One of my favorite things about Atlanta is the architecture - streets and streets of 20th century Craftsman-style bungalows and neighborhood after neighborhood of front porches. Deep front porches where I imagine the city lives in the heat of spring, summer and fall. What to do in Atlanta? Eat at the Flying Biscuit Cafe - breakfast with the creamiest grits and lightest biscuits I've ever had. I heard the restaurant is owned by the Indigo Girls. Beer and Shepherd Daughter's Pie at the Brick Store Pub in Decatur and margaritas at El Taco on North Highland.
What to do in Atlanta? You could try the Three-Day All-Atlanta Daze. Start with the Georgia Aquarium and don't miss the Ocean Voyager section and journey among the giant fish overhead and around you. Walk across the grass to the World of Coca-Cola and taste seventy worldly tastes of beverages: the sugary sweet of Latin America through Africa, North America, Asia and on to the slightly bitter tastes of Europe. A slightly uphill walk through Centennial Olympic Park brings you to a studio tour at CNN where you see actual news anchors and behind-the-scenes reporting.
This ends your FIRST day. If the weather is good and you need another commercial break ... your second day begins with a visit to Stone Mountain Park ... but don't go in the winter when they've turned it into Snow Mountain. Spring and summer and fall are great times for hiking and lazing on the grassy slopes overlooking the largest bas relief sculpture in the world. Visit Hannah's Glass and watch authentic glassblowing . Finish the fine-weather day with a trip to Zoo Atlanta and catch up on the baby panda, Xi Lan or the gorilla families playing in the midst. This ends a SECOND day. The next morning must bring you to the Atlanta Botanical Garden where if you are lucky to have relatives you'll receive a personal tour. Gorgeous Meets Glass in Orchid Daze, there through April 5, 2009. If you STILL have any energy left, visit the High Art Museum and China's Terracotta Army, there through April 19, 2009. Remember you can do ALL of this and more using Atlanta's City Pass for $69.
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