amselby81 Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 My inlaws live in Conyers, GA which is just east of Atlanta. We visit them a couple times a year and we try to do some activities in the area. So far we've gone to the aquarium, to the zoo, and to the World of Coca Cola. We're going to meet up with some old friends of our who live north of Atlanta and I'd like to meet them somewhere kind of in between, which the halfway point is really in the city of Atlanta. But we're open to something in the eastern to northern area of Atlanta area. Does anyone have some suggestions for things to do in the area that maybe we haven't done before? Any parks? Any children's museums? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Stone Mountain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Atlanta's children's museum is called Imagine It! and is lots of fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I second Stone Mountain. Something for everyone during the day and the nighttime laser show is perfect for you guys to sit and picnic and chat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amselby81 Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 Thank you! We've thought about Stone Mountain. We might do that on our own. It's a little farther from our friends who are north of Atlanta, but if they're willing to drive there we might meet up there. I didn't know about the children's museum, so thank you for that too! That does look like a lot of fun. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Center for Puppetry Arts Yellow River Game Ranch Chattahoochee Nature Center Legoland Discovery Center American Girl Doll Store (there is also a carousel at the mall where this is) Roswell Area Park &/or Riverside Park Roswell also has a summer puppet show series Marietta Square/Glover Park Summer Concert Series (some Friday evenings @ 8pm, free) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amselby81 Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 Oh! The Roswell Park looks nice, and inexpensive! Probably free unless you use the pool. We could do that and either pack a lunch for a picnic or go out to eat. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aura Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Fernbank Natural History Museum Fernbank Science Center (small, but free, have some great displays of birds and some reptile tanks inside--my kids also really like their "human kalidescope") Dunwoody Nature Center (small, but free, mostly hiking trails & such, they do have a playground and an indoor classroom) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Your kids will love Fernbank - there's a nifty kids room. We were slightly disappointed by the children's museum, but I think it was just that I had the expectation that, as it was in a big city, it would be pretty large and it's actually not huge. The kids had a great time though, and yours are the right age for it, so they'd love it, I'm sure. We also go through Atlanta periodically for family visits so I like threads like this with more ideas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeannpal Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Your kids will love Fernbank - there's a nifty kids room. We were slightly disappointed by the children's museum, but I think it was just that I had the expectation that, as it was in a big city, it would be pretty large and it's actually not huge. The kids had a great time though, and yours are the right age for it, so they'd love it, I'm sure. We also go through Atlanta periodically for family visits so I like threads like this with more ideas... Although we live only an hour and half from Atlanta, we just visited the Fernbank Museum for the first time last month. It was very impressive. There are lots of hands-on things to do. We didn't do the film, but there is an IMAX theatre there as well. Centennial Park near the aquarium has some very nice playground and picnic areas too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 We love Red Top Mountain State Park. It has a couple of good trails and some summer activities. The iron pour is fun if you've never been but they just had one a couple weeks ago and the next one isn't until Nov. They also have live bluegrass music during the summer--bring your bug spray, though! Cartersville has a couple other interesting sites: Etowah Indian Mounds and the Booth Western Art Museum. They used to have a nighttime tour of the mounds--don't know if they still do, but it's pretty good, informative. These sites might not be as fun for littles; maybe something to keep in mind for upcoming years, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 100+ Free & Cheap Things to do in Atlanta with Kids http://www.amazon.com/Free-Cheap-Things-Atlanta-Kids/dp/1463500114/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337093881&sr=1-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funmamacita Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Tellus Science Museum (also in Cartersville) is also a lot of fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightly Salted Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Conyers also has the GA International Horse Park, with an arboretum, nature center, bike and horse trails, and horse shows, if that's of interest to you. I'd definitely go to Stone Mountain and possibly the Coke and Discovery museums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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