Atlanta - Atlanta

Vir ander plekke met dieselfde naam, sien Atlanta (onduidelikheid).
Atlanta snags

Atlanta is die voorpunt van die Nuwe Suide, met die bekoring en elegansie van die Ou. Dit is 'n stad wat suidelike tradisies balanseer met slanke modernisme, en suidelike gasvryheid met drie luglyne en die besigste lughawe ter wêreld. Dit is 'n stad wat tot op die grond afgebrand en opgebou is; die verskrikkinge van die oorlog gesien; voel die pyn van droogtes en oorstromings; en geboorte gegee aan Martin Luther King, Jr., die grootste figuur van die burgerregtebeweging. Atlanta is die hoofstad van die deelstaat Georgië en volgens baie mense die hoofstad van die hele land Suidelike Verenigde State.

Distrikte

Daar is drie afsonderlike luglyne in Atlanta: Sentrum, Middestad, en Bokkop. Die grootte van een van hierdie distrikte kan die middelpunt van enige ander stad in die Suide wees. Atlanta bestaan ​​egter nie net uit wolkekrabbers en ander hoë konstruksies nie; elk van die stad se stedelike buurte bied unieke atmosfeer wat goed aangepas is om in die skadu van die stad te woon.

Atlanta se distrikte
 Sentrum
Die middestad en kommersiële gebied in Georgia (ekonomies en polities), die middestad van Atlanta, sluit die hoofstad van die staat, die stadsaal, die CNN-sentrum, die Georgia-akwarium en die wêreld van Coca-Cola in.
 Middestad
Net noord van die middestad is dit 'n belangrike sake- en woongebied met hoë wolkekrabbers en 'n gewilde naglewegebied. Hierdie distrik sluit ook Piedmont Park, die Woodruff Arts Center, Atlantic Station en die Georgia Tech-kampus in.
 Bokkop
Enkele kilometers noord van Midtown, is Buckhead 'n gewilde sake- en naglewedistrik en is die tuiste van die Atlanta History Center.
 Oos Atlanta
Oos Atlanta bevat baie gewilde buurte met pragtige huise, hoog aangeskrewe restaurante en vooruitstrewende winkelsentrums. Woonbuurte sluit in Little Five Points in alternatiewe styl, nuwerwets Virginia-Highland (saam met aangrensende Poncey-Highland) en die groeiende gemeenskap van East Atlanta Village.
 Suid-Atlanta
Die tuiste van die besigste lughawe ter wêreld, Hartsfield-Jackson Internasionale Lughawe. Suid-Atlanta bevat ook die buurte Mechanicsville, Peoplestown en Lakewood.
 Wes-Atlanta
Hierdie distrik sluit in Vine City, Bankhead, Historic West End, Collier Heights en die Upper Westside-woonbuurte.
 Dekatur
The City of Decatur is slegs 'n paar kilometer van die middestad van Atlanta af, maar het sy residensiële kleindorpse sjarme vasgehou. Een van die mees voetgangervriendelike gebiede in Atlanta, Decatur, is die tuiste van baie uitstekende restaurante, kroeë en boetiekwinkels.

Verstaan

Atlanta, wat op die Piedmont-plato in Noord-Georgia sit, is amper heeltemal in Fulton County, terwyl 'n deel van die stadsgrense tot DeKalb County. Die stad beslaan 343 km², maar Metro Atlanta, wat 28 provinsies insluit, het 'n oppervlakte van 21 693,7 km². Die Chattahoochee-rivier, wat die noordwestelike grens van Atlanta vorm, is 'n belangrike bron van water in die metro-gebied. Afgesien van die rivier, word die topografie van Atlanta geassosieer met golwende heuwels, woude, mere en damme en graniet. Stone Mountain na die ooste.

Volgens die Sensus van 2010 het Atlanta 420,000 inwoners binne die stadsgrense gehad en 5,3 miljoen in die metrogebied. Daar woon ongeveer 486 000 mense (2017).

Klimaat

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Atlanta is op die Piemonte-plato, ongeveer 220–330 m bo seespieël. Die stad is dus ietwat koeler as ander plekke in die Amerikaanse suide, 'n feit wat beslis die groei van die stad gehelp het voor die instelling van lugversorging.

Atlanta ervaar 'n baie wye verskeidenheid temperature. Die temperatuur in die winter is oor die algemeen sag tot warm, maar kouefronte kan ligte sneeu ophoop en laagtepunte kan soms in die tienerjare daal. Daar is egter gewoonlik dae in die 50s F (10 ° C) en nagte in die lae tot middel 30s F (0 ° C). Ysstorms is baie skaars, maar nie ongehoord nie. Die somers is warm en vogtig, met temperature wat gereeld hoër is as 32 ° C. Die stad kry dus die bynaam "Hotlanta" ('n naam wat die inwoners laat kriewelrig en sal waarskynlik 'n antwoord kry van "Niemand noem dit nie. daardie"). Reënval is hoog in die laat winter en vroeë lente, en in die somer kom donderstorms in die middag voor. Lente en herfs is die beste tye om te besoek. Die streek word dikwels gedurende die orkaanseisoen (Junie tot November) geraak van oorblyfsels wat uit die Golf uitspoel, wat swaar reën en soms sterk winde meebring.

Geskiedenis

Atlanta het in 1837 gestalte begin kry toe die Western & Atlantic Railroad die terrein as die suidelike punt van sy spore gekies het. Die stad het Terminus genoem tot 1843, toe dit herdoop is na Marthasville na die dogter van goewerneur Wilson Lumpkin. In 1847 is die stad herdoop tot Atlanta, vermoedelik 'n vroulike vorm van 'Atlantiese', waarskynlik geskep deur 'n ingenieur met die Westelike en Atlantiese Oseaan. Die stad is in 1847 ingelyf.

Deur die uitbreek van die Amerikaanse burgeroorlog in 1861 was Atlanta 'n hoofvak spoorweghub, vervaardigingsentrum en afleweringsdepot. Maar in 1864, om die vervoer tussen die Suide en die Noorde te verlam, die leër van die unie-generaal William T. Sherman tot op die grond afgebrand al die spoorwegfasiliteite, byna elke onderneming en meer as twee derdes van die stad se huise tydens sy berugte 'Mars na die see'. Atlanta lê in puin, die enigste groot Amerikaanse stad wat ooit deur oorlog vernietig is.

Atlanta se eerste herlewing het kort daarna begin. Die hoofstad van Georgia is binne vier jaar na die aanval van Sherman van Milledgeville na Atlanta verskuif en 'n poging om nuwe besigheid te lok, was aan die gang. Intussen het kolleges en universiteite begin open, telefone ingestel en karretjies begin draai. In 1895 het die Cotton States en die internasionale tentoonstelling in Piedmont Park 800 000 besoekers en inwoners gewys dat Atlanta in 'n nuwe rigting op pad was en vir die 20ste eeu gestut het.

Teen die laat 1920's het 'n sakesektor in die middestad gestalte gekry, wat Atlanta baie van die kenmerkende patroon gegee het wat dit vandag handhaaf. Terselfdertyd het die burgemeester van Atlanta (en later die burgemeester) William B. Hartsfield lank en hard geveg om die stad te oortuig om van 'n vakante renbaan 'n lughawe te maak. Vandag is die Internasionale Lughawe Hartsfield – Jackson die wêreld se besigste lughawe, met meer as 100 miljoen passasiers per jaar.

Terwyl die stad sy ekonomiese oplewing voortgesit het, het dit ook bekend gestaan ​​as die "Stad te besig om te haat." Atlanta en Georgia het baie van die twiste wat met die 1950's en 1960's gepaard gegaan het, voorafgegaan deur die leiding in die Suidooste te neem om minderheidsregte te versterk. Die stad se sterkste identifikasie met die beweging was deur sy gebore seun, Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.

