Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Name Atlanta is an abbreviated version of Atlantica-Pacifica (after the Western and Atlantic Railroad), the name first suggested by Chief Engineer of the Georgia Railroad J. Edgar Thomson. Atlanta has gone by other names as well: Marthasville, Thrasherville and Terminus County Seat of Fulton County Known For Being the Capital of Georgia Most People Don't Know The Atlanta metropolitan area is the ninth largest in the country. The Combined Statistical Area has a population of around six million, making it the most populous metropolis in the Southeastern United States Notable Natural Feature Peachtree Street runs along the Eastern Continental Divide with rain falling on the west site of the divide flowing into the Gulf of Mexico and rain falling on the east side flowing into the Atlantic Famous Sons and Daughters Martin Luther King, Jr. In Literature Margaret Mitchell immortalized Atlanta in her novel, Gone with the Wind Top Annual Events Peachtree Road Race Don't Miss Peachtree Street (preferably a walking tour) from Underground Atlanta to Lenox Square with a side trip to Centennial Olympic Park Nearby Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

Featured Atlanta, Georgia Listings

South City Kitchen

South City Kitchen

Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, Restaurants, Southern
Located in Midtown, South City Kitchen offers a fresh and comfortable approach to New South cuisine in a vibrant cosmopolitan setting.

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Pittypat’s Porch

Pittypat’s Porch

Atlanta, GA, Restaurants, Southern
Opened in October of 1967, this downtown restaurant is named for Scarlett's Aunt Pittypat, who would prepare only her best southern recipes when guests came to visit.

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Cook’s Warehouse

Cook’s Warehouse

Atlanta, GA, Food, Cooking Schools
Winner of a Brown's Guides Poll on top Georgia Cooking Schools, Cook's Warehouse is the largest avocational cooking school in the Southeast.

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Historic Oakland Cemetery

Historic Oakland Cemetery

Atlanta, GA, Tours, Cemeteries
Gone With the Wind author Margaret Mitchell, golfer Bobby Jones and many other Atlanta luminaries, along with 6,900 Confederate soldiers, are buried in this historic cemetery.

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