oval Office and gifts received by the Carters are also featured. Free parking.

SciTrek, The Science & Technology Museum of Georgia
Address: 395 Piedmont Avenue, N.E.
Phone: (404) 522-5500
Website: http://www.scitrek.org
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Sunday, 12:00 noon-5:00 p.m.
Admission: $7.50
How to get there: MARTA Station: Civic Center (N2)

One of the top ten science centers in the nation, SciTrek is Georgia's Technology Adventure. SciTrek offers exhibits, summer camps, weekend workshops, overnights, birthday parties and special programs-all geared to showcase the wonders of science, math and technology through hands-on-exploration.

Off the Beaten Track

Stone Mountain Park
Address: Highway 78 East
Phone: (770) 498-5600
Website: http://www.stonemountainpark.com
Hours: Daily, 6:00 a.m.-midnight
Admission: $16.00 (parking $7.00)
How to get there: By car

Home to the world's largest relief carving on the world's largest mass of exposed granite, Stone Mountain Park is often referred to as "the Eighth Wonder of the World." Visited by over 4 million visitors annually, it is also one of the most popular attractions in the country. Visitors can explore 3,200 acres of breathtaking scenery, pristine lakes, forestland, spectacular flora and miles of nature trails. Stone Mountain is located 16 miles east of Atlanta.

Wren’s Nest House Museum
Address: 1050 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd., SW
Phone: (404) 753-7735
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m..; Sunday, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Admission: Adults $3.00; seniors, $2.00
How to get there: MARTA Station: West End (S2), then Bus #71

Victorian era home of Georgia author Joel Chandler Harris, famous for the Uncle Remus tales. Guided tours, special storytelling programs, museum shop with books and Br'er Rabbit memorabilia.

Atlanta Bookstores

A Cappella Books (404) 681-5128
Frank Reiss, Kenneth Mallory
Address: 1133 Euclid Avenue (Little 5 Points)
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 11:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 11:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.; Sunday, 12:00 noon-7:00 p.m.
Specialty: Modern/Beat Literature; Sixties; Music (Folk, Country, Blues, Rock, Jazz); General Stock; New/Used. 10,000 Hardbound, 20,000 Softbound

Atlanta Book Exchange (404) 872-2665
Charles S. Henson
Address: 1000 North Highland Avenue
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.; Sunday, noon-6:00 p.m.
General Purpose Stock, 40-50% Discount; Dealer Discounts on Quantities
Specialty: Modern First Editions; OP Hardbound; 40,000 Hardbound; 12,000 Softbound

Books Again (404) 377-1444
Address: 225 N. McDonough Street (Decatur)
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; Sunday, noon-6:00 p.m.
Specialty: Southern Literature; Literature; Poetry; Gardening; Art and Photography; History; Rare Books in all Genre

Books & Cases & Prints &c. (404) 231-9107
Virginia Velleca; Tommy White (800) 788-9107
Address: DeFoor Centre, 1710 DeFoor Avenue
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Specialty: Fine Bindings; Sets of Important Authors; Modern Firsts; Theology; Science; Leonard Baskin; Oz Books; Fine Prints; Bookcases

Thomas Dorn, Bookseller (770) 924-9688
Thomas Dorn
Address: 1023 Oak Way (Canton)
Hours: Full Time by Appointment
Specialty: Literary First Editions; Southern Literature; Signed Editions; Fiction in Translation; Publisher: Wisteria Press; 8000 Hardbound

Jackson Street Books (706) 546-0245
Tony Arnold
Address: 260 N. Jackson Street (Athens)
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; Sunday 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Specialty: General Interest Hardbacks and Paperbacks; Modern First Editions; Georgia and Southern; General Academic; 25,000 Hardbound; 25,000 Softbound

Memorable Books (770) 469-5911
George Hoak
Address: 5380 Manor Drive (Stone Mountain)
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Specialty: Americana; Arts; Crafts; Out-of-Doors; History; Literature; Religion; Selected Scholarly and Collectible Books; 25,000 Hardbound; 6,000 Softbound

Old New York Book Shop (770) 393-2997
Cliff Graubart
Hours: By Appointment Only
Specialty: General Antiquarian Stock; First Editions; 10,000 Hardbound

Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeehouse (404) 607-0082
Philip Rasshoon
Address: 991 Piedmont Avenue N.E.
Hours: Monday-Sunday, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m.
Specialty: Gay and Lesbian

Science Fiction & Mystery Book Shop (404) 634-3226
Address: 2000-F Cheshire Bridge Road NE
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 11:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.; Sunday, 12:00 noon-7:00 p.m.
Specialty: New and Collectible Science Fiction and Mystery; Original Art and Autographs; Rare First Editions (esp. British); Voted “Best of Atlanta”

Yesteryear Book Shop, Inc (404) 237-0163
Frank O. Walsh, III; Polly G. Frasier
Address: 3201 Maple Drive, NE (Buckhead)
Hours: Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 11:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Specialty: Modern First Editions; Civil War; Georgia; SE Americana; Art; Decorative Arts; Book Arts; Architecture; Old Maps/Prints. Appraisal Service; 12,000 Hardbound




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