Baie is die afgelope 25 jaar bereik om Atlanta tot wêreldklasstatus te verhoog. 'N Doeltreffende (volgens die standaarde van ten minste die suidelike VS) openbare vervoerstelsel, MARTA, is ingestel; Ondergrondse Atlanta is by die vermaakkaart gevoeg; die Georgia World Congress Center het die stad 'n byeenkomspunt gemaak; die Georgia Dome is in 1992 gebou; en die Philips Arena is in 1999 gebou. Die koepel is in 2017 afgebreek sodra die plaasvervanger, die Mercedes-Benz-stadion, geopen is.

Vanaf 20 Julie tot 4 Augustus 1996 was Atlanta gerig op die aanbieding van die Eeufees Olimpiese Spele. Die stad het suksesvol die grootste Olimpiese Spele ooit aangebied, met 2 miljoen mense persoonlik en 3,5 miljard mense deur wêreldwye uitsendings.

Die Olimpiese Spele was 'n katalisator vir 'n tweede herlewing van Atlanta, aangesien dit 'n dramatiese transformasie van die groot Amerikaanse stad na 'n groter internasionale stad beleef deur meer as $ 6 miljard aan ontwikkeling en veranderinge aan te wakker.

Atlanta het 'n hoofvak geword konferensie- en byeenkomsbestemming, meestal as gevolg van die enorme lughawe en gunstige weer. Die meeste konferensielokale is naby die Peachtree Center MARTA-stasie in die middestad, en as daar 'n groot skou in die stad is, kan dit soms lyk asof elke ander persoon in die stad 'n naamplaatjie dra.

Kyk

Atlanta se suidelike kultuur, diep geskiedenis en die bruisende stad was die agtergrond vir talle klassieke films.

  • Weg met die wind (Victor Fleming, 1939). Deurspek in die konfederale politiek, 'n stryd om oorlewing en onvermydelike liefdesintriges, het hierdie film die seldsame onderskeid tussen so goed soos indien nie beter as die klassieke suidelike boek waarop dit gebaseer is nie.
  • Bestuur juffrou Daisy (Bruce Beresford, 1989). Hierdie film ondersoek takties die rassekwessies van die burgerregtydperk deur die nuanses van 'n verhouding tussen 'n skatryk wit vrou en haar swart chauffeur.
  • ATL (Chris Robinson, 2006). 'N Volwasse drama wat afspeel in die hip-hop-kultuur van die moderne stad.

Atlanta is ook die agtergrond vir die gewilde televisieprogramme Die wandelende dooies en Atlanta.

Atlanta (en die res van Georgia) het vinnig 'n gunsteling filmlokaal geword danksy staatsbelasting-aansporings. U kan 'n blik op Atlanta se landmerke sien in films soos: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Francis Lawrence, 2013) waar dit die dekadente hoofstad speel, en Die internskap (Shawn Levy, 2013) waar dit Google se hoëtegnologiese modernistiese hoofkwartier speel.

Besoekersinligting

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Kaart van Atlanta
As u Atlanta binnevlieg, sal u die besigste lughawe ter wêreld raak: Hartsfield – Jackson Internasionale Lughawe

Met die vliegtuig

Hoofartikel: Hartsfield – Jackson Internasionale Lughawe

Atlanta se vernaamste lughawe is 1 Atlanta Hartsfield – Jackson Internasionale Lughawe (ATL IATA) ("Hartsfield – Jackson," "ATL," of net "die lughawe" vir inwoners), ongeveer 13 km suid van die middestad. Hartsfield-Jackson is die wêreld se besigste lughawe Sedert 1999 bedien hy meer as 107 miljoen passasiers in 2018. Die lughawe het 192 binnelandse en internasionale hekke, en beslaan 4700 hektaar (1 902 ha) grond met vyf parallelle straalbaanbane. ATL is 'n belangrike middelpunt vir Delta Luglyne en 'n fokusstad vir Southwest Airlines, en dien ook as die ligging van Delta Air Lines se hoofkantoor.

Privaat lugvaart

Atlanta het die 3de hoogste konsentrasie van Fortune 500-ondernemings in die Verenigde State en is een van die grootste mediasentrums in die land. Vanweë die hoë vlakke van media- en uitvoerende aktiwiteite, tesame met die swaar opeenhoping in Hartsfield-Jackson, is daar verskeie lughawes wat op sakelugvaart fokus.

2 Dekalb-Peachtree-lughawe (PDK IATA) is geleë binne "die omtrek" in Chamblee, Georgië. Alhoewel PDK pendeldiens aanbied na Cincinnati, Memphis, en Destin, dien dit hoofsaaklik as die belangrikste private jet-sentrum van Atlanta met 4 aanloopbane en 3 private terminale. Daar is vyf addisionele lughawens met privaat FBO-terminale net buite die omtrek: Fulton County lughawe (VYTIG IATA); Cherokee County Airport (FAA DEKSEL: CNI); Falcon Field-Atlanta plaaslike lughawe (FAA DEKSEL: FFC); Field-Cobb County Internasionale Lughawe (FAA DEKSEL: RYY); en Gwinnett County lughawe (LZU IATA). Lugdiensondernemings insluitend Prioriteitsvliegtuig en Georgia Jet Charter bied toegang tot 'n verskeidenheid vliegtuie wat gebaseer is op Atlanta-lughawens, met vliegtuie wat wissel van ekonomiese enkel- en tweemotorige vliegtuie tot moderne sakestrale en luukse Gulfstreams.

Met die trein

Sien ook: Treinreise in die Verenigde State

Atlanta word bedien deur Amtrak, 1-800-872-7245. Amtrak se Crescent-trein ry daagliks en bedien New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Gainesville, Birmingham en New Orleans. Suidwaarts, die trein vertrek New York net voor 15:00, bel die volgende dag omstreeks 09:00 by Atlanta en bereik New Orleans om 20:00. Noordwaarts vertrek die trein New Orleans omstreeks 07:00, bel om Atlanta omstreeks 20:00 en bereik die volgende dag om 14:00 New York.

Die 3 Atlanta Peachtree Station is op 1688 Peachtree St. NW, wat 'n paar kilometer noord van die middestad en die lughawe is. Om vanaf MARTA te verbind, neem bus 23 of 110, waarna u by Buckhead Station en Arts Centre Station kan vervoer. Daar is geen parkeerplek by die Amtrak-stasie nie, maar wel Elite parkeerplek het 'n oppervlakte in die omgewing en bied langtermyn parkeerplek teen billike tariewe.

