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Buford Artists' Colony
Located on Main Street in the historic tannery town of Buford,
the Artists Colony is a collective of some 30 artisans including
jewelers, potters, painters, furniture-makers and other artists.
Galleries, studios, and cafes line Main Street. Visitors can browse
through the Museum on Main Street, or enjoy Buford's "Artrageous
Art Walk," held the second weekend of each month. For more
information please call 770-945-1660
Chateau Elan
This 3,100-acre complex is a winery and a full-service resort. It
includes more than 200 acres of vineyards and a visitor's center built
in the style of a 16th century French chateau. The chateau houses an art
gallery, two restaurants and three large murals depicting the history of
winemaking, a Paris train station and a French town square. The visitor
center is open year-round, 7 days a week, for free tours and tastings.
Chateau elan also has a large inn, an 80-room lodge, four other
restaurants, three 18-hold golf courses, a 9-hole, par 3 course,
European spa, tennis complex, equestrian show ring center and authentic
Irish Pub. Located at I-85 and Ga. Hwy 211 (Exit 48). For more
information please call 770-932-0900
Chattachoochee River Recreation Areas
Two units of the more than 4,200-acre Chattahoochee River National
Recreational Area are located in Gwinnett County. Abbotts Bridge off
Hwy. 120 and Medlock Bridge off Medlock Bridge Road. The areas offer
fishing, picnicking, boat ramps and walking trails. For more information
please call 770-399-8070
The Georgia Aquarium
The Georgia Aquarium opens on
November 23, 2005 and will stake its claim as the World’s Largest
Aquarium. With over 8 million gallons of fresh and marine water, and
100,000 animals representing 500 species from around the globe, you’re
sure to see things you’ve never seen before! For more information,
please visit
http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/
Gwinnett County Civic & Cultural Center
The Gwinnett County Civic & Cultural Center is a multi-purpose
facility that serves as both a convention and exhibition center and as a
home for the performing arts. The recently renovated facility includes
an exhibition hall with some 50,000 square feet of convertible space, 14
executive meeting rooms, a ballroom with some 6,000 square feet, and
on-site caterer and a 700 - seat Performing Arts Theatre. Located at
6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. For more information please call 770-623-4966
Gwinnett History Museum
The Gwinnett History Museum is located in the historic Lawrenceville
Female Seminary, listed on the National Register of Historic laces. The
museum houses a variety of Georgian historic and folk artifacts all
related to the history of Gwinnett County and its people. Some of the
disp0lays interpret 19th through early 20th century school days, farm
life, religion and fine examples of folk furnishings crafted by natives
of the county. Museum hours are Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. 4 p.m., and
Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Located 455 Perry Street in Lawrenceville. For
more information please call 770-822-5178
Historic Courthouse
Gwinnett County has a number of interesting historical structures,
including the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse (1885) on the square in
downtown Lawrenceville. The courthouse is open free to the public for
tours Tuesday - Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. The Gwinnett Historical Society
(770) 822-5174 operates the Gwinnett History Center on the second floor
of the Historic Courthouse and can provide information on the county's
historic attractions, such as the Elisha Winn Home (1812). Located at
185 Crogan Street, Lawrenceville. For more information please call 770-
822-5450.
Lake Lanier Islands
One of the busiest and most popular recreation lakes in the United
States, the 1,200 acre Lake Lanier Islands complex offers a variety of
activities, including boating, fishing, water skiing, sailing,
picnicking and horseback riding. The Beach and Water Park features water
slides, a wave pool, recreation boats, a mini-golf course and a
white-sand beach. They have open 30 rental lake houses, a new
interactive water attraction and have a new 65 passenger excursion boat.
Also part of the complex are two resort hotels and two 18 hole golf
courses. Located at 6950 Holiday Road, Buford. For more information
please call (770) 932-7200
Landers-Cain House
The birthplace of Eli Pinson Landers, a Confederate soldier from
Gwinnett County whose moving letters have been memorialized in the
award-winning book, Weep Not For Me, Dear Mother. The
historic home is located behind Sweetwater Cemetery on Pleasant Hill
Road. The cemetery has over thirty graves of Confederate soldiers. For
more information please call (770) 441-1645.
Lanier Museum of Natural History
Operated by the Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation Division, the
museum focuses on the county's natural and cultural history. Attractions
include a reptile collection, wildlife exhibits and a butterfly garden.
