Envision children climbing one of the tall Oak trees as they head towards town to go to school or run an errand for their parents. Imagine women, young and old, sitting on the veranda drinking lemonade and gossiping with their friends. A local guide can help you learn about the history of this street and the beautiful homes once occupied by growing families. This enchanting tour will let you picture what the tree lined Green Street was like in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Take a step back in time by embarking on a walking tour of Historic Green Street in downtown Gainesville, Georgia. – Revolutionary Veterans & Hundreds of Civil War Soldiers Located on the National Historic Register, Alta Vista Cemetery has been in continuous operation since its establishment over 150 years ago. Complete the trail in one trip or visit each planet at your convenience.Step back to Gainesville in 1936 with this self-guided walking tour of “A City Laid Waste,” and learn about the great tornado and the destruction of the Downtown Gainesville Square. The tour ends with the dwarf planet of Pluto on the south end of the park.ĭuring a walk f less than two miles, you can experience and approach the solar system, Downtown Gainesville, several area parks, the Rock Creek Greenway, and Lake Lanier in a most distinct way. Longwood Parks borders the lovely Lake Lanier on the west side of Peral Nix Parkway. The final true planet, Neptune, rests on the left as you enter the final park Longwood Park. Saturn can be found in Ivey Terrace Park and Uranus will appear near Wilshire Trails after crossing Ridgewood Terrace. Here the walk links up with the Rock Creek Greenway and follows this canopied path through four parks and presents the final four planets, with Jupiter and Rock Creek Veterans Park being the first set. Next the tour crosses the street at the corner of Northside Drive and West Academy Street, on the edge of Rock Creek Veterans Park, and encounters Jupiter and the Galilean Moons. As the trail moves on down Main Street, the Asteroid Belt can be found near the Hall County Library. Even if you stop the tour at Earth, you may walk away from the Solar System Walking Tour with a different perception of the universe.Ĭontinuing northeast, the path crosses Main Street and runs into Mars, but don’t blink or you may miss it. Earth and its Moon reside on the northwest corner of the Square.
Mercury and Venus preside in the pathway. The tour moves northeast across the square toward the opposite corner of the Square.
The Sun sits on the southwest corner of the Downtown Square in Gainesville. The journey begins at the Sun, which is obviously the largest sculpture of the tour. Built to scale (1: 2,000,000,000), this community project offers a one-of-a-kind way to learn about the placement of the planets in relation to the Sun while touring beautiful Gainesville from Downtown to the banks of Lake Lanier. The plaques display information about the planets such as diameter, orbital speed, surface, and more.Įnjoy picturesque Downtown Gainesville while learning about the solar system. Each planet is represented with its own monument designed by artist Elizabeth Indianos and a bronze plaque designed by Tim Malles. Spanning nearly two miles, you can visit a version of the entire solar system and even a few stars on the Gainesville Solar System Walking Tour.
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