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Take It Outside 7 ways to explore the great outdoors in Gwinnett County BY KELUNDRA SMITH
Stone Mountain Park Stone Mountain, an enormous quartz monadnock, is Georgia’s ninth wonder of the world. The 3,200-acre park offers hiking trails, sky buckets, river cruises, a water park, camping grounds, and more. One of the park’s traditions is the Lasershow Spectacular, a nightly laser show featuring music and sounds projected on the side of the mountain during the spring and summer. From the signature Yellow Daisy Festival featuring arts and crafts in spring to the Polar Express train ride in winter, Stone Mountain Park is a good time year round.
SculpTour Suwanee SculpTour is one of the city’s signature attractions. Local artisans create colorful statues for the town center, and residents vote on the best ones to be displayed for two years. The favorite one-of-a-kind sculpture, which includes everything from half-bitten popsicles to a cow and calf, becomes a part of the city’s permanent public art collection. Next time you’re catching a concert on the green or attending food truck night, be sure to look for the unique sculptures.
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Suwanee Sculptour
The Chattahoochee River runs more than 400 miles through part of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. Shooting the ’Hooch, or taking a scenic float down the river in a tube, is a favorite Georgia pastime and a great way to have fun with the family. Duluth-based $10 River Tubing offers two–to–four–hour float trips between May and September; several other local outfitters also make it easy to plan an adventure on the lazy river.
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