Georgia Aquarium : A must visit for anyone. The giant tank is worth admission alone. If you're into that and willing to shell out the money, you can also swim/scuba in the tank.
Blind Willie's - A blues bar. I went on a Saturday night by myself and still enjoyed the place. The band has got soul and the people inside just want to dance and enjoy the music. My type of place.
Bennett St - The road needs to be repaved and the electric substation across from the shops isn't exactly a scenic view, but maybe that's why some of the shops seem a little less snooty to non-hardcore antique shoppers like ourselves and seem to focus on selling unique items. Our favorites are Peachtree Bennett (especially for their auctions) and Interiors Market.
Whirlyball - If you've got a big enough group of friends, this is actually quite fun. (Wikipedia: Whirlyball)
Half-hearted Approval
High Museum - I always come away underwhelmed by the High Museum. It's not really because of the ticket expense (both of our visits were on the Bank of America Museum weekends). I do enjoy some of their content, such as their Picasso to Warhol exhibit and their modern collection, but just not enough. I think particular, since the museum comes across as large (the large entrance lobby space and the large spiral ramps), yet in proportion the content I do like comes across as quite small.
Silver Comet Trail - Not exactly scenic, but it's unique in its own way (the bridges and overpasses are what I associate it mostly with) and runs all the way to Alabama. Great for lengthy bike rides.
Art galleries west side (NYtimes): Hit up Saltworks, Kiang and Get This mentioned in the article, which are all small art galleries. Certainly interesting if you like keeping up with the new, local and non-mainstream. But I just don't have the interest or time for it; I just want to see the heavies. If you're like me, worthwhile if you're in the area (perhaps to try out some of the restaurants mentioned in the area).
Coca-Cola Museum : A marketing bombardment. You get to see all of the Coca-Cola merchandise and advertisements (including some admittedly entertaining tv commercials) over the years, see a small manufacturing setup and of course, taste a number of soda types in their collection from across the world. Probably fun for kids; it was fun when I went with a group of young-hearted 20-30 somethings, but mostly because it was good atmosphere to joke around.
Stone Mountain - Stone Mountain (like its name implies) looks like a gigantic stone and is essentially the South's equivalent of Mt. Rushmore, with a massive engraving of Southern soldiers on it. They do have hiking and it did seem nice, but it's a bit of a drive for us and does not offer enough to break our inertia from the closer Chattahoochee River Trails. Btw, it's strange to me that their website makes it seem like they're an amusement park; they could very well offer those things, but since we do not have kids, we did not explore any of the other things there.
Chattahoochee River Trails - There are actually a number of hiking trails in the Atlanta area. We have yet to find one that is so picturesque that visitors *must* go there, but clearly if you're a resident, the proximity of the hiking trails is convenient.
Piedmont Park - It is no Central Park. It's a medium sized park in the middle of Atlanta and it is nice to see the green if you do live in the metro area.
Don't Go
CNN Tour : Waste of time, not worth the admission. Not all that informative and you only get to see the TV studios from far away behind glass.
Chateau Elan : I'm not much of a resort guy to begin with and this didn't change my mind. Wine wasn't so good either.
Scott Antique Market : Perhaps it's better for the hardcore antiquers, but I thought the booths did not offer as much unique things as some of the other antique shops we've visited and things seemed pretty pricey.
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