Stone Mountain is a natural outcrop of granite suddenly rising up from an otherwise flat area. It is truly a unique sight. The park includes many theme restaurants, gift shops, and kid's activities. There were also beautiful gardens on the grounds. The historic plantation town is beautifully laid out and maintained, as well as staffed by intelligent and friendly (a word you use a lot to describe the people in Atlanta) people. In April, I had the place almost to myself because it was not yet the peak season. The one drawback of this is the fact that many of the gift shops, restaurants, and activities were not open, but the admission price is not any lower. One restaurant that was open was Aun
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Stone Mountain is a natural outcrop of granite suddenly rising up from an otherwise flat area. It is truly a unique sight. The park includes many theme restaurants, gift shops, and kid's activities. There were also beautiful gardens on the grounds. The historic plantation town is beautifully laid out and maintained, as well as staffed by intelligent and friendly (a word you use a lot to describe the people in Atlanta) people.
In April, I had the place almost to myself because it was not yet the peak season. The one drawback of this is the fact that many of the gift shops, restaurants, and activities were not open, but the admission price is not any lower. One restaurant that was open was Auntie Kate's. It featured great Southern food. While you wait for your meal, they come around to your table with an assortment of appetizers, such as sweet potato fries, fried zucchini, and fried pickles. I loved the sweet potatoes and was thrilled to try my first fried pickle! The homemade biscuits were absolutely to die for! I thoroughly enjoyed my cheeseburger and iced tea while listening to the live guitar player.
The ride up the side of the Stone Mountain is breathtaking and the view from the top is simply awesome. When you get into the cable car to go up, try to get near a window so that you can properly take in the view. There aren't the right words to describe it. Walking around the top of the mountain is like walking on some other planet's surface. At first you are just taken in by the view of the completely flat area out of which the mountain rises, and then you start to notice subtle things about the surface you are walking on. There are interesting veins of dark and light rock in the granite, not to mention small little flows that grow in the cracks. There is not much anyone could improve on at Stone Mountain Park. It is definitely not to be missed!
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