Met die bus

  • Flixbus (Word bestuur deur Wanda Coaches), (Wanda Coach busstasie) 3146 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd Suite 102 (Bus sal aan boord gaan by die Wanda Coach-kantoor by die Chamblee Centre-winkelplein. Hierdie rit word bestuur deur Wanda Coach - FlixBus is slegs die kaartjiehandelaar. Die voertuig sal nie deur FlixBus gemerk word nie.). Verbind Atlanta met New York (via Greenville, Durham, Greensboro, Charlotte) (2021 opgedateer)
  • Windhondlyne, (busstasie) 232 Forsyth St SW (Forsyth St & Brotherton St SW, MARTA se Garnett Station. Nie in die beste buurte nie), ☏ 1 404 584-1728, tolvry: 1 800 231-2222. Verbind Atlanta met Charleston SC (via Augusta GA, Columbia SC); Chicago (Via Nashville, Louisville, Indianapolis); Dallas (via Jackson, Birmingham, Shreveport); Houston (via Columbus GA, Montgomery, Mobile, New Orleans); New York (via Winston Salem, Charlotte, Richmond, Washington, Baltimore); Knoxville TN (via Chattanooga) en Macon GA (busse gaan op afsonderlike roetes vanaf Macon na Savannah, Orlando of Tallahassee vanaf Macon). Passasiers trek in die eindbestemming van die roete of in 'n tussenstop om bykomende stede te bereik. Gaan skedules na. (2021 opgedateer)
  • Megabus, (XPressGA busstasie) 435 W Peachtree St. (MARTA se Civic Street-stasie). Verbind Atlanta met Memphis (via Birmingham); New Orleans (via Birmingham, Montgomery, Mobile); Orlando (via Jacksonville, Daytona Beach); en Washington (via Charlotte, Durham, Richmond). Passasiers trek in die eindbestemming van die roete of in 'n tussenstop om bykomende stede te bereik. Gaan skedules en kaarte na. (2021 opgedateer)
  • Panda NY Bus, (busstasie) 211 Peachtree St SW, Suite 4, ☏ 1 917 420-5989. Verbind Atlanta met New York via Augusta GA, Columbia SC, Winston-Salem, Charlotte, Richmond, Washington, Baltimore en punte tussenin. (2021 opgedateer)
  • Pandora-bus (Arendbus), (Panda NY busstasie) 211 Peachtree St SW, Suite 4. Verbind Atlanta met New York via Commerce GA, Greenville SC, Rolling Greens SC, Charlotte, Raleigh NC, Winston-Salem, Richmond, Washington, Baltimore en punte tussenin. (2021 opgedateer)
  • Suidoosterstadia, (Greyhound Bus Station) 232 Forsyth St SW (Forsyth St & Brotherton St SW, langs MARTA se Garnett Station.), ☏ 1 404 584-1728. Southeastern Stages bedryf daaglikse diens tussen stede in die suidooste, insluitend: Atlanta, GA; Asheville, NC; Charleston, SC; Columbia, SC; Myrtle Beach, SC; Savannah, GA; Fayetteville, NC; en punte tussenin. (2021 opgedateer)
  • XPressGA (Druk Georgia uit), (busstasie) 435 W Peachtree St. (MARTA Civic Street Station). Bied 'n reeks snelbusse vanaf die CARTIC MARTA-stasie na omliggende voorstedelike stede in provinsies Clayton, Cherokee, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Paulding en Rockdale op 34 verskillende roetes. Busroetes is in die 400's getel. (2021 opgedateer)

Met die motor

Die belangrikste snelweë wat die stad bedien, is Ek-75 (bedien verkeer vanaf Detroit aan Florida), Ek-85 (verbind die Midde-Atlanties aan New Orleans) en Ek-20 (verbind Texas aan Suid Carolina), wat almal deur die middestad kruis. GA-400 verbind Noord-Georgië met I-85 deur deur te ry Bokkop.

I-285 (gewoonlik deur Atlantans 'The Perimeter' genoem, en 'Atlanta Bypass' op oorhoofse borde) sirkel die stad op 'n afstand van ongeveer 16 km uit, kruis en verbind met al die bogenoemde snelweë en die lughawe. In die afkorting van verkeersverslae word dit soms gespesifiseer as 'binnelus' (die bane wat kloksgewys beweeg) en 'buitenste lus' (antikloksgewys), of die 'bopunt' (die besige segment in die noorde tussen I-75 en I -85).

Gratis intydse verkeersinligting is beskikbaar deur 511 oral in die deelstaat Georgia te skakel.

Kry rond

Alhoewel die meeste inwoners op hul motors staatmaak vir daaglikse vervoer, is stap en openbare vervoer goed geskik vir besoekers. Die belangrikste woonbuurte in die middestad is redelik loopbaar, en baie besienswaardighede is maklik bereikbaar vanaf die openbare vervoer.

As u in elk geval 'n motor het, is dit dikwels die vinnigste manier om rond te ry. Dit maak ook bestemmings oop wat moeilik of onmoontlik is met openbare vervoer. Om 'n motor in die middestad te hê, is egter dikwels 'n hindernis waar daar skaars parkeer kan word, en die lang spitsverkeer is frustrerend.

Straatname in Atlanta is baie verwarrend. Daar is meer as 70 strate met "Peachtree" op hul naam, en dit is dikwels moeilik om te onderskei (Peachtree Street, Peachtree Lane, West Peachtree Street, ens.) As iemand "Peachtree" sê sonder om dit te verduidelik, bedoel hulle Peachtree Street, 'n groot noord-suid-deurpad deur Downtown, Midtown en Buckhead. Moenie dit verwar met nie West Peachtree Street, wat ooreenstem met Peachtree-straat 'n blok verder en 'n belangrike pad deur Midtown is. Daarbenewens verander baie paaie gereeld straatname, gewoonlik op kruisings en krommes.

Ponce de Leonlaan, dikwels verkort tot Ponce, word uitgespreek PAHNS duh LEE-ahn, eerder as die Spaanse POHN-sê daglê-OHN.

Te voet

Besoekers sal vandag se Atlanta baie wandelbaar vind, met baie verbeterings wat die afgelope dekade aangebring is. Die meeste woonbuurte is maklik om rond te loop, met digte versamelings kroeë, restaurante en winkels. In die besonder is dit maklik om binne Midtown, Downtown, Decatur, Buckhead of die Noord-Highland Avenue-gang (insluitend Virginia-Highland, Poncey Highland en Little Five Points) rond te kom. looptye oorskry selde 10-20 minute, en busse of treine bied 'n bietjie verligting vir langer reise. Kry tussen daardie woonbuurte slegs te voet is moeiliker; Verwag byvoorbeeld 'n wandeling van 30–45 minute tussen Midtown en Virginia-Highland. Vervoer tussen buurte kan die beste per motor of openbare vervoer gedoen word.

Deur vervoer

Soek hierdie kenmerkende MARTA-tekens

Atlanta word bedien deur MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority), ☏ 1 404-848-4711, wat vinnige spoor- en busnetwerke in die stad Atlanta en die provinsies Fulton en Dekalb bedryf. Plaaslike inwoners sê net 'MARTA'; om daarna te verwys as "die MARTA" sal u as 'n buitestander beskou.

Briesekaart

'N Enkele rit op MARTA kos $ 2,50 (kinders van 46 sentimeter en minder, tot 2 per volwassene); die tarief sluit oordragte in. MARTA gebruik draadlose Breeze Cards om u tarief op te slaan; 'n nuwe kaart kos $ 2,00, maar is herlaaibaar en geldig vir 10 jaar. (Breeze Cards kan nie gedeel word nie; u het een per persoon nodig.) Breeze Cards word in vendingmasjiene by alle treinstasies of by RideStores by die lughawe, Lindbergh Centre en Five Points-stasies verkoop (vendingmasjiene aanvaar kredietkaarte, maar kontant kan vinniger wees aangesien die masjiene stadig is en geneig is om te breek). Tik in die bus op die kaart by die tariefpos langs die bestuurder. Tik by die treinstasie op die in- en uitgang by die tariefhek. Tik weer op jou kaart as jy dit oordra. (Die kaart gebruik RFID-tegnologie, sodat u dit in u beursie kan agterlaat en u hele beursie op die sensor kan tik.)

Busse aanvaar kontantpryse, maar kan nie oordragte uitreik op tariewe wat kontant betaal word nie. U moet 'n Breeze-kaart hê om die oordrag te bekom. As u van plan is om verbinding te maak, maak seker dat u een kry voordat u met die reis begin.

Onbeperkte kaartjies is beskikbaar ($ 9 vir 1 dag, $ 19 vir 4 dae, $ 23,75 vir 7 dae). Dit sal u maklik bespaar as u meer as een of twee reise per dag wil onderneem.

MARTA loop stadiger oor die naweke; tipiese wagtye is 20 minute vir treine en tot 'n uur vir busse. Maak seker dat u hiervoor akkommodeer.

