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the addition of Renzo Piano’s This museum is housed in
sculpturally styled buildings and a striking modern building
open plaza. Its extensive perm- centered around a skylit four-
anent collection careens from story atrium. It natural history
regional folk art and 19th- century exhibits ranging from plate
American art to 18th- century tectonics to bubble science. Of
Asian ceramics and sub-Saharan local interest is its coverage
artifacts. Among the museum’s of Georgia’s diverse ecosystems,
packed calendar of events are including the Appalachian forest,
block buster trav eling exhibits, art the coastal plain, and a particular
films, make-art events, and lectures. favorite, the exotic Okefenokee
Swamp habitat (see p259).
P Atlanta History Center The museum’s IMAX® Theater
High Museum of Art, Atlanta 130 W Paces Ferry Rd NW. Tel (404) features frequent “IMAX® and
814-4000. Open 10am–5:30pm Mon– Martinis” nights, and there is also
urban renewal, and then Sat, noon–5:30pm Sun. & 7 an on-site café. A number of
torched several times by arsonists, ∑ atlantahistorycenter.com in-town nature trails weave
once on the eve of the Olympics The center consists of a museum through the forest outside.
opening. Various exhibits tell and two historic houses. Exhibits
the story of the Georgia-born such as Shaping Traditions: E Jimmy Carter Library
writer and reveal the extent Folk Arts in a Changing South & Museum
of the house’s restoration. trace the evolving character of 441 Freedom Pkwy. Tel (404) 865-
Mementos from the famous Southern Folk Art. 7100. Open 9am–4:45pm Mon–Sat,
film, such as Scarlett O’Hara’s Contrasting examples of rural noon–4:45pm Sun. Closed Jan 1,
bonnet, are also on display. and urban life are presented in Thanksgiving, Dec 25. & 7 -
the two houses. The Tullie Smith ∑ jimmycarterlibrary.gov
E High Museum of Art Farm, with its livestock and Located on a hilltop site 2 miles
1280 Peachtree St NE. Tel (404) 733- traditional crafts demon strations, (3 km) from downtown Atlanta,
4444. Open 10am–5pm Tue–Sat is a typical mid-1800s farm house, the library highlights the
(till 9pm Fri), noon–5pm Sun. while the elegant 1928 Swan human itarian successes of
Closed public hols. & 7 House has a grand interior stair- President Carter’s administration
∑ high.org case and swan motifs throughout. (see p260). These include the
One of the region’s best museums, Camp David accords, Panama
the High Museum of Art lies in the E Fernbank Natural Canal treaties, and human-rights
city’s premier arts district and is History Museum and energy policies. A popular
housed behind a colorful Alexander 767 Clifton Rd NE. Tel (404) 929-6300. attraction is an exact replica of
Calder sculpture in a strikingly Open 10am–5pm Mon–Sat, noon– the Oval Office at the White
modern Richard Meier structure. 5pm Sun. Closed Thanksg., Dec 25. House as used by President
The museum doubled in size with & 7 ∑ fernbankmuseum.org Carter from 1977 to 1981.

Downtown Amtrak Station Margaret Mitchell House,
2.5 miles (4 km)
Atlanta Civic Center
C OU R TL AND ST REET
1 World of Coca- MILLS STREET P EAC HT R EE STR EE T High Museum Atlanta History
WILLIAMS STREET
Cola LUCKIE ST ALEXANDER ST Fernbank Natural
History Museum
2 Georgia Aquarium S I MP SON S T REET S PR ING S TR EE T HARR IS ST RE ET PI E D MON T AVEN U E Center R AL PH M CG ILL B OU L E VA R D
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JACKSON ST
3 CNN Studio Aquarium World of BAKER STREET FELTON DR EA ST AV E NUE
Coca-Cola
Jimmy Carter Library
4 Martin Luther King Centennial 85 HI G HL A N D AVEN U E and Museum
Jr. National Olympic Peachtree Center 10 FREEDOM PARK WAY
Park
Historic Site MARIETTA ST REET
INTERNATION A L B LV D
CNN Studio RANDOLPH ST
World IRWIN STREET BOULEVARD
FAIRLIE ST
T E C H W O O D D RI VE LUCKIE ST NPS Visitor Martin Luther King
Congress PEACHTREE CENTER AV JOHN WESLEY DOBBS AVE
Center WALTON ST PEACHTREE ST
SPRI NG STREET DOWNTOWN E D GEW OO D AVE NU E Ebenezer Martin Luther King Jr.
Center
POPLAR ST
Birthplace
AU BURN AVEN UE
Baptist
Church
Five
Greyhound Station Points BU TL E R S TR E ET National Historic Site
0 meters 500 650 yards (600 m) PIED MON T AVEN UE JACKSON ST BOULEVARD DEKALB AVE
BELL ST
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0 yards 500 85 D EC AT U R ST R E ET King
MAR TI N L UT H E R KI NG J R. D R IV E
CENTRAL AV E DECATUR STREET Memorial
Georgia
For keys to symbols see back flap State Hartsfield International Airport
9 miles (14 km)
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