'''Grant Park''' is a historical district in southeast Atlanta. Besides the park itself, this area includes '''Zoo Atlanta''' and '''Cyclorama'''.
Get in
MARTA Bus #397 from King Memorial Station. By car, exit from I-20 at Blvd SE.
See
'''Atlanta Cyclorama & Civil War Museum''', 800 Cherokee Ave. S.E., (''next to Zoo Atlanta''), (404) 624-1071, [http://www.webguide.com/cyclorama.html/]. Learn about Atlanta's Civil War History at this 100-year old attraction; home of the world's largest painting, which tells the history of the 1864 Battle of Atlanta through a massive circular painting and narrated dialogue. Also the home of the historic Civil War locomotive, "TEXAS" (hero of the "Great Train Race").
Do
Oakland Cemetery. 8 Oakland Avenue. 404) 688-2107. ttp://www.oaklandcemetery.com/index.html. Historic graveyard (established 1850) which is the burial site of Margaret Mitchell, Bobby Jones, and many Civil War soldiers.
Zoo Atlanta. 04-624-5822. ttp://www.zooatlanta.org/. pen every day 9:30AM-4:30PM; Sa-Su during daylight savings time 9:30AM-5:30PM; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. 17.99 (adults); $13.99 (seniors); $12.99 (children). This zoo specializes in primates and African animals but also has Giant Pandas, Bornean Sumatran orangutans, Asian small-clawed otters, and a children's zoo.
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Daddy D'z: The Bar-B-Que Joynt. 64 Memorial Drive. 404) 222-0206. ttp://www.daddydz.com/. on-Thur 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-12:30am, Sun 12pm- 9:30pm. 9-$16. Excellent Bar-B-Que in a small building with a lot of character.
Ria's Bluebird. 21 Memorial Dr SE. 404) 521-3737. ttp://www.riasbluebird.com/. am-3pm. 5-$13. Hip breakfast restaurant, voted "best pancakes in world" by NY Times.
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