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2. Parks in Atlanta - Wikipedia

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   Piedmont Park, site of the 1895 Cotton States Expo, is Atlanta's iconic green space. The Midtown park, which underwent a major renovation and expansion in 2010, attracts visitors from across the region and hosts various cultural events throughout the year. [1] Piedmont Park also features a large 3-acre dog park [2] with sections for large and ...

3. Piedmont Park - Wikipedia

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   The area soon to be known as Piedmont Park was owned by Benjamin Walker, who purchased the 189 acres (0.76 km 2) in the 1830s from a man who had won the land in the land lottery. [3] Walker farmed the land until, in 1887, he sold the land to the Gentlemen's Driving Club, known today as the Piedmont Driving Club , who planned "to form exclusive ...

4. Midtown Atlanta - Wikipedia

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   Midtown's Piedmont Park is a popular venue for cultural festivals in Atlanta. Every spring, when the native dogwoods are in bloom in Piedmont Park, is the Atlanta Dogwood Festival, an arts and crafts fair. Piedmont Park is the finish line of the Peachtree Road Race, held annually on Independence Day. As ground zero for the Atlanta arts ...

5. Atlanta Botanical Garden - Wikipedia

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   The Atlanta Botanical Garden is a 30 acres (12 ha) botanical garden located adjacent to Piedmont Park in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Incorporated in 1976, the garden's mission is to "develop and maintain plant collections for the purposes of display, education, conservation, research and enjoyment." [1] Indoor view

6. Grant Park, Atlanta - Wikipedia

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   Grant Park is a 131-acre green space and recreational area and is the fourth-largest park in the city, behind Chastain Park, Freedom Park and Piedmont Park. Zoo Atlanta, established in 1889 and originally known as the Grant Park Zoo, is located in the park and attracts more than 1 million visitors annually.

7. Ansley Park - Wikipedia

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   Ansley Park is an intown residential district in Atlanta, Georgia, located just east of Midtown and west of Piedmont Park. When developed in 1905-1908, it was the first Atlanta suburban neighborhood designed for automobiles, [ 2 ] featuring wide, winding roads rather than the grid pattern typical of older streetcar suburbs .

8. Peace Monument (Atlanta) - Wikipedia

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   The Peace Monument (also known as The Triumph of Peace) is a public monument in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.Designed by Allen George Newman, the monument is located in Piedmont Park and was erected in 1911 by members of the Old Guard of the Gate City Guard, a Confederate-era militia, as a show of national unity in the years following the American Civil War.

9. Festivals in Atlanta - Wikipedia

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   In 2017, the Atlanta Jazz Festival will celebrate its 40th year and include 40 Days of Jazz leading up to the Memorial Day weekend event that takes place in Piedmont Park. Corndogorama is a yearly music festival, founded in 1996 by Dave Railey, which features performances from local bands including Indie rock, Hip hop, Metal, and Electronic ...