Andrew Leigh
Chief Petty Officer
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- Jun 17, 2003
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My son will be visiting Atlanta. He will be there for the month of June.<br /><br />Any suggestions?<br />- Weather<br />- Places to see within a 350mile radius<br />- Places of interest<br />- What cheap accomodation is likely to cost (is that per room or per person)<br />- What it would cost to eat out three times a day in average places<br />- Car hire for a small vehicle<br />- Is one able to cross interstate borders without formal documentation like a passport<br /><br />Cheers<br />Andrew
<br /><br />i live north of atl, near lake lanier, and only drive into the upper fringe. since i've been on a desk job the last 6yrs, i don't even go into downtown. i spend most of my time in gwinnett county, and ATL has 4 counties in the business loop (I-285), which i think is @ 20mi diameter.<br /><br />stone mtn is very nice, lakes, laser shows, hiking, fishing, food, a good family oriented park featuring a huge engraving on the side of a mountain sized rock...<br /><br />varsity is a glorified hotdog stand, very much a trademark of ATL. good chili-cheese dogs & orange slushes. i work @ 2blocks from the one north of ATL off JC Blvd.<br /><br />the fernbank museum is nice, its in decatur, which is a nice part of the city.<br /><br />also buckhead is the chic part of town, with $200 table fare and trendy clubs & shopping. but try not to spend much time on hwy400, its always congested.<br /><br />maybe this will help alittle:<br /><br />Airport: SW atl, off I-85<br />Six Flags Over GA: W of atl, off I-20<br />Fernbank: center-east atl, near Ponce-De-Leon<br />Varsity: center, just off I-75/I-85 across from <br /> GA Tech campus<br />Coke:center-west,near GA Tech(never been there)<br />Buckhead:center by NW, off Piedmont,near hwy400<br />Stone Mtn: E of atl, off hwy78<br /><br />and lastly, if you want to see <br />Lake Lanier Islands resort/water park: N of atl,off I-985(off I-85) exit 8<br /><br />june will be upper 70's,80's, low @ 70<br />spotted bass will be biting 'spotstickers' with greenish colors of worms, curly tail jigs, 15' deep, or around docks. bait stores near lanier will have the spotstickers (wide gap bass jigheads)<br /><br />if here long, i'd travel up to Helen, in NW GA. maybe run up to Red Top Mtn off Lake Allatoona, N of ATL by @ 40mi. see a game at Turner Stadium, and visit Centenial Park, site of past olympics. <br /><br />things i don't know if you're interested in:<br />ML King, his old church is near the midtown varsity - Ebenezer Baptist. <br />town of Dahlonega:the gold rush of GA in the 1800's made this quaint little place, @ 40mi N of atl.<br /><br />