City Guides OPPOSITE PAGE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: TWISTED SOUL COOKHOUSE & POURS/ATLANTA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU; PONCE CITY MARKET, ATLANTA/ MELISSA MCALPINE; NATIONAL CENTER FOR CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS, ATLANTA/CALEB JONES. THIS PAGE: GEORGIA AQUARIUM, ATLANTA/GEORGIA AQUARIUM. Do A stroll or bike ride on the Atlanta Beltline , a 22-mile redeveloped path of former rail tracks circling intown Atlanta, will take you through some of the city’s most storied communities. Explore Old Fourth Ward , home to Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park . Don’t miss Ponce City Market , either, for hip shopping and towering views of Buckhead, Midtown, and downtown all from the rooftop at Skyline Park . Then, experience world-class downtown attractions like the World of Coca-Cola , where you can sip beverages from around the world, guess the ingredients by their scents, and see the hypnotic bottling process. Experience for yourself what it was like to participate in a lunch counter sit-in – where demonstrators sat at segregated lunch counters – via a thought-provoking simulation at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights . Or, explore Atlantic Station ’s Museum of Illusions for its many magical thrills. You’ll learn about all the ways your brain and vision receptors can play tricks on you via so-called illusion rooms that’ll tilt you, send you into a cosmic vortex, or make you wonder if what’s up is down. EXPLOREGEORGIA.ORG 113
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