The Beltline's Eastside Trail is a lot of things, including a budding bastion of local public art. From 10th and Monroe to Inman Park, those interested can take in everything from murals and crochet-covered shopping carts to metal sculptures and good old fashioned graffiti. At the moment, there are also a few interactive pieces.

Whether you're a baseball nut, a sculpture fan or both, Turner Field has the public art goods. The downtown baseball stadium's Monument Grove — outside of the main gates, free to access — features towering statues of Braves greats like Hank Aaron, Phil Niekro and Warren Spahn. Separate displays of each of the franchise's retired numbers are great photo ops.

The High Museum of Art is the premier museum in the Southeast and holds high-profile collections inside its walls year-round — and it's got some pretty cool pieces outside, too. Among them, a replica of a Rodin sculpture that commemorates a 1962 plane crash that devastated Atlanta's arts community.

Designed nearly four decades ago by international sculptor Isamu Noguchi, this playground at Piedmont Park is art you (and your kids) can use. The only such "playscape" completed in his lifetime, it was "intended to make sculpture a useful part of everyday life." Find it near the 12th Street Gate.

It's not the first place you'd think of, but The World's Busiest Airport is also a healthy hub of artwork. The main terminal and most of Hartsfield-Jackson's gates have significant pieces of art throughout — past and present works include a suitcase-carrying penguin, a Zimbabwe-inspired theme and a not-at-all-phallic airplane fashioned from an ear of corn.

Freedom Park hosts the occasional temporary exhibit and several wonderful permanent ones. This trio of pieces, our personal favorite, was unveiled earlier this year, the product of renowned Mexican artist Yvonne Domenge. Titled "The Tree of Life and Kaan," it was originally part of a massive outdoor exhibit at Chicago's Millennium Park.