Atlanta is one of the nation’s fastest growing cities steadily building on commerce, history, culture and technology. The Southern hospitality rules, though there is an influx of population from neighboring cities. The cuisine is multi-dimensional from biscuits, gravies, sushi and the home favorite sweet tea. Atlanta is the birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr. There is a museum dedicated to the Civil Rights leader. Visit the Piedmont Park, the Grant Park and the Centennial Olympics Park, which hosted the 1996 Olympics.

The city has a lot of intriguing architecture to feast your eyes on. If you have the urge to splurge, shop at the Lenox Square Mall or the Phipps Plaza. Atlanta has hotels, motels with functional rooms, resorts and inns to suit the needs of a backpacker or a family or a romantic weekend getaway.