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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Cartersville

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Cartersville, Georgia

Updated May 12, 2020

Unusual Attractions in Cartersville

Cartersville, Georgia

Etowah Indian Mounds

These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.

Cartersville, Georgia

The Cartersville Abandoned Plane

This mysterious twin turboprop Grumman G-159 covered in graffiti has spent a decade and a half abandoned.

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Old Car City

One of the world's largest automobile junkyards is a unique landscape of metal and moss.

7 miles from Cartersville

Rockmart, Georgia

Braswell Mountain Rail Tunnel

An abandoned railroad tunnel forgotten by time awaits inquisitive hikers.

15 miles from Cartersville

Marietta, Georgia

St. James Episcopal Cemetery

An elegant Georgian cemetery best known for the grave of the little girl whose murder on Christmas Day remains unsolved.

20 miles from Cartersville

Rome, Georgia

Grave of Brownie the Depot Dog

Tombstone of a dog that greeted passengers at the Southern Railway Depot.

21 miles from Cartersville

Marietta, Georgia

Big Chicken

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

21 miles from Cartersville

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