Die stelsel is redelik veilig ongeag die tyd van die dag, alhoewel daar die afgelope dekade 'n handvol voorvalle van geweldsmisdaad was. Soos in enige ander stads- of transito-stelsel, moet u gesonde verstand gebruik, hou u omgewing bewus gedurende lae ryperiodes en vermy treinwaens met geen ander ryers of met slegs 'n paar ander ryers nie.

Spoor

Die spoorwegnetwerk bestaan ​​uit vier lyne: rooi, goud, blou en groen. Die rooi- en goudlyne loop noord-suid, terwyl die blou- en groenlyne oos-wes loop, wat 'n kruis vorm met die vyfpuntstasie in die middel as die enigste verbindingspunt tussen die rooi-goud- en blougroenlyne.

  • Die rooi en goue lyne loop op dieselfde spore vanaf 'n suidelike eindpunt op die lughawe Hartsfield-Jackson deur die middestad en die middestad van Atlanta, voordat dit in twee takke verdeel word: die rooi lyn loop na die noordelike metro Atlanta by die North Springs-stasie, en die goudlyn loop noordoos en eindig by Doraville Station.
  • Die Blou lyn loop vanaf 'n westelike terminale by Hamilton E. Holmes na 'n oostelike terminale by Indian Creek. Die Green-lyn loop oos-wes saam met die Blue-lyn, maar het 'n klein spoor tot by Bankhead-stasie en gaan net so ver oos as Edgewood / Candler Park-stasie.

Treine ry M-F 05: 00-1: 00, en oor naweke en vakansiedae 05: 00-12: 30. Treine ry elke twaalf minute gedurende spitstye op alle lyne, en snags en oor naweke elke 20 minute. Die reis is dikwels korter as dit vir reise in die middestad, aangesien u nie op 'n spesifieke trein hoef te wag nie; U kan byvoorbeeld die Rooi lyn of die Goue lyn neem om van die middestad na Midtown te kom.

Bus

Die busnetwerk bestaan ​​uit meer as 100 verskillende busroetes, waarvan baie roetes ongeveer elke 20 minute ry. Busdienste op sommige lyne (meestal die gewildste toeristegebiede ingesluit) loop van 05:00 tot 30:00 en in die naweke en vakansies van 05:00 tot 01:00.

Daar is 'n paar busse wat veral handig is om in die woonbuurte rond te ry:

  • 110 "Die Perske" - Hierdie bus ry Peachtree Street / Road van Downtown na Buckhead. Alhoewel die meeste reise langs hierdie gang makliker en vinniger met die trein sal wees, is hierdie bus nog steeds veral handig om na 'n bestemming tussen Arts Centre Station en Buckhead te kom, insluitend die Buckhead Village, wat 20 minute loop vanaf Buckhead Station.
  • 36 - Nuttige verbinding met Virginia-Highland vanaf Midtown Station. Buiten Virginia-Highland gaan hierdie bus noord en dan oos voort, stop by Emory University, en dan deur baie woonbuurte, voordat dit by Avondale Station oos van Decatur eindig.
  • 16 - Vertrek vanaf Five Points Station in die middestad, eers ooswaarts, verby die Carter Center, draai dan na North Highland Avenue en gaan noordwaarts na Virginia-Highland en verder in die noordoostelike deel van die stad. Voordat u na North Highland Avenue draai, ry hierdie bus ongeveer parallel met Highland Avenue, en volg die North Highland Avenue deur sy mees aktiewe gebiede, dus dit is 'n goeie roete om tussen bestemmings langs die gang te kom.
  • 2 - Vertrek vanaf die Noordlaan-stasie na die ooste en ry op twee effens verskillende roetes. Die meeste hiervan volg Ponce de Leonlaan en ry kort suid en oos langs North Highland Avenue en Freedom Parkway voordat hulle Morelandlaan toe ry (deur Little Five Points) en verder gaan na Edgewood / Candler Park Station. Een keer per uur sal die bus egter langs Ponce ry (in plaas daarvan om af te draai North Highland Avenue) en uiteindelik Decatur Station bereik. Hierdie roete is nuttig om na dele van North Highland Avenue en Little Five Points te kom (albei sal kort loop, ongeag watter roete die bus ry), en die ompad per uur kan ook nuttig wees om dele van Decatur te bereik. verder verwyder van die MARTA-stasie.
  • 12 - Vertrek vanaf Midtown Station en weswaarts langs 10de Straat verby Georgia Tech. Draai noordwaarts langs Howell Millweg en gaan verder in die noordwestelike dele van die stad. Dit kan handig wees om na die westekant van die Georgia Tech-kampus te kom of om na die West Midtown-distrik (naby Howell Mill en Marietta Street te gaan en 'n geruime tyd voort te gaan langs Howell Mill). Die herontwikkeling van hierdie distrik het in die negentigerjare begin, en dit het nou baie restaurante, boetiekwinkels, kroeë, koffiewinkels en kunsgalerye.
  • 1 - Blare van die Five Points-stasie wat noordwes ry, gaan verby die akwarium, CNN-sentrum en die wêreld van Coca-Cola (as u nie tien minute wil stap nie), stop by Georgia Tech en ry ook deur West Midtown voor op pad na die verre noordwestelike dele van die stad.
  • 6 - Loop vanaf die Inman Park-stasie in die ooste na die Lindbergh-stasie in die noorde. Dit reis eers langs Morelandlaan (wat Briarcliffweg word, waarop dit voortgaan) met stopplekke in Little Five Points (bied 'n kortpad daar as die wandeling van 10 tot 15 minute te veel is) en bied kort wandelinge na baie van Poncey Highlands. Dit stop ook by die Emory Universiteit en die Sentrums vir Siektebeheer.

Straatmotor

Middestad, die Streetcar van Atlanta het straatmotors teruggebring na Atlanta, 65 jaar nadat die vorige diens beëindig is. Die Downtown Loop loop oos-wes, verbind Centennial Olympic Park, Peachtree Center MARTA-stasie en loop oor die snelweg na die Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site. Dit is goedkoper as MARTA (volwassenes $ 1, kinders gratis [46 duim en minder, tot 2 per volwassene]; verskeie reispasse beskikbaar), maar die beperkte bestemmings beteken dat besoekers nie veel gebruik daaruit kan maak nie.

Met die taxi

Dit is gewoonlik moontlik om taxi's naby toeriste-aantreklikhede en kroeë in Midtown en Downtown af te vlag. Dit word egter aanbeveel om vooraf te bel.

24-uur taxidienste:

Huurmotors tussen die lughawe en die grootste dele van die stad is vaste koers.Sorg dat u aandring op die vaste tarief, selfs al beweer die bestuurder geen kennis daarvan nie.

U kan ook ry-appe gebruik soos Uber en Lyft. Wees bewus daarvan dat die pryse hoog kan wees tydens tye van groot aanvraag.

Met die motor

Motors is die gewildste vorm van vervoer om deur die uitgestrekte stad te kom, en gewoonlik die vinnigste gedurende nie-spitstye. Baie bestemmings buite die stedelike sentrums is slegs per motor bereikbaar. Spitsure is op weeksdae ongeveer 07:30 tot 09:30 en 16:00 tot 18:30, en lei dikwels tot opeenhoping as u soggens en in die middae uitkom. In die middestad / middestad en groot winkelsentrums soos Buckhead kan ook oor naweke stampvol wees. In die grootste deel van die stad, parkering is vry en volop. In die mees stedelike gebiede bied sommige restaurante gratis of goedkoop valetedienste (fooi van $ 1 - 3 word verwag) en in die seldsame geval waar skaars parkeerplek is, is openbare erwe gewoonlik teen betaling beskikbaar. Intydse verkeersinligting is aanlyn beskikbaar of deur 511 vanaf enige telefoon te skakel.

