Marietta (Georgia)
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Get in
Travel north on Interstate 75 from Atlanta.
See
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phone: +1 770 429-1115Around Church Street (Marietta Parkway can also be used). Open all day, every day. Marietta Square is the center of old Marietta, with many shopping and historical attractions including a Gone with the Wind Museum, History Museum, Theater, and a number of shops. There are also a number of events and attractions, including Art In The Park, a yearly art festival showing the local talent. Prices vary depending on attraction.
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The Big Chicken
phone: +1 770 422-4716address: 12 Cobb Pkwy NThis restaurant (now a KFC) at the city's biggest intersection features a 53-foot steel-sided chicken beak and neck rising from its roof, and has become a well known landmark in the area. In the old days it was referred to as the center of the Universe as when you gave directions you said, "Go to the Big Chicken and turn north".
Do
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Marietta Gone With the Wind Museum
address: 18 Whitlock AvenueHouses one of the world's most extensive collections of memorabilia related to both the book and the film. The Kennesaw HouseThe. - located west of the town square, is one of only two buildings in Marietta not burned to the ground in Sherman's March to the Sea.
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address: 250 Cobb Parkway N #100A large water park offering a variety of water rides, slides and waterfalls, including Tornado, the Ultimate Storm and Cliffhanger, one of the tallest free falls in the world.
Buy
Meeting ParkIs a mixed-use development just off the Marietta Square, featuring townhomes, condos, shops, restaurants, and office space.
Eat
- Aussie Bakery, located in Marietta Square, offers the usual bakery items as well as meat pies and other Australian cuisine. Open for breakfast and lunch.
- Daabha Indian Cafe, Cumberland Drive (near the Cumberland Mall). Excellent.
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Falafel Cafe
address: 950 Cobb ParkwaySuite 100 (behind the Dive Shop), +1 770 419-8999. Open Tu-Su 11AM-9PM. Has the world's best rice, and some mighty tasty kebabs. The Pub RestaurantOverlooks the Marietta Resort's championship golf course. Features a full liquor bar.
Drink
Cheerwine, a regional soda from North Carolina, can often be found in and around Marietta.
Sleep
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address: 2100 Northwest Pkwy. I-75 & Delk Rd
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Best Western Marietta Inn & Suites
phone: +1 678 355-5050address: 639 Franklin Road SE -
Courtyard Atlanta Marietta/I-75 North
phone: +1 770 956-1188address: 2455 Delk Road -
phone: +1 770 428-4400address: 1775 Parkway Place Se
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phone: +1 770 952-7581address: 2265 Kingston Ct (formerly Delk Rd)
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phone: +1 770 952-2395address: 2360 Delk Road
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Motel 6 Atlanta Northwest - Marietta
phone: +1 770 952-8161address: 2360 Delk Road -
Hyatt Regency Suites Atlanta NorthWest
address: 2999 Windy Hill Rd.Newly renovated. -
phone: +1 770-426-1881address: 236 Church Street NE