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Sports enthusiasts will love the wide variety of athletics offerings in Atlanta. The city boasts six professional sports teams: football's Atlanta Falcons, whose home field is the Georgia Dome; baseball's Atlanta Braves, at home in Turner Field; men's basketball's Atlanta Hawks, women's basketball's Atlanta Dream and hockey's Atlanta Thrashers, all at home in Philip's Arena; and of course soccer's Atlanta Silverbacks, at home in Atlanta Silverbacks Park. The Black College Football Hall of Fame is in Atlanta, and the College Football Hall of Fame will open in the city in 2012. College football powerhouses Georgia Techwinner of four national championshipsand University of Georgia, located in Athens, both have a presence in and around Atlanta. The Chick-fil-A Bowl, which is an annual battle between the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC), is played each year in the Georgia Dome. The city offers motor sports races and other events at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, Road Atlanta and the Georgia Dome.
Atlanta: A Shopper's Paradise!
One of the hottest places to shop in Atlanta is Buckhead. Filled with upscale boutiques, high-class antiques stores, art galleries and outlet malls, Buckhead is a shopper's dream come true. Buckhead's Town Square, Lenox Square, is filled with more than 300 shops!Other Atlanta shopping neighborhoods include Decatur, Little Five Points and Virginia-Highland, which are home to plenty of Atlanta's chic boutiques. Tourists will find they have easy access to the Luckie Marietta District, which is located in downtown near many of the city's most popular sites. And of course, if downtown shopping is your thing, don't miss Underground Atlanta, which is six blocks of shopping, dining and entertainment!If you've purchased a travel package with Atlanta budget airfare, hotel and rental care, don't miss driving outside the city to shop at places like Discover Mills and the Mall of Georgia, to name just two of many shopping centers near Atlanta.
Atlanta's fantastic festivals
True to her reputation for having Southern hospitality, Atlanta plays hostess to a plethora of festivals year round. No matter what time of year you're visiting Atlanta, there's at least a few different festivals to choose from. Springtime includes the Atlanta Dogwood Festival, the Decatur Arts Festival and the Sweet Auburn SpringFest. Visiting over the summer, check out the Laser show Spectacular at Stone Mountain, the Georgia Renaissance Festival or the Fourth Saturday Family Fun Days at Centennial Olympic Park. For those who come to Atlanta in the Autumn, check out the Pumpkin Festival at Stone Mountain and the Taste of Atlanta. Winter time is never to cold for festivals in Atlanta, The Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in January and February has the Southeastern Flower Show. With so many to choose from, the toughest part of attending an Atlanta festival is making the decision of which one or ones to see and which ones to plan on for the next trip. However, if you save money by booking Atlanta cheap flights and hotel rooms, maybe you can see them all!
Tourist spots in Atlanta
Atlanta has so many things for tourists to do, from athletics events and fun parks to galleries and historic monuments. First of all, the CNN Tower is a fantastic choice for anyone who wants a glimpse of how news is gathered; second, tourists will love visiting Centennial Olympic Park, which was the center of the 1996 Summer Olympics and still has the planet's most massive Olympic ring fountain; and finally, the whole family will love visiting Stone Mountain Park, which boasts the globe's most giant example of exposed granite, as well as shops, rides and other things for everyone to enjoy. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Atlanta Opera, and the Atlanta Ballet are great ways to be exposed to the city's cultural offerings. Enjoy the outdoors? Go for a picnic and a stroll along Lake Clara Meer, located inside Piedmont Park, along with the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. Underground Atlanta offers the quintessential Atlanta experience, with interesting history, delicious fare, a variety of shopping and interesting walking tours.
