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Parks & Recreation Atlanta Botanical Garden -- Thirty-acres of plants, including the 16,000 square-foot glassed-in Dorothy Chapman Fuqua Conservatory housing exotic plants from the world over, and walking trails through a 15-acre hardwood forest. Closed Mondays, free admission on Thursdays. 1345 Piedmont Av ... 404-876-5859 Chattahoochee Nature Center -- A privately-funded center with live wildlife exhibits, aviaries and two nature trails. 9135 Willeo Rd, Roswell ... 770-992-2055 Chattahoochee River National Recreational Area -- The river itself starts up north of Helen, Georgia, runs south through Lake Lanier and Buford Dam, passes to the west of Atlanta and becomes the Georgia/Alabama border, through West Point Lake, enters Florida and becomes the Apalachicola just before entering the Gulf of Mexico. In the 48-mile park, stretching from Lake Lanier to Peachtree Creek, you'll find rafting and canoeing, hiking, picnicking, fishing and horseback riding. National Park Service: 770-399-8070 Lake Lanier/Lake Lanier Islands (Buford) -- Lake Lanier is a 38,000 acre human-made lake located about 45 miles northeast of Atlanta. A neat thing to do in the summer is to rent a houseboat at Lake Lanier Islands, and doodle around and park on a different island every night. 6950 Holiday Rd, Buford ... 770-932-7200
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