Kevin & others --

There are plenty of charming areas in Atlanta. It is a great place to live, but a difficult place to visit because folks get drawn into the basic tourist spots like the aquarium and coke museum. They should be visiting the Civil War Cyclorama in Grant Park, the Center for Puppetry Arts in Midtown, Atlanta History Center and Swan House, and Martin Luther King Jr Center including his home, church, and burial site. They should take a stroll through Piedmont Park and stop in for a microbrew at Park Tavern, walk through the Virginia Highlands and Decatur Square neighborhood and have brunch or drinks at any number of places, and visit our dozens of chef-drive restaurants that have been featured on Food/Travel Channel. See a concert at Chastain, the best amphitheater you will ever visit, and enjoy the 6 months of festival season with amazing ones like Dogwood, Inman Park Festival, etc and take part in the Tour of Homes that neighborhoods offer. Residents and visitors can enjoy some of the more random Atlanta events like a taping of Family Feud, tours by the Atlanta Preservation Society like the Fox Theatre tour, the monthly Rollergirl Derby matches, the Waffle House Museum, Atlanta Silverbacks soccer game, and tubing down the Chattahoochee for $10. Little Five Points is a world of its own and the emergence of West Midtown provides great night life.

As a resident I do all these events and visit these places and more on a monthly basis. Atlanta has plenty of charm and endless places to visit and I'm still finding more after 4 years here. Feel free to contact me if you want to experience it.

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