Sien

Museums

Atlanta se topbesienswaardighede vorm 'n eklektiese mengsel wat beslis iets vir almal sal aantrek, en genoeg verskeidenheid om die avontuurlike reisiger besig te hou. Die hoogste konsentrasie uitstallings kan gevind word in die Centennial Park Area, waar Atlanta se drie grootste besienswaardighede binne twee blokke van mekaar is: Wêreld van Coca-Cola vertel die geskiedenis van die wêreld se mees ikoniese handelsmerk, met baie voorbeelde om begrip te verseker; oorkant die straat is die Georgia-akwarium, die wêreld se grootste volume water, waar jy met die grootste vis van almal, die walvishaai, kan swem; en die CNN-sentrum en Studio Toer, wat 'n kykie agter die skerms bied wat nodig is om een ​​van die land se voorste nuusbronne te bestuur.

Diegene wat meer geneig is tot die geskiedenis, kan die Martin Luther King, Jr. Nasionale historiese terrein in Soet rooibruin, wat hierdie inspirerende leier se geboortehuis, sy laaste rusplek, die kerk waar hy eens preke gehou het, en 'n museum en gedenkteken wat opgedra is aan sy kolossale prestasies, insluit. Die grootste versameling memorandums van die burgeroorlog in die land, insluitend die Cyclorama (wat die verhaal van die Slag van Atlanta vertel deur middel van 'n massiewe, deurlopende, sirkelvormige skildery), kan gevind word by die Atlanta Geskiedenis Sentrum in Bokkop, langs 'n groot uitstalling ter herinnering aan die 1996 Honderdjarige Olimpiese Spele.

Uitstallings van die antieke en die moderne geskiedenis kan naby gevind word Klein Vyf Punte by die Fernbank Museum of Natural History, met 'n nederige uitstalling van die grootste dinosourus wat nog ooit opgegrawe is, en die Jimmy Carter-biblioteek en museum, wat die permanente tuiste is van die voormalige president se Nobelprys vir Vrede. Die Michael C. Carlos Museum op die kampus van die Emory Universiteit is 'n uitstekende trekpleister vir belangstellendes in die Griekse en Egiptiese kulture. Die museum bevat die grootste versameling artefakte van Griekse, Egiptiese en Nabye Ooste in die suidooste. Diegene met 'n meer verfynde smaak kan dit geniet Hoë kunsmuseum in Middestad, wat beeldende kuns uit die afgelope twee eeue vertoon, asook moderne en kontemporêre stukke. In Midtown, die Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) beskik oor roterende ontwerpuitstallings en die Atlanta Kontemporêre Kuns Sentrum bied roterende kontemporêre uitstallings aan. Die Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA) tussen Midtown en Buckhead bevat 'n permanente versameling sowel as tydelike uitstallings van kontemporêre kuns, wat fokus op kunstenaars uit Georgia. Georgia State University's Rialto Sentrum vir die Kunste in Downtown het ook 'n gratis uitstalling van visuele kuns. En uiteindelik, Weg met die wind liefhebbers kan die Margaret Mitchell House & Museum, wat die Tudor Revival-herehuis in Middestad waar die Pulitzer-bekroonde roman geskryf is.

Reisigers wat van plan is om verskeie besienswaardighede te besoek, kan baat vind by Atlanta CityPASS, wat binne 9 dae na eerste gebruik toegang tot 5 Atlanta-aantreklikhede verleen teen 'n baie laer tarief en in sommige gevalle vinnige toegang insluit. Die ingeslote besienswaardighede is: Georgia Aquarium; Wêreld van Coca-Cola; Binne CNN Studio Tour; óf die High Museum of Art, óf die Fernbank Museum of Natural History; en Zoo Atlanta of Atlanta History Center.

Argitektuur

Verken die stadsbeeld en geniet van die vele stukke argitektuur wat rondom Atlanta gebou is, vanaf die wolkekrabbers van Middestad, na die Sentrum skyline, na die huise in Highlandlaan, na die herehuise van Bokkop. Inman Park, Atlanta, vertoon die ou Victoriaanse argitektuur van die stad. Ander opvallende argitektoniese besienswaardighede sluit in die High Museum of Art en The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library.

Atlanta het 'n ryk verskeidenheid wolkekrabbers, wat opmerklik is vir hul moderne estetika en die oorvloed van torings. Die Bank of America-gebou in die middestad styg tot 312 m hoogte, wat dit die hoogste kantoorgebou in die land buite New York of Chicago maak. 'N Boom-oplewing het Atlanta laat skitter met skitterende glas wolkekrabbers, waarvan baie van die duurste woonstelle in die land bevat. Dit gesê, het die stad 'n groot deel van sy moderne stadsbeeld te danke aan die tuisgemaakte argitek John Portman. Die konstruksie van die ikoon Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel het gehelp om Atlanta in 'n meer stedelike rigting te stuur. Portman, bekend vir die ontwikkeling van die hotelatrium, het ook talle ander geboue in Atlanta ontwerp, waaronder die Hyatt Regency, die Marriott Marquis en AmericasMart.

Atlanta het ook 'n paar uitkykpunte waar u 'n uitsig van 360 grade oor die stad in die middestad kan geniet. Een daarvan is die sonwysing bo-op die Westin Peachtree. Die ander is die Polaris bo-op die Hyatt Regency Atlanta (sy siening word verduister deur die groeiende mure van glas rondom), en daar is ook Nikolai se dak bo-op die Hilton.

Reisroetes

  • Ou Suid en Nuwe Suid - Hierdie toer lei u deur die ou historiese kante van Atlanta en die nuwe vinnig groeiende gebiede met postmoderne argitektuur en tegnologie, sowel as unieke kultuur.

Doen

Parke en ontspanning

  • Besoek Eeufees Olimpiese Park in Sentrum en ontspan langs die mensgemaakte rivier, plons op 'n warm somersdag in die Fountain of Rings of gaan ysskaats by die ysbaan in die winter, woon 'n konsert by en betuig die slagoffers van die Olimpiese Spele in 1996.
  • Loop deur Piedmont Park in Middestad, die grootste park in Atlanta. Woon die Dogwood-fees in die lente of een van die vele musikale geleenthede by.
  • Grant Park is die oudste stadspark in Atlanta en is die tuiste van Dieretuin Atlanta. Histories Oakland-begraafplaas, ook hier, dien as die laaste rusplek vir meer as 3900 Gekonfedereerde soldate, die bekende Atlanta-skrywer Margaret Mitchell, die gholflegende Bobby Jones, ses goewerneurs in Georgia en 25 burgemeesters van Atlanta.
  • Die BeltLine is 'n multi-gebruik roete. Die plan vereis 'n lus van 35 km rondom Atlanta, waarvan slegs enkele gedeeltes voltooi is. Baie dele van die voormalige spoorwegkorridor is reeds opgeknap met geplaveide wandelpaaie, terwyl sommige nog steeds is au naturel maar stapbaar. Die BeltLine was 'n groot treffer onder plaaslike inwoners; on weekends with good weather you will see dozens of people every minute crossing the street at popular intersections such as near Piedmont Park.

Uitvoerende kunste

Founded in 1929, the Atlanta Ballet is the oldest professional dance company in America, the largest self-supported arts organization in Georgia and the official Ballet of Georgia. The company's performances combine contemporary and traditional styles with classic ballets and new choreography. Its annual season is presented at the historic Fox Theatre (Middestad), including the holiday season favorite The Nutcracker. The "Fabulous Fox" is worth a visit just to see its grandiose interior, and hosts many plays and concerts throughout the year.

Opera fans can enjoy the Atlanta Opera (northwest Atlanta). Atlanta's love affair with opera has spanned over 125 years of the city's history. Founded in 1979, the Atlanta Opera has won numerous awards nationally and locally.

