Atlanta - Not Just an Airport

Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International airport is theAuburn has been preserved as a visitor attraction -
busiest airport in the world. During 2006, 85 millionthe Martin Luther King, Jr National Historic Site. The
passengers were transported on close to one milliontomb marking his untimely death can also be viewed
flights from the airport. With more nonstop flightsat the King Center.
and destinations than any other airline hub in theOther attractions of historical significance include The
world, Atlanta International Airport serves 243Atlanta History Center, featuring a unique diorama
nonstop destinations - 72 of those to internationaldepicting the Battle of Atlanta from the Civil War.
destinations in 45 countries. However, close to 60 perThe Georgia Aquarium is the world's largest aquarium,
cent of the passengers flying into Atlanta neverfeaturing over a staggering 100,000 specimens, and
leave the airport, simply using it for connecting flightsclose by you'll find the World of Coca-Cola, which
to other parts of the USA or the world.highlights the development of the soft drink brand
But these people are missing out because Atlanta isand some of its famous advertising. Also close to the
not just about its airport. The city's population hasAquarium is the expansive historic shopping and
risen by 1.1 million in the last decade, during whichentertainment complex of Underground Atlanta,
time it has undergone extensive redevelopment andfound below the streets of the modern city.
expansion. The capital of Georgia and the ninth mostAs the 1996 host of the summer Olympic Games,
populous city in the United States, Atlanta has muchAtlanta has been left with a marvellous sporting
to offer the curious visitor. Indeed the city haslegacy as it boasts some of the best stadiums in the
recently introduced a new logo accompanied by theUSA. Moreover,the city is host to four major sporting
slogan "Atlanta: every day is an opening day." in afranchises: Atlanta Braves MLB baseball, Atlanta
determined major drive to attract new visitors. AndFalcons from the NFL, Ice Hockey's Thrashers and
to help get them easily downtown, the MARTA railNBA basketball's Hawks.
system operates directly into the heart of AtlantaWith so much on offer, if you ever have to connect
from the airport.through Hartsfield-Jackson International, why not
Civil Rights activist and nobel prize winner Reverendstop a little longer and consider at least an overnight
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born in the city in 1929stay at a hotel in Atlanta? From there you'll be ideally
and his childhood home on Auburn Avenue in Sweetplaced to check out this exciting city.