• Visit the CNN Center, World of Coca - Cola and Centennial Olympic Park • Catch a concert by the world - renowned Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall • Tour the Georgia Aquarium, the second largest aquarium in the world • Hike or
bike the 61 - mile Silver Comet
Trail in western Georgia • Spend a weekend in Athens, home to the University of Georgia and the state's independent music scene • Head to the Georgian - German town of Helen for Oktoberfest or a lazy day of tubing down the Chattahoochee River • Take a short road trip to the
mountain town of Blue Ridge, GA and take in the state's breathtaking natural beauty along the way • Visit the charmingly quaint city of Savannah as well as St. Simons and Jekyll Islands along Georgia's Atlantic coastline • Climb to the top of Stone Mountain and see the largest bas - relief carving in the world • Ride the Skyview Ferris Wheel for an unrivaled view of the Atlanta c
mountain town of Blue Ridge, GA and take in the state's
breathtaking natural beauty along the way • Visit the charmingly quaint city of Savannah as well as St. Simons and Jekyll Islands along Georgia's Atlantic coastline • Climb to the top of Stone
Mountain and see the largest bas - relief carving in the world • Ride the Skyview Ferris Wheel for an unrivaled view of the Atlanta c
Mountain and see the largest bas - relief carving in the world • Ride the Skyview Ferris Wheel for an unrivaled view of the Atlanta cityscape
Trails lace the region, with the 165 - mile / 265 - km Tahoe Rim
Trail circling the lake in one
breathtaking (sometimes literally, when it crests peaks over 9,000 feet / 2, 743 meters) loop — but don't worry, most people just do pieces of it, either on foot or by
mountain bike.