Die Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is recognized for its creativity and innovation internationally. It is also known as a wonderful training ground for musicians who go on to stellar careers with other orchestras. Regular orchestral performances can also be caught at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (Alpharetta in metro Atlanta).

Atlanta has one of the most impressive theater communities in the United States with more than 65 active performance groups. Metro theaters present a variety of new and old works. Die Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse (Middestad) is one highlight; this leading playhouse is the first troupe in America to complete the production of all 38 of Shakespeare's plays. Other highlights include Broadway musicals through Broadway in Atlanta en Theater of the Stars, improvisation, southern themes, political and human issues, contemporary, classic and, of course, Shakespeare. Uitteken Alliance Theatre (Middestad), Center for the Puppetry Arts (Middestad), Dad's Garage improv (Little Five Points), Georgia Shakespeare Theatre (Brookhaven in north metro Atlanta), or Seven Stages more alternative line-up of shows and musicals (Little Five Points).

Sport

  • 1 Atlanta Braves (Truist Park). The Atlanta Braves' regular baseball season takes place April through September at Truist Park (renamed from SunTrust Park in 2020), a stadium to the north of Atlanta just across the Cobb County line off the intersection of I-75 and I-285. In Suid-Atlanta is the site of the former Fulton County Stadium, with a preserved section of wall where Hank Aaron hit his historic 715th home run. The Fulton County Stadium site and the adjacent Turner Field (where the Braves played from 1997 to 2016) have since been purchased by Georgia State University (see below for more details on the school's plans for the site). Also of note is that the Braves have their top minor-league team in the metropolitan area—the Gwinnett Stripers play at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville. 
  • 2 Atlanta Valke (Mercedes-Benz-stadion). The 1998 and 2016 NFC Champions gear up each September to kick off the official sokker season in Sentrum. The Falcons moved into Mercedes-Benz Stadium, then the league's newest venue, in 2017. Mercedes-Benz Stadium hosts most of the events that its predecessor, the Georgia Dome, had hosted, most notably the Southeastern Conference football championship game and the Peach Bowl (one of the six bowl games associated with the College Football Playoff). It has since hosted other events such as Super Bowl LIII in 2019, with the NCAA Men's Final Four in basketball set for April 2020, and at least one FIFA World Cup match possible in 2026. 
  • Atlanta Hawks men's basketball (State Farm Arena). Covering 4.4 acres (1.8 hectares), State Farm Arena (renamed from Philips Arena in 2018) is Atlanta's state-of-the-art multi-purpose sports and entertainment complex in Sentrum. Die Atlanta Dream women's team also played here for most of its history, but from the next WNBA season in 2020 will play in the southern suburb of College Park.
  • Atlanta United FC. Atlanta's soccer team started play in 2017, and promptly broke multiple records for attendance at Major League Soccer games, going on to win the MLS championship in its second season in 2018, and The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and The Campeones Cup in 2019. Sharing ownership with the Falcons, Atlanta United moved into Mercedes-Benz Stadium at its opening in late August 2017. United launched a reserve side, Atlanta United 2, in 2018 in the second-tier league now known as the USL Championship. That team played its first season in the Gwinnett Stripers' ballpark in Lawrenceville, but has now moved to Kennesaw State's Fifth Third Bank Stadium. (September 2019 opgedateer)
  • Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. The city's most famous university features a popular and highly competitive sports program that competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference. All of the major venues, the best-known of which are Bobby Dodd Stadium for sokker, McCamish Pavilion for basketball, and Russ Chandler Stadium for baseball, are on the Tech campus in Middestad. 

Befitting a city closely associated with one of golf's most legendary figures, Bobby Jones, Atlanta hosts one of the most important events on the PGA Tour. Although not a major championship, The Tour Championship, held in late August at Jones' home course of East Lake Golf Club at the city's eastern edge, is the final event of the PGA Tour season. The Tour Championship field is limited to 30 players, the survivors of a season-long qualifying process that culminates in the FedEx Cup Playoffs. The winner of The Tour Championship earns over $1.6 million, one of the largest prizes in the sport, and due to a format change in 2019 also wins the season-long FedEx Cup points race that brings a $10 million bonus.

In addition to Georgia Tech, the city has a second NCAA Division I athletic program, and a third is in the metropolitan area. Both have considerably lower profiles than Georgia Tech.

  • Die Georgia State Panthers compete in the Sun Belt Conference. The basketball teams play at the school's downtown campus, but most other athletic facilities are in DeKalb County. The football team moved into the Braves' former home of Turner Field, now renamed Georgia State Stadium, for the 2017 season and beyond, converting that venue into a football-specific stadium. The school plans to build a new baseball park within the footprint of the former Fulton County Stadium while retaining the preserved wall section from the original stadium.
  • Die Kennesaw State Owls, members of the ASUN (Atlantic Sun) Conference, are in the Cobb County city of Kennesaw. KSU football plays in the Big South Conference at Fifth Third Bank Stadium near its campus; as noted above, that stadium is now home to Atlanta United 2.

Kids

Feeste

  • In January and February, look for the city-wide celebration of visual arts with ATLart and enjoy an early spring at the Southeastern Flower Show held at the Cobb Galleria Centre.
  • In March, Atlanta celebrates Irish Heritage with Downtown Atlanta's St. Patrick's Day Parade and Festival, followed, in April, by the Atlanta Dogwood Festival staged at Piedmont Park with children's activities, an artist market, and more.
  • Georgia Renaissance Festival. Allows people to experience merry olde England during the days of King Arthur. 
  • Each May celebrates jazz in Atlanta, the Atlanta Jazz Festival is presented at the Woodruff Arts Center and other venues.
  • In June, visitors can experience the Atlanta Film Festival.
  • Georgia Shakespeare Festival. Presents plays from June through October at the Conant Performing Arts Center at Oglethorpe University. 
  • The days around Independence Day (July 4) are filled with quite a few celebrations, but the most notable is the Peachtree Road Race, with 55,000 runners and many more spectators.
  • National Black Arts Festival. Is held during the third week in July and is the world's largest cultural celebration of African-American art. 
  • 3 Dragon Con. Th-M of Labor Day weekend (first M in Sept). A massive science-fiction and fantasy convention, although it's grown to be so multi-media and multi-genre that almost anyone can find a topic of interest here. Celebrity actors and writers come from around the world for Q&A panels. Unlike other large conventions, Dragon Con is fan-run, and there are well over a thousand panels where fans share insightful commentary and even learn about history, podcasting, or digital security. The convention is spread across 5 hotels and a trade center downtown. (Hotel rooms sell out almost a year in advance, as soon as they're made available, but you don't need to stay at a convention hotel to attend.) 1-day membership $10-50 (popular days are more expensive), 2-day Su-M $70, 3-day Sa-M $120, 4-day F-M $140, all-weekend $160 (advance purchase $85-140); children under 7 free. Dragon Con (Q5305076) on Wikidata Dragon Con on Wikipedia (September 2019 opgedateer)
    • Even if you don't go to Dragon Con, you should watch the Dragon Con Parade (Peachtree St; see website for exact route. Accessible from North Ave Station, Civic Center Station, or the very crowded Peachtree Center Station). Sa before Labor Day (first M in Sept), 10AM-noon. Atlanta's biggest parade is a sight to see for any geek, whether you're on the lookout for pirates, wizards, superheroes, or Storm Troopers. Over 3,000 fans parade in costumes, as well as show off elaborately recreated vehicles like the Ghostbusters' ECTO-1, the DeLorean time machine from Back to the Future, and the Batmobile, plus unique creations like huge animated dragons and starships. Great for children (especially if they want to wear a costume too), although younglings might be scared by realistic-looking Klingons or zombies. Expect large crowds, which begin gathering before 8am. Vry. (September 2019 opgedateer)
  • Atlanta Pride Festival. Is an October three-day celebration held in Piedmont Park. 
  • Atlanta Celebrates Photography. Promotes photography exhibitions and events citywide every October. 

