Downtown Atlanta, commercial nexus of Georgia and the Southern US, is home to soaring office towers.

This thriving mix of street vendors, retail outlets, entertainment and dining facilities occupies the site of the city's birth. As Atlanta grew as a railroad center, the ground level became congested with tracks. To accommodate street traffic, viaduc..

This boxy series of pavilions is a tribute to the world's best-selling soft drink, born in Atlanta in 1886. Displays here trace the Coca-Cola story from its humble beginnings at a downtown Atlanta drug store to its multinational presence today. There..

Situated on five acres of one of Downtown's highest ridges, Georgia's Classical Renaissance 1889 limestone capitol, with its four-story portico, is a scaled-down version of the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Here in the state's political nerve center ..

During the 1980s, a revitalization of the historic Auburn Avenue began when the blocks where Dr. Martin Luther King had lived and worked were designated a National Historic District. Begin your tour at The Martin Luther King Jr., National Historic Si..

One of three existing cycloramas in the country (the other two are in Gettysburg National Military Park in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City), this 42ft-tall painting-in-the-round weighs more than 9,000 ..

Nicknamed "the dump" by the sprightly Atlanta writer who penned the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Gone with the Wind (1936), this restored house is the city's only surviving building with a connection to Margaret Mitchell (1900-49) and her e..

The official library/museum of Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the US (1977-81), opened in 1986. Its Carter Library Museum features a pictorial biography of Carter's rise from a Georgia peanut farmer to the nation's president, exhibits describing..

In Midtown Atlanta you'll find the city's best-known performing-arts centers-the Fox Theatre and the Woodruff Arts Center-as well as a bounty of festivals and community events.

Upscale is the word for Buckhead; the neighborhood thrives with some of the city's trendiest restaurants and shopping areas. Peachtree Street, Atlanta's main artery, runs through Buckhead.

This complex comprises a history museum, a research library and archives, two historic houses, 33 acres of gardens and a restaurant. Four excellent permanent exhibits in the Atlanta History Museum bring the city's defining experiences to life. Be sur..

Located across the street from the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site Visitor Center is the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, where a number of King's pastoral accoutrements are displayed. King is buried outside..

The Woodruff Arts Center complex includes the Atlanta Symphony Hall, the Alliance Theatre, the High Museum and the Atlanta College of Art.

Developed for the 1895 Cotton States Exposition, Piedmont Park's 185 acres encompass the Atlanta Botanical Garden. The park has facilities and programs for bird walks, a green market, historical park tours, school field trips and summer day camps.

The star in the Woodruff Arts Center's crown is this striking contemporary structure (1983, Richard Meier) covered with white porcelain-enameled steel panels. Rodin's sculpture The Shade, a gift from the French government, presides over the front law..

This 1904 castle-like structure of Stone Mountain granite was built for furniture magnate Amos Rhodes. It now houses the headquarters of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation. Inside, the grand mahogany staircase is flanked by nine stained-glas..

Its Doric-columned facade facing one of Buckhead's main thoroughfares, the 24,000sq ft Greek Revival-style brick structure contains a museum-quality collection of Federal-period antiques. Upstairs rooms are reserved for the use of the current governo..

In 1980 Atlanta entrepreneur Ted Turner launched the Cable News Network (CNN), the first 24-hour cable news station, which broadcasts from the 14-story CNN Center. Studio tours show visitors the inner workings of the network and allows access to a gl..

The city gained international status in 1996 as host of the Centennial Olympic Games. One of the lasting legacies from that event is the 21-acre Centennial Olympic Park. The park, with its centerpiece Olympic Rings fountain, hosts special events down..

The sprawling c.1867 Wren's Nest is the Victorian home of Joel Chandler Harris (1848-1908), journalist and author of the Uncle Remus tales for children. The man who brought to life Br'er Fox and Br'er Rabbit wrote the tales in the dialect of coastal ..