Visiting Atlanta and Northern Georgia

Atlanta, Capital of Georgia, the Peach State, is the commercial and urban center of the Southeastern US. Bound for a destination on Peach Tree Street in Atlanta? – make sure to get good directions, seems there is a Peach Tree named street in every direction and neighborhood. The Coca-Cola Company makes its world headquarters in Atlanta. The new World of Coca-Cola exhibition and the Georgia Aquarium nearby, are major tourist destinations. Piedmont Park in downtown Atlanta is home to a number of popular outdoor festivals and events including the Atlanta Dogwood Festival held in spring. Atlanta is an exciting city for business, commerce and entertainment.

Stone Mountain east of downtown Atlanta is a well known Park with an enormous exposed granite mountain at the center. Not the world's largest, but very impressive. The 42nd Yellow Daisy Festival comes to Stone Mountain Park in 2010. This September event is one of the top arts and crafts shows in the southeast. Featuring more than 400 artisans from across the country the show is ideal to find unique and special arts and crafts. Complete with children's activities, arts demonstrations and live entertainment, the Yellow Daisy Festival is a fun family getaway.

The Best Western Stone Mountain is just one mile from Stone Mountain Park. The Best Western has great accommodations including a complimentary full breakfast to start your day. Just 15 minute away from Atlanta, this is an ideal spot for a short getaway away from the city.

The Georgia Dome west of downtown Atlanta is the largest cable supported domed stadium in the world, and home of the Atlanta Falcons. Regular home season play opens September 19th against the Arizona Cardinals. The season goes through January 2, 2011 – get tickets now for your favorite rivalry. Formerly the Peach Bowl, the Chick-Fil-A Bowl at the end of the year is also played at the Georgia Dome, with a kick-off game on Labor Day Weekend featuring LSU vs North Carolina. It's Football Season!

Head to North Georgia for the 2010 Balloons and Tunes Festival in Rock Spring. Held the last weekend in September this festival offers the diversity of great music, hot-air balloons, a kid's zone and an arts market. Come out for the weekend and enjoy southern rock with Nathan Farrow and Flynnville Train, and country music with Cody McCarver and The Band Perry among the bands. With three stages of live entertainment this is a terrific getaway for music fans.

For travelers, the Best Western Inn of Dalton and the Best Western Battlefield Inn in Oglethorpe are conveniently located. Dalton, right off I-75 is also an ideal spot if you are in the market for carpet. Dalton is the Carpet Capital of the World and has a great selection of carpet outlet stores. The Best Western Battlefield Inn is just six miles off of I-75 on the road to Rock Spring to the south or Chattanooga north.