This page groups Atlanta’s landmarks by neighborhood, so you can fit several into a half day. Each entry gives a rough time and the days it opens. Prices are in US dollars. Several stops are memorials, and they call for a quiet, respectful manner. Downtown (half a day to a full day) Centennial Olympic Park was created for the 1996 Olympic Games and is free to enter. Its Fountain of Rings puts on water shows set to music.

Atlanta is built for cars, but four pockets work well on foot. Each route below lists what you pass, how to get there and what to watch for. Summer heat indexes often top 100 F, so schedule walks before 11 a.m. or after 5 p.m. from June to August, and bring water and sun protection. Route A: the downtown cluster Distance: the main stops sit within a few blocks of each other.

A couple’s weekend in Atlanta works best when each day has one anchor: a garden, a long dinner or an evening show. The ideas below build around those anchors. Prices are in US dollars, and restaurants should be booked in advance. A garden day The Atlanta Botanical Garden opens Tuesday to Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is closed on Mondays. Its Kendeda Canopy Walk is a suspension bridge about 600 feet long that rises roughly 40 feet over Storza Woods, and it is a calm place to walk together.

Every trip below starts from downtown Atlanta by car. MARTA rail does not go to any of them, so a car is the practical choice. Drive times are typical and traffic on I-75 and I-85 can add a lot at rush hour. About 30 minutes: Stone Mountain Park The park lies 16 miles east of downtown. It is a state-owned park around a bare granite dome that carries a large carving of Jefferson Davis, Robert E.

Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. Atlanta is Georgia’s capital, the birthplace of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the home of Coca-Cola, and its single most important sight costs nothing to visit. The Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park is run by the National Park Service, free entry, no ticket required, a genuine rarity among big-city marquee attractions.

Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. 7 days is a full week at a slower pace, not more downtown The honest core is 3 days; a full week here spreads Stone Mountain and an Athens day trip across the middle, then closes with a slower final stretch: Buford Highway’s food corridor, Little Five Points, and Virginia-Highland.

Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. 6 days adds a second day trip, not a second downtown Atlanta’s must-sees fit in 3 days; days 4 through 6 here spread across Stone Mountain, a slower Decatur day, and a real day trip to Athens, Georgia, honestly rather than padding out more downtown sights.

Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. 5 days is where Atlanta shifts to a slower pace The honest core wraps up in 3 days, and Day 4 already covers the main day trip. Day 5 here goes to a slower pace instead of more downtown must-sees: Decatur’s walkable food scene and Oakland Cemetery.

Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. 4 days adds Stone Mountain to the honest 3-day core The city’s real must-sees fit into 3 days; a fourth day here goes to Stone Mountain Park, about 30 minutes east, with the honest context its Confederate carving deserves.

Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. 3 days covers Atlanta’s honest core This route adds Midtown, the High Museum, Piedmont Park, and the Fox Theatre to the downtown cluster and the free MLK Historical Park, which is genuinely as much of Atlanta as most trips need.

Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. 2 days is enough for downtown’s big three and the free MLK Park This route covers the Georgia Aquarium, World of Coca-Cola, and Centennial Olympic Park on Day 1, then the free Martin Luther King Jr.

Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. Atlanta’s biggest sight already costs nothing The Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park, the single most important thing to see in Atlanta, is run by the National Park Service and free to enter, no ticket required.