Disney imagineer work that tells a beautiful story. Completely blew me away…read more Also everyone I met seemed to genuinely care for the students wellbeing and futures. Well done!

SCAD has some extremely talented students. SCAD's Fashion Museum has some incredibly beautiful…read morepieces that are literally timeless. The detail that was put into each design is phenomenal. It's was a 10/10. The customer service was excellent.

Free parking for 90 minutes on the 4th level of the parking garage. Entrance to the building is off…read moreof Peachtree not Spring. Admission is $10. When you arrive to the 4th level of the garage take the elevator up to the museum. You also have an amazing view of Atlanta and a green space. Once inside the museum walk to the desk and pay for entrance. The women's restroom is to the left of the check-in desk. The entire space is beautifully decorated and very clean. I was very impressed with the Christian Dior exhibit. It was my first visit and it won't be my last.

Went to visit the André Leon Talley: Style is Forever exhibit while in town…read more Love love loved it! They told his life story, influences in the industry and partnership with SCAD wonderfully. The story telling was emotional, the pieces were displayed beautifully and it was very well curated. When you enter you scan a QR code that gives you information about each numbered artifact in detail. If my memory serves me correct there were about 170 artifacts. Would recommended to anyone. Would love to visit again whenever they have another fashion exhibit.

Quite simply, GO! I…read moreenjoyed the Atlanta Botanical Gardens' newest exhibit, Light in the Garden, so much more than the Christmas light display at the Gardens and found it even more impressive. Somehow the hype around this newest exhibit has been low, and as a result, it wasn't crowded at all on a Wednesday night when we arrived right at dusk. In fact, you could have walked right up and purchased tickets without even waiting in line. However, online/advance purchase tickets are available. While $20+/person is not exactly cheap for a stroll through a park, the lights are truly works of art, and it is is easily possible to spend several hours being mesmerized by the displays. There are tons of benches, chairs, and swings overlooking the lights or the impressive midtown skyline view, and there are several cash bars pouring wine and beer. They give you plenty of encouragement and opportunity to hang for a while. In fact, you'd be missing out if you didn't take your time to be still and ponder some of the larger installations, as they have intricacies, moving parts, and blinking orbs that you would miss if you didn't drop your pace below a slow stroll. My favorite installation of the six was definitely the "Forest of Light" which is located under the canopy walk and has more than 30,000 flower-like stems of light covering the forest floor. It's absolutely breathtaking. This special exhibition has me seriously contemplating a Garden membership. Don't miss this display!

This is a wonderful event! We arrived around 7-7:30p and walked the whole garden in the light…read more Everything is beautiful here, obviously, and it's very relaxing. By the time we went through the orchid house it was an hour or so later and getting dark. So, by the time we walked back to the start, it was dark enough to start getting the full effect. Stuck around until 9-10p to really see things full illuminated. There are plenty of drink stations for water or an adult cocktail. Bring comfy walking shoes!

We did this tour as part of the month-long (during March) Phoenix Flies set of tours. Hence it was…read morefree, though I believe the Wren's Nest does offer tours year round for a fee. This place has a somewhat special significance for me. I first toured it (I think) as a child in the 1970s. However, its importance extends further back than that. My father lived in the area in the late 1920s and attended school about a block away. Even then, this was a library / museum. I'm fairly sure he would have seen this as a roughly 9-year old. It is rare to have a family connection like that to a specific museum... We arrived for the tour and were seated in one of the front rooms. The guide gave an overview of Joel Chandler Harris and the property. She also noted when it became a museum, etc. I will pause here and offer my opinions on the owner / author. I understand why Disney chose to withdraw 'Song of the South' from distribution. On the other hand, it makes me sad that what is being lost is (in some respects) the collective wisdom of the generations of Africans and slaves whose oral history this represents. Do I think that Disney's cartoon is as good way to represent this? No. Do I think that the oral histories had valuable lessons, amassed over countless generations, to communicate to the present day? Yes. The fundamental concepts of things like 'the tar baby' or 'the briar patch' are universal and timeless. To cancel the ideas via cancelling the stereotypes does (in my opinion) a disservice to the past generations whose stories these were. The lessons themselves are *so* instructive and applicable to everyday situations. It would have been fantastic had Joel Chandler Harris donated some % of his proceeds of the Uncle Remus Stories to some sort of foundation to assist descendants of those from whom he heard the stories. That he did not choose to, though, should not invalidate the wisdom of the stories themselves. It disrespects the original storytellers, IMO. Anyway... The house tour covers the entire ground floor. This was expanded from an original small farmhouse to include multiple bedrooms for Harris' expanding family. I also enjoyed some of the architectural details (especially some of the wallpaper) and the sculptures related to the stories. They even had some tobacco containers in the shape of hares and foxes. I think this is a highly worthwhile tour, whenever you opt to take it. They do have parking on site along the side of the house.'

Visiting the Wrens Nest is like a step back in time. For me, being a Black Woman, this is NOT…read morealways the experience I want to have. However I must give this owner a rating and kudos on their care in preserving the family history and opening this venue to up to the community. This venue has an awesome backyard "amiptheater" / stage and sound booth which features many music artists throughout the year. Annually we are hosted and attend the Historic West End Neighborhood Concert. This year we heard Vivian Green! The backyard is lovely, offering "just enough" lighting for romantic table settings or grass picnics while enjoying music. Its treated for pests/insects and is like an oasis (very quiet)away from the busy main street of Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. The venue, now has ample parking with the use of a stripped and renovated lot next to the neighboring church. Look out for several Jazz series hosted during the late summer/fall. A billboard notice is usually posted on their grounds, facing the street with the announcements. This is an inclusive space, however some of the rocky paths make it hard to walk, or use a wheel chair. Note: Do not wear stilettos!

