Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw

Name: Kennesaw State University
Address: 1000 Chastain Rd NW, Kennesaw, United States

#7 among attractions in Kennesaw

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Kennesaw State University is a public research university in the U.S. state of Georgia with two primary campuses in the Atlanta metropolitan area, one in Kennesaw and the other in Marietta on a combined 581 acres of land. The school was founded in 1963 by the Georgia Board of Regents using local bonds and a federal space-grant during a time of major Georgia economic expansion after World War II. KSU also holds classes at the Cobb Galleria Centre, Dalton State College, and in Paulding County. The fall 2021 enrollment exceeded 42,000 students making KSU the second-largest university by enrollment in Georgia while also having the largest freshman class in the state as well. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1963 (61 years ago)Coordinates: 34°2'12"N, 84°34'49"W

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1000 Chastain Rd NWKennesaw United States

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Kennesaw State University – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Six Flags White Water, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Kennesaw Mountain, Dixie Speedway.

6.4 miSE
Watersports, Swimming, Amusement park
Six Flags White Water, Marietta
164 min walk • Six Flags White Water is a 69-acre water park located northwest of Atlanta, in East Cobb, Georgia. Originally opening in 1984 as White Water Atlanta, the park became part of the Six Flags family of parks in 1999.
3.7 miS
Museum, Park, Bridge
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Kennesaw
95 min walk • Kennesaw Battlefield Park preserves a Civil War battleground of the Atlanta Campaign, and also contains Kennesaw Mountain. It is located at 905 Kennesaw Mountain Drive, between Marietta and Kennesaw, Georgia.
4.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Kennesaw Mountain, Kennesaw
107 min walk • Kennesaw Mountain is a mountain between Marietta and Kennesaw, Georgia in the United States with a summit elevation of 1,808 feet. It is the highest point in the core metro Atlanta area, and fifth after further-north exurban counties are considered. The local terrain averages roughly 1,000 feet AMSL.
3.8 miN
Sport, Sport venue
Dixie Speedway, Woodstock
98 min walk • Dixie Speedway is a 3/8 mile clay oval in Woodstock, Georgia. Located 30 miles north of downtown Atlanta, the track features over 5,000 permanent seats on a 150-acre property. Opened in 1968, the venue has been owned by Mickey and Martha Swims since 1976.
4.6 miS
Mountain
Little Kennesaw Mountain, Marietta
117 min walk • Little Kennesaw Mountain is a mountain in Cobb County, Georgia, northwest of Marietta and south of Kennesaw. It is a sub-peak of Kennesaw Mountain, the site of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in the 1864 Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War.
2.2 miSW
Museum, History museum, Cinema
Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History, Kennesaw
56 min walk • The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History is a museum in Kennesaw, Georgia, that contains a collection of artifacts and relics from the American Civil War, as well as from railroads of the state of Georgia and surrounding regions.
~1920 ftNW
34°2'29"N • 84°35'1"W
Zuckerman Museum of Art, Kennesaw
10 min walk • Museum, Universities and schools, Art museum
5.8 miS
Neighbourhood, Victorian architecture, Greek Revival architecture
Northwest Marietta Historic District, Marietta
150 min walk • The Northwest Marietta Historic District is a 230-acre historic district in Marietta, Georgia that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It includes Late Victorian, Greek Revival, Plantation Plain, and other architecture.
3 miW
34°1'57"N • 84°37'55"W
Swift-Cantrell Park Foundation, Kennesaw
76 min walk • Playground, Park
3.1 miNE
Park
Noonday Creek Park, Kennesaw
81 min walk • Noonday Creek is a 20.2-mile-long stream in Cobb and Cherokee counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. The stream begins near Kennesaw Mountain and ends at Lake Allatoona.
5.3 miSE
Italianate architecture
Frobel-Knight-Borders House, Marietta
137 min walk • The Frobel-Knight-Borders House is a historic house in Marietta, Georgia, U.S. It was built for a Confederate veteran, and it was later the private residence of Marietta's mayor. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.