Special events and programs are scheduled year-round. Located at 2601
Buford Dam Road, Buford. Please call for information on programs and
tours, (770) 932-4460.
Mechanicsville School House
The last one-room school house in Gwinnett County, built in 1911, is
located on the corner of Third Avenue and Florida Avenue in Doraville.
Presently, in restoration by the Norcross, Mechanicsville, Pinckneyville
Historical Society.
Southeastern
Railway Museum
This 30-acre, open-air museum features more than 90 pieces of rolling
stock including vintage steam locomotives, the historic Presidential
Pullman car "Superb," World War II troop kitchens and wooden
freight cars. Featuring train rides on full-size restored cabooses. 10
a.m.-5 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays; noon-5 p.m.
third Sundays. $6; $4 senior citizens and ages 2-12. Located on Buford Highway 1/10 of a mile north of Pleasant
Hill Road in Duluth. For more information, please call (770)
476-2013 or visit www.srmduluth.org.
Stone Mountain Park
The main attraction at the 3,200-acre park is, of course, the mountain
itself, the world's largest exposed mass of granite featuring the famous
carving of Confederate heroes. The park offers lodging, camping,
swimming, fishing, tennis and golf. It has picnic areas, a sky lift, a
beach, a 10-building antebellum plantation, a paddlewheel riverboat, a
scenic railroad, a wildlife preserve and petting zoo, and a museum
highlighting the history of the carving. Special events are held
throughout the year and a laser show is presented on the mountain's face
during the spring through fall months. Located on Highway 78 in Stone
Mountain. For more information please call (770) 498-5690 or (770)
498-5702.
Yellow River Game Ranch
This see and touch attraction features such animals as deer, buffalo,
fox, bears, mountain lions and raccoons in a 24-acre naturally wooded
preserve along the banks of the Yellow River. The game ranch is the home
of General Beauregard Lee, Georgia's official prognosticator or
Groundhog Day. Open 7 days a week at 9:30 a.m.; closing varies by
season. Located at 4525 Highway 78, Lilburn. For more information please
call (770) 972-6643.
Area Attractions
Zoo Atlanta
Considered one of the foremost zoos in the
country, Zoo Atlanta will soon have two prized additions: giant pandas -
Yang Yang and Lun Lun. The Zoo opens daily at 9:30 a.m. 800 Cherokee Avenue. For more
information, please call (404) 624-5600 or visit: www.zooatlanta.org
Atlanta Botanical Garden
Bring the kids to see the new children's
garden, sponsored by Egleston Scottish Rite Children's Health Care
System. Open Tuesday - Sunday 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Closed Monday. 1345 Piedmont Avenue. For more information, please call (404)
876-5859 or visit:
www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org
Atlanta Cyclorama
Since 1898, the world's largest painting,
"The Battle of Atlanta," has told the story of the 1864
conflict through narration, music, art and sound effects. Open daily
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 800 Cherokee Avenue. For more information, please call (404) 658-7625 or
visit: www.bcaatlanta.org
Atlanta History Center
From cotton fields to railroads, from the Civil War to civil
rights, you'll find the real story of Atlanta's past at the Atlanta
History Center. Tour the city's most exciting museum---the
83,000-square-foot Atlanta History Museum. In award-winning exhibitions,
you'll learn how Atlanta grew into the South's leading city, about
African American history, the Civil War, "Gone With the Wind"
and more.
The story continues at two houses listed in the National
Register of Historic Places: Swan
House, an elegant 1928 mansion, and Tullie Smith Farm, with its 1845
plantation-plain house and outbuildings. Additionally, visitors enjoy 33
acres of beautiful gardens and nature trails. McElreath Hall contains
the Center's research library/archives with manuscript and photo
collections totaling 3.5 million items. Located in Buckhead just three
blocks from Peachtree Road, the Center also offers a Museum Shop, The
Coca Cola Cafe, a restaurant and picnic area.
The Center is open Monday-Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and
Sunday noon-5:30 p.m. (Ticket sales stop at 4:30 p.m. daily, and three
hours are recommended to tour the entire center). The library/archives
is open Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. General Admission includes
museum, all exhibitions and gardens. Free
for members. There is a small additional charge for admission to the
historic houses; $1 per person for Tullie Smith Farm and $1 per person
for Swan House. Prices are subject to change without notice. There is no
charge for admission to the library/archives, the Cafe or the museum
shop. Swan Coach House Restaurant is open for lunch Monday-Saturday
11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (404-261-0630).
