| Atlanta is a business centre and not a typical holiday destination. There are no beaches for sunbathing, no mountains for skiing and no cobble-stoned quaintness or soaring Gothic cathedrals. Regardless of that, Atlanta does offer something for almost every visitor. Some of Atlanta’s well-known favourites include the Atlanta Cyclorama, the CNN Center, Stone Mountain Park, the Martin Luther King Jr Historic District, Six Flags Over Georgia and Zoo Atlanta. The history of the city is always a close presence, helping define Atlanta’s uniqueness. Underground Atlanta with its hidden delights, marks the birthplace of the city; a few MARTA stops away, the Fox Theatre, an architectural riot of domes and minarets reflects the excesses of the 1920s. Less than a mile north on Peachtree Street, the recently restored Margaret Mitchell Home is a diminutive museum of life in the 1930s and is sandwiched between business towers of the 1990s. Continuing north on Peachtree Street, the High Museum of Art glistens with sleek white porcelain panels in the sun of a new millennium. |