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Creative Loafing is an intensely local guide. We’ve been publishing a newspaper in the area since 1972 and just about all of the culture has been reported in the newspaper or on this website. Looking for things to do in the area? We can direct you.

Here’s our suggestion. Work off this page - start with the 5 Things to Do list below which are our recommendations for today’s events - one of these might catch your fancy. We’ve got a full City Guide of suggestions for locals if you want to go native. We have also included a list of tourist-oriented suggestions below as well as our favorite local attractions. If you are looking for events at the neighborhood level, take a look at our What’s Going On to get the best local information available.

Five Things to Do Today

JANUARY 13, 2025

TITANIC: An Immersive Voyage Exhibition (Mondays)

Experience the legendary tale of the Titanic like never before with Titanic: An Immersive Voyage. Featuring over 300 artifacts, life-sized reconstruct...

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Winter Exhibits at Gallery Anderson Smith (Mondays)

01/13/2025 10:00 AM

Gallery Anderson Smith

Gallery Anderson Smith curates dialogue between cultures and art. We represent contemporary artists specializing in pop art and international figurati...

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Escape Mondays Pinball Tournament

01/13/2025 7:00 PM

The Escape Gamebar

Join us for our Escape Mondays Pinball Tournament at The Escape Gamebar, Brookhaven’s newest (and only) gamebar. With match play format, players will ...

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ArtsKSU Presents: Robert Koenig, Piano

01/13/2025 7:30 PM

Kennesaw State University

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Bailey Performance Center , Morgan Hall

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$20-$25 (students $5)

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Sheer Terror

01/13/2025 8:00 PM

The Earl

Sheer Terror,Turn Cold,

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Tourist/Visitor Lists

Best Tourist Spots

03/26/2021 10:31 AM

Our list of the best tourist spots in Atlanta. For locals and out of towners.

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10 history lessons you’ll find in Atlanta

12/26/2020 4:00 AM

Educational landmarks from the museum to the grave

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Atlanta’s surviving hip-hop haunts

10/21/2019 3:08 PM

Explore these rap-related cultural landmarks in Atlanta

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Tourist Spots

Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA)

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Atlanta History Center

Founded in 1926, the center includes the Atlanta History Museum featuring signature and traveling exhibitions, the Smith Family Farm, the 1928 Swan Ho...

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Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum

Presidential Library system and museum with special exhibitions and a permanent collection that features photographs and historic memorabilia from the...

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Atlanta Botanical Garden

Atlanta’s most fragrant attraction blooms with more than 3,000 ornamental plants spread over 30 acres adjacent to Piedmont Park, including a rare 15-a...

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Delta Flight Museum

Housed in Delta’s two 1940s aircraft hangers. Includes Ship 41, the first Douglas DC-3 to carry Delta passengers in 1940; the Spirit of Delta, Delta’s...

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