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Atlanta is the populous city present in the United States. It is the capital of Georgia. The city is a major financial and cultural force and also fastest growing center in the U.S. It has its position in the national and international trade and commerce.

Geography:

Atlanta is situated on the north central part of the state, on the foothills of southern Appalachians. It has a total area of 132 sq miles. It is present on the south ridge of the Chattahoochee River, which is one of the natural features of the city.

Climate:

Atlanta consists of a humid and sub tropical climate with warm summers and mild winters. The coldest month is January and the warmest being July. It receives heavy rainfall and also snowfall occurs. Frequent ice storms can be expected. Both light weights and warm clothes should be taken along while touring in the Atlanta climate.

Being one of the largest cities in the U.S. it has a total population of 537,958 and the metropolitan area has nearly 5.5 million people.

Culture:

Atlanta is a diverse city and follows a southern traditional culture consisting of many ethnic groups like African Americans, white Americans, Asian Americans, Chinese, Vietnamese and many other races.Investment Property Term Life Insurance Caribbean Property Sell House Quickly Key Man Insurance Quote

Christianity is the most followed religion, with nearly thousand places of worship present in the city. The other communities include Jewish, Hindu and Muslims.

The official languages of the city are Spanish, English, French and Portuguese.

The currency of Atlanta, United states is the U.S. Dollar.

Well known business organizations are present here such as Coca-Cola, Home depot, Turner Broadcasting and many more.

Atlanta is a home for several world class arts and cultural entities and also for a number of museums and galleries.

The woodruff Arts Center and the High Museum of Art which were designed by Renzo Piano are known for its architectural merit, draws majority of the tourists. The Alliance Theatre and the Fox theatre are the important regional theatres where many performing arts are held.

The other tourist attraction spots include Center for Puppetry Arts, Centennial Olympic Park, Zoo Atlanta, Atlanta Botanical Gardens, Peachtree Center and lots more.

Atlanta has an international cuisine which offers delicious French, Spanish, Lebanese and Indian dishes.

Attractive nightlife can be seen in Atlanta with lots of people heading towards the pubs and night clubs regularly. The well known is the Club One which is the best dance club in the city.

Travel:

The Atlanta city has been nicknamed as “The City Too Busy to Hate” because of its terrible traffic. It has been difficult for the public transport system to be more effective because of the traffic problem but hence Atlanta remains much with the car transport.

Atlanta operates both train and bus services all over the city but though this transportation is not much convenient always. Weekly, and weekend visitors passes are available with reasonable rates. BATMA operates the free shuttle services connecting many parts of the city. Taxis also run in all over the city premises.

Airport Travel:

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport is a busiest airport located 7 miles south of Atlanta. It is the busiest airport in the world serving nearly 88 million passengers every year and operates both domestic and international flights.

The international airport facilitates the passengers with information desks, ATMs, kids changing rooms, luggage storage, news room, post office, shopping and many more.

Shuttles, bus, train, rental cars, limousine, and taxi cabs are operated at the airport for the tourists to reach their destination.

The car agencies at the airport are Advantage, Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, EZ, National, Payless, Thrifty, Hertz and iTravel offers car rentals at cheap fares.