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Introducing Atlanta:

Atlanta is the capital of the ‘New South’, home of Coca Cola, Delta Airlines and one of the busiest airports in the USA, but the land of Atlanta was once a Native American village called Standing Peach Tree that was sold by the local Cherokee and Creek tribes to European settlers in 1822. The settlement boomed during the 1830’s after the forced removal of the Cherokee and the construction of the Railroad. The town was simply known as “Terminus”, as in ‘Rail Terminus’ until the Chief Engineer of the Railroad suggested “Atlantica-Pacific” in honor of the new rail line that originating there and headed west. Soon the name was shortened to Atlanta and became official in 1847. The area remained a semi-bucolic collection of plantations surrounding a railroad town until the civil war turned Atlanta into a major supply and rail center for confederate troops. In 1864 the city was attacked by Union troops and invaded after a four month siege. The population was evacuated after burning the entire city to the ground (depicted in ‘Gone with the Wind’). The city was rebuilt during Reconstruction and by World War II it was a thriving center of Industry with Bell Aircrafts at its hub. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) followed shortly.

Post war Atlanta decided to not retain its old south architecture in favor of a contemporary modern style, befitting Atlanta’s image as ‘Capital of the New South’. In the 1950’s and 60’s Atlanta became the epicenter of the civil rights movement: The reverend martin Luther King was a native son of Atlanta, his civic movement was based there and it gathered strength from Atlanta’s historically African American universities and Baptist churches. By 1973 Atlanta became the first city in the south to elect an African American mayor and in 1980 Atlanta played a historical role in the world of communications when Ted Turner’s CNN (the world’s first 24 hour news channel) started broadcasting from downtown Atlanta and in 1996 Atlanta hosted the Summer Olympic Games.

Getting Around:

Atlanta is served by Hartsfield- Jackson Atlanta International Airport, one of the busiest in the nation. Amtrak and Greyhound also serve the city. Get around with a breeze card, valid on all MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) buses and rapid rail in the city of Atlanta.

Things To Do:

Head for downtown Atlanta, next to the Centennial Olympic Park and visit the CNN center, it offers tours of the CNN studios, a food court and many interactive activities, including audience participation on CNN live talk shows. No visit to Atlanta will be complete without a visit to the Coca Cola museum, a high tech building that depicts the history of Atlanta’s most famous export. The ‘Gone with the Wind’ experience is a must, centered in Margaret Mitchell’s former home where she wrote most of the novel. Underground Atlanta is a fun shopping arcade, built under street level, on the ruins of the old Atlanta that was burnt during the civil war. Cap your day with dinner and drinks in the funky five point neighborhood or in the more up market Buckhead district. Atlanta offers fun for everyone.

The best way to discover and explore the countryside is to rent a car. There are plenty of car rental services available that cover the most important tourist destinations.

Atlanta Climate:

Atlanta has four distinct seasons and moderate climate. Summers can be very hot and humid with heat waves lasting for days. Winters ate very cold with temperatures below the freezing point with occasional snowfall. Atlanta receives abundant rainfall that is distributed evenly throughout the year.

Hotel Accommodation:

There are plenty of comfortable, affordable and luxury hotels that can be found throughout the Atlanta area. The hotel packages have been designed keeping in mind the needs of the travelers.