With major venues and attractions within walking distance of tons of hotels, it’s no surprise visitors gravitate toward Downtown Atlanta, but ask the locals and they’ll tell you there’s much more than that.

A few blocks from marquee games at the Georgia Dome and Philips Arena is Castleberry Hill, a walkable neighborhood with some of Atlanta’s most undiscovered art galleries.

Eat drink and be merry in the Luckie Marietta District, then take in performance art in Fairlie-Poplar. Downtown Atlanta is where a visitor can explore the obvious and discover the unexpected.

Atlanta’s bustling downtown hosts outstanding family-friendly attractions including the Georgia Aquarium, the Center for Civil and Human Rights, the World of Coca-Cola, Centennial Olympic Park, the College Football Hall of Fame, and CNN Center — as well as museums, shops, and more, all an easy walk from the Georgia World Congress Center, our convention venue, and major hotels. Catch the Atlanta Streetcar from Centennial Park to the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, a must-see attraction featuring the Nobel laureate’s childhood home, gravesite, and The King Center for Nonviolent Social Change.