Six Flags Over Georgia turns 41!
After the success of his original Six Flags park in Arlington, Texas, park founder Angus Wynne began searching for a location for a second park. He decided upon a parcel of land located along the Chattahoochee River just west of the city of Atlanta, and design work started in 1963. When the park opened in 1967, Six Flags became the first 'multi-gate' theme park operator in the United States. [read
more]
Atlanta Four Seasons Hotel: We Like to Stay Here!
It was 4 degrees in Chicago. My husband was on his way to Atlanta. Four degrees—as I uttered the frozen Fahrenheit numerals a demure mantra surfaced --- Four Four Four...Seasons! I donned my bag, my book, and my blackberry and tagged along. On the flight down I prioritized my weekend respite from the bitter cold…a day at the spa, another day at the spa—and if time permits, a day at the spa. [read
more]
Intercontinental Hotel: We Like to Stay Here!
Steps away from all the excitement of Atlanta’s
premier venues, the InterContinental Buckhead Hotel offers up a generous
dose of gracious southern hospitality with an international flare.
One of the newest additions to the ever-expanding Buckhead skyline,
the InterContinental Buckhead Hotel is an exceptional property by
which all Atlanta hotels are measured. [read
more]
Beverly Hills Hotel: We Like to Stay Here!
With so many choices for accommodations in Atlanta—I recommend
shopping for the holiday season while enjoying something more unique
with personality, charm and upscale service. Our choice pick is The
Beverly Hills Inn, a quaint bed and breakfast situated in the heart
of Buckhead. [read
more]
Alliance
Theatre Wins Tony Award
Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre was the recipient of the 2007 Regional
Theatre Tony Award as outstanding regional theatre. The award was
announced May 15 in New York City, but every Atlantan who has enjoyed
this wonderful theatre was proud…all the way down south…to
receive such notoriety! The Alliance is only the second theatre in
the South to receive the Regional Theatre Tony Award. [read
more]
Oktoberfest
in the North Georgia Mountains
The fall season is a great time of year to visit Atlanta. The overabundance
of majestic trees put on quite a show, and if your timing is just
right, you’ll find many of Atlanta’s neighborhoods ablaze
with color. Piedmont Park also makes quite a show of it with a steady
flow of leaves tumbling to the ground. But it’s the mountains
that put on the most spectacular show of all. [read
more]
Yellow
Daisy Days
The Yellow Daisy Festival is set to brighten Stone Mountain Park again
for the 39th year. Voted the Nation’s #1 Arts and Crafts Show
4 years in a row, The Yellow Daisy Festival is traditionally held
the weekend after Labor Day and welcomes more than 500 artists and
crafters from 38 States. [read
more]
Please
take your Seat!
Chastain has seen so many magical nights with the stars – under
the stars. Way, way back in the 80’s, I saw Bob Dylan at Chastain.
Jimmy Carter and Roslyn were seated down on the Plaza Tables and Dylan
stopped singing when the then-President rose and walked up to the
stage to shake his hand and announce to the crowd that Dylan was a
true Poet of the ages. [read
more]
Georgia Aquarium:
Go Fish!
It seems they like to do things BIG in Atlanta…”Gone with
the Wind” still remains one of the “biggest” movies
of all time…CNN Center is the largest news Agency in the world…and
Hartsfield Jackson Airport manages more air traffic than anywhere
else in the country! [read
more]
The
Georgia Aquarium…an Aquatic Champion!
It’s almost time – the new Georgia Aquarium is scheduled
to open this fall! Thousands of fish have been relocated and whale
sharks shipped across the ocean for opening day, Wednesday, November
23, 2005…just in time for Thanksgiving. [read
more]
Atlanta,
A True Original
Atlanta is a true original, hailed as the capital of the South and
known for its diversity…from southern charm to metropolis surroundings,
ashes of the Civil War to the birth of the Civil rights, Atlanta offers
endless possibilities…all with a big helping of Southern hospitality!
[read more]
How far will
you go…for Romance?
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far
one can go! In Atlanta, the possibilities are endless and whether
it’s early in the morning…or deep into the night…Atlanta
charms with food, architecture and lush botanical grandeur only found
in the south…and music that stirs the soul! [read
more]
The Cherokee
Rose on the Trail of Tears
No better symbol exists of the pain and suffering of the Trail Where
They Cried than the Cherokee Rose. The mothers of the Cherokee grieved
so much that the chiefs prayed for a sign to lift the mother's spirits
and give them strength to care for their children. [read
more]
The
Yellow Daisy Festival...one of the TOP craft/folk events in the USA!
