Entries categorized as ‘Civic Center’
While MARTA does not extend into Gwinnett, you can connect to the Gwinnett County Transit System from the Doraville Station. As the last stop on the MARTA yellow line, the Doraville Station provides access to GCT Route 10 that travels up Buford Highway through Norcross, ending at the Gwinnett Transfer Center/Gwinnett Place Mall. The transfer center allows connections between all five local GCT routes and seven express routes.
There is also GRTA Express Route 410 that goes directly from the Lindbergh Station to Discovery Mills. And GRTA Express Route 412 goes to Discovery Mills from the Civic Center and Arts Center Stations in addition to several other midtown stops in between.
GRTA Express is $3 one way or $5 roundtrip. GCT rates vary by route, from $2-$4. Transfers to/from MARTA are free and you can use your Breeze Card for Route 10.
Categories: Arts Center · Civic Center · Doraville · Lindbergh · Shopping
Tagged: discovery mills, gct, grta express, gwinnett county transit, gwinnett transfer center
Many special events take place at the Atlanta Civic Center. Currently, “America I Am” is on display through September 6, which showcases the African American experience. Metromix has a great list of 10 cool things about the “America I Am” exhibit if you want to learn more.
To get to the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center, take MARTA to the Civic Center station. At street level, go south (toward downtown) on West Peachtree Street and then turn left onto Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd. Cross over Peachtree and Courtland — the Civic Center is at the third intersection/Piedmont Avenue. The walking distance is about 3 1/2 blocks or 11 minutes.
It is better to go this route than take Pine Street because of the homeless shelter and sometimes not as comfortable street scene.
Categories: Arts, Music and Culture · Civic Center
Tagged: america i am, atlanta civic center, museum
Getting to Zoo Atlanta on MARTA requires taking a bus, as it isn’t close enough to a train station to walk. Some people don’t think much of the buses, but I’ve not had many problems and they usually run on time and take you where you need to go.
Here are your bus options for getting to the zoo:
- Bus 97 from the Civic Center Station. This route will also get you to the Georgia Aquarium, but the drawback is that it is a much longer ride to get to the zoo if you take this route.
- Bus 397 from the King Memorial or Inman Park Station. This bus ride is quite a bit shorter and will get you to the zoo quicker.
The zoo sits in historic Grant Park, which has a nice public pool, wooded paths, playground, tennis and more. The zoo is not very visible from the street, but sits in the southern end of the park. Just let your bus driver know where you plan to go and he/she will help direct you. Next to the zoo you will also find the Cyclorama and Civil War Museum, which has the world’s largest painting (of the Battle of Atlanta).
For more information, see other Atlanta tourist attractions and how to get there on MARTA.
Categories: Civic Center · Inman Park · King Memorial · Tourist Attraction
Tagged: cyclorama, grant park, museum, park, zoo
The Georgia Aquarium continues to be one of most popular tourist attractions in the city, and now the Aquarium is offering Friday Jazz Journeys concerts for an added perk to the exhibits.
There are several options for getting to the aquarium:
- Take the train to Peachtree Center and take the Harris Street exit out of the station. Walk north a block to Baker Street then turn left (west) on Baker. The aquarium is about 4 blocks down.
- Take the train to W1/Dome/GWCC stop. Take the Philip’s Arena exit out of the station and more or less walk straight ahead and through the park.
- Catch bus 97 from the Civic Center Station. This a great route because it will also take you to the Atlanta zoo, so you can hit both attractions on the same bus line.
- Catch bus 113 from Arts Center or Five Points. This bus will get you about a block away from the Aquarium. Route 97, though, will get you closer and probably a little easier to ride.
Categories: Arts Center · Civic Center · Dome/GWCC/Philips Arena · Five Points · Peachtree Center · Tourist Attraction
Tagged: georgia aquarium, zoo
