Pros: Beautiful city, lots to do Cons: Easy to get lost, highways are confusing
A few weeks ago I had to go to Atlanta for some training. My hotel was about 30 miles north of the airport and my training was in a hotel about 20 miles north of my hotel. This meant a lot of time spent in my car. Unfortunately, it meant about 4-5 hours...
Pros: Sports (4 Teams,SUPER BOWL, Olympics), History Cons: Ugly Mayor
Atlanta is a playground with a host of places to visit, including amusement parks, four major professional sports teams and multiple sporting events, a zoo, historical sites, 130 retail centers, 41 golf courses, and 54 public parks.
Pros: Wonderful theater, nice facilities, fantastic people Cons: Hard to find
Review Topic: Entertainment
I made my second visit to Atlanta this past year and was fortunate enough to be there over a weekend, meaning I got to indulge in my favorite recreation—visiting the theater.
Pros: informative, beautiful Swan House, tours given Cons: -n/a
The Atlanta History Center is located off West Paces Ferry Road in Northeast Atlanta. It takes about two or three hours to see everything it has to offer, and that is if you don't go to the Swan House's servants quarters for concessions.
Pros: nice architecture, great special exhibits Cons: permanent collection is small
Review Topic: Sights & Attractions
Nestled in the midst of Midtown you will find Atlanta's answer to the arts. Midtown is a business district just north of the downtown area and south of the trendy Buckhead district....
Pros: Great music, good food, attentive service Cons: Hard to find -- surrounded by one-way streets! Steep drink prices.
Review Topic: Entertainment
An Atlanta Tradition
As Atlanta natives know (and business travelers learn), The Cheetah, located at 887 Spring Street in downtown Atlanta, has made a name for itself as a...
Those were my exact words when I walked into the newly built Mall of Georgia. I mean, I have done some shopping in my life, but this was far better than any mall I have been shopping in. I have been to...
Pros: Baseball, Food, Music Cons: Olympic t-shirts, segregation, tourist horses
I wrote this after a three day trip to Atlanta to see the Braves lose two out of three to the Dodgers. Actually the baseball games were secondary to the phenomena of Lil' Abner goes to the big city. I'm sure I gave myself away by walking around with my...
Pros: The most hilarious exhibition you'll ever see Cons: Sometimes reminds you of a junk yard
By the wondrous ways of the Internet I made a number of friends over time. Okay, I should probably rather call them acquaintances since I really don’t know an awful lot about most of them other than what they chose to reveal via e-mail. One exception...
During my latest trip to Atlanta, I was stopped outside of a Marta station and I was asked where a particular church was located. Ten minutes later, as my husband and I waited for his cousin to meet us, another gentleman asked us for directions to a...
Pros: Food, world-class museums, nice weather. Cons: Hard to get around without a car.
I recently visited Atlanta for the second time, after spending two years in school there, in the late 1990's. Here is a list of popular sights, suggestions and comments that might serve you for planning a weekly (more or less) vacation in the capital ...
Pros: historic theatrical venue Cons: lots of steep stairs (but most areas handicapped accessible)
***(This is a revised and expanded repost of a previous review.)***
While visiting Atlanta (or even if you are a long-time resident) be sure and visit Atlanta's only remaining movie palace. Whether you are a movie buff, opera...
Pros: The party place of the south! Cons: Traffic can be bad!
Throughout the 1980's and 1990's things looked mostly bad for American cities. I originally moved to Atlanta, Georgia during the mid 1990's. While in the Air Force I had the opportunity to travel to various cities in the United States including San...
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