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Tour Atlanta Botanical Garden's Holiday Lights

By: Holly Aguirre

As if the garden weren't splendid enough on its own, imagine it decked out with a million lights. Yes, we counted. (Not really.)

Atlanta Botanical Gardens Blown Glass Installation

Photo: Joey Ivansco

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Chihuly

The brilliant blown glass installation by artist Dale Chihuly is even more splendid when illuminated at night.

Twinkling Terrace at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens

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Twinkle

This part of the tour is called the twinkling terrace.

Photo: Joey Ivansco

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Midtown

Located on the west side of Piedmont Park in Midtown, the Botanical Gardens is one of the city's most popular (and beautiful) attractions all year long.

Atlanta Botanical Gardens Holiday Lights, Fountains

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Fountains

Even the gardens' fountains are illuminated creating dazzling and romantic effects.

Atlanta Botanical Gardens With Holiday Tree Display

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Tree

While the display isn't necessarily Christmas-themed there is a grand old fir made of lights.

Atlanta Botanical Gardens Holiday Lights in Edible Garden

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Edible

In the "edible garden," many of the plants that are harvested year round at the garden are either carefully wrapped in LED lights or surrounded in dazzling displays.

Atlanta Botanical Gardens With Holiday Lights

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Bugs

Photographer Joey Ivansco says that for better photos turn off the flash and shoot at twilight for better exposures.

Atlanta Botanical Gardens Holiday Lights, Woods

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Woods

The installation uses the brilliant foliage and trees throughout the garden as its backdrop.

Atlanta Botanical Gardens Holiday Roasting S'mores

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S'mores

S'Mores Kits are available for roasting over a fire pit located on the Twinkling Terrace.

Atlanta Botanical Gardens Holiday Lights, Parterre

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Parterre

The gardens parterre, an ornamental arrangement of flower beds of different shapes and sizes, are decorated with thousands of lights.

Atlanta Botanical Gardens Holiday Orchestral Orbs

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Orbs

"Orchestral Orbs" is a one-of-a-kind topiary light show choreographed to holiday music.

Atlanta Botanical Gardens Holiday Topiary Light Show

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More Orbs

These orbs are part of the topiary light show choreographed to holiday music and are located on the Great Lawn.

Atlanta Botanical Gardens Holiday Lights, Bundle Up

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Bundle Up

Make sure you check the weather forecast before you go and glow and remember, it's all about the layers.

Atlanta Botanical Gardens With Canopy Walk and Holiday Lights

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Canopy

The canopy walk allows for a squirrel's eye view of the fabulous garden light display.

Tour Atlanta Botanical Garden's Holiday Lights

Chihuly

Twinkle

Midtown

Fountains

Tree

Edible

Bugs

Woods

S'mores

Parterre

Orbs

More Orbs

Bundle Up

Canopy

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