Werk

  • You can serve alongside and meet the people of Atlanta at a Hands On Atlanta volunteer project.

Koop

Atlanta has one of the top 10 retail markets in the US, and the city's neighborhoods are a great place to find antiques, art galleries, arts and crafts stores, thrift stores and boutiques. The city's eclectic shopping neighborhoods include downtown Atlanta, Little Five Points, Virginia-Highland, Buckhead and Midtown.

Looking for antiques and art? The Miami Circle, Bennett Street, en The Galleries of Peachtree Hills offer some of the best merchandise in Atlanta.

Buckhead is home to more than 1,400 retail stores. Lenox Square en Phipps Plaza offer the most concentrated collection of upscale stores available anywhere in the city including Neiman Marcus, Tiffany & Co., Jil Sander, Gucci, Cartier, Burberry, Jimmy Choo and Louis Vuitton. The Midtown Mile is a stretch of Peachtree Street in Midtown that offers street level retail shopping. Atlantic Station also offers plenty of retail options.

If your interest lies in smaller, specialty, boutique or vintage stores, try Little Five Points, Virginia-Highland, and East Atlanta Village. Wax 'N Facts is a popular store in Little Five Points that actually still sells vinyl records. Bill Hallman Boutiques are also a neighborhood staple, providing fashion forward clothing for Atlanta's social set.

Ondergrondse Atlanta is six city blocks in the heart of downtown Atlanta transformed into a spirited marketplace that offers historic guided tours and features restaurants, specialty stores, entertainment emporiums and street-cart merchants.

Street vendors are common in Downtown, especially in the Five Points neighborhood. You can also find large assortment of trade retailers at AmericasMart.

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Affordability, variety of restaurants, culinary diversity and award-winning chefs are key ingredients that earn Atlanta a place at the table with other popular culinary cities. An assortment of neighborhoods offers an array of restaurants featuring cuisine that spans the globe, serving something for every taste.

If you want to plumb the depths of what Atlanta's restaurant scene offers, do what locals do and sift through local magazine Creative Loafing. They review restaurants all over the city, and have several lists of "100 Dishes to Eat in Atlanta".

During the past few years, several celebrity chefs have traveled south to call Atlanta home. Drawn to the quickly growing culinary scene, these chefs have been welcomed with open arms and some true southern hospitality. Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Anne Quatrano (Bacchanalia and Floataway Cafe), and Richard Blais (FLIP Burger Boutique, and One Midtown Kitchen) are just a few.

What better place to travel than to the heart of Atlanta to experience classic and contemporary Southern cuisine at its finest? Mary Mac's Tea Room has been serving "meat and three" for close to 70 years, and has photos in every room to prove it, while innovators like Canoe, JCT, Restaurant Eugene, and South City Kitchen update Southern cuisine for the 21st century.

A Wall Street Journal article in 2007 named Atlanta the best city in the U.S. for burgers. Their top pick went to Ann's Snack Bar, an 8-seat dive run by one woman. The Vortex en The Earl were also listed, and are better choices if you don't have several hours to spend waiting in line. There are dozens of other highly-rated relative newcomers to the burger scene.

Atlanta is also making a name for itself in pizza of almost every style. For gourmet Neapolitan-style pizza, Antico Pizza Napoletana en Varasano's are invariably named among the best, but opinions are divided about which is the top. Other gourmet pizzerias include Ammazza, Double Zero, and Fritti, to name just a few. If you're looking for less-pretentious 'za, check out Blue Moon Pizza, Cameli's, Fellini's, Nina & Rafi, or Rocky Mountain Pizza.

Of course, you can stick with the landmarks, such as The Varsity (the world's largest drive-in), The Sun Dial (a restaurant on top of the Westin Hotel which revolves for a 360° view of the city), Pittypat se stoep (Southern charm inspired by Weg met die wind), or R. Thomas (healthy meals including vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free).

You might be surprised to learn that Atlanta is home to the headquarters of baie restaurant chains. Some are small regional or Atlanta-only chains such as Flying Biscuit Café, Taqueria del Sol, Figo Pasta, Tin Drum Asiacafé, en Willy's Mexicana Grill. The iconically Southern chains Waffle House en Chick-Fil-A got their start in Atlanta, as did Mellow Mushroom,Moe's Southwest Grill, and national chain restaurant Applebee's. Other chains just find Atlanta to be a great business home, including Ted's Montana Grill (founded by Atlanta media mogul Ted Turner), Arby's, en Krystal.

The dominant local grocery chains in Atlanta are Kroger, Publix, Aldi, and Lidl. The city is also dotted with dozens of ethnic groceries, especially Hispanic, Korean, Indian and Vietnamese. For organic and or specialty grocery stores, Whole Foods Market, Trader Joe's and Fresh Market also have locations throughout the city.

Drink

Coca-Cola

In much of the Suid, thanks to the influence of Coca-Cola being headquartered in midtown Atlanta, "coke" can colloquially refer to any soft drink in place of "soda" or "pop". Ordering "a Coke" at a restaurant usually, but not always, means you're asking for a Coca-Cola Classic (and they sal ask "Is Pepsi okay?" if they don't serve Coca-Cola products), but if someone says they're going to the grocery store to buy "some cokes" for a party, they mean "a variety of soft drinks", not just Coca-Cola.

Sweet tea

A true staple of southern culture, sweet tea can be found at almost any restaurant in Atlanta. In most places an order for "tea" will be assumed to mean "sweet tea"; hot or unsweetened tea need to be asked for specifically. A popular variant to a glass of sweet tea is an Arnold Palmer, a half and half mix of iced tea (either sweetened or unsweetened) and lemonade, named after the famous golfer who popularized it.

Beer and more beer

Atlanta is home to Sweetwater Brewing Company, one of the largest microbreweries in the South; their 420 Extra Pale Ale is a signature item. Red Brick is the second-largest, while relative newcomers include Monday Night, Orpheus, Second Self, Three Taverns, and Wild Heaven.

Beer bars are a big to-do in Atlanta. The most widely-known is local chain Taco Mac, which boasts an ever-changing collection of as many as 140 beers on draught and hundreds more in bottles, with wings, burgers, and tacos to wash them down. Not to be outdone, The Porter serves up 430 brews along with excellent gastropub food. Brick Store Pub offers over 20 beers for connoisseurs, plus an additional bar of Belgian beers in an upstairs alcove. Serving up their own in-house brews, Wrecking Bar and and Twain's top the list of brewpubs. Other local favorites for a good pint include Publik Draft House, Book House, Thinking Man Tavern, en Cypress Street Pint & Plate.

Nightlife

Unique bars, restaurants and shops abound in the Little Five Points neighborhood

With fun and unique attractions, renowned restaurants and top-of-the-line hotel experiences, Atlanta keeps the party going from day to night. With chic style in Bokkop, alternative scene in Little Five Points, a casual atmosphere in Virginia-Highland and a trendy vibe in Middestad, Atlanta nightlife suits every style of letting loose. Since each district has so many options, you will want to visit each district article for a more detailed listing.

Buckhead is still the most popular nightlife district for locals and out-of-towners alike. The Buckhead clientele is mostly of an upscale crowd, so be sure to dress to impress.

Midtown is the spot if you're looking for the urban vibe with diverse a crowd of 20s and 30s, many of them are college students, locals, transplants from out of state and foreign countries. This is also a gay and lesbian friendly area.

Sentrum has a few options for nightlife as well. Many of the Downtown watering holes can be found in Kenny's Alley in Underground. Die Fairlie-Poplar district has a few neighborhood bars as well. Statistieke is an ideal sports bar to watch a game near Centennial Olympic Park.

