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  • Margaret Mitchell House

    The restored home of "Gone With the Wind" author Margaret Mitchell when she wrote the famous novel showcases memorabilia from the movie and Mitchell's life. Open daily.

  • Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

    One of the only buildings to survive the burning of Atlanta during Sherman's March to the Sea, and the only one to survive to this day, the active church continues to serve the Downtown community. The original marble vault altar and hand-carved staircase to the bell tower have survived a fire and years of wear and tear. Call for tour schedules.

    • 48 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW, Downtown, 404.521.1866.
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  • Swan Coach House

    Located on the grounds of the Atlanta History Center, this historic house has a restaurant, art gallery and gift shop. Restaurant open M-Sa 11 am-2:30 pm. Gift shop open M-Sa 10 am-4 pm. Gallery open Tu-Sa 10 am-4 pm.

  • The Elisha Winn House

    Winn’s house was Gwinnett County's first Courthouse. For nearly a year, Inferior Court and the county's first elections were held in his house, while the Superior Court met in his barn. A small jail was built near the barn to house prisoners of the court. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and a Georgia Historic Marker is located at the site, The Winn complex also includes an 1870s one-room school, which was relocated to the site in 1986. The annual Elisha Winn Fair Open is held the first weekend in October; call for tour information.

  • Underground Atlanta

    Six blocks of shopping, dining and nightlife fill this historic district that was created by the construction of viaducts that raised the street level to help ease traffic around Atlanta's city center in the 1920s. Open daily.

  • Westview Cemetery

    Since 1884, more than 100,000 of the region's citizens have been interred in the cemetery, including famous Atlantans Asa Candler, Robert Woodruff, Henry Grady and Joel Chandler Harris. A beautiful mausoleum contains 27 stained glass panels depicting the Life of Christ. Open daily.