As part of the infrastructure improvements for the Centennial 1996 Summer Olympics, the park plays host to millions of visitors a year and several large-scale events. It has become a catalyst for Atlanta's downtown development, spurring the openings of the Georgia Aquarium, the World of Coca-Cola museum, and the Imagine It! Children's Museum of Atlanta.

   The Georgia Aquarium is the world's largest with more than 8.5-million-US-gallons of marine and fresh water housing more than 120,000 animals of 500 different species. The aquarium's notable specimens include four young whale sharks, four beluga whales, eleven bottlenose dolphins, three great hammerhead sharks, and four manta rays.

   The CNN Center is the world headquarters of the Cable News Network (CNN). The main newsrooms and studios for several of CNN's news channels are located in the building, along with a hotel, several stores and a food court. Studio tours are available and include demonstrations of the technologies used during production.

   The Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site consists of several buildings surrounding his boyhood home on Auburn Avenue in the Sweet Auburn historic district of Atlanta. The site includes a museum, the original Ebenezer Baptist Church where King and his father Martin Luther King, Sr. pastored, and MLK's birthplace and grave site.

   Home to Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves since 1997, Turner Field was originally built as Centennial Olympic Stadium and was completed in 1996 to serve as the centerpiece of the 1996 Summer Olympics. After the games, the stadium was converted into a baseball park to serve as the new home of the Braves.

   The World of Coca-Cola is a permanent exhibition featuring the history of The Coca-Cola Company and its well-known advertising as well as a host of entertainment areas and attractions. Hosting over 1 million visitors each year, the museum showcases Coca-Cola bottles made from around the world, a "Vault of the Secret Formula," a mock bottling line, a theatre, old advertising memorabilia, and much more!

    Founded in 1997, SweetWater Brewing Company is located in Atlanta and offers a unique selection of their own tasty beers.  The brewery is in a designated industrial district along the BeltLine, employs around 80 people, and is well-known in the Southeast for its relaxed environmenment, delicious beers, and great prices. SweetWater gives free tours of the brewhouse Wednesdays-Fridays!