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• Events and Festivals at Piedmont Park
• Best Tourist Spots
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• Visitor Information
• Events and Festivals at Piedmont Park
• Five Things to Do Today
• Tourist/Visitor Lists
• Tourist Spots

Creative Loafing is an intensely local guide. We've been publishing a newspaper in the area since 1972 and just about all of the culture has been reported in the newspaper or on this website. Looking for things to do in the area? We can direct you.

Here's our suggestion. Work off this page - start with the 5 Things to Do list below which are our recommendations for today's events - one of these might catch your fancy. We've got a full City Guide of suggestions for locals if you want to go native. We have also included a list of tourist-oriented suggestions below as well as our favorite local attractions. If you are looking for events at the neighborhood level, take a look at our What's Going On to get the best local information available.

Five Things to Do Today

APRIL 4, 2026

Eagle Eye Poetry Extravaganza

We are so excited to welcome 5 poets from the Atlanta area to read from their books and sign them afterwards.

Joining us will be Elizabeth Michaud, ...

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Wreath Laying Ceremony in Memory of the 58th Anniversary of Assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

04/04/2026 1:30 PM

The King Center

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change will host the Official King Family wreath-laying ceremony in remembrance of the 58th a...

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Retro Easter Photo Sessions

04/04/2026 2:00 PM

The Oddities Museum, Inc

A throwback to an age of innocence and terror. 2pm-5pm are family friendly photoshoots, after that - all bets are off!

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2026 Run Like Hell 5k

04/04/2026 5:00 PM

Oakland Cemetery

 Join Historic Oakland Foundation for the 19th Annual Run Like Hell 5K! 

 

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BLACKBERRY SMOKE: RATTLE, RAMBLE AND ROLL TOUR 2026

04/04/2026 7:30 PM

Frederick Brown Jr Amphitheater

CRITIC'S PICK:
Fri. April 4
Blackberry Smoke, The Band Feel, Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater -...

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Tourist/Visitor Lists

Best Tourist Spots

03/26/2021 10:31 AM

Our list of the best tourist spots in Atlanta. For locals and out of towners.

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10 history lessons you'll find in Atlanta

12/26/2020 4:00 AM

Educational landmarks from the museum to the grave

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Atlanta's surviving hip-hop haunts

10/21/2019 3:08 PM

Explore these rap-related cultural landmarks in Atlanta

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Tourist Spots

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Offers free, self-guided tours of the Monetary Museum and Visitors Center.

The museum features a display on the history of money; interactive, multi...

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Georgia Aquarium

The nation's largest aquarium has more aquatic life than any other aquarium, with specimens from more than 500 species, including whale sharks, the la...

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Delta Flight Museum

Housed in Delta's two 1940s aircraft hangers. Includes Ship 41, the first Douglas DC-3 to carry Delta passengers in 1940; the Spirit of Delta, Delta's...

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Atlanta History Center

Founded in 1926, the center includes the Atlanta History Museum featuring signature and traveling exhibitions, the Smith Family Farm, the 1928 Swan Ho...

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Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum

Presidential Library system and museum with special exhibitions and a permanent collection that features photographs and historic memorabilia from the...

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Atlanta Botanical Garden

Atlanta's most fragrant attraction blooms with more than 3,000 ornamental plants spread over 30 acres adjacent to Piedmont Park, including a rare 15-a...

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SkyView Atlanta

The age of the Ferris wheel in Downtown is upon us, Atlanta. The 20-story attraction known as SkyView Atlanta takes guests on a roughly 15-minute ride...

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Stone Mountain Park

The world's largest mass of exposed granite is the centerpiece of this park, which features golf courses, hiking trails, camping, swimming, dining, an...

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Waffle House Museum

You heard right, we said, "Waffle House Museum." In 1955, neighbors Joe Roger Sr. and Tom Forkner embarked on a plan to smother and cover the world (o...

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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

A 2,965-acre park and museum on the site of the 1864 Civil War Campaign for Atlanta.

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Piedmont Park

Piedmont Park is a beloved urban oasis in the heart of Atlanta’s Midtown, spanning over 200 acres of open fields, wooded areas, walking and biking tra...

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MODA (Museum of Design Atlanta)

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