TODAY’S CREATIVE LOVING PROFILE
URBEX: EXPLORER LISTS
7 places to get into the wild
Arabia Mountain
3787 Klondike Rd,
Lithonia, GA 30038
404-377-2929
Like Stone Mountain — only without the mountain part — Arabia has open granite fields surrounded by thick, welcoming forests laced with burbling streams and 4.5 miles of brand-new trails.... More
Lithonia, GA 30038
404-377-2929
Like Stone Mountain — only without the mountain part — Arabia has open granite fields surrounded by thick, welcoming forests laced with burbling streams and 4.5 miles of brand-new trails.... More
Atlanta Botanical Garden
1345 Piedmont Ave.
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-876-5859
Atlanta's most fragrant attraction blooms with more than 3,000 ornamental plants spread over 30 acres adjacent to Piedmont Park, including a rare 15-acre urban forest. Free-$12. April-October: Tues.-Sun., 9 a.m.-7... More
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-876-5859
Atlanta's most fragrant attraction blooms with more than 3,000 ornamental plants spread over 30 acres adjacent to Piedmont Park, including a rare 15-acre urban forest. Free-$12. April-October: Tues.-Sun., 9 a.m.-7... More
Chattachoochee River National Recreation Area
1978 Island Ford Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30350
678-538-1200
Actually, it's 16 separate areas along the banks of the Chattahoochee - running from the cliffs of the Palisades just inside the Perimeter north to Buford Dam on the edge... More
Atlanta, GA 30350
678-538-1200
Actually, it's 16 separate areas along the banks of the Chattahoochee - running from the cliffs of the Palisades just inside the Perimeter north to Buford Dam on the edge... More
Hahn Woods
Houston Mill Road at South Peachtree Creek
Atlanta, GA 30329
Uncommonly unspoilt and easy-to-get-to tract of forest owned by Emory University along South Peachtree Creek. Nature trail allows you to enjoy both woods and stream. Easy parking. Free. Houston Mill... More
Atlanta, GA 30329
Uncommonly unspoilt and easy-to-get-to tract of forest owned by Emory University along South Peachtree Creek. Nature trail allows you to enjoy both woods and stream. Easy parking. Free. Houston Mill... More
John Ripley Forbes Big Trees Forest Preserve
7645 Roswell Road
Sandy Springs, GA 30350
770-673-0111
Startlingly beautiful urban forest named after the conservationist who saved it. A couple of miles of trails within 30 acres. 7645 Roswell Road. 770-673-0111. www.bigtreesforest.com.... More
Sandy Springs, GA 30350
770-673-0111
Startlingly beautiful urban forest named after the conservationist who saved it. A couple of miles of trails within 30 acres. 7645 Roswell Road. 770-673-0111. www.bigtreesforest.com.... More
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
900 Kennesaw Mountain Drive
Marietta, GA
770-427-4686
Even non-Civil War buffs will find plenty of interest around the site of the 1864 battleground, including an impressive visitor center, miles of wooded trails and views from the tallest... More
Marietta, GA
770-427-4686
Even non-Civil War buffs will find plenty of interest around the site of the 1864 battleground, including an impressive visitor center, miles of wooded trails and views from the tallest... More
Stone Mountain Park
1000 Robert E. Lee Drive
Stone Mountain, GA 30087
770-498-5690
The most visited site in Georgia, it boasts a reconstructed antebellum plantation, paddle-wheel riverboat cruises, a scenic railroad, a petting zoo and a cable-car system to whisk you from the... More
Stone Mountain, GA 30087
770-498-5690
The most visited site in Georgia, it boasts a reconstructed antebellum plantation, paddle-wheel riverboat cruises, a scenic railroad, a petting zoo and a cable-car system to whisk you from the... More
