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Everything you need to know about Candytopia in Atlanta

Candytopia, the popup candy museum, makes its official stop in Buckhead. Creators Jackie Sorkin and John Goodman give the AJC a tour of the museum filled with millions of candy pieces. (Video by Ryon Horne and Najja Parker / AJC)
By Bria Felicien
Feb 28, 2019

Today, we’re walking through a sugar wonderland.

In this episode of the accessAtlanta podcast, AJC reporter Najja Parker takes us to Candytopia, a pop-up candy exhibit that opened in Buckhead’s Lenox Marketplace on Feb. 8. It is on display through June 2.

Parker also chats with the co-founders of Candytopia, and host Shane Harrison shares things to do in and around in Atlanta over the next 10 days.

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Of course, you have to pay tribute to Ray Charles, if you open a candy museum in Georgia. Candytopia is a pop-up candy exhibit that features candy art made with millions of pieces of candy. The exhibit will be open through June in Buckhead. RYON HORNE/RHORNE@AJC.COM
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Bria Felicien is a published author and staff writer at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She produces podcasts for the AJC.

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