September draws throngs (and throngs) of craft-show aficionados to
Stone Mountain Park's annual Yellow Daisy Festival, named in honor
of the famed Confederate Yellow Daisy. The Confederate Yellow Daisy
was first discovered in 1846 on an outcrop of granite on Stone Mountain,
by Rev. Thomas Porter, according to the National Garden Club. [read
more]
Atlanta
Sports
When the Summer Olympics called Atlanta home in 1996, the world was
formally introduced to the "Gateway to the South!" Athletes
from around the globe flocked to the city to compete against the very
best the world has to offer. [read
more]
Atlanta's
Central Park - Piedmont Park
Who says that a park is no fun in the winter? Piedmont Park is a beautiful
place in the fall and winter... it sees the leaves turn a palette
of colors, then fall only to reveal the true topography of the land.
[read more]
Fall Foilage
and Festivals
Believe it or not, the mountains and all they have to offer are only
a short drive from Atlanta...in fact, in less than two hours, you
and your family can be immersed in the green of the countryside that
surrounds the North Georgia Mountains. In the fall, the trees put
on a colorful show that even the best laser show couldn't match. [read
more]
JapanFest
Returns!
Nothing cements Atlanta's place as a world-class city as much as the
sheer number of international businesses with major headquarters in
the city. These range from Deutche Telekom to AT&T to Sony Disc
Manufacturing to Matsushita Communication. [read
more]
Stone
Mountain in the Summertime
Summer's here and there's nothing like being outside. Swimming, family
barbeques, and spending time together with friends and family. Sometimes
we forget what's in our very own backyard…Stone Mountain Park!
[read more]
Family Fun
in Atlanta
Atlanta is one of the more family-friendly vacation spots in America.
Home to one of the nation's largest theme parks, several major sports
teams, Stone Mountain, and a host of other family entertainment options,
Atlanta pulls families from throughout the country to enjoy its wonders.
[read more]
Tips for
Air Travel
Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport sees 75.9 million passengers
pass through its concourses in a year, making it the world's busiest
airport. It's also the first and last Atlanta experience many visitors
to the city go through, and one that colors their perceptions of Atlanta.
[read more]
Conyers Cherry
Blossom Festival
Looking for a good, wholesome day trip? Someplace close to Atlanta,
but with a different atmosphere, something a little closer to Mayberry
than Midtown? Try the Conyers Cherry Blossom Festival... and take
home a bit spring when you leave. [read
more]
Midtown
Magic
A large part of Atlanta's rich Southern heritage is an appreciation
of music, and its ability to lift our spirts and guide our thoughts.
An excellent expression of this is the 8th Annual Music Midtown Festival,
to be held May 4th through 6th, 2001. [read
more]
Romantic
New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve can become a bit tiring after a certain age. Over-indulgence
of the grape, forced hilarity with friends and family, and the next
day's clean-up... [read
more]
Oktoberfest
Georgia-Style
Though Helen, GA is only a 70-mile drive from Atlanta, upon arriving
there for the annual Oktoberfest, you'd think you had somehow crossed
the Atlantic, went over the Alps, and into Bavaria! [read
more]
Marietta Day
Tripping
So July Fourth has come and gone and you have had all the fireworks
you can handle. In fact, halfway through the summer, you are probably
burned out on all those all day outdoor festivals around town. [read
more]
4 July Celebration
If you can't find something to do in Atlanta for the Fourth of July
you obviously aren't trying. This city energetically celebrates Independence
and does it with Atlanta's signature sense of theater! [read
more]
Stone
Mountain
Summer's here and there's nothing like being outside. Swimming, family
barbeques, and spending time together with friends and family. Sometimes
we forget what's in our very own backyard…Stone Mountain Park!
[read more]
CNN Center
Located in the heart of downtown Atlanta, the world famous CNN Center
is the global headquarters of CNN and Turner Broadcasting. [read
more]
Giants of
the Mesozoic
In a setting straight out of Spielberg, the Fernbank Museum is staging
a display of the "Giants of the Mesozoic," with skeletal
replicas of monsterous dinosaurs caught in the eternal struggle for
existence. [read
more]
New Year's
Eve Peach Drop
For some strange reason, in New York City locals and tourists alike
wait for hours in the numbing cold to watch to a giant frozen ball
fall to the ground. Oddly enough, Atlanta has a similar custom, although
one a little more symbolic of place. [read
more]
Botanical
Gardens
Just off Piedmont Ave in Midtown, across from Piedmont Park, nestles
one of Atlanta's more charming attractions- the Atlanta Botanical
Gardens. [read more] |
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