Historical downtown Alpharetta is super cute and quaint - lots of great restaurants and shopping - you can easily spend an afternoon strolling, shopping and eating
Avalon is a great place to spend the afternoon. Shopping includes - Anthropolgie, Lulu Lemon, J Crew, GAP, Athleta, Pottery Barn, West Elm, Crate & Barrel, Apple Store - also lots of great restaurants and Regal Cinemas