Top Attractions to Check Out This Season

FALL FOR BIG FUN THIS SEASON

Autumn in Atlanta is glorious. The heat and humidity wear off, summer throngs return home and Atlanta’s top attractions offer exciting new programming for families, the over-21 crowd and even hard-to-please teenagers. Check out some of the best exhibits and events coming to Atlanta this fall.

BY MARIA SMITH

Children’s Museum of Atlanta Illuminarium Atlanta

Illuminarium Atlanta is a permanent immersive experience on Atlanta BeltLine near Ponce City Market. Visit “SPACE: A Journey to the Moon & Beyond,” which will have you flying across the galaxy. Check out a technicolor nebula, kick up dust on the moon, see Saturn’s rings up close and weave through an asteroid belt.

Another all-new immersive spectacle at Illuminarium is “WAKING WONDERLAND.” Inspired by Lewis Caroll’s “Through the Looking Glass.” WAKING WONDERLAND is composed of multiple immersive environments allowing guests to join Alice’s granddaughter Anna on an adventure to a magical forest. They can greet the Cheshire Cat, help the Mad Hatter in his chaotic tea factory and visit the Queen of Hearts in her throne room. Both experiences are available on select days through Dec. 31. www.illuminarium.com/atlanta

Atlanta History Center

Fall is a beautiful time to take advantage of all the activities at the 33-acre Atlanta History Center campus. There are awardwinning exhibitions, historic houses and lovely gardens for families to explore. Visit on Oct. 31 for the annual Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration for Mexican traditional dancing, food and cultural entertainment. www.atlantahistorycenter.com

Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame

Fall is for football, especially in the South, so it is the perfect time to visit Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame. Visitors can check out the new “Game Changers” exhibit, which showcases critical events over the past 50 years that have shaped the history of college football. The display includes neverbefore-seen artifacts from the game’s most significant moments and allows fans to test their knowledge with “Game

Changers” trivia. Also, look for the ultimate game day watch parties on Saturdays during the fall with Tailgate Saturdays. www.cfbhall.com

Michael C. Carlos Museum

Visit Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University to see art that sparkles including the exhibition “Making an Impression: The Art and Craft of Ancient Engraved Gemstones,” on view through Nov. 27. The exhibit draws on the museum’s collection of Greek and Roman gems, carved from semiprecious stones with some including tiny images of emperors, animals and characters from mythology. Check out the renovated and recently reopened Asian Gallery, too. www.carlos.emory.edu

Georgia Aquarium

Get ready to discover real adventures, immersive exhibitions and authentic wonders like nowhere else on Earth. The recent updates, including a refresh of the children’s hands-on “Aquanaut Adventure: A Discovery Zone” exhibit, are worth a trip. This fall, visitors at the aquarium can experience Dragon Con Night (Sept. 8), Aqua Vino (Sept. 30) and the 2022 Pride Kickoff (Oct. 7). www.georgiaaquarium.org

Children’s Museum of Atlanta

Families with kids eight and younger can visit with their favorite canine superheroes during “Paw Patrol: Adventure Play,” Sept. 24-Jan. 8, 2023. Join the gang as they explore their unique abilities, overcome challenges and help friends. Kids will learn there’s no job too big and no pup too small. www.childrensmuseumatlanta.org

Continued on page 14 “Aquanaut Adventure: A Discovery Zone” at Georgia Aquarium

The Colors of Peace

President Carter’s Vision through the Art of Children

On Display From Oct. 1 thru Jan. 30

Poon chi Fung, age 14, Hong Kong

Continued from page 13 High Museum of Art

This fall, the High offers three new exhibits including “Stephen Burks: Shelter in Place,” Sept. 16-March 5, 2023, which explores ideas concerning domesticity, asking how to design interiors to enable joyful living while empowering creativity. Another exhibition will feature work by Deana Lawson, Oct. 7–Feb. 19, 2023. Lawson uses her work to investigate conventional representations of Black identities while using various photographic histories and styles. “Rodin in the United States: Confronting the Modern” will feature 60 works including his most famous compositions like “The Thinker.” The exhibition, on display Oct. 21– Jan. 15, 2023, follows Rodin’s rise to fame in America in the 20th century. www.high.org

Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum

Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum

The exhibit “The Colors of Peace: President Carter’s Vision through the Art of Children” will feature works of art from children all over the world, telling what peace looks like to them, Oct. 1-Jan. 31, 2023. The art was created through International Paint Pals, founded by Atlantan resident Linden Longino. Also explore the museum with a re-creation of the Oval Office and a walk through the life and accomplishments of The Carters. www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov

Fernbank Museum of Natural History

Travel around the world and back again at Fernbank’s new fall exhibit – “Journey to Space,” Oct. 8 -Jan. 1, 2023. The exhibition joins Fernbank’s many indoor and outdoor exhibits, including the world’s largest dinosaurs. Also, discover the hands-on interactive NatureQuest for kids, A Walk Through Time in Georgia, Fernbank Forest and WildWoods. www.fernbankmuseum.org

The Breman Museum

“History with Chutzpah: Remarkable Stories of the Southern Jewish Adventure 1733-Present” displays more than 250 photographs, artifacts and oral histories, inviting guests on a journey into Jewish culture. The exhibition tells how Jewish Southerners adapted to, adopted or affected the society that surrounded them while celebrating their own unique cultural heritage. www.thebreman.org

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