Wanted - touristic advice-type stuff

[graculus]

Well, it seems not content with a trip to sunny Ottawa (I hope it's going to be sunny, anyhoo) in the near future, I'm off to Atlanta later on this year.

So, any advice from those who've been on must-see places in Atlanta and environs?

P.S. How come it's cheaper to fly to Atlanta in August than it is to fly to Ottawa in May?

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[xochiquetzl]

Atlanta is hot in August. :)

Well, off the top of my head, there is a museum, a nice botanical garden (see again "hot in August," however), Underground Atlanta, Margaret Mitchell House, the Jimmy Carter museum, the Martin Luther King house, and Stone Mountain (which might be downright surreal for an English person). There's also where the Olympics were, etc.

Maybe I should explain what Stone Mountain is. It's an enormous chunk of exposed granite that was a holy site for the native Americans that was turned into a huge Confederate monument, complete with bas-relief carvings of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, General Robert E. Lee, and Lt. General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson carved into the side. http://www.stonemountainpark.com/

Unfortunately, Atlanta was burned to the ground during the Civil War so if you're looking for really old stuff, there's not a lot older than that.

My mother-in-law was raised in Atlanta; she can probably come up with more suggestions.

[graculus.livejournal.com]

Yes, the 'hot in August' part is beginning to sink in. Meh. How hot/humid are we talking?

Anyway, all the above sounds interesting, and I'm hoping to escape the heat a little by going over to Savannah for a couple of days.

Some might say I should plan my *next* trip first, but I've always been one for forward thinking! *g*

[xochiquetzl]

How hot/humid are we talking?

I managed to find this, but it's in Fahrenheit. They said 78.1F was average, with 89% humidity. (Texas is worse.) There's another one here that gives the average high as 87F and the average low as 69F.

Translated into Centigrade, that's 26C average, with a high of 31C and a low of 21C. But you probably won't have to leave the hotel, since all the con areas are joined by basement tunnels and "habitrails," and we believe in air conditioning 'round here.

There's also food. Whatever you do, avoid the evil Chinese restaurant down the street from the hotel; they are slower than dirt. OTOH, I know many, many good food places.

[xochiquetzl]

Atlanta is also the headquarters of Delta airlines and their major "hub."

[zortified.livejournal.com]

In Atlanta you can find a geninue, all-natural, free exhibit of a RGB slaher.

:-D

I'll even take you places! Lunch! Museums! Zoo! Botanical Garden! Ritzy malls! You name your poison.

Er, did I mention I live in Atlanta?

[graculus.livejournal.com]

Well, I knew you lived in Georgia but had no idea of distances in far off foreign lands... *g*

I'm coming over for DragonCon, but that's kind of the middle of my trip, though I hope to get out to Savannah as well if I can.

[zortified.livejournal.com]

Very cool. :-) My wife is gonna be volunteering at the DC Art Show again. I don't know when/if I'll be at DC, but I am very happy to drag you away from the hotels and show you places.

At some point, just let me know what sort of places you wanna see and I'll draw up a list.