The Beacon

Places of Interest Nearby

Big Chicken

Fast food restaurant

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The Big Chicken is a KFC restaurant in Marietta, Georgia, which features a 56-foot-tall steel-sided structure designed in the appearance of a chicken rising up from the top of the building. Big Chicken is situated 3,000 feet northwest of The Beacon.

Six Flags White Water

Water park

Photo: Druidhills, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Six Flags White Water is situated 1 mile north of The Beacon.

Strand Theatre

Theater building

Photo: Idawriter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Strand Theatre is a multi-use performing arts and film center in Marietta, Georgia, United States. Originally built in 1935 by the Manning-Winks Theatre Company as an art deco movie palace, it is currently the home of the Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre, a nonprofit arts organization specializing in live theatre, classic movies, concerts, comedy, and other special events. Strand Theatre is situated 2 miles west of The Beacon.

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Marietta

Photo: HowardSF, Public domain.

Marietta is a city of 61,000 people in Metro Atlanta. It is the fourth largest city in the state. Dobbins Air Reserve Base on the south side of town and a Lockheed Martin manufacturing plant are among the major industries in the city.

Northwest Marietta Historic District

Quarter

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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. Northwest Marietta Historic District is situated 2½ miles northwest of The Beacon.

Elizabeth

Suburb

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Elizabeth was an incorporated municipality in central Cobb County, Georgia, United States, that existed de jure from 1885 to 1995. Originally incorporated by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on October 5, 1885, as the town of Elizabeth, it never began functioning as a municipality; in particular, no historical evidence exists that the town held any elections for mayor and the city council. Elizabeth is situated 3 miles northwest of The Beacon.

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