Travel Guide

Atlanta Geor­gia is the major trans­porta­tion hub and travel ter­mi­nal of the Southeast. Traveling to Atlanta is easy because it is home to Hartsfield-Jackson Inter­na­tional Air­port, the busiest air­port in the world.  The Down­town Con­nec­tor is aptly named for the three major inter­states I-75, I-85, and I-20 which inter­sect together at a cor­ri­dor in Down­town Atlanta.  Although Peachtree Road is the major street that runs through Atlanta there are over 100 roads and streets with the name of Peachtree in it!

Look­ing back through the his­tory of Atlanta, it was orig­i­nally named “Ter­mi­nus” because it was sit­u­ated at the begin­ning of two rail­road lines. Located on a plateau in the foothills of the Appalachian Moun­tains, Atlanta Geor­gia is not only a great tourist des­ti­na­tion but also ranks as one of the green­est, most beau­ti­ful cities in the United States.

Metro Atlanta has an explo­sive pop­u­la­tion cur­rently over 5 mil­lion peo­ple (cur­rently 5.6 mil­lion) on its way towards six mil­lion and ranks eighth in the coun­try. Since the year 2000 Atlanta ranks as the num­ber one fastest grow­ing area in the coun­try in terms of numer­i­cal increase. Atlanta ranks as the third largest city in the nation and has the fastest grow­ing mil­lion­aire pop­u­la­tion in the United States.*

Things To Do In Atlanta

There are so many things to do in Atlanta and the sur­round­ing Metro area that find­ing what to do in Atlanta can be a chal­lenge. Atlanta­Ga­To­day fea­tures not only the most cur­rent Events in Atlanta, but also the best activ­i­ties for kids and the whole fam­ily. We also offer dis­count tick­ets to the best Atlanta Attrac­tions so you can save money.

There is much to like about Atlanta Geor­gia — the eco­nomic cap­i­tal of the South­east . Atlanta is proud to be home to 13 of the For­tune 500 com­pa­nies not to men­tion that over Atlanta has the fourth high­est con­cen­tra­tion of For­tune 500 com­pa­nies in the country. Atlanta is home to Coca-Cola, Home Depot, CNN, UPS, and AT&T mobil­ity all of which are lead­ers in their field. Did you know that Atlanta is the clean­est city in the nation or that it has the 2nd most shop­ping per capita behind Chicago? Other inter­est­ing facts about Atlanta include:

• The tallest build­ing in the South­east is Nations­bank Plaza in Mid­town Atlanta
• The tallest hotel in the west­ern hemi­sphere is the Westin Peachtree Plaza in Down­town Atlanta
• The largest sub­ur­ban office park in the world is in Atlanta
• The Atlanta Mar­riott Mar­quis is the largest hotel in the Southeast
• The sec­ond largest con­ven­tion cen­ter in the world is located in down­town Atlanta
• The Peachtree Road Race is the largest 10k Race in the world

When trav­el­ing to Atlanta you can find fun stuff to do whether it’s vis­it­ing the old­est bal­let in the coun­try– the Atlanta Bal­let, or shop­ping at the largest mall in the South­east. Due to its scenic beauty and boom­ing infra­struc­ture Atlanta Ga presents a vari­ety of attrac­tions, sports, din­ing, and hotels to suit the most dis­cern­ing trav­eler. So kick back, relax and browse through the pages of Atlanta­Ga­To­day and find the top things to do and the very best Atlanta has to offer!

* source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta