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1. Georgia Aquarium

9.1
225 Baker St NW (at Luckie St NW), Atlanta, GA
Aquarium · Downtown Atlanta · 626 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: It's the world's largest aquarium housing more than 100,000 animals of 500 different species. The aquarium was built as a gift to the city of Atlanta from Home Depot co-founder Bernard Marcus in 2001.

2. Georgia Aquarium

9.1
225 Baker St NW (at Luckie St NW), Atlanta, GA
Aquarium · Downtown Atlanta · 626 tips and reviews

Tu-Anh P.Tu-Anh Pham: Buy your tickets ahead of time. If you've got the time, buy the Pemberton Place Pass so you can see both World of Coke & Aquarium - and bypass the long lines! Otters are my fave!

3. Georgia Aquarium

9.1
225 Baker St NW (at Luckie St NW), Atlanta, GA
Aquarium · Downtown Atlanta · 626 tips and reviews

Scott B.Scott Bell: A word of warning, Friday is field trip day!

4. Georgia Aquarium

9.1
225 Baker St NW (at Luckie St NW), Atlanta, GA
Aquarium · Downtown Atlanta · 626 tips and reviews

Zubin M.Zubin Mehta: Show up 1 hour before close. You'll get the pro-rated entrance fee ($13 for us), lines are non-existent and you'll have plenty of time to see everything.

World of Coca-Cola is one of Atl.

5. World of Coca-Cola

8.3
121 Baker St NW (at Pemberton Pl), Atlanta, GA
Museum · Downtown Atlanta · 533 tips and reviews
Dr Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site is one of Atl.

6. Dr Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site

9.4
450 Auburn Ave NE, Atlanta, GA
Historic and Protected Site · Sweet Auburn · 52 tips and reviews

7. Gladys Knight's Signature Chicken & Waffles

529 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA
Southern Food Restaurant · SoNo · 225 tips and reviews

TJ C.TJ Chapman: Order the Uptown (Sweat Tea & Lemonade)

8. Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC)

285 Andrew Young Int'l Blvd NW (at Marietta St), Atlanta, GA
Convention Center · Downtown Atlanta · 85 tips and reviews

Jon B.Jon Baugh: Go to Taco Mac (http://www.tacomac.com/) next door at the Philips Arena and order a Buffalo and Blue Cheese Chicken Sandwich with fried chicken. Enjoy.

Gladys Knight's Signature Chicken & Waffles is one of Atl.

9. Gladys Knight's Signature Chicken & Waffles

529 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA
Southern Food Restaurant · SoNo · 225 tips and reviews

10. Atlantic Station Central Lawn

7.8
18th St NW (Atlantic Station), Atlanta, GA
Park · Atlantic Station · 21 tips and reviews

AtlanticStationAtlanticStation: FREE Movies in the Park every Thursday night at sundown! Giveaways, entertainment, prizes, and oh so much more.

11. STATS Brewpub

7.5
300 Marietta St NW (Baker St NW), Atlanta, GA
Sports Bar · Downtown Atlanta · 76 tips and reviews

Greg C.Greg Cohen: Definitely get the grilled cheese sticks. One of the best appetizers out there.

12. Atlanta History Center

9.2
130 W Paces Ferry Rd NW, Atlanta, GA
History Museum · Buckhead · 67 tips and reviews

AtlantaAtlanta: Don't forget to check out the Gone with the Wind movie exhibit and a gift shop.

13. Atlanta Botanical Garden

9.3
1345 Piedmont Ave NE (at The Prado NE), Atlanta, GA
Botanical Garden · Piedmont Park · 157 tips and reviews

AtlantaAtlanta: Don't miss the Dinosaur Garden, Soggy Bog and the Singing Stone at Rocky Pointe

14. Center for Puppetry Arts

8.8
1404 Spring St NW (at 18th St NW), Atlanta, GA
Museum · Midtown · 47 tips and reviews

AtlantaAtlanta: Midtown's Center for Puppetry Arts features shows, puppet-making and tours. Adult shows complement the children's performances.

15. Stone Mountain Park

9.1
1000 Robert E. Lee Dr., Stone Mountain, GA
Amusement Park · 287 tips and reviews

AtlantaAtlanta: Take a skyride to the top of Stone Mountain and get an up-close look at the Stone Mountain Carving!

16. Six Flags Over Georgia

8.3
275 Riverside Pkwy, Austell, GA
Amusement Park · 234 tips and reviews

AtlantaAtlanta: The park features 40 rides, including thrillers, family fun adventures and a bustling for-kids-only section.

17. The Children's Museum of Atlanta

8.2
275 Centennial Olympic Park Dr NW (Baker Street), Atlanta, GA
Museum · Downtown Atlanta · 41 tips and reviews

AtlantaAtlanta: Draw, dig, and paint to your heart's content and learn what you love to do the most!

18. World of Coca-Cola

8.3
121 Baker St NW (at Pemberton Pl), Atlanta, GA
Museum · Downtown Atlanta · 533 tips and reviews

AtlantaAtlanta: Taste Coca-Cola products from all over the world and once you are done you can head over the Souvenir Shop for Coca-Cola goodies!

