Without exception, I take out of town friends on a city tour that includes a casual drive through Druid Hills. One visitor from New York commented..."this is like Central Park with mansions." An astute observation, when you consider that the 1300 acre development was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, America's most renowned landscape architect of the time, who also designed...Central Park in New York City. His other notable projects included the grounds of the White House in Washington, D.C., the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina and the Stanford University campus.
Perhaps no other area in the country showcases early 20th century architecture as beautifully as Druid Hills. In fact, the U.S. Department of Interior described Druid Hills as "the finest examples of late nineteenth and early twentieth century comprehensive residential planning and development in the Southeast."
From mansions to bungalows, this Historic District displays Georgian, Jacobean, Tudor and Italian Renaissance architectural styles in a park-like setting of towering trees on rolling hills. The effect is so captivating, a home on Lullwater Road was selected as the setting for the Oscar-winning motion picture "Driving Miss Daisy".
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The campus of Emory University, including the Center for Disease Control (CDC) is contained in the Druid Hills area. The Druid Hills Golf Club, a private club founded in 1912 covers almost 200 acres of the areas hills and streams. Across the street from the clubhouse is the highly popular Fernbank Museum of Natural History featuring full-sized dinosaurs and an IMAX® theatre. Kids love the -exhibits, gift shop and giant TRex. Grown- ups don't want to miss Martinis & IMAX® sponsored by Turner Broadcasting System, Inc on Friday nights where you can joy cocktails, appetizers, live music and great films.