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Let the strings of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra tug at the strings of your heart by planning your next romantic date at a symphony production. You'll be falling in love to the sounds of Beethoven and Mozart as you sit close in the audience together.

Get in the game at the Philips Arena and watch the NBA's Atlanta Hawks or the WNBA's Atlanta Dream dominate the basketball court. If you're not a sports fan, keep your eye on the concert schedule and catch performers like Rod Stewart, Britney Spears, John Legend, Bon Jovi, Bob Seger, and Tom Petty take the stage.

Tour on the Atlanta History Center Tour, and learn about the city from the people who know it best. On your exploration of the 33-acre center, you'll see photographs and artifacts that detail time periods of Atlanta's past. Other features include various gardens, a research library, two historic homes, and the Margaret Mitchell House & Museum.

Check out one of nature's odd attractions at Panola Mountain State Park. The park was created in an effort to preserve a 100-acre granite monadnock, or mountain. In all, this state park occupies 1,635 acres and is home to a visitor center, a playground, two fishing lakes, an archery range, and plenty of opportunities for hiking and biking in the great outdoors.