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Visitor’s Guide

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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

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Fernbank Fall Exhibits (Mondays)

Forest Forms

June 29 – Sept. 29, 2024

Walk alongside 18 larger-than-life metal sculptures of flowers and animals in this artistic outdoor exhibi...

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TITANIC: An Immersive Voyage Exhibition (mondays)

09/16/2024 10:00 AM

Exhibition Hub Atlanta Art Center

CRITIC’S PICK: Titanic: An Immersive Voyage, Exhibition Hub Art Center - The show displays more...

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Korn

09/16/2024 6:30 PM

Ameris Bank Amphitheatre

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HBCU & Divine 9 Greek Celebration ft. Robin Latimore

09/16/2024 7:30 PM

City Winery

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City Winery Atlanta presents HBCU & DIVINE 9 GREEK CELEBRATION FT. ROBIN LATIMORE on September 16th at 7:30pm!

Come out, celebrate, wear your ...

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Community Art Making

09/16/2024 8:00 PM

Charis Books & More

Come out to Community Art Making at Charis! This new monthly event is a free and open-ended creative kickback for our community, hosted by local trans...

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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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