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Marietta, Georgia

Big Chicken

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

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.

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Atlanta, Georgia

Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama

The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring Clark Gable as a corpse.

12 miles from Marietta

Atlanta, Georgia

Mount Olive Cemetery

Small cemetery is all that remains of Atlanta's first black communities.

12 miles from Marietta

Roswell, Georgia

Computer Museum of America

A vast collection of rare, historical, and vintage supercomputers.

13 miles from Marietta

Atlanta, Georgia

Crypt of Civilization

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

13 miles from Marietta

Atlanta, Georgia

Adalanta Desert

Beside some power panels, a plaque celebrates the history of an alternate world.

13 miles from Marietta

Unique
Food & Drink
in Marietta

Boiled Green Peanuts

Roadside vendors in the Deep South soften fresh goobers with bubbling brine.

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