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Visitor's Guide
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
MAY 26, 2026
Well-Seasoned Chef Dinner: Jared Hucks
Join Chef Jared Hucks from The Alden for an intimate and relaxing culinary experience in the Outdoor Kitchen.
Schedule: Select Tuesdays, April – Octob...
Music Bingo at From the Earth
05/26/2026 6:30 PM
From the Earth Brewing Company
If you know your Grateful Dead from your Dead Kennedys, you're going to love this musical trivia-bingo mashup. It's FREE to play every Tuesday at 6:30...
CRITICAL ROLE LIVE: ATLANTA
05/26/2026 7:00 PM
Gas South Arena
What began as friends playing role-playing games in each other’s living rooms has grown into a multi-platform entertainment phenomenon. Critical Role ...
David Ryan Harris: In Residence at Eddie's Attic
05/26/2026 7:00 PM
Eddie's Attic
David Ryan Harris: In Residence at Eddie’s Attic. A night of songs & stories.
High Contrast Drawing Group at eyedrum
05/26/2026 7:00 PM
Eyedrum Art and Music Gallery
Every week, our drawing night turns into a low-key creative magnet—five bucks at the door or toss something into the potluck pile (snacks and drinks a...
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.
10 history lessons you'll find in Atlanta
12/26/2020 4:00 AM
Educational landmarks from the museum to the grave
Atlanta's surviving hip-hop haunts
10/21/2019 3:08 PM
Explore these rap-related cultural landmarks in Atlanta
Tourist Spots
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...
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...
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...
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...
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Offers free, self-guided tours of the Monetary Museum and Visitors Center.
Georgia Aquarium
The nation's largest aquarium has more aquatic life than any other aquarium, with specimens from more than 500 species, including whale sharks, the la...
SkyView Atlanta
The age of the Ferris wheel in Downtown is upon us, Atlanta. The 20-story attraction known as SkyView Atlanta takes guests on a roughly 15-minute ride...
Stone Mountain Park
The world's largest mass of exposed granite is the centerpiece of this park, which features golf courses, hiking trails, camping, swimming, dining, an...
Waffle House Museum
You heard right, we said, "Waffle House Museum." In 1955, neighbors Joe Roger Sr. and Tom Forkner embarked on a plan to smother and cover the world (o...
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
A 2,965-acre park and museum on the site of the 1864 Civil War Campaign for Atlanta.
Piedmont Park
Piedmont Park is a beloved urban oasis in the heart of Atlanta’s Midtown, spanning over 200 acres of open fields, wooded areas, walking and biking tra...
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Things to Do in the Area - A Guide for Tourists and Visitors