Everyone knows the big ones, the World of Coke, The Georgia Aquarium and the like. What if your looking for something a little more hidden or off the beaten path. The Constant Epicureans Atlanta Travel Guides, Atlanta’s Hidden Gems has just what you didn’t know you needed to see.
The Cyclorama
The best place to start here would probably be to tell you what a cyclorama is. Imagine a world before iphones and instant panoramic photography. An impressive painting stretching around you in every direction. Imagine, if you will, painstakingly crafted miniature soldiers and horses depicting scenes from Atlanta and Georgia set in the time of the civil war. A true place of romanticism and history that showcases Atlanta in a very delicate and impressionable era in her storied history. The painting you will experience at the Cyclorama was in fact, the largest oil painting ever produced until 1894. This should give you some scope to the history and cultural significance the Cyclorama has on Atlanta. Inspiring the likes of Margaret Mitchell and involving legends like James Earl Jones, the Cyclorama is a must see to anyone interested in the history of Atlanta. Originally located next to Zoo Atlanta, The Cyclorama has recently relocated to the 130 West Paces Ferry Road NW at the Atlanta History Center in Buckhead.
The David J. Sencer CDC Museum
Whether you love disease fuelled thrillers, or just want to learn about humanities accomplishments, the CDC museum is for you. A truly obscura world were good old fashioned detective work and cutting edge technology collide in a museum of fringe fear and medicine. With exhibits housing such medical oddities as a replica of one of the first maximum security containment labs ever built. The CDC museum surely has something to make you go wow. One of the greatest hidden gem aspects of the museum are that both parking and admission are free. Located at 1600 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, you only need to bring a Government issued ID or passport to enter this unusual Atlanta hidden gem.
Junkman’s Daughter
Nestled in the heart of Atlanta’s Bohemian mecca Little Five Points. Junkman’s Daughter is a place anyone looking for a unique shopping experience must visit. Clothes, shoes, bongs and alternative wear, if you’re looking for something that will forever remain unique you will find it here. Located at 464 Moreland Ave NE , It really was founded by a junkman’s daughter who in 1982 filled a rental space with all the decades of bizarre and unique oddities her family had collected. Over the preceding decades Junkman’s Daughter has evolved into this beautifully unconventional shop to procure some amazingly unique items. Again, located in the heart of the alternative center of the southeast, check out Junkman’s Daughter for anything you never knew you needed or never knew was possible.
