Metro Atlanta Info

Atlanta is a city with much to offer. The English Team has bundled together a few of the many resources and opportunities. We present them for your enjoyment:

Fun things to do in Atlanta

• Enjoy a day outdoors climbing Georgia's Stone Mountain. Stone Mountain Park is also a great place to walk, bike or run. Our families enjoy a picnic along the banks of the lake and often carry visitors to the laser show in the evenings. Another great outing is Zoo Atlanta where you will find real tigers and bears (Panda bears of course). Atlanta's High Museum of Art has hosted numerous nationally acclaimed special exhibits in addition to a respectable collection of its own art. The Atlanta Symphony has grown in reputation and stature. In addition to a full regular season you can also enjoy the symphony pops concerts under the stars at Chastain Park. Find out what the South is all about at The Atlanta History Center. Visit the outstanding Egyptian collection at Emory University's Michael C Carlos Museum. The Callanwolde Fine Arts Center is a source of many opportunities for lovers of the arts. Atlanta Ballet, Alliance Theatre, and The Atlanta Opera offer critically acclaimed productions and performances. See the dinosaurs at Fernbank Science Center. Chill out on hot summer days at White Water Park or Six Flags Over Georgia.
• The Atlanta Sports scene offers something for everyone. The Atlanta Braves were Major League Baseball's most successful team in the 90's. The Atlanta Falcons (NFL) stunned Atlanta by making it to the Superbowl in 1998. The Atlanta Hawks moved into Phillips Arena - a state of the art NBA Basketball arena. The Atlanta Thrashers are Atlanta's NHL new boys on the block. The Atlanta Track Club is the sponsor of the Peachtree Road Race (10K) held every 4th of July. Dynamo Swim Club is a year round USA Swimming Team in Atlanta boasting Olympic Alumni and offering instruction, training and competition to competitors from toddlers to Senior Citizens.
• If you are looking for information on dining out, theatre, movies or participatory sports, check out Access Atlanta for the latest information and reviews. Access Atlanta is also a source of information for weather, traffic and news. The Atlanta Journal Constitution newspaper is also an excellent source of information.

Where to stay

Northlake visitors find the Hampton Inn at Northlake and Courtyard by Marriott at Northlake to be pleasant locations for touring homes convenient to Emory/CDC and North East Atlanta. The Courtyard by Marriott at Northlake and Fairfield Inn Atlanta/Northlake are other good choices. The Hampton Inn Atlanta-North Druid Hills is a good location for clients searching for neighborhoods In-town or near Emory. Buckhead visitors may find Fairfield Inn Atlanta/Buckhead a good choice for their visit. We have also had good comments about Courtyard Alpharetta/Atlanta for visitors to North Fulton.

Neighborhoods

Metro Atlanta is an overlapping maze of neighborhoods and cities. As Atlanta has grown boundaries have become less distinct. DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett are a few of the metropolitan Counties with web sites. The City of Atlanta offers a web site. The cities of Roswell, Alpharetta, Duluth and Decatur also have web sites. Check out Buckhead.NET for information about the Buckhead area. Access Atlanta also offers neighborhood information.

Colleges, Universities, Technical Schools

Agnes Scott College, Clark Atlanta University, Columbia Theological Seminary, DeVry Institute of Technology, Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Perimeter College, Georgia State University, Kennesaw State University, Mercer University Atlanta Campus, Morehouse College, Oglethorpe University, Spelman College, University of Georgia. Financial assistance for college students is available to Georgia Residents through the Georgia HOPE Scholarship Program and is funded by the Georgia Lottery.

Public Libraries

DeKalb Public Library, Atlanta- Fulton Public Library, Gwinnett Public Library.

Resources

Searchable Georgia Code - laws and statues of the State of Georgia. U.S. Census Bureau - Georgia population profiles. Georgia Department of Transportation - traffic information, road closures and travel times for navigating Georgia highways. Unclaimed Property - Georgia Department of Revenue - see if you have a small fortune that was turned over to the State for safekeeping. Clark Howard offers consumer advice and helps you save money.

Places of Worship

To locate your nearest houses of worship, please consider these web sites: Presbytery of Greater Atlanta, Atlanta Jewish Times, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Archdiocese of Atlanta, The Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, Perimeter Church, North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church, World Wide Directory of the Churches of Christ, First Baptist Church of Tucker, Smokerise Baptist Church.

Transportation

Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is the gateway to Atlanta. Check for flight information and information about commuting to and from the airport. We take MARTA trains to directly access the airport terminal and avoid the parking congestion at Hartsfield Airport. Georgia Department of Transportation and Access Atlanta offer up to date traffic information for Metro Atlanta. Check out Clark Howard's web page for great deals on airfares and vacations originating in Atlanta.

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