Atlanta

Bursting with Southern Charm and world-class sophistication, Atlanta combines rich history with contemporary cultural attractions, delectable dining, hip nightlife, enticing shopping and professional sporting events, making it easily one of the South’s most impressive cities. Fuelled by the success of local companies like Coca Cola, UPS and Delta Airlines, and the esteem of holding the 1996 Olympic Games, Atlanta has propelled itself forward and never looked back.

No matter how you arrive in the city, Atlanta is best experienced through its eclectic and lively neighbourhoods. Many are walkable and accessible with public transport, and centred around the Atlanta BeltLine – a 22-mile long walking and biking trail that unites the city’s central neighbourhoods, and showcases a diverse range of art installations, sculptures and street art. Explore cool Midtown, historic Downtown, funky Little Five Points, hip Old Fourth Ward and sophisticated Buckhead. From the High Museum of Art and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra – which regularly performs to sold-out audiences – to gorgeous green spaces like Piedmont Park, endless opportunities for shopping and innumerable creative and delectable eateries along the way, you won’t run out of things to do on any given day.

The present aside, Atlanta also has a storied history, once having played a key role in the American Civil War and considered by many to be the ‘Cradle of the Civil Rights Movement’ where leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. paved the way for equal rights. Visit the many places where history was made, with a stop by the Atlanta History Centre which chronicles the city’s past and the Martin Luther King Jr. Historical Site. Stroll by stunning historic homes like Herndon House and Swan House, visit the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum or even pop outside the city to see and learn about Georgia’s antebellum plantations.