Atlanta, USA (Point of interest)

The Atlanta Botanical Garden is a green oasis with 15 acres of landscaped gardens, 15 acres of hardwood forest and a large tropical conservatory. Exotic orchids, roses, herbs and woodlands are all just minutes from downtown Atlanta. Walking trails... Continue reading →

Built as a place for people to congregate during the Olympic games of 1996, Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park is now a popular venue for the arts. Immediately adjacent to the Georgia World Congress Center, it features the spectacular Fountain of Ri... Continue reading →

The CNN Studio Tours offer an overview of the art, science and technology of news reporting. Visitors get to look back over CNN's coverage of news events that have shaped the world during the past 20 years.... Continue reading →

The permanent collection at Atlanta's High Museum of Art contains significant holdings of 19th- and 20th-century American art, and a downtown annex has an impressive folk art collection. With over 2500 works, the photography collection is the feath... Continue reading →

The house where Margaret Mitchell penned Gone With the Wind, her Pulitzer-winning saga, is now a museum dedicated to her, the book and, of course, the epic film it spawned. The house also hosts regular literary events. Margaret Mitchell was a feis... Continue reading →

The Michael C Carlos Museum is the centrepiece of Emory University's historic quadrangle. One of the premier museums of ancient art in the South, it contains extensive collections of work from the Americas, ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, Sub-Saharan ... Continue reading →

The hosting of the Olympic Games in 1996 marked a watershed in the history of Atlanta. A traditionally Southern city, it was thrust into the glare of the world. The Olympic Museum details the city's metamorphosis. The Olympic Museum chronicles the... Continue reading →

If you're interested in the evolution of the written word the Robert C Williams Paper Museum in Atlanta is worth a visit. With more than 2000 books and many watermarks, papers, tools, machines and manuscripts, this museum tells the full story.... Continue reading →

Mountain carving a la Mount Rushmore (but with a confederate theme), amusements and hiking trails are all part of the fun at Stone Mountain Park. The park features a three-story treehouse, cable car, scenic train ride, 4-D theatre, laser and firewo... Continue reading →

The King Center is a memorial and education centre built in remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr. Run by his son, Dexter Scott King, it is located in a beautiful setting close to where Dr King grew up in Atlanta. Dr King was one of America's great... Continue reading →