Atlanta Things To Do

Things To Do

Atlanta has invested heavily in its tourist attractions in the past five years, and the commitment shows. A city rich with history and yet thoroughly modern, there’s plenty to do whether you’re interested in art, culture, or just plain having fun.

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Georgia Aquarium
The world’s largest aquarium boasts more than 100,000 animals (including five beluga whales) from 500 species in eight million gallons of fresh and marine water.
225 Baker St.; Atlanta, GA; 404-581-4000; www.georgiaaquarium.org
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Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site
This multi-building complex in Sweet Auburn encompasses King’s boyhood home and Ebenezer Baptist Church, where he and his father pastored.
450 Auburn Ave.; Atlanta, GA; 404-331-5190; www.nps.gov/malu
Tags: culture | museum | historic | editor pick
CNN Center
Take a 55-minute behind-the-scenes tour of the news giant, then present the day’s top news stories on your own video at the Turner Store’s Interactive Area.
One CNN Center; Atlanta, GA; 404-827-2300; www.cnn.com/tour/atlanta
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High Museum of Art
Thanks to an unprecedented partnership with Paris’ Musée du Louvre, this Richard Meier/Renzo Piano-designed museum’s “Louvre Atlanta” exhibition plays host to hundreds of the French institution’s works through 2009.
1280 Peachtree St.; Atlanta, GA; 404-733-4444; www.high.org
Tags: architecture | culture | art | editor pick
New World of Coca-Cola
Opened in 2007, this totally modernized incarnation of the popular attraction presents a bubbly array of Coke-related artifacts, a 4D theatre, a Pop Art gallery, and global drink samples.
121 Baker St.; Atlanta, GA; 404-676-5151; www.worldofcoca-cola.com
Tags: family | tour
Atlanta Botanical Garden
Covering 30 acres in Midtown’s Piedmont Park, this unique garden showcases both indoor and outdoor botanical wonders, including – rather unexpectedly – flora from tropical and desert climes.
1345 Piedmont Ave.; Atlanta, GA; 404-876-5859; www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org
Tags: family | gardens
Zoo Atlanta
Zoo Atlanta sprawls over 40 acres inside historic Grant Park. Large and natural feeling habitats showcase more than 200 species of animals from giraffes to warthogs. In September 2006, Zoo Atlanta welcomed its most popular exhibit with the birth of baby panda Mai Lan.
800 Cherokee Ave., SE; Atlanta, GA; 404-624-5600; www.zooatlanta.org
Tags: family | zoo
Six Flags Over Georgia
Located 12 miles west of downtown Atlanta, this 230 acre amusement park offers rides for thrill seekers and young families alike. Batman and Superman rides are heart-pumping fun, but there are also over 20 rides for little kids, including a new Thomas the Train themed area.
275 Riverside Parkway; Atlanta, GA; 770-739-3400; www.sixflags.com/overgeorgia
Tags: family | amusement park
Soul Food Museum great value
This storefront establishment is less a museum than a cultural oddity, but it’s worth a visit to see Dr. Kenneth Willhoite’s collection of foods made or marketed by black Americans. Willhoite leads a 45-minute tour of the collection, which includes everything from an antique icebox to Aunt Jemima pancake mix to Crunk! energy drink. No reservations necessary.
372 Sweet Auburn Ave.; Atlanta, GA; 678-508-9478; www.naacaha.com/museum.html
Tags: museum | new | great value
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