Best Family-Friendly Attractions

Explore the best best family-friendly attractions options for kids and families in Smyrna

Terrell Mill Park

Terrell Mill Park

Sports fields, playground & picnicking. A soccer field & 4 softball fields, picnic pavilions, a playground & a tennis center.

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Six Flags White Water

Six Flags White Water

Massive water park with slides & rides. Expansive water park boasting slides, a fantasy tree house & attractions for young kids.

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William Root House Museum & Garden

William Root House Museum & Garden

Tours of a 19th-century merchant's home. Tours of this historic home offer a glimpse at the lives of an 1850s merchant & his family.

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The Youth Museum

The Youth Museum

Arts & education center for children. Children's resource for interactive arts & educational programming & tours with costumed docents.

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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Civil War site & visitor's center. Preserved site of an 1864 Civil War battle, with a visitor's center featuring a film & artifacts.

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East Cobb Park

East Cobb Park

Playgrounds, picnicking & creek views. Public park offering playgrounds, walking paths, picnic areas, fields & creek overlooks.

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Blue Heron Nature Preserve

Blue Heron Nature Preserve

Scenic green space with classes for kids. 30-acre nature preserve with a trail, creek & wildflowers, plus environmental education for kids.

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Atlanta History Center

Atlanta History Center

33 acres of exhibits, grounds & gardens. Center includes exhibits on the antebellum South & an 1845-era farm with a blacksmith & smokehouse.

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Abernathy Greenway Park North

Abernathy Greenway Park North

Park with picnic areas & playgrounds. Linear city park with artsy play structures, a pavilion, picnic tables & public restrooms.

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Six Flags Over Georgia

Six Flags Over Georgia

Large amusement park with thrill rides. Sprawling amusement park featuring high-speed roller coasters & water attractions, plus kids' rides.

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Lost Corner Preserve

Lost Corner Preserve

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LEGO Discovery Center Atlanta

LEGO Discovery Center Atlanta

Amusement center inspired by LEGO®. Family entertainment center featuring LEGO® toy displays, rides & 4D films, plus a gift shop.

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Mountasia

Mountasia

Go-karting, mini-golf & arcade gaming. Recreation facility featuring a variety of games & attractions like 3 putt-putt courses & karting.

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Center For Puppetry Arts

Center For Puppetry Arts

Puppetry museum with performances. Long-standing puppetry museum with a variety of exhibits, performances, workshops & classes.

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Morgan Falls Overlook Park

Morgan Falls Overlook Park

Playgrounds & scenic river views. Family-oriented park featuring expansive playgrounds, walking trails, picnic areas & river views.

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High Museum of Art

High Museum of Art

Diverse art collection in famed building. Museum known for its diverse art collection & modern architecture by Richard Meier & Renzo Piano.

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Atlanta Botanical Garden

Atlanta Botanical Garden

30 acres of plants, statues & fountains. 30-acre garden with a conservatory & fountains playing host to concerts, cocktail parties & more.

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Piedmont Park

Piedmont Park

Park with sports & a farmers market. Sprawling park featuring jogging paths, basketball courts, dog parks, a farmers' market & more.

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Time to Escape - Atlanta Escape Room (Brookhaven)

Time to Escape - Atlanta Escape Room (Brookhaven)

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Georgia Aquarium

Georgia Aquarium

Marine world to over 120,000 animals. One of world's largest aquariums, with permanent exhibits, interactive galleries & animals galore.

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World of Coca-Cola

World of Coca-Cola

Museum showcasing the popular soft drink. Memorabilia, films & exhibits (some interactive) about soft drink that debuted in Atlanta in 1886.

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Children's Museum of Atlanta

Children's Museum of Atlanta

30,000 square feet of hands-on exhibits. Recommended for kids age 2-8, this hands-on museum features an indoor playground, sand table & more.

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Centennial Olympic Park

Centennial Olympic Park

Site of 1996 Olympics now a popular park. Home of the 1996 Olympic games now filled with walking paths, water gardens & the Fountain of Rings.

