Piedmont Park, Urban park in Midtown Atlanta, US
Piedmont Park is an urban park in the Midtown neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The place covers 189 acres with maintained lawns, a lake, playgrounds, tennis courts, and a public swimming pool.
The site served in 1895 as the grounds for the Cotton States and International Exposition, a large world's fair that drew nearly 800,000 visitors. After the exposition closed, the area was converted into a public park and expanded gradually over the following decades.
The place takes its name from the southern Appalachian landscape and is used daily by city residents for sports, walking, and picnicking. On weekends the large lawn fills with families, dogs, and groups sitting on blankets or playing frisbee.
Paths run from the northern entrance on 14th Street to the southern edge near Monroe Drive, and you can walk through the place in about 30 minutes. Drinking fountains, restrooms, and shaded areas are distributed throughout to support longer stays.
In the northeastern section there is a rock garden with native plants from the region that is often overlooked. Next to it a narrow path leads directly to the adjacent botanical garden without additional entrance gates.
Location: Fulton County
Inception: 1895
GPS coordinates: 33.78611,-84.37333
Latest update: December 5, 2025 22:22
Atlanta brings together historical sites and modern attractions that tell the story of the American South and its growth into a major city. Visitors can learn about the civil rights movement at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park and walk through the Sweet Auburn Historic District, where many important events took place. Historic buildings like the Fox Theatre and Swan House show how the city looked in earlier times, while Oakland Cemetery offers a quiet place to understand the lives of people who shaped Atlanta. The city has museums covering many interests. The High Museum of Art displays works from different periods, and the Fernbank Museum of Natural History focuses on science and the natural world. Specialized museums explore specific topics, from the College Football Hall of Fame to the Delta Flight Museum and the Trap Music Museum, which highlights a music genre born in Atlanta. Parks like Piedmont Park, Centennial Olympic Park, and the Atlanta Botanical Garden provide green spaces for walking and relaxing. The Georgia Aquarium and Zoo Atlanta let visitors see animals from around the world, while markets like Ponce City Market and Krog Street Market gather local shops and restaurants in renovated industrial buildings.
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