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Georgia State University - - What To Do And See

 

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Visit the beautiful Atlanta Botanical Gardens, situated on Piedmont Avenue Northeast, where you can enjoy 15 acres of amazing natural wonders.

 

Spend a fun day out with family or friends at the amazing Piedmont Park, located on Piedmont Avenue, considered to b one of the most popular parks in Atlanta.

 

Visit the High Museum of Art, on Peachtree Street Northeast, where you can admire a vast collection of fine classic and contemporary art displays.

 

Show your kids a good time, while staying in Atlanta, by taking them to Zoo Atlanta, which can be found on Cherokee Avenue Southeast, home to numerous beautiful animals, gathered from all over the globe.

 

Explore the Georgia Aquarium, situated on Baker Street, where you will enter the wonderful, colorful and intriguing sea world, featuring hundreds of sea creatures, considered to be one of the largest aquariums in the world.

 

Sports & outdoor events

The 26.2-mile Annual Atlanta Marathon is perhaps the premier annual sporting event in Atlanta.

 

The run happens in late November, on Thanksgiving Day, in downtown Atlanta, since 1981. The first marathon was held in 1963, at the North Fulton Golf Course, fact which makes it the oldest one in the Southeast.

 

In 1964, the Atlanta Track Club was formed, and since then, the run was held annually.

 

The course has remain almost entirely the same, since it was first held, since 1997, approximately 90% being along the same course used for the '96 Summer Olympics, finishing near Turner Field, the event being sponsored by The Weather Channel, since 2008.

 

Festivals

There are numerous fun and entertaining celebrations happening, throughout the year in Atlanta, GA, and some of the most popular and favorite ones are listed below. Check it out!

 

- Taste of East Cobb & Festival - May.

- Atlanta Jazz Festival - May.

- Atlanta's Arts & Music Festival - June.

- Little 5 Points Halloween Festival and Parade - October.

- Sweet Ps Arts Festival - April.

 

Nightlife

Atlanta's nightlife scene is as appealing and as diverse as the city itself, offering everything from high-energy dance clubs to intimate bars and elegant lounges.

 

The metropolitan area boasts with popular nightspots, the strongest contenders for the exciting night action being considered the Midtown and Buckhead neighborhoods, which are filled with great clubs, bars, cutting-edge interiors and hip dress codes.

 

Among the places that are considered to fit on the list of the most popular and favorite nightspots in Atlanta, there are: the Havana Club, located on Piedmont Road, the Lava Lounge, situated on 13th Street, the Opera Atlanta Nightclub, on B Peachtree Street NE, the Hole in the Wall, also situated on Peachtree Street NE, Cowboy's, located on N Roberts Road, Johnny's Hideaway, located on Roswell Road, The Mark Ultralounge, situated on Poplar Street and the Leopard Lounge, which can be found on 12th Street, featuring a mid-century modern decor, plenty of martinis and only the hippest and newest beast, spinned by some of the best DJs around.