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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Marietta

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Marietta, Georgia

Updated March 16, 2021

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The Big Chicken

Marietta, Georgia

Big Chicken

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.
Mary Meinert's memorial at St. James

Marietta, Georgia

St. James Episcopal Cemetery

An elegant Georgian cemetery best known for the grave of the little girl whose murder on Christmas Day remains unsolved.
Crenelation like battlements overlooking Sope Creek

Marietta, Georgia

Sope Creek Paper Mill Ruins

The ruins of a paper mill destroyed during the Civil War still tower over a tributary of the Chattahoochee River.
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A battle for control of Atlanta's rail lines, the Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama features tracks to remind viewers what was at stake

Atlanta, Georgia

Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama

The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.
12 miles from Marietta

Atlanta, Georgia

Mount Olive Cemetery

This small cemetery is all that remains of Atlanta's first Black communities.
12 miles from Marietta
Wall of Byte magazines.

Roswell, Georgia

Computer Museum of America

A vast collection of rare, historical, and vintage supercomputers.
13 miles from Marietta
Dr. TK Peters and Dr. Thornwell Jacobs examining obejcts in the Crypt of Civilization

Atlanta, Georgia

Crypt of Civilization

The world's first time capsule lies behind a welded steel door in Atlanta.
13 miles from Marietta

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The Big Chicken

Marietta, Georgia

Big Chicken

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.
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