Even though I spent the first 23 years of my life in Georgia, I never spent much time in Atlanta. Since I grew up on the other side of the state, my family usually opted to travel to nearby Savannah for shopping and a taste of city life.

When I made the four-hour drive from Nashville to Atlanta for this year’s Road Trip Issue, I quickly remembered what a sprawling behemoth of a city it truly is. The metropolis is home to an iconic skyline, vibrant public art and museums, the Georgia Aquarium , multiple professional sports teams, countless parks and a plethora of restaurants (plus some mean traffic). It’s impossible to experience everything Atlanta has to offer in one weekend, but I made an attempt at seeing what it was all about.

Stay

I opted to stay at Atlanta’s historic Hotel Cl

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