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The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
June 27, 1864
A Major Battle in the Campaign for Atlanta
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Civil War Times Illustrated article on visiting Atlanta's civil war attractions.
DIRECTIONS TO KEY ATLANTA SITES
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield
Directions: From I-75, exit 116 traveling west. Follow the signs to the park. The area is surrounded by urban sprawl and heavy traffic. A road heads up to the summit of Big Kennesaw, and several trails surround the park. A map will guide you to Pigeon Hill, Cheatham Hill and Kolb's Farm, 5 to 10 minute drives from each other. No admission fee for the park.
Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield is a 2,884 acre National Battlefield that preserves a Civil War battleground of the Atlanta Campaign. The visitor center provides introductory information about the park and the battle. Authorized as a national battlefield site February 8, 1917.
Pickett's Mill State Historic Park
One of the deadlier battles as the Union and CSA forces moved through north Georgia on the way to Atlanta. Well-preserved battlefield not far from Kennesaw.
Check out a well-done web page for the battle and the surrounding area.
Atlanta History Center
Atlanta's main history center with several different exhibitions, historic homes and programs.
Stone Mountain Park
Five miles east of Atlanta on Highway 78, there is a variety of things to see, including the largest high relief sculpture in the world, the Confederate Memorial Carving depicts Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson. Other attractions include an antebellum plantation, skylift to the top of the mountain, hiking, riverboat rides on the lake, a scenic railroad around the mountain, laser shows every night along the great lawn in front of the mountain, an antique car and treasure museum, a golf course, tennis center and waterslide complex.
Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History
Three permanent collections and a membership in the prestigious Smithsonian Affiliations Program, the Museum offers a range of exhibits, including a glimpse into the daily lives of Americans during the Civil War; a reproduction of a turn-of-the-century locomotive factory; and a depiction of the Civil War’s Great Locomotive Chase.
Marietta Welcome Center
Centrally located between the 120 Loop and the antebellum square in the vintage 1898 train depot, the Marietta Welcome Center and Visitors Bureau is adjacent to the Marietta History Museum and the new Shaw-Tumblin Collection Gone With The Wind Movie Museum. A map available there will lead you to
Marietta National Cemetery, and
Confederate Cemetery.
Cyclorama
In Grant Park. Take I-20 to exit 26 to Boulevard, and go south almost a mile. Admission is $5 per adult, $4 per senior citizens and $3 for children. Fort Walker is also located in Grant Park. There is no admission fee.
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