Back in May 2018, Tiffani planned a surprise trip to Atlanta for my 25th birthday. I didn’t find out officially where we were going until we printed our boarded passes the day of our flight. A few weeks before we went, Tiff game me 3 places it could be and asked me to come up with a couple places to eat and things to do for each of the 3 places – Atlanta, Minneapolis and DC.
Once I found out we were heading to Atlanta, I was so excited to check out Tiny Doors ATL. Tiny Doors ATL is a project that creates 6 inch, painted fairy doors. You can find these throughout the city of Atlanta and they are free to visit. If you’ve followed us for a while then you know we love searching for murals and other fun scavenger type things. During the weekend getaway to Atlanta, Tiff and I decided to try to see as many Tiny Doors as we could and get pictures of all of them! We managed to see 12 of the 18. These tiny doors were so fun to search for and at times so hard to find which really turned out to be such a unique scavenger hunt. The order of the doors is the order in which the doors were created!
We’ve also included a Tiny Doors Map at the end, because some of these little doors can be SO hard to find!
Door #1 Krog Street Tunnel
This cute little convenience store is located right outside of the Krog Street Tunnel on the South side near the Eastside BeltLine Trail at Wylie St SE. What is so cool about this door is that is also an augmented reality door as well. Download “Lotus Eaters Club” app, choose Tiny Doors ATL and then aim at the door and you can see different animations on your screen.
Door #2 Belt Line
Along the BeltLine under the Freedom Parkway underpass is this tiny door with a colorful rainbow! This Tiny Door on the Beltline was too cute! We even saw two little girls, dressed identically, taking photos in front of the door!
Door #3 Inman Park Pet Works
Are you a dog or cat lover? Look at the cute little doggie door! Located at Inman Park Pet Works shop.
Door #6 Paris On Ponce
This tiny door with bright red french doors and a cute little front porch is located along the BeltLine near the Paris on Ponce off of Ponce De Leon Ave. Pay close attention to find this door!
Door #7 Charis Books
This purple door is located at Charis Books & More in the Little Five Points neighborhood. Find this door and check out the South’s oldest, feminist, book store
Door #8 Milltown Arms Tavern
Head to Cabbagetown to locate this door! It has a tiny door knocker with the cutest entry light and is completely surrounded by bricks. After grabbing a picture of this tiny door, head inside and grab a cold beer and some food.
Door #9 King of Pops Window
Just down from the Pet Door you will find the King of Pops walkup window selling Atlanta’s Famous popsicles. About 15 feet away is Door #9. This door has it all, including a tiny mural of the actual mural which is just above the door, as well as a tiny sidewalk with a tiny sandwich menu! Grab you a popsicle and enjoy this awesome tiny door!
Door #10E Grant Park East
Grant Park is home to two Tiny Doors and to the only Tiny Door that actually opens! On the East side of the Park you will find this Treehouse door nestled at the bottom of a tree and the door OPENS! Open it and you’ll find critters and bugs who have made the inside of this cute little treehouse their home.
Door #10W Grant Park West
On the West side of the park you can locate this door on one of the concrete barriers at the entry of the park, right in front of where the Grant Park Farmer’s Market is held. Every Sunday from April to December the Farmers Market is in full swing, we were lucky enough to enjoy it while we were hunting for door #10w! We actually visited on a Sunday and were able to grab some great goodies from the farmer’s market.
Door #11 Center For Puppetry Arts
All the doors may be tiny but they still should be accessible to anyone and everyone. This door, located at the Center For Puppetry Arts does just that, with a tiny wheelchair and stroller accessible ramp. Cool fact about the ramp as well is that it anchors this door. The walls of the center are made of stucco making it impossible to use the adhesives needed for the door.
Door #12 Westside Trail – Kipp Strive Academy
This door is the only one located on the Westside of Atlanta. It’s located near Kipp Strive Academy along the Westside BeltLine Trail under the Lucile Ave Bridge. This door came to fruition thanks to the kids at the Kipp Strive and Kipp Ways Academies. They decided the door should look identical to painting of the tunnel called the Highball Artist, which signifies paint buckets at the top of the bridge being tipped over and a train barreling through the tunnel, throwing the wet paint through the tunnel and the paint splashing out the other side. This paint-splashed door also includes a tiny mailbox which opens, allowing tiny notes to be left.
Door #13 Belt Line – East Side Trail under Virginia Ave
Back to the other side of town along the East Side BeltLine trail under Virginia Ave is this pink tiny door near hot air balloon art, located higher than the other doors in which a tiny ladder is available to reach the door.
Disclaimer: DO NOT park in the parking lot center where the Mint salon and Midtown Butcher Shoppe are located. When searching for this door we parked in this lot and went to the belt line trail to get a picture of this door and less than 5 minutes later we were back at our car. Unfortunately our car had been booted. This parking lot boots cars if you take one step off of the parking lot cement. They have a guy right around the corner just waiting to ruin your day with a boot that cost $75 to remove from your car. Find parking on the street so you can save yourself some money and still get a picture of this awesome tiny door!
This was such a fun activity to do in Atlanta that we really enjoyed doing together. (Other than the $75 boot…ha) We highly recommend it for those with kids and those who enjoy getting out to search the city for stuff that’s not easily found. Below we have the exact location of each of the tiny doors above. Use it and get out there and find these tiny little doors. You can also read about our Dallas murals and our Austin mural if you need more scavenger hunt ideas or if you just love wall art.
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omg this is so cool! the dog one made me LOL!
omg I love these! What a cute concept. My favorite door you found is Door #10E.
-Emily
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Wow, these are so cute and cool! What an interesting concept!
I love little things like this when you travel. Totally memorable.
How cute are these!!! Is it for charity or something, why does Tiny Doors ATL exist I can’t work it out haha?
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You didn’t list the one at The Fox Theater. Have you seen it , on the old ticket booth out front.