Atlanta is the gateway to America’s southern Atlantic states and is undeniably progressive. It was the host city of the 1996 Olympics and voted in the nation’s first black mayor - Maynard Jackson in 1974 –. Today Atlanta with its hip neighbourhoods – particularly Buckhead – and glimmering skyscrapers is a striking example of America’s modern cities.
There are four attractions that mark out the diversity of this young city. Holidays in Atlanta should include the World of Coca-Cola pavilion – a three storey journey through the fizzy drinks history, the Atlanta Public Library with its room devoted to author Margaret Gone With The Wind Mitchell, the downtown branch of the Atlanta History Center and the lively Underground Atlanta which is a four block subterranean maze of cobbled gas-lit streets dotted with markets, shops, restaurants and bars.
Glimpsing genuine modern America
Escorted walking tours
Southern soul food around Auburn Avenue
Stopping off before visiting Savannah - the greatest urban preservation site in the USA