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Even though the city of Atlanta is less than one hundred and sixty years old, it has experienced quite an impressive history in those years. Your visit to Atlanta is a great opportunity to learn about southern history and to experience some great high culture.

The Atlanta History Center can be a great starting point for learning about the city’s history. From there, head to the top Atlanta historical site: the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site. King’s boyhood home on Auburn Avenue is preserved, along with the active Ebenezer Baptist Church, which King and his father pastored. In addition, check out the King Center and the National Historic Site’s museum, which trace King’s influences and work and house his grave.

There’s more history than just Martin Luther King, however. The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum recounts the former Georgia governor’s four years in the Oval Office. If you’re a Gone with the Wind fan, you’ll probably want to see Margaret Mitchell’s house, and her grave in Oakland Cemetery. Finally, just outside the city is Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield, which was the site of a major battle in the Civil War.

Atlanta has some great cultural history as well, highlighted by the Fox Theater. The theater was built in the 1920s as a mosque, and the Moorish architecture continues to make it a popular spot for plays and events. The Woodruff Arts Center is a second great spot for the arts, and you may be in town in time for one of Atlanta’s great musical events, such as the Atlanta Ballet, Opera, or Symphony, which occasionally play there.

If you’d rather check out the visual arts, head over to the High Museum of Art. On the other hand, if you don’t think the art will entertain your kids check out the Imagine It! Children’s Museum. Whatever your interests are, chances are you can find it in Atlanta.

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