The Atlas Obscura Guide To

Marietta

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

Unusual
Attractions
in Marietta

The Big Chicken

Marietta, Georgia

Big Chicken

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

33.9513, -84.5204

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Mary Meinert's memorial at St. James

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.

33.9550, -84.5565

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Various graves at Mt. Olive cemetery, now weathered and illegible. (Joshua Wade/Atlas Obscura)

Atlanta, Georgia

Mount Olive Cemetery

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

33.8370, -84.3741

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12 MILEs FROM Marietta

Just before the door was shut on the Crypt of Civilization.

Atlanta, Georgia

Crypt of Civilization

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

33.8751, -84.3319

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13 MILEs FROM Marietta

Adalanta Desert

Atlanta, Georgia

Adalanta Desert

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

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13 MILEs FROM Marietta

Alpharetta, Georgia

The Dwarf Castle

A Man's Home is His Castle.

34.0888, -84.3607

14 MILEs FROM Marietta

The New Manchester Manufacturing Company

Lithia Springs, Georgia

The New Manchester Manufacturing Company

The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.

33.7572, -84.6386

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14 MILEs FROM Marietta

Unique
Food & Drink
in Marietta

Boiled Green Peanuts

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Boiled Green Peanuts

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

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