19. Georgia Aquarium

9.1
225 Baker St NW (at Luckie St NW), Atlanta, GA
Aquarium · Downtown Atlanta · 626 tips and reviews

AtlantaAtlanta: Don't miss out on the Ocean Voyager Exhibit. It holds 6.3 million gallons of water and houses thousands of animals, including four whale sharks and four manta rays!

20. Inside CNN Studio Tour

7.2
190 Marietta St NW (One CNN Center), Atlanta, GA
Arts and Entertainment · Downtown Atlanta · 28 tips and reviews

AtlantaAtlanta: Ted Turner founded CNN, the nation's first 24-hour news channel, in Atlanta. Go behind the scenes and experience news and history in the making on an Inside CNN Studio Tour.

21. Dr Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site

9.4
450 Auburn Ave NE, Atlanta, GA
Historic and Protected Site · Sweet Auburn · 52 tips and reviews

AtlantaAtlanta: The footprints of Rosa Parks, Thurgood Marshall and Medgar Evers are among a collection of granite-embedded footprints of 17 civil rights leaders on display at the MLK National Historic Site.

22. Underground Atlanta

5.1
50 Upper Alabama St #007, Atlanta, GA
Shopping Mall · Five Points District · 89 tips and reviews

AtlantaAtlanta: Visit the ACVB Visitors Center here, staffed by helpful volunteers with information about the city. For electronic resources, use www.Atlanta.net and our foursquare, Twitter, and Facebook accounts! Read more.

23. The Varsity

8.1
61 North Ave NW (at Spring St NW), Atlanta, GA
Hot Dog Joint · Midtown · 359 tips and reviews

AtlantaAtlanta: What you may not know about the world's largest drive-in and Atlanta landmark is that all your favorites are made from scratch! Upload a pic of yourself in a cool paper hat, sipping on a F.O.! Read more.

Ru San's is one of Atl.

24. Ru San's

7.6
1220 Caroline St NE Ste A200 (at Moreland Ave), Atlanta, GA
Sushi Restaurant · Edgewood · 103 tips and reviews

25. Lenox Square

8.4
3393 Peachtree Rd NE (at Lenox Rd NE), Atlanta, GA
Shopping Mall · Lenox · 249 tips and reviews

Monica T.Monica Thorpe: come by trollbeads!! memories worth a lifetime

Atlantic Station is one of Atl.

26. Atlantic Station

8.6
17th St NW (Market St NW), Atlanta, GA
Shopping Plaza · Atlantic Station · 137 tips and reviews
CNN Center Atrium is one of Atl.

27. CNN Center Atrium

6.9
190 Marietta St NW, Atlanta, GA
Shopping Mall · Downtown Atlanta · 14 tips and reviews
Centennial Olympic Park is one of Atl.

28. Centennial Olympic Park

9.2
285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW (Marietta St), Atlanta, GA
Park · Downtown Atlanta · 211 tips and reviews
The U Bar is one of Atl.

29. The U Bar

5.8
3515 Camp Creek Pkwy Ste. 50-70, East Point, GA
Sports Bar · 81 tips and reviews
The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead is one of Atl.

30. The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead

3434 Peachtree Rd NE (at Lenox Rd), Atlanta, GA
Hotel · North Buckhead · 53 tips and reviews
Museum Bar is one of Atl.

31. Museum Bar

5.3
181 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd SW (at Central Ave.), Atlanta, GA
Restaurant · Mechanicsville · 24 tips and reviews
4sqDay Atlanta HQ is one of Atl.

32. 4sqDay Atlanta HQ

1000 Marietta St NW #204 (at 5 Seasons Brewing), Atlanta, GA
Event Space · Marietta Street Artery · 3 tips and reviews

4sqATL4sqATL: Celebrate the 2013 Atlanta 4sqDay here on April 16th from 5:30 to 7:30pm. Event details and to RSVP: Read more.

The Sun Dial Restaurant, Bar & View is one of Atl.

33. The Sun Dial Restaurant, Bar & View

7.6
210 Peachtree St NW (top of Westin Peachtree Plaza), Atlanta, GA
Hotel Bar · Downtown Atlanta · 156 tips and reviews
Varasano's Pizzeria is one of Atl.

34. Varasano's Pizzeria

7.6
2171 Peachtree Rd NE (near Colonial Holmes Dr NW), Atlanta, GA
Pizzeria · Peachtree Hills · 95 tips and reviews
Strip is one of Atl.

35. Strip

245 18th St NW (btwn W District & E District Ave. NW), Atlanta, GA
Steakhouse · Atlantic Station · 137 tips and reviews

36. Strip

245 18th St NW (btwn W District & E District Ave. NW), Atlanta, GA
Steakhouse · Atlantic Station · 137 tips and reviews

Lillie A.Lillie A: Half off sushi rolls on Tuesday and Thursday

Macaron Queen is one of Atl.

37. Macaron Queen

8.2
3393 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA
Bakery · Lenox · 8 tips and reviews