casual snake and spiders are commonly the creepiest things hikers meet on the trail , but at Constitution Lakes Park in Atlanta , Georgia , there ’s something else loaf in the wood . The park is family to Doll ’s Head Trail : a path decorated with — you opine it — doll ’s heads , and it ’s just as unsettling as you might imagine .
Before it resembled a scene from a incubus , Constitution Lakes Park was home to a nineteenth - century brick manufacturing plant . The brickwork shut down more than 50 long time ago , grant toAtlas Obscura , and the orbit has since been overcome by the ring wild . The desolate Lucius Clay fossa have filled with rain and are now manmade ponds called the Constitution Lakes . In 2003 , Dekalb County , Georgia purchased the 125 - acre situation and set up trails and boardwalks so the public could explore the preserves and enjoy its natural dish .
But trees and wildlife are n’t the only things you ’ll find in the park . Venture downDoll ’s Head Trailand you ’ll see dozens of disembodied wench head , many display artfully with signs and accessories that only add to their awe gene .
Local carpenter Joel Slaton was inspired to create the trail after mark chuck out rubble while boost through the park . Every piece that ’s displayed along the course is made from objects recovered from the site : That includes doll parts , as well as bottles , hunk of old brick , and even appliances . Hikers are invited to create art of their own — Slaton just ask that they only practice " find " fabric and pull up stakes the be displays undisturbed .
If you ’re looking for a unconventional holidaymaker destination , you may hike Doll ’s Head Trail by visiting Constitution Lakes Park at 1305 South River Industrial Boulevard SE in Atlanta — and if you ’d like to keep some distance between you and the dismembered doll head , you may take a virtual turn of the trail below .
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