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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Moore in America at Atlanta Botanical Gardens (4.8 miles S)

5/2/09 to 12/31/09

Chick-Fil-A College Kick-Off (8.8 miles S)

9/4/10 to 9/4/10

Leonardo da Vinci: Hand of the Genius at The High Museum of Art (5.3 miles S)

10/6/09 to 2/21/10

Great Tree Lighting (0 miles N)

11/26/09 to 11/26/09

SEC Football Championship (8.8 miles S)

12/5/09 to 12/5/09

Chick-Fil-A Bowl (8.8 miles S)

12/31/09 to 12/31/09

The Allure of the Automobile (5.3 miles S)

3/20/10 to 6/20/10

Georgia Renaissance Festival (15 miles SE)

4/17/10 to 6/6/10

4th of July at Lenox Square (0.1 miles N)

7/4/10 to 7/4/10

Peachtree Road Race (0.1 miles N)

7/4/10 to 7/4/10

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All Around Atlanta

  • Atlanta famous sites
  • Gray Line
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Atlanta Past and Present

  • Historic Atlanta
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Atlanta: Rich in History

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  • American Sightseeing Atlanta
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Stone Mountain Park

  • Stone Mountain Park
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JW Marriott® Hotel Buckhead Atlanta

3300 Lenox Road Atlanta, Georgia 30326 USA

  • Phone:  1-404-262-3344
  • Fax 1-404-262-8689
  • Sales:  1-404-262-8674 ext. 8674
  • Toll-free:  1-800-613-2051

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Reservations by Phone

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:

  • November 21, 2009
  • AM PM Showers / PM Showers
  • Hi:61F |16C
  • Low:48F |8C

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