Buckhead is one of the best neighborhoods in Atlanta for couples who have kids or who are planning to start a family. And retirees are drawn to Sandtown for its relaxing atmosphere and variety of lakes.
Photo via donaldcope. There are a combined total of public and private schools in Atlanta with several ranking in the top for best schools in Georgia. This school is the number one private school in both Georgia and the Atlanta area for all ages!
Pace Academy is another a fantastic private school with an average ACT score of Want to attend one of the top public universities in America? Georgia Institute of Technology also known as Georgia Tech is ranked third out of schools and is one of the leading research colleges in the U. Over 35 stops line the mile rail system, allowing commuters from all over the city to easily get to work and fun Atlanta attractions without being stuck in rush hour.
Photo via atlbotanical. Known as the City in a Forest, Atlanta is chock-full of lush parks and trails for the whole family to enjoy! Put your swimsuit on and pack an extra set of dry clothes for the Fountain of Rings at Centennial Olympic Park. Enjoy a relaxing day at Piedmont Park with a delicious picnic or bird walk tour. Looking for things to do in Atlanta where you can take in the flora and fauna in a unique way? The Atlanta Botanical Garden is full of breathtaking flower displays and plant-based sculptures like the Earth Goddess.
Photo via jillybean. Celebrate diversity at Pride Festival Weekend! Every year, the Atlanta area honors its rich LGBTQ culture and community throughout the entire city by hosting the largest pride festival in the Southeast. People near and far travel to this three-day extravaganza in Piedmont Park for live music, cultural exhibits, the famous pride parade, and to celebrate unity!
Start the weekend off with the Atlanta Pride Kick Off Party and end it with exquisite costumes at the parade. Before Martin Luther King, Jr. Today, you can visit several monuments around his birth city that are dedicated to the impact he had. Take a tour of the home that MLK Jr. Make your way to the Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church where the Civil Rights leader would perform sermons alongside his father. See where Dr.
Center for Nonviolent Social Change. Livability Score : 71 Rail Lines : All requires bus. Livability Score : 69 Rail Line : Blue. The housing in the area has gotten quite expensive, but there is a variety of apartments, condos and single-family homes, including Victorian mansions along tree-lined streets.
Trendy restaurants can be found throughout the area, but grocery stores are harder to walk to. The nearby Carter Center parking lot has a farmers market, Savi Provisions offers basics in the village and Krog Street Market has additional grocery offerings.
Another perk is Little 5 Points , which is just down the street, where you can shop, eat and attend a concert or theater performance. The housing can be more expensive here than other parts of the city and is better for singles and couples less so families , hence a lower livability score despite the ease of living here without a car.
There are still some affordable apartments in the residential neighborhood south of Piedmont Park, or choose from luxury apartments and condos that are more centrally-located. Midtown is a very urban area, so always use caution at night, especially south of 7th Street. Follow Following. Sign me up. Already have a WordPress. Log in now. And then, we have drivers. In Atlanta, the car is king, and we pedestrians and cyclists, by and large, are expected to yield to motorists.
Decades of nearsighted city planning and design have left non-drivers to fend for ourselves and keep a constant, optimistic eye out for the rare bike lane or wide, flat sidewalk. Yet something about my presence gripped the driver with rage. He lay on the horn as he overtook me on the left. He shouted an obscenity through his sunroof, and I countered with my own. But as I hugged the curb to my right, ready to put this hostile person in my proverbial rearview, he yanked his steering wheel that same direction.
I reacted by trying to overtake him on the left, and as I cut around his driver-side taillight, he swung his door open. I was merely inches away from being gored by the car door, but I dodged it and raced ahead a few cars and waited for the green light. My heart now racing, I exited Boulevard left at Reinhardt Street, where I stopped and collected myself. Breathing heavy, I made eye contact with the man, and we exchanged middle fingers as he continued south. That makes me the exception.
Or safe. Admittedly, I used to fancy myself something of a gearhead. But when I transferred to Georgia State University and moved downtown in , I left my babied Jeep Wrangler in Johns Creek, where my younger siblings would use it.
In , we traded in the Jeep to help finance a brand new Dodge Dart Rallye with a zippy, turbocharged Inline-4 engine. Over the course of a few months, I retaught myself to love driving. But still, I preferred walking, so the Dart found itself largely under the purview of my suburban family yet again—until it was totalled in About three years later, I like to think I have more hard-earned wisdom than regrets.
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