ATLANTA

Atlanta, also known as ATL, is the capital city of Georgia. It played an important part in both the Civil War and the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement. It’s the birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coca-Cola. There are around 70 streets with a variation of the word “Peachtree”, however, there are no peach trees in the city. The name came from “pitch tree” the name of the native pine trees because of their sticky sap.

Downtown Atlanta

  • Georgia State Capitol

    A historic landmark completed in 1889. The design is based on the style of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. The statue Miss Freedom has adorned the dome since the building’s opening.

  • Centennial Olympic Park

    A 22-acre public park located in downtown Atlanta, built for the 1996 Summer Olympics. It hosts millions of visitors, events and summer concerts every year.

  • World of Coca-Cola

    A museum showcasing the history of The Coca-Cola Company. In 1886, Dr. John S. Pemberton, a pharmacist from Atlanta, created a unique soft drink with a specific flavor syrup that was highly popular. Frank M. Robinson, his partner and bookkeeper, is responsible for the name of Coca-Cola. The Coca-Cola Company’s headquarters are located in Atlanta.

  • National Center for Civil and Human Rights

    The National Center for Civil and Human Rights, which opened in 2014, is a museum and human rights organization. The Center’s exhibitions feature the papers and artifacts of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the history of the civil rights movement in the United States, and stories from the struggle for human rights around the world today.

TINY DOORS

Karen Anderson Singer created the public art project Tiny Doors ATL. She says “Doors are a great way to quickly access imagination.” They are 7 inches tall and you can find them in neighborhoods around the city. Each door is created to look and feel like the neighborhood. She loves seeing how people interact with them. Her fascination with ‘tiny’ started as a young girl. She loved creating the furniture for her doll house. You can find a map of her doors at tinydoorsatl.com

Old Fourth Ward

  • Ponce City Market

    A mixed-use development located in a former Sears facility with restaurants, shops, a food hall and offices. The building was built on the site of Ponce de Leon Springs. In 1926 it became a Sears retail store. Ponce City Market officially opened in August 2014.

  • Beltline Eastside Trail

    Walk or bike the Atlanta BeltLine’s most popular stretch, the Eastside Trail, from Piedmont Park to Ponce City Market & Old Fourth Ward. It’s lined with industrial buildings adapted into restaurants, shops and apartments. Piedmont Park to Krog Street Tunnel is around 2 miles.

  • Krog Street Market

    A mix-use development located along the Beltline trail which opened in 2014. It includes a market and restaurants. Originally the site of Atlanta Stove Works, a former pot-belly stove and iron-pan factory that opened in 1889 and flourished in the 1920’s.

  • Krog Street Tunnel

    A tunnel in Atlanta known for its street art. Built in 1913, the tunnel links the Cabbagetown, Reynoldstown, and Inman Park neighborhoods. It is part of the Eastside Trail of the Beltline. An ever-changing urban canvas of images, words and ideas.

  • Birth Home of Martin Luther King Jr.

    In 1895, a two-story frame Queen Anne Victorian style house was built for a white family. In 1909, Rev. Williams moved into the house with his wife Jennie. They had a daughter Alberta Christine. In 1926, Christine married Martin Luther King. They lived in the home with her parents. Martin Luther King Jr. was born in 1929, and lived there until age 12.

  • MLK Jr. National Historical Park

    The park covers about 35 acres and includes several sites related to the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. Within the park is his boyhood home, Ebenezer Baptist Church, where King was baptized and both he and his father were pastors, as well as the grave site of King Jr. and his wife.

  • Oakland Cemetery

    A Victorian-style cemetery founded as Atlanta Cemetery in 1850, and was renamed Oakland Cemetery in 1872 to reflect the large number of oak trees in the area. Margaret Mitchell Marsh, author of ‘Gone With the Wind” is buried there.

SWAN HOUSE

The Edward Inman “Swan” House is a mansion in Atlanta built in 1928. The house is currently part of the Atlanta History Center and was used as a set location for The Hunger Games films. The house was designed by Philip T. Shutze, regarded as Atlanta’s best known architect. Edward Inman, a politician and civic leader in Atlanta, and his wife Emily moved into the home in 1928, a year before the Great Depression began, and three years later, Edward died. Emily lived in the Swan House until her passing in 1965.

