Visitor's Guide: Atlanta

The capital of the New South, birthplace of the Civil Rights movement, Coca-Cola and CNN. Set in the rolling foothills of North Georgia, Atlanta's dramatic skyline and tree-lined neighborhoods are a far cry from the days of Scarlett and Rhett.

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Stone Mountain Park (28.7 miles NE)

1/1/10 to 12/31/10

Planet Shark: Predator or Prey at the Georgia Aquarium (13.3 miles N)

9/7/10 to 10/4/10

Wednesday WindDown at Centennial Olympic Park (11.5 miles NE)

4/7/10 to 9/29/10

Chick-Fil-A College Kick-Off (8 miles N)

9/4/10 to 9/4/10

Nascar Sprint Cup Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway (21.7 miles SE)

9/5/10 to 9/5/10

Nascar Nationwide Series Race at Atlanta Motor Speedway (21.7 miles SE)

9/4/10 to 9/4/10

Taste of Atlanta (12 miles N)

10/9/10 to 10/10/10

Chick-Fil-A Bowl (8 miles N)

12/31/10 to 12/31/10

European Design Since 1985: Shaping the New Century (14.3 miles N)

6/5/10 to 8/29/10

Atlanta Botanical Garden Canopy Walk (14.3 miles N)

5/1/10 to 12/31/10

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African-American Heritage Tours & More

  • Complete Tour Packages
  • Legacy of Atlanta Tours
  • 1 770 947 2179

American Sightseeing Atlanta

  • Variety of Tour Packages
  • American Sightseeing Atlanta

Atlanta Segway Tour

  • Variety of Tour packages
  • City Segway Tours
  • 1 404 588 2274

Ghosts & Legends Tour

  • City Segway Tours
  • 1 404 588 2274

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To make reservations by phone, call 1-800-228-9290 in the USA and Canada (or any of our worldwide reservation telephone numbers ).

Atlanta Weather:

  • September 9, 2010
  • AM Partly Cloudy / PM Partly Cloudy
  • Hi:91F |32C
  • Low:67F |19C