Places worth visiting are the Atlanta Cyclorama, a huge rotating painting that depicts the Battle of Atlanta in the Civil War, the Jimmy Carter Museum, and the famous Fox Theater. In addition, Atlanta there are sports museums, several geared toward children. Two excellent science museums for kids are the Fernbank museum and SciTrek (now closed). In the category of art, there is the excellent Atlanta High Museum of Art.

There are many Atlanta FM radio stations that play music of different kinds.

The heart of the city's nature and its festivals is Piedmont Park, which is to Atlanta what Central Park is to New York City. In 1887, a group of prominent Atlantans purchased 189 acres (0.8 km²) of farmland to build a horse racing track, later developed into the site of the Cotton States International Exposition of 1895. In 1904, the city council purchased the land for $99,000, and today it is the largest park in metro Atlanta, with more than 2.5 million visitors each year. The grounds were part of the Battle at Peachtree Creek – a Confederate division occupied the northern edge on July 20, 1864 as part of the outer defense line against Sherman's approach. Other notable events were the first intercollegiate football game in the South, Auburn vs. Georgia in 1892, and the international debut of motion pictures in 1895. The Atlanta Botanical Garden is currently located next to the park, and Zoo Atlanta is located in Grant Park.

Sports teams:

• Major League Baseball: Atlanta Braves
• American football, National Football League: Atlanta Falcons
• Basketball, National Basketball Association: Atlanta Hawks
• Hockey, National Hockey League: Atlanta Thrashers
• Soccer: Women's United Soccer Association (defunct): Atlanta Beat

Major attractions:

• Atlanta Botanical Garden: a botanical garden featuring a variety of indoor and outdoor plant specimens.
• Atlanta Cyclorama and Civil War Museum: This large cyclorama and museum contains a huge painting of the Battle of Atlanta, within which an auditorium rotates while a program explains the various scenes on the wall and in relief in front of it. It is right next to Zoo Atlanta in Grant Park.
• Atlanta History Center: a historical museum
• Centennial Olympic Park: Commemorative park built for 1996 Summer Olympics. Created in downtown Atlanta from former area of dilapidated buildings, and operated by the Georgia World Congress Center Authority.
• CNN Studios: The building in which actual CNN worldwide broadcasts are made. There are many tours available and a gift shop.
• Fernbank Science Center: A very large and spectacular museum of science with many unique exhibits. It houses several complete dinosaur skeletons.
• Georgia Aquarium: scheduled to open in 2005
• Georgia State Capitol: topped with gold from Dahlonega
• High Museum of Art: Atlanta's largest arts museum designed by modernist Richard Meier.
• Jimmy Carter Presidential Library: Large museum dedicated to Jimmy Carter, the sole Georgian to be president. Many archives and records of his term in office.
• Margaret Mitchell House: museum
• Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site: The largest museum in the world dedicated solely to the famous African-American.
• Piedmont Park Atlanta's backyard and playground.
• Stone Mountain: Stone Mountain is the largest piece of exposed granite in the world. In the side of it are the carvings of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall Jackson. It is also the site of impressive laser shows in the summer.
• The Varsity: An icon in the city, the main branch of the fast-food chain is the largest drive-in restaurant in the world.
• Woodruff Arts Center: home to the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony, High Museum and Atlanta College of Art.
• World of Coca-Cola: A museum dedicated to the education and serving of the most recognized brand name in the world.
• Zoo Atlanta: Zoo Atlanta contains quite a collection of animals and is one of the few U.S. zoos to contain a panda exhibit.

Major Events:

• Atlanta Dogwood Festival
• Peachtree Road Race
• Peach Bowl
• Music Midtown
• Georgia Renaissance Festival
• Sweet Auburn SpringFest