Since I lived in Atlanta for a short while, some time ago, here my suggestions if you get there just for 2-3 days. Hope you enjoy them.
1) Get a beer at Virginia Highlands' bars (great music and awesome atmosphere on the patios)
2) Piedmont Park: enjoy a music concert on the grass (there are many during Spring)
3) CNN: you can get a tour inside their studios, and it is super interesting!
4) Go shake your bootie in Buckhead: the place is crazy and fun. ;)
5) Aquarium: the city has an impressive aquarium (even the ZOO I hear is great, but I do not like all the animals in captivity)
6) Paolo's Gelato: when you go to Virginia Highlands, get a gelato at Paolo's. It is the closest to the real thing (I mean the Italian one)
7) Stone Mountain Park: go visit, it is like 30mins from the city, and it is pretty cool, especially at sunrise or sunset. Perfect place for an unusual date. ;)
8) Get two tickets for The FOX Theatre. They usually have great shows there (including wonderful musicals) and the architecture is awesome. Especially inside, you will see it: it appears as it is an arabesque kind of theatre. Difficult to explain, but totally worth the ticket price!
9) High Museum: not many know about it, but it is really a great museum, not only for the pieces collected, but also for the building itself. If I remember correctly, they also had a nice bar.
10) CocaCola Museum: oh yes, Atlanta was where they invented Coca Cola (and I believe also air conditioning! Of course, with such heat in the summer). A visit to the museum of Coke is super fun and you get to taste plenty of drinks, for FREE! :D
Here a couple of images I mentioned.
This is my favorite bar in Virginia Highlands (at #1):
The great FOX Theatre, at point #8:
I hope you enjoyed the list. Did it for fun, but hope it helps someone.
Let me know if I missed some key things, or said anything wrong.
Enjoy Hotlanta ! ;)!
Admire the city pre-Walking Dead? I wonder if there are some Walking Dead tours over there
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Frankly javier , I am not aware. I am clueless about Walking Dead. I guess I need to go back and check for that. :)
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Nice, thanks for you suggestions janefrankie !
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That would be cool javier ! FYI janefrankie , here's a famous poster from WD http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111101160406/walkingdead/images/3/35/The-walking-dead.jpg
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Wow, really clueless about this... how could I have missed it! Very cool poster, by the way, VickyGiordano12 , thanks a lot. :)
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I was curious and found this related to the Walking Dead tour http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g60898-d2646993-r140946837-Atlanta_Movie_Tours-Atlanta_Georgia.html funny to see the photos!
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Atlanta Movie Tours: Walking Dead Tour - See 272 traveller reviews, 150 candid photos, and great deals for Atlanta, GA, at TripAdvisor.
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Wow! I'm definitely having a Walking Dead tour If I'll ever go to Atlanta :)
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