How to Time Your Trip to Atlanta

Peach trees, the Coca-Cola museum, CNN, the Hawks - you can find it all in Atlanta, so figure out when you want to pay a visit to Georgia's capital.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Travel Clothes
• Local Guidebooks To Atlanta
• Maps
• Airline Tickets
• Rental Cars
• Travel Services
• Cameras
• Film

General Considerations

1. Decide what time of year you'll be visiting. The weather is fairly mild year-round, although summers can be hot and humid and winter temperatures can dip to freezing.
2. Try to avoid late August and early September, when thousands of students pour into Atlanta to attend college and hotel rooms become difficult to find.
3. Find out if there are any festivals or events you'd like to check out (see Section 2, below).
4. Seek out inexpensive flights, transportation and accommodations.
5. Check the weather forecast shortly before you head off to Atlanta, and pack accordingly.

Seasonal Events and Attractions

6. Feel the power of one of history's greatest leaders and soak up the history of the Civil Rights Movement at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Historic Site.
7. Enjoy good, down-home soul food at Thelma's Kitchen or Beautiful Restaurant, near Ebenezer Baptist Church.
8. Get caught in the frantic buzz of the team that brings the news to the world at the CNN News Center.
9. Stop by the Carter Presidential Center, which honors the life, career and presidency of the 39th president of the United States.
10. Get to the heart of Georgia at the Atlanta History Center, which explores all of the elements of the state's history, from the gushing fictions of "Gone With the Wind" to the grittier reality of the Ku Klux Klan.
11. Take in a cultural event amidst the extravagantly art deco surroundings of the Fox Theater.