Other popular clubs throughout the city include The Masquerade and MJQ Concourse. All areas of the city also have plenty of pubs and taverns, such as Fado Irish Pub in Buckhead, Shakespeare Tavern in Midtown, and Highland Tap in Virginia-Highland.

If you like country line-dancing, you can head out of the city and into the suburbs and check out Wild Bills in Duluth.

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Most of Atlanta's major hotels are Sentrum tussen Vyf punte en Middestad in area with a name that is easy to remember: the Hotel District. The district is in the heart of Atlanta's economic and political center and is within walking distance to many of the major tourist attractions, including the Centennial Olympic Park, the World of Coca-Cola, the Georgia Aquarium, and the CNN Center.

Rapidly growing Middestad, the center of Atlanta's business district as well as many high-rise luxury condos is nearby many museums and theaters. If you're looking for boutique hotels that are near a thriving urban setting, Midtown may be the area for you.

Once the heart of Atlanta's nightlife, Bokkop is still home to several upscale hotels, which are close to the area's shopping and dining districts.

If you're staying in Atlanta without a car, you'll have the best time if you stay around Midtown or Downtown, which offer central, easy access to MARTA. Both areas have many excellent bars, restaurants, and cultural attractions accessible by foot. The big-name hotels in these parts of town are close to train stations and bus routes, making access to most interesting parts of town quick and hassle-free. Buckhead and Decatur are other options with good access to transit, but not as many tourist attractions in the area (and in the case of Decatur, not many hotels to choose from).

If you plan on renting an apartment, good places to look include Midtown a few blocks from Peachtree Street between the Arts Center and North Avenue MARTA stations, and around North Highland Avenue south of Virginia Avenue (including Little Five Points).

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Despite Atlanta's reputation, the city is not as dangerous as many perceive it to be. The crime rate has dropped during the late 1990s and 2000s and reached a near forty-year low in 2005. While violent crime levels are still high compared to most American cities, most of the violence is related to the drug trade, and takes place in parts of the city visitors rarely - if ever - see.

Usual precautions should be taken, as in any other major city, such as not traveling alone at night and being aware of which neighborhoods are more prone to crime. In Atlanta, the southwest and southeast areas have reported the most incidents of crime; the triangle created by I-285, I-75, and I-20 in particular is a dangerous neighborhood. Avoid the areas surrounding the new Mercedes-Benz stadium such as Bankhead and Vine City. Car theft is exceptionally high by national standards. Outside of the perimeter, crime rates are significantly lower (except Dekalb County).

One thing to definitely watch out for in Atlanta are the homeless. Whereas homeless people in big cities tend to leave you alone if you ignore them, those in Atlanta have been known to harass people regardless, especially in the Downtown, and to a lesser extent, Midtown areas.

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Atlanta area codes are 404, 770, 678, en 470. All 10 digits of the phone number are required when making local calls.

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Inside the Perimeter

In Atlanta vernacular, "ITP" refers to everything inside I-285 which makes a loop around the city's far edges. A few cities, which are distinct from Atlanta proper, also reside ITP.

  • East Point is home to many well-known hip-hop and R&B groups as well as a burgeoning fine arts community, and is south-west of Atlanta's neighborhoods.
  • College Park is a small town south of East Point and adjacent to Hapeville and the airport in South Atlanta.

Outside the Perimeter

Courtyard of Stone Mountain State Park

Many towns in the greater Atlanta area reside "OTP" but remain closely associated with the city.

  • Marietta is twenty minutes northwest of Atlanta, just outside I-285 along I-75, and is one of Atlanta's largest suburbs. It is home to the Marietta Gone with the Wind Museum en Six Flags White Water, sowel as Dobbins Air Reserve Base en a Lockheed Martin manufacturing plant, and the local landmark, the Big Chicken. The Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground and headquarters for Atlanta's Major League Soccer team Atlanta United FC, the 2018 MLS Cup champions, is also here.
  • Kennesaw is just beyond Marietta on I-75 and is home to a Civil War battlefield, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in addition to Kennesaw State University and the Museum of History and Holocaust Education.
  • Stone Mountain is one of Georgia's most unique attractions, and is just half an hour to the east. Visitors can hike up the mountain or take a cable car to the top.

Greater Georgia

  • Austell — a half an hour to the west and is home to Six Flags Over Georgia. Goliath, the tallest roller coaster in the Southeast, can be found here.
  • Braselton — A small town approximately 53 miles (85 km) northeast of Atlanta. It's home to Road Atlanta, a 2.54-mile (4.088 km) road course race track which hosts the Petit Le Mans, as well as AMA motorcycle racing, The Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Mitty, and smaller events throughout the year.
  • Helen — A mountain town created to resemble an Alpine village. Popular in the fall for viewing autumn leaves, and the largest and longest Oktoberfest in the Southeast. Also nearby are Unicoi State Park, Anna Ruby Falls, and Sautee-Nacoochee Valley.
  • Dahlonega — Once the location of Georgia's own gold rush. Visit the Dahlonega Gold Museum and try your luck finding some of your own gold. Also in Dahlonega is Wolf Mountain Vineyards, which offers a perfect get-away to taste award winning wines and enjoy a beautiful scenery. The vineyards and winery provide the perfect setting for Sunday brunch, café lunch, and gourmet dinners.
  • Flowery Branch — A suburb of Atlanta with roughly 10,000 residents on the shores of Lake Sidney Lanier. It contains the Atlanta Falcons Training Facility and has ushered in significant growth in both population and commercial-demand since its opening in 2005.
  • Savannah — A 4-hour drive, but well worth it. The downtown is a historical district with many parks, squares, and historic architecture.
  • Hampton — Home to the Atlanta Motor Speedway, an 870-acre racing complex hosting NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Craftsman Truck Series events in March and October. In addition to the race weekend, the facility hosts events ranging from driving schools, Thursday Thunder Legends racing, Friday Night Drags, car shows and many others.
  • Chatahoochee River Fun — Sixteen recreation areas along a 48-mile stretch of the Chattahoochee River have been designed to conserve the river and provide outdoor entertainment for the whole family. In addition, the Chattahoochee Nature Center in Roswell offers education environmental programs, canoe trips and other recreational activities.
  • Lake Lanier Islands — The closet beach to Atlanta can be found at Lake Lanier Islands Resort, with its lakefront beaches, water park, golf courses, boating, spas, and more.
  • Chateau Elan Winery and Resort — Chateau Elan, a 16th-century-styled French retreat, is 30 minutes north of Atlanta in the town of Braselton, and has a festive atmosphere that encourages guests to tour the vineyards, visit the winery, have lunch at a sidewalk café and play a round of golf.
  • Barnsley Garden Resort — Barnsley Garden Resort is a beautiful hotel and resort in Adairsville, Georgia with lush gardens, cabins and a Zagat-rated golf course.
  • Callaway Gardens — in Pine Mountain, Georgia Callaway Gardens is a premier vacation spot with tons of activities for the entire family.

Interstate tours

Die Bandit Run is a tour to Texarkana, Texas, inspired by the 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit.

Routes through Atlanta
New Orleans ← Birmingham ← W Amtrak Crescent icon.png N → Gainesville → Charlotte
Birmingham ← Lithia Springs ← W I-20.svg E → Conyers → Augusta
Chattanooga ← Marietta ← N I-75.svg S → Hapeville → Macon
Greenville ← Duluth ← N I-85.svg S → Hapeville → Montgomery
Asheville ← Sandy Springs ← N VS 19.svg S → Hapeville → Albany
Asheville ← Dekatur ← N VS 23.svg S → Macon → Jacksonville
Athene ← Dekatur ← N VS 29.svg S → East Point → Rooibruin
Chattanooga ← Marietta ← N VS 41.svg S → Hapeville → Macon
Birmingham ← Austell ← W VS 78.svg E → Dekatur → Athene
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