DowntownATL Directory
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Centennial Olympic Park, once a neglected area in downtown Atlanta, was transformed into a vibrant gathering space for the 1996 Summer Olympics through private donations and community support. Today, the Park anchors a thriving entertainment district, contributing significantly to Atlanta's economic growth.
South Downtown's half-acre gathering lawn at 110 Broad — a former parking lot reborn as the neighborhood's front yard, with a stage, seating, and flexible green space for concerts, movie nights, watch parties, and free community yoga. Named for Atlanta's founders, on the blocks where the city's original commercial district began. Steps from El Tesoro and the Broad Street storefronts.
The world's largest interactive fountain featuring the Olympic Ring symbol, with 251 computer-controlled water jets shooting 12 to 35 feet high, synchronized to music and LED lighting in four daily shows year-round.
This 6-acre park above a parking deck features multiple decorative towers & a gymnast sculpture.
A BeltLine-connected greenspace with a signature stormwater retention pond, skate park, and walking trails. One of Atlanta's best examples of infrastructure turned public amenity — and a central gathering spot for the O4W neighborhood.
Longtime manicured lawn on the grounds of the University of Georgia with lighted paths.
Cascading waterfall feature dedicated to the civil rights movement in a redeveloped city park.
Quarter-acre pocket park at Piedmont and Auburn avenues named for civil rights leader and NAACP president John H. Calhoun, featuring the 1993 stainless steel sculpture "Ancestral Totem" by Ayokunle Odeleye.
A green space on Peachtree St NW where The Stitch project will eventually cap the Downtown Connector, reconnecting downtown Atlanta to Midtown over 14 acres. Home to the "Where We Weave" neon light sculpture by artist Eddie Farr, installed June 2026.
An 8.5-acre linear park currently in design that will transform a half-mile stretch of underutilized land into a people-centered greenspace connecting historic Oakland Cemetery to the edge of downtown, featuring native plantings and an elevated walkway.
An 11-foot-tall, 5,000-pound interactive sculpture of the five Olympic rings near Centennial Olympic Park's east entrance, installed in 2018 as a selfie-ready tribute to Atlanta's 1996 Olympic legacy.
This small downtown plaza features shade trees & a circular seating area around an obelisk.
City park with 2 fountains, playgrounds, sculptures, chess court & pavilion, plus events.
Historic public green space in the heart of downtown featuring a large interactive fountain, open lawns, public art, and frequent community programming surrounded by the city skyline.
