Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Visitor Center — Attraction in Marietta

A quite gem in the midst of an ever-growing Marietta! A quite memorial to the Battle for Atlanta in 1864, in Sherman's drive from Chattanooga to Savannah to defeat the Confederacy.

This National Battlefield Park's boundaries where drawn around all the major defensive earthworks built by southern troops, to stave off attacks on Atlanta from the north. They are still there, despite the years and mother nature. It's amazing to see what 180,000 motivated Reb's built with small field shovels.

The park is made up quite a few non-contiguous parts, that protect these earthworks, through the varied terrain in the area. Go find your own favorite secluded section! Consult the alltrails app! I use it on every hike in the park. Try the 24 Gun trail for a solitary experience.

The hike to Kennesaw mountain is awesome with great views of Atlanta and the whole metro area on a clear day. But it can be a very 'crowded' experience. So, go off-season, and during weekdays and enjoy the quite and company of the small cadre of dedicated hikers that hike to the top every day. The best hike is up Little Kennesaw Mountain from the backside - Hickory Creek parking lot.

The visitor center and rangers do an exceptional job bringing the days of battle to life and showing how the civil war played out in our own backyard. Be sure to take the kids, watch the movie, dalley at the exhibits, and show up when the civil war actors suit-up and actually fire the...

This was not much of a battlefield area. Instead, it was a large, large park for people wanting to hike, take their dogs and take the trails. Not saying that’s bad but not what I expected. The rangers at the Visitor's Center were terrific as was the movie about the battle...Top notch. We hiked to the top of Keenesaw Mountain to see the view, but it was forest as far as you can see. No battlefield at all. The only real place to see any of the past battle was way at the southern tip of the park at Cheatham Hill (stop #5) where you can see the Dead Angle. This placed was a nice walk through the forest and, on our left, we could see the trenches, that are still remaining, where the Confederates dug in to resist the Union charges. You can also see the deadly field where the Union tried to overcome the defenders. A Sobering place. All along the side where the Union was camped, there was forest and nice homes but little remains to see the battlefield. Too bad, because so many people, soldiers, workers, local people, doctors, nurses, slaved, died there. It would’ve been nice to have them...

Their Visitor's Center "museum" is awesome. Seriously, I did not expect the amount they had let alone them even having a museum. It goes into so much detail. If you love facts, learning and especially a military fan then you will be amazed because their so much writing and facts into each piece there. I couldn't even read it all! There is a lot to read. I've been into museums that do not even go into detail as they have here at Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield. So, all I can say is the person or persons who spent time researching and writing the placards all over is amazing and I appreciate you.

I'll add some photos and you can see the amount of reading material that I'm talking about. Besides this, the artifacts themselves are stunning!

There's no cost to this and the Visitor's Center has a gift shop too. The museum is so great it could have it's own admission price. The only mandatory cost for all of Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield is $5 for the whole day. I used their convenient digital QR code to buy one. They are posted on metal signs all over the battlefield...