29 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Atlanta - Atlas Obscura

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Atlanta, Georgia

Doll's Head Trail

Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.

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CDC Museum

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.

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Junkman's Daughter

A purveyor of unusual items located in the center of Atlanta, Georgia.

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Atlanta Prison Farm

The beauty of urban decay, hiding some dark secrets.

Atlanta, Georgia

The Krog Street Tunnel

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

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Tiny Doors ATL

Scattered around Atlanta are tiny little doors that have big charm.

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Crypt of Civilization

The world's first time capsule lies behind a welded steel door in Atlanta.

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Cascade Springs Nature Preserve

Healing Springs that once ran red with soldiers' blood.

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Salt-Rising Bread

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Salt-Rising Bread

Bacteria that cause gangrene are the magic ingredient in this cheese-scented loaf.

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Peach Sliders

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Peach Sliders

This sweet sandwich celebrates Georgia's favorite crop.

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Shrub

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Shrub

Before refrigeration, mixing fruit with sugar and vinegar extended its shelf life and made for a tasty drink.

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Red-Eye Gravy

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Red-Eye Gravy

Once described as a “divine elixir,” this Southern sauce typically gets its spunk from coffee.

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Inside the Fight to Save an Overlooked Piece of Country Music History

A nondescript building in Atlanta, considered a birthplace of country music, may soon be demolished—and become a Margaritaville.

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Just a taste of some of the freaky creations that could be found at The World of Sid and Marty Krofft.

Downtown Atlanta’s Lost Psychedelic Theme Park

Before there was the CNN Center, there was The World of Sid and Marty Krofft.

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