Centennial Olympic Park

Centennial Olympic Park is an outdoor activity in Atlanta, GA, part of the Atlanta guide. Cost: free. Open year-round.

265 Park Ave W NW · Atlanta, GA

Why you should go…

Built as the heart of the 1996 Summer Games, this 22-acre downtown green is now Atlanta's front lawn. Kids dance in the famous Fountain of Rings, the lawns host festivals and free concerts, and the city's biggest attractions ring its edges. It's the perfect free anchor for a downtown day.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Centennial Olympic Park, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Museums
Family Favorite
College Football Hall of Fame
$25–$50
A three-story wall of 700+ team helmets, interactive games and a 45-yard indoor field, heaven for football fans of any stripe.
Right next doorSwitch it up: Museums
Sightseeing
Date Night
SkyView Atlanta
Under $25
A 20-story Ferris wheel with climate-controlled gondolas serving up sweeping skyline views over Centennial Park.
Steps awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing
Attractions
Iconic
World of Coca-Cola
Under $25
Pop the cap on 130+ years of fizzy history, vault secrets, vintage ads and a tasting room with 100+ sodas from around the globe.
Steps awaySwitch it up: Attractions
Sport & Outdoor
Iconic
Piedmont Park
Free
Midtown's 200-acre lawn with the classic skyline-over-lake view, big festivals, a Saturday Green Market, and BeltLine access.
2.0 mi awayMore like this
Sport & Outdoor
Iconic
Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail
Free
Atlanta's rail-trail promenade, murals, food halls, and prime people-watching from Piedmont Park to the Krog Street Tunnel.
2.1 mi awayMore like this
Sport & Outdoor
Date Night
Atlanta Botanical Garden
$25–$50
Stroll a treetop canopy walk, meet the giant Earth Goddess and wander orchid houses in Midtown's 30-acre urban oasis.
2.3 mi awayMore like this