IgoUgo Travel Report: Atlanta: The Inside Scoop from Experienced Travelers

If you're looking for the Old South, Atlanta may surprise you. Hardly an antebellum building remains, thanks to General Sherman. Scarlett O'Hara came to find a town on the move, in contrast to the slow pace of Savannah. The impressive skyscrapers of Peachtree Center let you know right away you're in a booming city of commerce. From the ostentatious mansions of Buckhead to the posing hipsters of Little Five Points, Atlanta is plenty full of itself, and sometimes you get the feeling that the city aims to overtake New York in style and prominence. That's not happening quite yet, but Atlanta's bold aspirations give it an exciting charge. Racial integration is an ongoing issue, but Atlanta's importance to civil-rights history may be discovered in Sweet Auburn, where Martin Luther King, Jr., grew up and preached.

IgoUgo Travel Report: Atlanta is not your average travel guide. Every piece of advice found in these pages comes from regular travelers and locals-not paid professionals or PR people-which means pure, unfiltered opinions on what to see (and what to avoid) during your trip. You'll find first-hand details on attractions and day trips, along with restaurant, nightlife, and activity recommendations in all price ranges and for all interests. You'll also see our contributors' original photographs and insider tips on every page-no other travel guide can say that.

IgoUgo contributors hail from all over the globe and travel just about everywhere in between. These avid travelers share their adventures and snapshots in online journals at IgoUgo.com, the world's premier web-based travel community. Our 350,000+ members have written over 300,000 journal entries covering more than 4,000 destinations. IgoUgo's emphasis on personal, real-life travel experiences has garnered a Webby Award for "Top Travel Website" as well as accolades from Yahoo! Internet Life, which voted it "Best Travel Community."