Atlanta Vacation in January
 

My wife and I will be travelling to Atlanta in January 2022 and are looking for attractions and restaurants suggestions are unique to Atlanta. We won't be renting a car, will be relying on uber/bus to get around, and will be staying near Emory University. In addition, my wife will be in business day meetings all week so I am also looking for additional affordable "time killing" activities I can visit during the day.

Attractions we'd like to see are:

• Georgia Aquarium
• World of Coca-Cola
• National Center for Civil and Human Rights
• Centennial Olympic Park
• CNN Tour (currently closed due to Covid)
• Atlanta Center for Disease Control & Prevention (currently closed due to Covid)

Time killing activities:

• Explore downtown
• Martin Luther King Jr Historical Park
• Krog Street tunnel
• Atlanta Beltline
• Atlanta Monetary Museum
• Georgia State University
• Emory University
• Oakland Cemetery
• Governor's Mansion (currently closed due to Covid)
• Underground Atlanta

Restaurants:

• Chick-fil-A
• Shake Shack
• Slutty Vegan Restaurant
• Mary Mac's Tea House

Foods to try:

• Soul/southern food
• Peaches
• Fried chicken
• Peach cobbler

An hour east is historic, lively Madison. "It has stunning architecture and endless Southern hospitality at one of Georgia’s largest historic districts."

Hi icu222much,

I visited Atlanta without a car a few years ago, using only MARTA and my two feet; interestingly enough, the favourite parts of my visit did not make your list. These were the High Museum of Art and the Botanical Gardens. These I was able to walk to from my hotel near the Arts Center MARTA metro station in midtown; downtown to midtown is easy on MARTA. World of Coca Cola feels more like one has entered a world of Coke advertising and marketing, not really my thing although the area on the history of Coke and Pemberton was mildly interesting. Might appeal to some as there's a room where they have fountains to try Coke products from all round the world and you can have your picture taken with the Coke polar bear-- it wouldn't be my top recommendation for those visiting Atlanta.

Wishing you a pleasant trip!

Daniel

You can cross peaches off your food list. While in-season local orchard picked southern peaches are amazing, you won’t find good ones in January. Cobblers will be made of frozen peaches. Do find a really good biscuit and try stone ground grits but I’ll find you and slap your hand if you add sugar to your grits. :lol:

We loved the Midtown area. It’s filled with cool restaurants and bars.

Would you consider renting a bike? I think there are some great trails in Atlanta.