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Location
State of Georgia, southeast USA.

Dialling code 1. Special note: When placing telephone calls within the city visitors must use one of the four existing area codes (404, 770, 470 or 678) with the number. In general, the 404 code is used within the ‘Perimeter' ring road of I-285, while 770 is used outside the Perimeter. Codes 470 and 678 are in use in both of these areas and give no indication of the location.

Population
429,500 (city); 4,917,717 (metropolitan area).

Time zone
GMT - 5 (GMT - 4 from first Sunday in April to last Sunday in October).

Average January temperatures
9ºC (48ºF).

Average July temperatures
32ºC (90ºF).

Annual rainfall
1,200mm (48 inches).

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Getting There By Air

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)
Tel: 1 800 897 1910.
Located 14.5km (9 miles) south of the city, Hartfield-Jackson Airportt is the busiest airport in the world, serves around 85 million passengers annually.

Transport to the city: MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) (tel: (404) 848 5000) operates light rail services from the airport to Downtown and throughout the metropolitan area. Schedules may be obtained from the MARTA airport station (tel: (404) 848 4711), Traveler's Aid and the International Information Counter.

Taxi services take 15-60 minutes to Five Points, depending upon traffic. Taxis have flat rates to the central business district.

The Atlanta Link (tel: (404) 524 3400 or 1 866 545 9633) provides airport shuttle service from Downtown, Midtown and Buckhead hotels.

Getting There By Rail

Amtrak (tel: 1 800 872 7245) is the national railway service provider. Located at 1688 Peachtree Street Northwest (tel: (404) 881 3063), in Midtown, there are two arrivals and departures each day.

Reservations are necessary for priority seating and sleeping accommodations. The station has basic facilities, such as vending machines and an ATM.

Coach services: Greyhound (tel: (404) 584 1728 or 1 800 231 2222 or 1 800 229 9424) has a 24-hour coach station, at 232 Forsyth Street Southwest.

Sightseeing Overview

Popular attractions include the Atlanta Cyclorama, the CNN Center, Stone Mountain Park, the Martin Luther King Jr Historic District, Six Flags Over Georgia and Zoo Atlanta.

Underground Atlanta marks the birthplace of the city; a few MARTA stops away, the Fox Theatre reflects the excesses of the 1920s.

Tourist Information

Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau
Suite 100, 233 Peachtree Street Northeast
Tel: (404) 521 6600 or 1 800 285 2682.

The Atlanta CityPass ,valid for nine days, gives free entry to six out of eight attractions (Georgia Aquarium, New World of Coca Cola, High Museum of Art, Inside CNN Atlanta Studio Tour, Fernbank Museum of Natural History or Atlanta Botanical Garden, and Atlanta History Center or Zoo Atlanta).

Around Town

The arts are represented by numerous theaters and museums. The Woodruff Arts Center is home to the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony, and High Museum of Art.

Atlanta features the world's largest aquarium,the Georgia Aquarium, which officially opened to the public in 2005.

The World of Coca-Cola, opened adjacent to the Aquarium in May 2007, features the history of the world famous soft drink brand.

Underground Atlanta, a historic shopping and entertainment complex lies beneath the streets of downtown Atlanta.

Piedmont Park hosts many of Atlanta's festivals and cultural events. Atlanta Botanical Garden lies adjacent to the park.

Just east of the city is Stone Mountain Park , contains the largest piece of exposed granite in the world.

Six Flags Over Georgia Theme Park is located a few miles west of Atlanta on I-20.

Click for a list of Annual Events in Atlanta.

Sports franchises include Atlanta Braves Baseball (MLB), Atlanta Falcons Football (NFL), Atlanta Hawks Basketball (NBA), Atlanta Thrashers Hockey and the Georgia Force Arena Football.

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