Things To Do
Piedmont Park
Highly recommend walking around the Green Market on Saturday morning (9 am-1 pm)! Get the Danny & Nat special - a Blue Donkey iced coffee & a pita fatoor from Marrakech. The park is also great for a walk, run, bike ride, etc. and it's right at the end of the beltline.
Walk the Beltline
The beltline connects lots of fun activities! You can start in Piedmont Park and walk to Ponce City Market, or keep going and you will reach Inman Park & Krog Street Market. Other great food/drink spots along the way: rooftop bar at the Forth Hotel, 3 Parks Wine, Burle's Bar, Bantam, Rina's. Beware of crowds if you decide to use an e-scooter or bike - it gets pretty packed with pedestrians after ~11am.
Ponce City Market
Lots of good food and shopping! Highly recommend Bibi's or Botiwalla for lunch. Shops include Anthropologie, Sephora, Madewell, Glossier, J Crew, Lululemon, and more. There is also a rooftop restaurant (9 Mile Station) and a rooftop cocktail bar (12) with great views of the city.
Botanical Gardens
Check out the ATL botanical gardens! Located right in Piedmont Park, it's a beautiful & affordable day or night time activity.
Georgia Aquarium
ATL has the #1 largest aquarium in the United States! It's the only aquarium with whale sharks. Highly recommend checking it out early in the morning before it's filled with little kids.
Clermont Hotel
An iconic ATL hotel! Check out the rooftop bar for some great views of the city. Equally iconic is the Clermont Lounge (in the basement), Atlanta's first and oldest strip club established in 1965.
Virginia Highlands Neighborhood
We like walking around here, grabbing a drink, and admiring the cute houses in the neighborhood. Recommend Kinship for coffee/breakfast sandwich, Dad's/Moes and Joes/Limerick Junction for drinking, and Virginia Highland Books + Green Flamingo for shopping.
Inman Park Neighborhood
We love it here and we have lots of great restaurants/bars just off the beltline. You can't go wrong, but some of our favorites - Delbar is one of our favorite restaurants ever (need a resy ahead of time!), The Albert or Victory Sandwiches for lunch, Little Spirit for cocktails, Pure Taqueria for margaritas, and Harbor Coffee for coffee/pastries.
Krog Street Market
Great spot for food on the beltline - our #1 fav is Michelin recommended Fred's Meat & Bread! A couple other good spots there - Varuni Napoli (pizza), Superica (Mexican), and Gu's Dumplings (Chinese). You can also grab a beer at Hop City while you're there.
High Museum of Art
Great museum if you're an art fan (located in Midtown).
Little 5 Points Neighborhood
Little 5 Points is a very edgy/hipster neighborhood - fun to walk around and pop into some vintage/secondhand shops. Check out Vortex Bar & Grill or the Porter Beer Bar for food/drinks.