The High Museum of Art is one of the leading art museums in the South, where visitors can see a variety of works from 19th- and 20th-century American, European, African and African-American artists, as well as decorative arts, photography, and modern and contemporary art.
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A fabulous and historic Moorish style cinema and theater dating from the 1920s and now designated a National Historic Landmark.
A small, but densely packed museum. Offers various rotating design exhibits that are quite good. Check the website for regular special events, including "Drink in Design" Thursdays where the museum opens in the evening with special talks, drinks, and music.
A museum dedicated to Margaret Mitchell, the author of Gone with the Wind, featuring her original home where she lived from 1925 to 1932 and wrote her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Those looking for a more complete Gone with the Wind experience should check out the Gone with the Wind Museum in Marietta.
This peaceful oasis includes 30 acres of garden, an urban forest, wildflower trails, the Dorothy Chapman Fuqua Conservatory and a 10,000 square-foot Fuqua Orchid Center. The Garden also offers visitors a wealth of year-round special events, exhibits, and educational workshops.
They tout themselves as "a place out of time" which only begins to describe the atmosphere at the Shakespeare Tavern. Live music, hand-crafted period costumes, and outrageous sword fights sweep the visitor into the passion and poetry of the spoken word. An authentic British Pub Menu and a broad selection of British and Irish ales and premium brews will help keep your physical soul nourished as well.
Rotating contemporary art exhibitions. Check the website for closures due to installation.