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Georgia Tourist AttractionsGuide to roadside oddities and other weird, strange and unusual attractions in Georgia.
and a visit to a cyclorama.
Cycloramas were an art form before movies. They are large cylindrical paintings made so if you stand in the middle you are surrounded by a 360-degree view of the scene. The Atlanta Cyclorama pictures the Battle of Atlanta fought during the Civil War. It was painted in 1885-1886 and has been on display in Atlanta since 1893. This particular Georgia tourist attraction is the longest running show in the U.S. In front of the painting is a 3-D diorama. Look for Clark Gable's smiling face on a dead Union soldier.
Supposedly when they were filming Gone with the Wind he visited the cyclorama and claimed the only thing that would make it better is if he were in it. So he was added into one of the sculptures of the diorama. Directions: The Atlanta Cyclorama is at 800 Cherokee Avenue SE. in Grant Park. Take I-20 to Boulevard Avenue, exit 59a. Go south on Boulevard .5 miles to parking entrance on the left. This parking lot fills up fast. For one that usually has spaces available but is a bit longer walk, continue to Atlanta Ave and turn right. Turn right on Cherokee and turn right at the cannons. Phone: 404-658-7625
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At least in Georgia they do.
Watch as a Cabbage Patch Kid is born before your very eyes.
When you hear the words, “Doctor, report to
delivery, we have a Mother Cabbage in
labor”, hurry to the Magic Crystal Tree
to see the miracle of birth.
Photo courtesy Babyland General Hospital. Babyland General Hospital in Cleveland, Georgia is the birthplace of the Cabbage Patch Kids dolls. They’re open every day, except some holidays. They are located 75 miles northeast of Atlanta, off U.S. 129 in Cleveland at 19 Underwood St. Phone: (706) 865-2171
There's a covered bridge and a folk art gallery in Cleveland, too!
The Big Red Apple is just that: A big red apple. It sits on a pedestal by the train depot, making it even taller. It was built in 1925 and weighs 5,200 pounds.
That's a pretty hefty Georgia tourist attraction! Don't want to drop that on your toe!
Photo courtesy beentheresawthat.com Directions: Take Level Grove Rd. east from U. S. 441 to the 129 Bypass. The Big Red Apple is directly across the street from this intersection.
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Rock City Gardens had a great advertising campaign, almost as good as Wall Drug in South Dakota. Well…almost almost. Their “See Rock City” signs were painted on barns
Rock City Gardens has quite a variety of both man made and natural oddities like a hanging bridge, a 1,000-Ton Balanced Rock, a Mother Goose village, the Needle’s Eye, Fairyland Caverns and lots more including the Seven States Flag Court where you can see those seven states - Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
Rock City Gardens is at 1400 Patten Road, Lookout Mountain, GA . Phone: (706) 820-2531 or (800) 854-0675
In order to get close to the Cockspur Lighthouse in the Savannah River, Georgia, you either have to wade through the marshes or take a boat.
Directions: From Savannah, take Hwy 80 East about 15.5 miles to the Fort Pulaski National Monument. Go over the bridge to the fort on Cockspur Island where you can see the light. Or keep going south on Hwy 80 past Lazaretto Creek, to get to the river for a closer view. Check for a boat tour in the Lazaretto Creek Marina Tybee Island if you don’t want to get your feet wet.
Photo courtesy lighthousefriends.com
(Another great Georgia tourist attraciton is Captain Mike’s Dolphin Tours, which goes past the Cockspur Lighthouse on the way to see the dolphins.)
There's a ghost tour and a hearse tour in Savannah!
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as far north as Michigan and as far west as Texas. Their major claim to fame is you can see seven states from on top of Lookout Mountain in Georgia.