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SkyView Atlanta

SkyView Atlanta

Giant Ferris wheel with gondolas. 20-story Ferris wheel in Centennial Park providing scenic views from climate-controlled gondolas.

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Chattahoochee Nature Center

Chattahoochee Nature Center

Preserve with trails, gardens & animals. Educational facility on 127 acres with paths, a discovery center with animals & nature exhibits.

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Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History

Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History

Historical haven with exhibits & hiking. Smithsonian affiliate with hands-on permanent & traveling exhibits on the Civil War-era railroad.

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Woodruff Park

Woodruff Park

Green space with fountains & a pavilion. City park with 2 fountains, playgrounds, sculptures, chess court & pavilion, plus events.

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Dunwoody Nature Center

Dunwoody Nature Center

Walking trails, events & programs. Nature center with walking trails, picnic areas & a playground, plus children's programs & events.

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Historic Fourth Ward Park

Historic Fourth Ward Park

Park with splash fountain & skate park. A 17-acre park with a splash fountain, skate park & amphitheater, adjacent to the Atlanta Beltline.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park

King's birthplace, family church & tomb. National Park encompassing King's birth home, Ebenezer Baptist Church & his final resting place.

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Swift Cantrell Park

Swift Cantrell Park

Playgrounds, dog park & trails. Playgrounds, trails & picnic pavilions in a 130-acre recreation area including dog & skate parks.

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Freedom Park

Freedom Park

200-acre park with paths, art & a garden. Green space on 200 acres boasting trails, sculptures & a butterfly garden, plus a farmer's market.

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Treetop Quest Dunwoody

Treetop Quest Dunwoody

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Tiny Doors ATL

Tiny Doors ATL

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Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

River rafting, trout fishing & hiking. Large, forested park popular for river rafting, trout fishing & its variety of hiking/biking trails.

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Fernbank Museum | 3D Theater | Forest

Fernbank Museum | 3D Theater | Forest

Natural sciences & dinosaur skeletons. Natural sciences museum with a 3-story, sky-lit Great Hall & skeletons of dinosaurs.

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Grant Park

Grant Park

131-acre green space & recreational area. Sprawling green space & recreational area is the heart of one of Atlanta's oldest neighborhoods.

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Fernbank Science Center

Fernbank Science Center

Hands-on exhibits & planetarium shows. Natural history museum featuring hands-on exhibits, live animals & planetarium shows.

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Cauble Park

Cauble Park

Lakeside park with a sandy beach. 25-acre lakefront park with a white sandy beach & facilities for picnics, fishing & boating.

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Thrasher Park

Thrasher Park

Space with play equipment & picnic areas. Public green space with an amphitheater, pavilion & gazebo plus picnic tables & play equipment.

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Lillian Webb Park Norcross

Lillian Webb Park Norcross

City park with fountains & a gazebo. 5-acre city park with a gazebo, several fountains & an interactive splash pad & volleyball courts.

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Jones Bridge Park

Jones Bridge Park

Scenic river overlook with fishing areas. Tranquil setting featuring a playground, sand volleyball court & river with swim & fishing areas.

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Rock Mill Park

Rock Mill Park

Picnic area with a historic grist mill. Small public area with picnic facilities & paths, an amphitheater & a historic 1824 grist mill.

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Autrey Mill Nature Preserve & Heritage Center

Autrey Mill Nature Preserve & Heritage Center

Wooded park with a historical village. Protected woodlands & historic buildings offering educational opportunities on nature & the past.

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Malibu Norcross

Malibu Norcross

Go Karts, mini golf & batting cages. Large venue with a Go Kart track, mini golf course, batting cages & more family-friendly activities.

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Dinotorium

Dinotorium

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Stone Mountain Park

Stone Mountain Park

Huge theme park with history & nature. Vast, scenic park with activities, golf, lodging & a cable car ride to a historic, carved peak.

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