Creative Ways You Can Experience Centennial Park District While At Home
March 20, 2020
Recognizing the need to avoid large gatherings and promote social distancing during the COVID-19 outbreak, many attractions in Centennial Park District are currently temporarily closed. Read below to see some creative ways you can experience the District from the comfort of your own home!
Georgia Aquarium Livestreams
Wondering how the residents at 225 Baker St are doing? Get some "face-time" with penguins, jellyfish, sea otters, beluga whales, and more on Georgia Aquarium's multiple webcams.
Virtual Learning with Childrens' Museum of Atlanta
To help families keep their little ones engaged, Children’s Museum of Atlanta has debuted a new virtual program called #CMAatHome. Each weekday at 11 a.m., the Museum will provide an interactive activity, vocabulary list, song list or book recommendation to help parents and kids stay engaged with education. Additional programming is expected to launch in the coming days, including live singing and story time with the Imaginators, Q&A sessions with Professor Labcoat and more.
Digital Programming from the National Center for Civil and Human Rights
Now, more than ever, our shared humanity and commitment to the beloved community is essential. In the coming weeks, the Center will provide digital programming about promoting and protecting rights. You can follow announcements through the museum's social handles (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn) and on their website, linked below.
Images via Atlanta History Center
Explore the Archives
Did you know you can explore much of Atlanta History Center's museum, archival, and oral history collections online? Check out their online collections, where you can access everything from books to newspapers and magazines, manuscripts, and visual collections of digitized photographs, audio, and video recordings. Dig into the history of Centennial Park District icons and events like Centennial Olympic Park, CNN Center, World of Coca-Cola, the 1996 Olympic Games, and more!
Order Delicious Take-Out and Delivery
Hungry? Bring home something delightful and support a Centennial Park District small business. Atlanta Breakfast Club and Ruth's Chris Steak House offer both take-out and delivery, and Kwan's Deli, Ted's Montana Grill and Max's Coal Oven Pizzeria are offering take-out only.
Centennial Olympic Park Live Cam
EarthCam and The Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame have teamed up to deliver incredible views of Atlanta. Located on Marietta Street next to the Georgia World Congress Center, enjoy live streaming views of the Downtown city skyline and Centennial Olympic Park.