Sightseeing Tours

Sightseeing Tours

Gray Line of Atlanta has a four-hour "Georgia's Great" bus tour for $48 (includes the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum, Martin Luther King Center, and the World of Coca-Cola) and a four-hour "All Around Atlanta" tour for $55 (the Margaret Mitchell House and Georgia Aquarium). The MARTA bus system links many of the city's top tourist sites, making do-it-yourself touring a more affordable option for many tourists.

The Atlanta Preservation Center runs several walking tours of historic areas and neighborhoods for $10 each; tours usually last one to two hours. Especially noteworthy are tours of Sweet Auburn, the neighborhood associated with Martin Luther King Jr. and other leaders of Atlanta's African-American community; Druid Hills, the verdant, genteel neighborhood where Driving Miss Daisy was filmed; and the Fox Theatre, the elaborate 1929s picture palace.

Contacts

Atlanta Preservation Center (404/688-3353; 404/688-3350 for tour hotline. www.preserveatlanta.com). Gray Line of Atlanta (770/449-1806 or 800/593-1818. www.americancoachlines.com).