Very creative acts like no other circus I've attended. I've taken three of my grandchildren all of…read morewhich loved it.

I visited what I thought was to be the circus this past Sunday with a group of about 20 family…read moremembers. The seating was absolutely horrible! The seats were entirely too close and too low; even lowered to the floor more as I sat in it. After I pushed back some to allow myself to push up to stand up the seat came back up from the floor. The show was full of dancers and acrobatic acts; no animals and only three dancing clowns that did not perform in the ring so that the ppl who paid for prime seating (row three) could have e a perfect view without having to get a crook in their neck by turning to locate the clowns. The show also has not changed over the years; the same acts, performances, acts with fake ppl supposedly blindly selected from the audience, the dance contest where everyone wins etc... I was highly disappointed and ready to leave during intermission; only stayed for my grandson. Extremely disappointed; I'll never attend again but I wish the participants well. I must say that some of the acts were jaw dropping!

Millennium Gate Museum was a complete waste of time and money on our most recent trip to Atlanta…read more Coming from Tennessee, I felt this would be a unique and similar experience to the Parthenon Replica in Nashville complete with curated exhibits, art galleries, statues, and a park. However, the entire experience was lacking and felt like a dated, run down tourist trap. Upon arrival the actual monument is beautiful. The park is pretty and has nice views of the city. We paid for admission to the museum which is $12 for General Admission and $10 for Students. Even with the student discount, this felt like an overreach for what we got out of the experience. There was only one worker and there were no other patrons in the museum this day AT ALL. It was very quiet and awkward. The indoor galleries consisted primarily of a long hallway with antique furniture with pictures of random people from Atlanta. The gallery was primarily pictures (that I could see online for free) with descriptions and did not contain many actual artifacts or items to look at. The few cases had weird assortments of items such as plates, buttons, and kitchen utensils. It felt like I was looking through the remains of a yard sale, with many items not even having descriptions. Overall the exhibit did not feel very curated, but rather felt like an odd assortment of someone's old junk put on display. We were unable to see the rooftop conservatory that was advertised online with pretty views of the parks. I feel this should be excluded from the website and marketing for General Admission if it is not accessible and staffed properly. The outdoor spaces are pretty; however, these could be visited for free outside of museum admission and did not require payment. Overall the entire museum took approximately 20 minutes to walk through, and left us feeling scammed. It was awkward walking past the one worker after we quickly walked through what little the museum had to offer. I would not recommend this to anyone and will skip this on our next trip to Atlanta.

This was the highlight of my trip since it was an unexpected delight. I was on a stroll around the…read morehotel and saw this beautiful European style arch with a huge French flag. It piqued and I decided to take a closer look and it turned out to be a history museum! I wandered in and it was deserted so was unsure of how it was going to be. It turned out to be a beautiful but small museum with a lot of interesting artifacts from Georgia/US history, WWII and also has fragments from the Bodmer Papyrus (worth Googling) There were also a lot of moving letters on display about a board member who had recently passed, Asa Candler VI (descendant of the Coco-Cola founder). Based on the letters, he was a truly wonderful man who had an amazing life and touched a lot of people positively. Condolences to the family.

This is probably the largest and best festival in the state of Georgia and well worth visiting. The…read morefestival spans multiple closed streets around the park. It's also conveniently right off the crosswalk from the Inman Park MARTA station - don't bother looking for parking as there is very little. You can also walk to the festival using the Beltline. The vendors are mostly craft and include original art, pottery, handmade bags, the list is huge. There's also plenty of food vendors for even the picky eater. Make sure to bring plenty of filtered water or stick with beer. This is a must-attend show.

Did you know Inman Park was Atlanta's first suburb? That's why there's a Trolley Barn. The two-mile…read morecommute (in the 1800's) was more easily handled by trolley. (#publictransportation, ahem!) Since the 1970's, The Inman Park Festival is something of an Atlanta tradition. There's a tour of homes, a 5k run, a parade, and (of course) a big street market featuring all sorts of colorful, local arts and crafts, beauty & skin care, foods and spices, home accessories, woodworking and ceramics... This year, I picked up a few items to gift to my friends. There are hosts of things to try and do, including activities for kids, and a really cool Dance Festival where you'll see stellar dance expositions from Atlanta's best dance companies. The food scene is pretty much what you'd expect. All the standard offerings from frozen lemonade to corn dogs, funnel cakes to pretzels, all the "regulars" are there. Sometimes I wonder if there will ever be a way to make the street-fair food scene innovative and not just regular. Still, this is among Atlanta's best run, and well-organized Festivals. See you there next year.

This event was amazing! Decatur did it again. There was so much beautiful art that I nearly broke…read moremy budget! The vendors were all so creative, organized and affordable. The live band was excellent! There was also an area for kiddos too! Out of respect for the artists, I have not posted pics of their work. You'll have to come see for yourself. Way to get after it Decatur!

If you're looking to make a purchase at the Decatur Arts Festival, make sure you bring some SERIOUS…read morecash. Large art pieces can range from $300-$1,000. If you want to buy a small piece of art work, it's more affordable. Since I don't have cash like THAT, I tend to walk around and look at the different vendors. The vendors are extraordinarily talented and travel long distances to come to this festival. The festival also has an area for performance art where can see dancing, musicians, and various bands for free! When traveling to the Decatur Arts Festival, make sure to take the Marta. Typically, I will park at the Indian Creek location since it has free parking. You can ride to downtown Decatur, get off, and the festival is RIGHT THERE! Parking can be extraordinarily difficult, so you can skip the hassle with Marta. You don't have to walk far because the festival will be to your left when you walk out of the station! Check it out!