The best time of year to visit this fair city is the fall --- middle of September through the end of November. The weather is glorious! Highs in the mid 60's to 70's and hardly any rain. October is the best month of them all! The leaves are changing and if you head to the mountains which is only a short 2-3 hour drive away, you will see some of the prettiest foliage.Tourist Attractions
Although Atlanta is more of a business center than a tourist attracted place, the city offers a variety of entertainment facilities. The number of historical museums like Atlanta History Center, the Atlanta Cyclorama and Civil War Museum attract tourists from every nook and corner of the world. The Woodruff Arts Center in the city, which is a home to the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony, High Museum of Art and Atlanta College of Art, lures majority of the tourists. The world's largest aquarium- the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, which features over 100,000 specimens in tanks holding approximately eight million gallons of water, is a unique attraction of the city. The Centennial Olympic Park built in honor of the 1996 Olympics and Stone Mountain Park stand as oasis in the middle of the busy city. The King Center, which is innovative and informative especially to the children and Atlanta Botanical Garden, which exhibits the nature's glory, are other places where the tourists are being attracted.
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Atlanta Arriving and Departing
This airport, which has frequently named the busiest in the country (a distinction it has shared with Chicago’s O’Hare), is quite large but is fairly user friendly. There are six concourses: T, A, B, C, D, and E, in addition to the Ticketing/Baggage Claim area. An underground train runs between the concourses and Ticketing/baggage claim. There is also a moving sidewalk on the underground level, which you might want to take if you want to get some exercise or if the trains are full or not operating. Entrances to the downstairs trains/sidewalks are in the middle of the concourse, usually around gate 19. Generally speaking, very high (>30) and very low (<3) gate numbers are the furthest away from the trains.
If you are connecting and have less than an hour between flights, you should proceed directly to your new gate, as transit between concourses can take some time (not that big of a deal to go between A-B, but significant if you have to go from T to E). There are concessions located at most centerpoints of the concourses, and some are scattered throughout.
There are also concessions located in the atrium of the Ticketing/Baggage claim area outside of security. There are more restaurants in Concourse A and E.
E is the international concourse, so international flights are primarily operated out of there (but some domestic, too). International arrivals require that you get your bags from international baggage claim, go through customs, and then re-check your bags before connecting to your next flight.
T-Gates: If you are going to/from the T-Gates you will walk, not take the underground train. If you arrive on AA or UA and do NOT have checked-baggage, DO NOT follow the signs to "Baggage Claim". Rather, after deplaning take a left and head to the main terminal
Transportation is located just outside of the baggage claim area, where you will find taxis and shuttle buses for the various rental car companies, as well as MARTA (mass transit train, stops at the airport and goes into the city). If you have come to the city without accomodations, there is a bank of phones near baggage claim for various hotels in the area. Please allow yourself plenty of time for departing flights out of ATL. Traffic in the city can be a major factor, and it’s good to use MARTA if you can. Rental car shuttles/parking lot shuttles can also be stuck in traffic at the airport, so cutting it close is not a good idea. Check-in lines can be long, so it’s best to use the kiosks if you can, or print out your boarding pass before arriving at the airport.
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