Lilburn is a relatively small city that sits conveniently 20 miles northeast of Atlanta in Gwinnett County. Lilburn´s residents and visitors can travel across the city on U.S. Route 29 and have a short 30 minute commute to downtown Atlanta. The city of Lilburn was originally built on the railroad and is still a quaint little village that residents like to call the "Old Town Lilburn". The original stores in the historic downtown are now charming gift, antique, and coffee shops. In addition, in Lilburn´s downtown there are many beautiful Victorian homes. Just outside the town of Lilburn are the residential and commercial areas. The neighborhoods in Lilburn has a very active city government that sponsors many public festivals and events. The most popular being Lilburn Daze, which is a festival that features over 200 local artists and craftspeople, and the popular Lilburn Idol ( an armature singing contest that is sponsored by the Lilburn´s Women´s Club). There are also many parks in the area that offer golf, bicycling paths, hiking, jogging trails, tennis, public pools, and children´s play areas. The most popular of these parks are the Mountain Park Aquatic Center, Moutain Park Park , Lilburn City Park and Greenway, Harmony Grove Soccer Complex, and the Lions Club Park. With Lilburn´s small southern town charm and the close proximity to downtown Atlanta Lilburn is one of the most desirable places to live in the metro area. Alpharetta, Atlanta, Buckhead, Canton, Cumming, Dawsonville, Decatur, Duluth, Dunwoody, Gainesville, Johns Creek, Kennesaw, Lake Lanier, Lilburn, Marietta, Milton, Norcross, Roswell, Sandy Springs, Smyrna, Stone Mountain, Sugar Hill, Suwanee, Woodstock |