ATLANTApix: Palalympic Legacy

"Paralympic Legacy"

Nestled in the northeast corner of Centennial Olympic Park is a paralympics monument named Paralympic Legacy. The monument stands in honor of the 3,310 athletes who participated in the 1996 Paralympic Games held only two weeks after the Centennial Olympic Games hosted in Atlanta, Georgia.

The athletes, representing 103 countries and whose names are inscribed on the four granite columns surrounding a taller spiral sculpture, set 268 new world records that year.

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ATLANTApix: Iris Garden

Iris Garden

Tourists and locals alike can take respite from the city in any of the more than 350 public parks throughout Atlanta. 

One park that I return to time and again is Winn Park, specifically Iris Garden (established in 1930). It's in a beautiful residential neighborhood on Peachtree Circle, one block off Peachtree Street near 15th Street. 

Iris Garden has cascading ponds, elevated benches, stone paths, and incredible views of several Midtown skyscrapers. That's why I like it so much...while you're communing with nature you can at the same time can revel in the architectural marvels of Atlanta.

When you're finished with your lunch, book, meditation, or whatever brought you to the beautiful Iris Garden, you're close enough to walk over and visit the High Museum of Art and the soon to open Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA).

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