A fast-paced urban environment mixes with welcome smiles in Atlanta; creating an experience you won’t find anywhere else. Georgia’s capital city offers a sophisticated mix of arts and cultural destinations, world-class shopping and some of the best professional sports in the country. A visit to Atlanta always opens a world of opportunity.
 

Art lovers discover a rich and varied cultural tapestry in Atlanta. From exhibits in the High Museum of Art’s collection of more than 11,000 works, to hundreds of independent galleries featuring both well-known and up-and-coming artists, the city broadly supports all types of visual arts, photography and sculpture. The Woodruff Arts Center, which opened its doors in 1968, is the largest performing and visual arts center in the country and serves as host to Broadway-caliber performances, classical music and experimental theater. The Center includes the Alliance Theatre, the Atlanta College of Art, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the High Museum of Art, Young Audiences and the 14th Street Playhouse. To stretch your imagination, the Center for Puppetry Arts is a unique and internationally renowned destination that offers entertaining shows for children and adults.

Come Thanksgiving, you can tour the new $200 million Georgia Aquarium. This magnificent destination features more than 100,000 animals from 500 different species in more than 8 million gallons of water. Then, visit the Atlanta Botanical Garden, where rare plants from all over the world are cultivated and conserved. And you’ll thrill to the giant pandas, Lun Lun and Yang Yang, and 1,000 other animals at Zoo Atlanta.

If it’s shopping you’re looking for, Atlanta has it all and then some. The city’s Buckhead area is not only home to a vibrant nightlife; it also boasts some of the finest shopping in the world. Traditional malls like Phipps Plaza and Lenox Square provide the commerce-minded with high-end options, and boutiques throughout the area deliver unique finds and one-of-a-kind items.

Sports fans have year-round options in Atlanta. In the summer months, baseball fans can head to Turner Field to watch the perennially dominant Atlanta Braves, and in the fall and winter you can watch the dynamic Atlanta Falcons light up the Georgia Dome. Hockey and basketball fans flock to Philips Arena, where they’ll find the up-and-coming Atlanta Thrashers and Atlanta Hawks. When you come to Atlanta, be prepared to be entertained.