| Featured City: ATLANTA | You must still remember the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. Yes, Atlanta impressed the world by successfully managing the largest scale and the most advanced Olympic Games till then, and attracted some 3 trillion audiences to witness this grand view on TV. That is when this exquisite city began to step on the international stage and appear frequently in people's sight.
As the capital and the largest city of Georgia, Atlanta is nicknamed as "the Phoenix City", implying the city's incredibly rapid development. In addition, it was the center for the American Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s. Famous black politician Martin Luther King was born in this city and played an important role with his students in that movement.
Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site is definitely a must-see in Atlanta. This site is composed of several buildings, including Martin's boyhood home, where you can feel the dream of this great person repeating in his mind, the Ebenezer Baptist Church, where Martin was baptized and buried, and the Freedom Hall, in which a nonprofit agency is set up for accomplishing Martin's will. Martin Luther King was assassinated on April 4th, 1968. On that day every year, large crowds----both white and black----would gather at the site for commemorating their respectable leader. Special ceremony is also held on the third Monday of January----the Martin Luther King Day.
By the way, are you a Coca-cola fan? That's it. Atlanta is where the famous soft drink company and the same famous World of Coca-Cola located. This brand was originated in 1886 and is now enjoyed over 1 billion times a day. Here in the World of Coca-Cola a collection of package and T-shirts are in exhibition for making known the Coca-Cola yesterday and present. Several galleries related to Coca-Cola culture also can be found here.
Accommodation is another enjoyment in Atlanta. You might have missed its Olympic Games a decade ago, do not let slip this time. Many hotels such as Best Western Granada Suite Hotel and Best Western Inn at the Peachtree are located right next to the Olympic Park. Imagine yourself stand before the windows appreciating a marvelous picture screening in front with a cup of coffee in your hand. Well, you will understand everything about life.
Of course, if you hate fussing about places to live, there are a group of them waiting near the airport. Take Amerisuites - Atlanta Airport for example. It has 126 wide, comfortable suites for both leisure and business purposes. A group of restaurants, theatres and bars nearby will lighten your nightlife and wash your tiredness away. The budget for such hotels is $60-100 per night.
Atlanta is a young city with endless energy and enthusiasm towards life. As many of its places are addressed as "Peachtree", this city is full of vigor and romance. Numerous snack bars and ballrooms open 24 hours a day inviting night lovers and tourists to divert themselves. With more and more immigrants, different local flavors are brought to this city today. Delicacy of Mexican, Indian and Thai are especially loved by Americans. Travel heartily, eat to the content and laugh at ease that is what we mean in visiting Atlanta.
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