GETTING THERE
E Atlanta Hartfield-Jackson is one of the biggest airports in the world, and the main hub for the south of the US. Delta Air Lines is based there, and offers connecting flights to pretty much anywhere you could imagine (and several you can’t). Given the codeshare agreement with Virgin Atlantic – which flies to Atlanta from Heathrow and Manchester – the city is a useful entry point for multi-city US itineraries. Delta and British Airways also fly to Atlanta direct from Heathrow.
E A word of warning: if connecting to a domestic flight at Atlanta, leave plenty of time – a two-hour gap between flights should be considered the absolute minimum. Immigration has to be cleared, cases have to be collected and then checked in again, and the shuttle bus ride between terminals can take 20 minutes.
BOOK IT
North America Travel Service offers a 15-night fly-drive visiting Atlanta, Memphis, Nashville, the Great Smoky Mountains, Charleston, Savannah and beyond from £2,385 per person, based on two adults sharing in low season, and including car rental and flights. northamericatravelservice.
co.uk
The Inspiring Travel Company has a nine-night Totally Tennessee fly-drive tour from Atlanta to Memphis from £2,489 per person, including accommodation, flights and car hire.
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anger at the way the politicians of the southern US attempted to retain white supremacy. Not too far away, and connected by a leafy walking
trail, is the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum (
jimmycarterlibrary.gov). This tells the story of Carter and his presidency and is a fascinating time capsule of the era as a whole. There are also hefty chunks on the post-presidency work Carter has done on disease eradication and election monitoring programmes. Close by is the Beltline, a former train line turned into a walking and cycling route. Lots of bars and restaurants are opening near it, changing perceptions of Atlanta. But the most impressive development is Ponce City Market (
poncecitymarket.com), where a gigantic former department store and warehouse has been filled with food stalls and indie shops. The rooftop plays host to fairground games, mini golf and a giant slide.
DOWNTOWN
Most of the major highlights are based around the Centennial Olympic Park downtown, though. For those planning to tackle a lot of them, the CityPass, from around £63 (
citypass.com), covers the Georgia Aquarium, the World of Coca-Cola, the CNN Studio Tour, Zoo Atlanta, the National Center for Civil and
Even today, the King Center
can trigger genuine anger at the way the politicians of the south tried to retain white supremacy
Human Rights, the Fernbank Museum of Natural History and the College Football Hall of Fame. The CNN Studio Tour heads behind the scenes at the
world’s first cable news network, showing how coverage is co-ordinated, news is gathered and multiple studios are put into use. The World of Coca-Cola tells the tale of the Atlanta pharmacist’s tincture that became a global soft drink behemoth. It’s a little biased, but the grand finale where you can taste 100 weird and wonderful Coca-Cola products from around the world is undeniably enjoyable. The top choice among the others is the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, which rehashes some of the Martin Luther King Jr story, but is relentlessly thought-provoking when it moves on to human rights activism around the world.
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