The Atlanta Preservation Center is again hosting their popular Phoenix Flies celebration, which features amazing (and FREE!) activities in Atlanta throughout the month of March.
Phoenix Flies: A Celebration of Atlanta’s Historic Sites lets guests learn about, celebrate, and strengthen Atlanta’s historic and cultural assets free of cost. Created in 2003, Phoenix Flies celebrates Atlanta’s history and historical buildings in unique and fun ways. There is truly something for everyone during their month-long offerings. You can find all of their amazing offerings here.
From walking tours of some of Atlanta’s oldest neighborhoods to cemetery tours, tours of the Fox Theatre, and historic home visits — you’ll find something offered every day from March 2 – 26, 2024.
There are over 85 city-wide Phoenix Flies events offered this year! Although all of the events are FREE, registration is required for most of them because some events are limited in capacity. Registration is open now.
Ready to explore our great city and its history? Here are some of the awesome events you’ll find this year…
March 2
- O4W: Explore One of Atlanta’s Oldest Neighborhoods
- Historic Piedmont Park Walking Tour
- Self-Guided Little 5 Points Historic Walking Tour
- Kenan Research Center: Special Treasures Tour
- KRC: How to Research a Historic House
- Historic Fulton Bag & Cotton Mills Guided Tour
- Crestlawn Cemetery Guided Tour
- Kenan Research Center: Into the Stacks
March 3
- StudioPlex on Auburn Historical Tour
- A Walking Tour of Inman Park
March 4
- Atlanta History Center: Preserving a City Block
- Historic 1856 L.P. Grant Mansion Tour
- Tour the Historic Candler Hotel
March 5
- Tour of the May Patterson Goodrum House
- Winnwood Apartments: Historic Adaptive Reuse Project
- Tales of the Crypt: A Cemetery Tour-Writing Workshop
March 6
- Historic South Downtown Tour
- Discover a Chateauesque Gem: The Wimbish House Tour
- APS Archives & Museum Self-Guided Tour
- A Walking Tour of Druid Hills
- Women in Downtown Atlanta: Hearing their Stories
- Westview Cemetery 1890 Gatehouse
- Little 5 Points Historic Walking Tour
March 7
- Rhodes Hall Through the Years (sold out)
- 1100 Washington (sold out)
- 25-27 Auburn Avenue Hard Hat Tour (sold out)
- Mapping the History of South Asian Restaurants
- Historic St. Mark AME
March 8
- The Businesses That Helped Make Auburn Sweet
- Downtown Fairburn District Walking Tour
- Tour Plaza Theatre Atlanta’s Oldest Operating Cinema
- From 1896 to Today: The Atlanta Stockade / GlenCastle
- Druid Hills Presbyterian Guided Sanctuary Tour
- Whitehead Memorial Room Tour
- Japan: Preservation Nation
March 9
- Sketching Shutze’s Swan House
- Tour the Historic Home of Author Joel Chandler Harris
- Tour the Academy Lofts
- A Walk Through Dellwood and Deepdene
- An Iconic Church and Cemetery and a 300-Year-Old Tree
- From Railroads to the Beltline: Tour Reynoldstown
- South River Brickworks and Doll’s Head Trail Tour
- Healey Building Tour
- Clay Cemetery Annual Tour
- WERD Radio and Madame CJ Walker Museum Open House
- Civil War Atlanta Downtown Walking Tour
- The Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama: Curator’s Tour
- A Canopied Walk Through Time at the Carter Center (sold out)
- Tour of St. Paul United Methodist Church
- Women of the Movement
March 10
- An Afternoon with Robert Burns
- Stained Glass Stories: Northside Drive Baptist Church
- The Trolley Barn Historical Building Tour
- Where History is Buried: Westview Cemetery Guided Tour
- A Walk With Olmsted
- Battle Began Here Walking Tour
- Little 5 Points Historic Walking Tour
March 11
- The Fox Theatre Guided Tour
- Midtown’s Historic Adaptive Re-Use Successes (sold out)
- Bound to Be: Handmade Books from the Hargrett Library (sold out)
March 12
- The Roosevelt: Historic Apartment Homes (sold out)
- Fulton County Courthouse Restoration Guided Tour
- Tour the Bearden Temple AME
March 13
- Tour the Hotel Clermont
- A Walking Tour of Oglethorpe University
- Tour Reid House 5pm (3pm sold out, 5pm offering still available)
- Abrams Fixtures (sold out)
- Downtown Decatur Architecture Tour
- Southern Photography in the American Civil War
March 14
- Fox Theatre Marquee Club Tour (sold out)
- Tour Otto’s Apartment Hotel
- Geology in the Cemetery (Oakland Cemetery)
- Historic Documentation in 4D
March 15
- A Walk Through Georgia History (sold out)
- Georgia Tech and Atlanta
- Tour Otto’s Apartment Hotel (sold out)
- Celebrating Leila Ross Wilburn in Midtown (and beyond) (sold out)
- Experience Underground: At Every Level
March 16
- West End Historic District Walking Tour
- Guided Tour of Rose Library’s Crossroads Exhibit
- Introduction to the National Register
- Standing Peachtree Greenspace
- Roswell Historic District Tour
- Further Beyond: Change in the Early Modern Period
- Archiving for Historic Preservation and Beyond
March 17
- Trees, Trails, History, and Architecture of Grant Park
- Ponce Condominium Lecture and Guided Tour
- Guided Tour of Central Presbyterian Church
- A Walking Tour of Peachtree Heights East
- Tour of St. Paul United Methodist Church
- Tour Historic Howell Station Neighborhood
Note: No offerings March 18
March 19
- Tour of the Georgia Tech Library
- Walking Tour & Conversation on Blandtown’s History
- Georgia Tech Archives & Special Collections
- Hale County, Alabama, and the Visual Rhetoric of Share
March 20
- History of Atlanta’s First Glassblowing Studio
- Guided Tour of The Temple
- Preservation in Atlanta: Presentation at Grant Mansion
March 21
- Atlanta’s Oldest Public Park: A Tour of Grant Park
- Georgia Capitol Faces and Places Tour
- Atlanta History Nerd Trivia
March 22
- Creation of Modern Midtown: An Atlanta Walking Tour
- Historic Downtown Atlanta Walking Tour
- Discover Ponce de Leon
- District V “Honor” Mural and Constellations Tour
March 23
- Tree Tour: Inman Park Neighborhood Arboretum (sold out)
- Ecology District of English Avenue Park Tour
March 24
- Historic Harlots of Old Atlanta
Ongoing Events (Registration not required)
- Early Edgewood – Candler Park, Biracial History Project, Self-guided tour (anytime)
- Little 5 Points Self-guided tour (anytime)
- Museum of History and Holocaust Education at Kennesaw University (M-F, 10a-5p)
- Kennesaw University Archives and Special Collections at the Bentley Rare Book Museum (M-F, 10a-4p)
- New South Associates, Self-guided Virtual Tour (anytime)
To register for one of the 2024 Phoenix Flies events, click here.
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