Midtown Atlanta

  • Piedmont Park

    An urban park located in the midtown neighborhood of Atlanta. Originally the land was owned by Dr. Benjamin Walker, who used it as his out-of-town gentleman’s farm and residence. He sold the land in 1887 to the Piedmont Driving Club who wanted it to be a racing ground for horse enthusiasts. The park was designed by Joseph Forsyth Johnson and they agreed to use the land for fairs and expositions.

  • Atlanta Botanical Garden

    Since the garden opened in 1976, it has become the loveliest place in the city to visit. An urban oasis in the heart of midtown with renowned plant collections, beautiful displays and spectacular exhibitions.

  • High Museum of Art

    The building was designed by architects Richard Meier and Renzo Piano. It features more than 19,000 works of art, including American, African, European, contemporary, and photography. The museum received its first permanent home in 1926 when Harriet High donated her family’s residence on Peachtree Street. In 1983, it opened in its new building where it currently is today.

  • Margaret Mitchell House

    Margaret “Peggy” Mitchell lived in a small apartment on the first floor with her second husband, John Marsh. Margaret nicknamed the apartment “The Dump.” Shortly after moving into the apartment in 1925, Margaret quit her job as a reporter at the Atlanta Journal due to a foot injury. While she was recuperating, she would plow through library books that her husband would bring her. One day, he came home empty handed and said she had read all of the library’s fiction books, and suggested that she start writing one instead. Margaret’s first and only book was born: Gone With the Wind.

THE FIRST CHICK-FIL-A

The first Chick-fil-A was started by Truett Cathy, an American entrepreneur and devout Christian. He owned a diner called the Dwarf Grill (later renamed the Dwarf House) in 1946, where he invented the original chicken sandwich that would become Chick-fil-A’s signature item. He opened the first Chick-fil-A restaurant in 1967 in Atlanta, Georgia.

A Taste of Atlanta

  • Botiwalla by Chai Pani

    Delicious Indian street food. Located in Ponce City Market. Chef Meherwan Irani’s homage to his life-long love of late-night street food in India.

  • Fox Bros Bar-B-Q

    Twin brothers Jonathan and Justin Fox opened Fox Bros Bar-B-Q in Atlanta after moving from Fort Worth, Texas. They missed the barbecue they grew up with.

  • Grindhouse Killer Burgers

    Alex Brounstein, a real estate attorney and developer from New Jersey opened the first Grindhouse Killer Burgers in Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn Curb Market in 2009. The buns come from a Dutch bakery named Martin’s in Pennsylvania and the sauces are homemade.

  • The Vortex

    Three siblings, Michael Benoit and his brother Hank, and sister, Suzanne opened The Vortex after moving from Los Angeles to Atlanta. They opened the original location in 1992. Michael was an artist and would often illustrate comics in which he would incorporate the word “Vortex,” just because he liked the sound of it.

  • Atlanta Breakfast Club

    Osiris Ballard and chef Anthony Sanders opened Atlanta Breakfast Club in 2016 in downtown Atlanta. It is one of the most popular places in Atlanta for southern breakfast specialties.

  • Antico Pizza Napoletana

    Antico Pizza Napoletana in Atlanta, is a story of an Italian-American immigrant who opened a pizzeria inspired by his experiences in Naples and New York. Giovanni Di Palma opened Antico in 2009.

  • King of Pops

    A craft popsicle company started by brothers Steven and Nick Carse in Atlanta in 2010. The Carse brothers were inspired by paletas, a Latin American frozen treat they ate while visiting South America.

  • Morelli's Ice Cream

    Morelli’s Gourmet Ice Cream in Atlanta, is a family-owned business that opened in 2008. Donald Sargent, a former pharmaceutical sales representative, wanted to fulfill his childhood dream of owning an ice cream shop. Morelli’s is known for its unique flavors and their most popular flavor, salted caramel.

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