Decatur, Atlanta

Name: Decatur
Address: Atlanta, United States

#129 among attractions in Atlanta

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Decatur is a city in, and the county seat of, DeKalb County, Georgia, which is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. With a population of 24,928 in the 2020 census, the municipality is sometimes assumed to be larger since multiple ZIP Codes in unincorporated DeKalb County bear Decatur as the address. The city is served by three MARTA rail stations. The city is located approximately 5 miles northeast of Downtown Atlanta and shares its western border with both the city of Atlanta and unincorporated DeKalb County. The Druid Hills neighborhood is to the northwest of Decatur. The unofficial motto of Decatur used by some residents is "Everything is Greater in Decatur." ()

Alternative names: Area: 4.44 mi²Coordinates: 33°46'17"N, 84°17'47"W

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Decator (Downtown Decatur)Atlanta United States

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Decatur – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Columbia Theological Seminary, DeKalb County Confederate Monument, Decatur Cemetery, Agnes Scott College.

0.9 miSE
Universities and schools
Columbia Theological Seminary, Atlanta
24 min walk • Columbia Theological Seminary is a Presbyterian seminary in Decatur, Georgia. It is one of ten theological institutions affiliated with the Presbyterian Church.
~1270 ftN
Monuments and statues
DeKalb County Confederate Monument, Atlanta
7 min walk • The DeKalb County Confederate Monument is a Confederate memorial that formerly stood in Decatur, Georgia, United States. The 30-foot stone obelisk was erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy near the old county courthouse in 1908.
0.6 miNE
Cemetery, Sculpture
Decatur Cemetery, Atlanta
17 min walk • The Decatur Cemetery is a historic graveyard within the City of Decatur, Georgia.
~1090 ftSE
Universities and schools
Agnes Scott College, Atlanta
6 min walk • Agnes Scott College is a private women's liberal arts college in Decatur, Georgia. The college enrolls approximately 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students.
1.1 miN
Park
Woodlands Garden, Atlanta
29 min walk • Woodlands Garden is an eight acre mostly-wooded public garden located in Decatur, Georgia. The Garden's mission is to preserve a woodland garden as an urban sanctuary to educate and engage the community in the natural world.
0.4 miS
Laboratory, Observatories and planetariums
Bradley Observatory, Atlanta
12 min walk • The Bradley Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Agnes Scott College. It is located in Decatur, Georgia, 5 miles east of Atlanta, Georgia,. The observatory's largest telescope, the Beck Telescope, is a vintage 30 inch Cassegrain reflector built in 1930.
~1340 ftN
33°46'30"N • 84°17'42"W
HomeGrown Decatur, Atlanta
7 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
0.6 miNW
33°46'31"N • 84°18'19"W
First Christian Church of Decatur, Atlanta
15 min walk • Church
0.9 miSW
Event space, Historical place
Old Scottish Rite Hospital building, Atlanta
22 min walk • Founded as the Scottish Rite Convalescent Home for Crippled Children, the Old Scottish Rite Hospital served indigent children, either crippled, or recovering from surgery at Piedmont Hospital or Wesley Memorial Hospital.
1.7 miNW
Neighbourhood
Emory Highlands, Atlanta
44 min walk • University Park–Emory Highlands–Emory Estates is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the Druid Hills CDP adjacent to Emory University near Atlanta, Georgia.
0.6 miSE
Neighbourhood
Winnona Park Historic District, Atlanta
16 min walk • Winnona Park is a historic area in the southeast corner of the Atlanta, Georgia suburb of Decatur. It is listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places, but it is not one of the City of Decatur's locally designated historic districts.

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Which popular attractions are close to Decatur?

Nearby attractions include Agnes Scott College, Atlanta (6 min walk), DeKalb County Public Library, Atlanta (7 min walk), DeKalb County Confederate Monument, Atlanta (7 min walk), HomeGrown Decatur, Atlanta (7 min walk).

How to get to Decatur by public transport?

The nearest stations to Decatur:

Metro

Decatur • Lines: Blue (6 min walk)
Avondale • Lines: Blue, Green (22 min walk)

Bus

Decatur • Lines: 123, 15, 19, Cctma (6 min walk)
Two Decatur Town Center • Lines: Cctma (9 min walk)