Georgia Landmarks
Tourist attractions, famous landmarks and other points of interest in Georgia:
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Founded in 1978 by Dan Moore, the African American Panoramic Experience Museum (APEX) seeks to educate people about the depth and breadth of the African American experience and celebrates its unsung heroes.
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The painting that makes up the cyclorama is the largest oil painting in the world. If it were flattened, it would measure 42 feet high by 358 feet long.
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The Atlanta History Center was founded in 1926. It has one of the largest collections of civil war artifacts in the world, and the Swan House and Tullie Smith Farm are located here.
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This famous KFC was originally Johnny Reb's Chick, Chuck and Shake Restaurant. The 56 feet (17 meter) tall chicken was constructed in 1963 and was reconstructed in 1993 after a storm damaged the original structure.
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Bonaventure Cemetery is located on the site of a plantation originally owned by John Mullryne, whose daughter-in-law was buried on the plantation in 1802. The plantation was converted to a cemetery in 1868.
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Centennial Olympic Park was built for the Centennial 1996 Summer Olympics. The 21 acre (85,000 mē) public park is owned and operated by the Georgia World Congress Center Authority.
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