OT: Things to do in Atlanta

[BIGDAWG44]

Hey guys! Never really introduced myself to the board but I'm looking for some things to do in Atlanta. Any good ideas/recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

 

[KurtRambis4]

WCW Power Plant*

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[57stratdawg]

I spend a couple weekends a year in Buckhead. Plenty of shops and bars around there.

Big fan of the Kimble House in Decature, GA. Krogg St market is a fun hangout too.

 

[Faustdog]

Top Golf. Or go hang out by the bus station.

 

[StillTbonewannabe]

Abdullah the Butchers House of Chinese Food and Ribs is closed just for your information.

 

[YosemiteSnead]

Are you single, married? Going to be there alone or with family/friends?

 

[BIGDAWG44]

bringing my girlfriend with so it'll just be us. We are staying at a relative's house around the canton area.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

Play in an SEC football championship game**

 

[BIGDAWG44]

I tried to do that but I heard trips to Haiti are more spiritually enlightening***

 

[garndawg]

Breakfast, lunch or dinner at OK Café. Eat at least one of these. Seriously.

Midnight coffee and cheesecake at Café Intermezzo.

Aquarium is worth it, so is Coke museum. Friday night used to have martini's at the Fernbank.

 

[tenureplan]

If you're coming on/after the 11th, there's 6 flags. If you like beer, go to the sweetwater brewery.

 

[BIGDAWG44]

Thanks for the recommendations

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

Drive through it and don't stop

 

[aTotal360]

Holeman and Fitch for a great dinner and awesome cocktails. Canoe is a great experience too (and not super pricey). There are a couple breweries downtown too. Orpheus sells their craft beer for cheap at their brewery and you can get the tour (walk through 2 rooms). Barcelona is a good tapas bar and they have great wine list too. And if that doesn't tickle your fancy, do Top Golf and drink Miller Lite.

 

[Hankp22]

Go see live music

Atlanta has become a major stop in the music scene. Plenty of solid club venues and theaters....not to mention Phillips.

 

[OutaStatePlates]

I was gonna suggest the College Football Hall of Fame since you posted the question on this site. But when you said you were with your lady friend AND in the Canton area, I'm now thinking Amicalola Falls State Park. It's not very strenuous, and the falls is pretty impressive if you a flatlander from Mississippi.

 

[DAWGS1.sixpack]

Your a long way from Atlanta but....
Kevin Rathbuns Steakhouse or Hal's Steakhouse. -- either one and thank me later.
Fox Brothers BBQ, Fontaines in VA Highlands for oysters, Industry Tavern Buckhead, One Sushi in Brookhaven, Coast Seafood, Eddies Attic in Decatur for great live music, Blind Willies for Blue's in Va Highlands, Fat Matts Ribshack- lower Buckhead for ribs, Walk the BeltLine, Top Golf, Maggianos Little Italy -- Buckhead or Perimeter for Italian, 3 Dollar Cafe for wings or Taco Mac for sports, beer and wings.
These are just a few random places off the too of my head. Depends on what you want and how much time you have.

 

[EAVdog]

I think 3 Dollar went out of business. Taco Mac is awesome though. Fox Bros and Rathbuns / Rathbun's Steak for dinner. Highland Bakery for brunch. The High is a fun way to spend an afternoon. DeKalb World Food Market is actually a tourist destination. Way more interesting than you could imagine. Oakland Cemetary tour is cool. Georgia Aquarium is great, will make you never want kids though. World of Coke is a little cheesy but fun. Definitely College Football Hall of Fame.

 

[BIGDAWG44]

THanks again fellas.

 

[cowbell88]

I hear the Cheetah is pretty nice.

 

[dawgoneyall]

Hey guys! Never really introduced myself to the board but I'm looking for some things to do in Atlanta. Any good ideas/recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Falcons.

 

[ShrubDog]

bringing my girlfriend with so it'll just be us. We are staying at a relative's house around the canton area.

Take her to Magic City, it is spectacular.

 

[mcdawg22]

I hear the Cheetah is pretty nice.

Or rockin in Atlanta at Tattletales.

 

[Spiderman.sixpack]

Hey guys! Never really introduced myself to the board but I'm looking for some things to do in Atlanta. Any good ideas/recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Get the F--K out

 

[BulldogBlitz]

Dodge bullets and come to augusta. I buy beer.

 

[InTheIttaBenaHotSun]

Leave the girlfriend in Canton and head down to Johnny's Hideaway***

 

[CochiseCowbell]

Dodge bullets and come to augusta. I buy beer.

I'm already here. When & where are you buying?!**

 

[EAVdog]

The Cheetah is top shelf.

 

[YosemiteSnead]

I live in Atlanta. The beltline is a cool place, and there are lots of bars, restraunts, and parks off of it. I'd check out Ponce City Market which is on the beltline, though it's easier to park at another beltline entrance and walk toward PCM because you have to pay to park there. Beltline runs to Krog Street Market which is a lot smaller but cool as well. Ladybird is a bar/restaurant between the two markets, and it has a nice outside area to hang out/drink at if it's nice weather.

If you're looking to do attractions.... the Coke museum isn't bad and it's cheap. The aquarium was kind of depressing and expensive, but it's the biggest in the world. The MLS team is about to start playing, and that should be fun.

If you're looking to do something at night, there are lots of bars in buckhead that are fun. There's a strip of bars in the highlands are pretty cool. I like edgewood at lot, but people sometimes get shot. If you get shot at edgewood, grady memorial hospital is pretty close, and that's an adventure too.

The Westside is kind of a gentrifying presbyterian area with some good restaurants and bars and stores. I like to pay too much for sushi while spitting game at people out of my league before going to Northside Tavern and listening to good music. That call all be done on the Westside.

Atlanta has weird festivals almost every weekend, so I'm sure one of those will be happening. I met a puppeteer once who told me that the muppet exhibit is great

 

[Digging dog]

6-Flags. The $13 beer is awesome.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

I'll have a River Watch Route 104.

 

[msstate7]

Don't know when you're going and you're leaving, but April 14th is the braves' home opener in brand new suntrust park

 

[aTotal360]

3 Dollar Cafe is an awful chain.

 

[Dawg1979]

I hear the Cheetah is pretty nice.

spend the extra money and go to the private room. its worth it.

 

[garndawg]

Holeman and Fitch for a great dinner and awesome cocktails. Canoe is a great experience too (and not super pricey). There are a couple breweries downtown too. Orpheus sells their craft beer for cheap at their brewery and you can get the tour (walk through 2 rooms). Barcelona is a good tapas bar and they have great wine list too. And if that doesn't tickle your fancy, do Top Golf and drink Miller Lite.

It's been about six years since I lived there (was there for 16 years) and forgot about Canoe. Very nice...

Top Golf came after I left, but it's on my to-do list next time I'm there for a while...

 

[Hoover Dawg]

Never been a big fan of anything in Atlanta, except the sports, the airport and the Fox Theater. Aquarium is cool.

 

[fader2103]

I am planning a trip in July. What are some good public golf courses in the area?

 

[InTheIttaBenaHotSun]

What side of town are you staying in? I used to be in the golf business and called on a few courses over there.

 

[tenureplan]

Give Echelon a try. It is beautiful but brutal.

 

[fader2103]

I am gonna be around Suntrust Park. Doing a guys trip to the Braves/Cubs series, but we are all golfers to.