Take I-75 to West Paces Ferry Road exit, go east 2.6 miles
on West Paces Ferry Road and follow signs. By MARTA: from the Lenox or
Buckhead Financial Center Station, take Bus #23 to the intersection of
Peachtree and West Paces Ferry roads; walk west on West Paces Ferry Road
past the second traffic light (Slaton Drive) to Pedestrian Entrance. For
more information, please call (404) 814-4000 or visit the Center's
website at www.atlantahistory.net.
Callaway Gardens
Callaway Gardens is a 14,000 acre, year-round
world-class horticultural display garden and
resort. The Gardens include fishing, golf, biking, tennis,
swimming and walking as well as attractions such as the Virginia Hand
Callaway Discovery Center, Birds of Prey program, Day Butterfly Center,
Sibley Horticultural Center, Mr. Cason's Vegetable
Garden, Walking Trails, Five-Mile Scenic Drive,
Ida Cason Callaway Memorial Chapel, Pioneer Log Cabin,
and Discovery Bicycle Trail. Seasonal events and educational workshops
are offered throughout the year. Lodging and seven restaurants are
available. Visit us at www.callawaygardens.com
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Explore an entirely different kind of American
experience in "Dinosaur Families: The Story of Egg Mountain, on
view through January 3, 2000. Examine fossils, robotic dinosaurs and
North America's first dinosaur eggs as you discover the parental and
nesting habits of dinosaurs that lived in Montana 80 million years ago.
Museum admission is $8.95 for adults and $6.95 for children. 767 Clifton
Road, N.W. For more information, please call (404) 378-0217 or visit:
www.fernbank.edu
Martin Luther King, Jr. National
Historic Site
Capture the Dream at the birthplace and home
of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Experience an emotional exhibit of the
civil rights struggle; tour the birth home of young Martin; view the
King family exhibit in Freedom Hall; visit Ebenezer Baptist Church,
where Dr. King served as co-pastor; and explore the birth home block of
beautifully restored homes, and the revitalized surrounding
neighborhood. 450 Auburn Avenue. Open daily 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free
admission. For more information, please call (404) 331-5190 or visit:
www.nps.gov/malu
Jimmy Carter Library and Museum
The only presidential library in the Southeast
highlights the life and political career of Jimmy Carter, focusing on
his role in human rights. Open Monday - Saturday 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
and Sunday 12 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. 441 Freedom Parkway. For more
information, please call (404) 331-3942 or visit: www.carterlibrary.galileo.peachnet.edu/
Margaret Mitchell House Museum
Tour the house where Margaret Mitchell wrote Gown
With The Wind. Experience a guided tour of the home with special
exhibits and movie memorabilia. Open daily 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 999 Peachtree Street. For more information, please call (404)
249-7012 ext 15 or visit: www.gwtw.org
The Wren's Nest
Home of author Joel Chandler Harris, whose
Uncle Remus tales of Brer Fox and Brer Rabbit have entertained children
for a century. Guided tours, storytelling programs and a museum shop are
available. Open Tuesday - Saturday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. For more information, please call (404)
753-7735 or visit:
www.accessatlanta.com/groups/wren
The Herndon Home
Home of entrepreneur and arts patron, Alonzo
Herndon. The Herndon Home is a palatial 15-room mansion designed by his
first wife Adrienne Herndon and built by Black craftsmen in 1910. Open
for hourly tours Tuesday - Saturday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free
admission. 587 University Place, N.W. For more information, please call
(404) 581-9813.
The William Bremen Jewish Heritage
Museum
Dedicated to collecting, preserving, studying
and interpreting the history and culture of the Jewish Community.
Exhibits and programs explore Jewish heritage and relate that heritage
to other cultures and regions. Open Monday - Thursday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.,
Friday 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. 1440 Spring Street, N.W. The Selig Center.
For more information, please call (404) 870-1632 or visit:
www.atljf.org.
Stone Mountain Park
You can enjoy everything from nature trails
and camping to old-time riverboat rides and fine dining. And every
weekend they put on the famous surround sound Laser Show 99. Stone
Mountain, GA, 16 miles east of Atlanta on Hwy 78. For more information
or directions, call 1-800-317-2006 or visit: www.stonemountainpark.com
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