Centennial Olympic Park

265 Park Avenue West Northwest, Atlanta, GA 30313-1615
 
 
 
 
 
Average User Rating (86)
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This park, created for the 1996 Olympic Games held in Atlanta, has 21 acres (8.5 hectares) of green space, rock gardens and artwork. The nearly 500,000 commemorative bricks that make up its main walkway were part of... More »
This park, created for the 1996 Olympic Games held in Atlanta, has 21 acres (8.5 hectares) of green space, rock gardens and artwork. The nearly 500,000 commemorative bricks that make up its main walkway were part of fund raising efforts for the Games. During scorching Atlanta summers, children frolic in the ground-level Olympic Rings, which periodically shoot streaming arcs of water in time to the seven light and music concerts put on throughout the day. Flags honoring the nations that have played host to the Olympics in the past surround the fountain.
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Open Hours: 7am-11pm daily
Contact: +1 404 222 7275
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48 reviews for Centennial Olympic Park
YeahRight
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 07/24/09
I am glad the park is doing well and this review makes it sound so nice. I lived there during the games and it was a hot mess. GA is not used to handling something so grand and it showed. It was awful, I am glad it is better now. Atlanta was just too organized. I worked for a company that handled the games, it was not good at all and some of the other countries were angry at the US for the poor choice of location.
 
 
 
 
 
1 of 4 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
Don't go through when the music is on!
By Josilin, 10/28/08
I went there on a missions trip this summer and my whole youth choir and I played in the water show and got in trouble... if you go there make sure the music isn't playing when you go through the water! This was an amazing park, very classy!
 
 
 
 
 
2 of 3 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
Nice Park
By Sassy Sabby, 02/17/08
I enjoyed the lights in the fountain at night and it was a great place to just relax with a great view of the sky in certain parts..
 
 
 
 
 
3 of 4 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
Great for families!
By Lindsay, 01/07/08
As another reviewer mentioned, go check out the Olympic part of the museum before going to the park. It's neat to walk through the park and have a calming effect with all of the "big city" feel going on around you. Great place to have a picnic after going to the GA Aquarium and/or World of Coke. At this time, none of the fountains are running because of the drought but it's awesome when they have them filled with water. There is a small playground for kids to play on. And an ice skating rink is set up in the park right now.
 
 
 
 
 
3 of 3 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
Before you go here...
By Sonja, 10/15/07
Go to the Atlanta History Center and walk through the Olympic display. It is great, and after you see it you will appreciate the park much more.
 
 
 
 
 
5 of 5 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
Pretty Cool Park
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 08/16/07
I thought it was a cool park. I like the whole design and how people just hang out there. Families having picnics, people enjoying their dogs and a cool little water exhibit for the kids to run through and play. I like the Olympic torches, but being from Chicago it cant hold a flame to Millennium Park. It is the park of the millenium.
 
 
 
 
 
2 of 3 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
Over Rated
By Mark, 07/21/07
All the reviews said this was a great place to take the family. If your idea of a great time is reading names on bricks, looking a grass, and a small water feature then it is great. I have a big green yard and a water hose that can provide the same entertainment. We whet to look at the fish early in the morning, and did think the park was useful to walk over the the CNN building for lunch then back to the World of Coke. Otherwise not much there.
 
 
 
 
 
3 of 6 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
An Atlanta Highlight!
By Tracy, 07/11/07
The atmosphere of this park, surrounded by the hustle and bustle of downtown Atlanta, shouldn't be missed. It is open and gorgeous, not to mention interesting! We were lucky enough to be visiting in mid-Spring...when it is just getting hot enough to don those bathing suits and splash around in the Fountain of Rings. Vendors in the park are very pricy. It is easily reached from MARTA, and you can walk there from the Aquarium and Underground Atlanta. Highly recommended for a mid-day stop!
 
 
 
 
 
2 of 3 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
It's a park
By vadar2dope, 04/21/07
It's a park in the middle of the city. Big deal. The fountain was under construction. The only kewl thing was finding my cousin n laws brick that he purchased.
 
 
 
 
 
2 of 5 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
A Beautiful Park
By SassyGal, 03/08/07
Since 1996 this park has been the best. Everyone must go down there for a walk, picnic or just some fresh air. Have fun!
 
 
 
 
 
1 of 2 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
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