The Walking Dead

16. Grant Park

Atlanta, GA

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Grant Park makes its appearance in the very first episode of The Walking Dead. At this location, Rick sees a character known as "Bicycle Girl," and she is his first encounter with a walker. When he sees her the first time, she is crawling on the ground, as her bottom limbs are missing. He runs from her, but goes back the following day, looking for her. He apologizes to her, but then shoots her as a mercy kill. The park is also located very close to Rick's house, as well as Morgan's home. Grant Park is the oldest city park in Atlanta. The name also refers to the Victorian neighborhood surrounding it. Grant Park is the fourth-largest in the city, behind Chastain Park, Freedom Park and Piedmont Park. Grant Park has two major attractions besides the park itself: Zoo Atlanta, established in 1889 and originally known as the Grant Park Zoo; and the Atlanta Cyclorama, a cyclorama featuring the 1864 Battle of Atlanta from the American Civil War. The park serves over two million visitors per year.