Atlanta Hotels

Known as the 'Capital of the New South', Atlanta has recently been gaining popularity as a tourist destination due to the 1996 Olympics and a baseball legacy. There are many Atlanta hotels to choose from. Atlanta hotel accommodation include area with lakes, picnic areas, a restored plantation and a skylift to the top of a 825ft (247m) peak. Hotels in Atlanta have attractive discounts during the year and Atlanta Hotel availability can be checked and booked online.

Atlanta has been completely rebuilt after the civil War into a very modern city with fancy shopping malls and commercial centers. There is very little of the old city that remains to be seen. But there still are some old fashioned neighborhoods where you can get a flavor of what Atlanta used to be like the Fairlie-Poplar, which was the city's commercial centre 100 years ago. The buildings here were built between the 1880s and World War I.

Atlanta enjoys mild weather for most parts of the year, though July and August are very humid. Spring and fall are the best times to visit. The places you must visit while in Atlanta are Buckhead, CNN Center, Grant Park Zoo Atlanta, Sweet Auburn; where there's the African American Panoramic Experience and APEX. Around Atlanta there are some interesting locations you might fancy like, Little Five Points where there's the Inman Park, intersection of Moreland, Euclid Aves and Museum of the Jimmy Carter Library featuring exhibits on Carter's four years (1977-1981) as President, Marietta, Savannah and Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial with its lakes and picnic areas, a restored plantation and a sky lift to the top of the 825ft peak.

Atlanta does not offer many activities that relate to physical activities. The only things that you can do here are cycling at the city's 15 mile bike loop and Piedmont Park's bike paths, go hiking Fernbank Forest, go for guided walks at the Atlanta History Center and the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. At the Stone Mountain Park you can go ice-skating, boating, and hiking.

Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport (ATL) is a busy airport and international gateway. There are taxis, shuttle buses and vans, rental cars and the MARTA rail system available. The Greyhound bus service runs to many towns and cities from here.