Life in Atlanta
Emory University is located in a beautiful, wooded, section of northeast Atlanta about 4 miles from downtown. A sprawling city with masses of trees and rolling hills, Atlanta is the capital of Georgia and one of the South's leading cities. Atlanta is an international city as well, having hosted the Olympic Games in the summer of 1996. Atlanta's Hartsfield Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world. Downtown Atlanta is a center of political, legal and financial activity, and one of the top convention and tourism cities in North America.
Listed below are a number of resources to help you find whatever interests you, here in Atlanta.
- Official site
- Atlanta History
- MARTA (Atlanta's transit system)
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Access Atlanta
- Atlanta.com
- Atlanta Convention and Visitor's Bureau
- Creative Loafing
- Atlanta CitySearch
- Atlanta Best of the Web
- Georgia Tourism
- The Real Georgia
- Things to do in Atlanta
- Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
- Atlanta Downtown
- Georgia’s Outdoor Recreation and Adventure Guide (State Area)
- Georgia’s Outdoor Recreation and Adventure Guide (Atlanta Area)
- http://www.emory.edu/HOUSING - Campus Housing
- http://www.housing.emory.edu/off-campus/home.cfm - Off-Campus Housing
- Gables Emory Point
- Campus Crossings at Briarcliff
- Download a list with a sample of nearby apartments here.
- Cliff Shuttles
- Emory Transportation
- MARTA
- Enterprise CarShare Program
- Scooters are also a relatively common sight in Altanta and are a good option for getting around the area without a car.
- Apex Museum
- Atlanta History Center and Museum
- Atlanta Monetary Museum
- Center for Civic and Human Rights
- Center for Puppetry Arts
- College Football Hall of Fame
- David J. Sencer CDC Museum
- Delta Flight Museum
- Fernbank Museum of Natural History
- High Museum of Art
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
- Premier Exhibitions
- The Gate Museum
- The Jimmy Carter Presidential and Museum Library
- Emory Point Dining
- Atlanta Restaurants & Dining Guide
- Trip Advisor - Decatur Restaurants
- Trip Advisor - Little Five Points Restaurants
- Trip Advisor - Virginia Highland Restaurants
- Atlanta Track Club, which hosts the Peachtree Road Race
- Atlanta Trails
- Georgia Beaches
- Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- North Georgia Mountains
- PATH Foundation - Biking/walking trails in Metro Atlanta
- The Appalachian Trail
- The Silver Comet Trail
- Baseball: Atlanta Braves
- Basketball: Atlanta Hawks
- Football: Atlanta Falcons
- Soccer: Atlanta United
- Soccer (recreational): Atlanta Silverbacks