Annual Celebrations in Atlanta
Arts and Entertainment
The arts are represented by several theaters and museums, including the Fox Theatre. The Woodruff Arts Center is home to the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony, and High Museum of Art. The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center is the city's home for challenging contemporary art and education geared toward working artists and collectors of art.
Museums geared specifically towards children include the Fernbank Science Center and Imagine It! Atlanta's Children's Museum. The High Museum of Art is the city's major fine/visual arts venue, with a significant permanent collection and an assortment of traveling exhibitions.
The Atlanta Opera, which was founded in 1979 by members of two struggling local companies, is now one of the fastest growing opera companies in the nation and garners attention from audiences around the world.
Atlanta features the world's largest aquarium, the Georgia Aquarium, which officially opened to the public on November 23, 2005. The aquarium features over 100,000 specimens, including five whale sharks, in tanks holding approximately eight million gallons of water.
The World of Coca-Cola which opened in May 2007, featuring the history of the world famous soft drink brand and its well-known advertising. Pemberton Place, the 20 acre site which houses the Georgia Aquarium and the World of Coca-Cola is within walking distance of Centennial Olympic Park, the Georgia Dome, Philips Arena, the CNN Center and other downtown Atlanta tourist attractions.
Underground Atlanta, a historic shopping and entertainment complex is situated under the streets of downtown Atlanta. In addition Atlantic Station, a huge new urban renewal project on the northwestern edge of Midtown Atlanta, officially opened in October 2005.
Piedmont Park hosts many of Atlanta's festivals and cultural events. It is the largest park in metro Atlanta,[35] with more than 2.5 million visitors each year.[36] The grounds were part of the Battle of Peachtree Creek - a Confederate division occupied the northern edge on July 20, 1864 as part of the outer defense line against Sherman's approach. Next to the park is the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Zoo Atlanta, with a panda exhibit, is in Grant Park.
Centennial Olympic Park http://www.centennialpark.com/
Atlanta Schools
Atlanta Public Schools The School of International Studies and the Center for the Performing Arts are two of the outstanding programs offered by Atlanta Public Schools.
Atlanta Colleges and Universities
Atlanta Sports and Recreation
Along with St. Louis and Los Angeles Atlanta is one of three cities in the United States to have hosted the Summer Olympic Games.
The city operates a network of recreation centers, parks, ball fields, golf courses, tennis courts, swimming pools and art galleries for the public. There are also a wide range of recreational and cultural programs available to Atlanta citizens.
Atlanta is also home to the Atlanta Braves, the Atlanta Falcons, the Atlanta Thrashers and the Atlanta Hawks. Collegiate level sports are available through the Georgia Institute of Technology and the hosting of the Peach Bowl during football season
Buckhead Atlanta
The city's northern section, Buckhead, is consistently ranked by the Robb Report as one of the most affluent communities in the United States. Since the opening of the intown segment of the Georgia 400 tollway, which linked the district to the city superhighway system in the early 1990s, Buckhead has developed a dense commercial district, clustered around the high-end retail centers at Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza and including a growing number of office buildings and residential highrises, some in the 40+ story range.
The City Too Busy to Hate
The birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr has a long and proud history of human rights activism. During the Civil Rights Movement, Atlanta stood apart from southern cities that supported segregation, touting itself as "The City Too Busy to Hate." The city's progressive civil rights record has made Atlanta a popular relocation destination for black Americans for decades.
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