Emory University is located in Atlanta, Georgia which is known as the capital city of the southeast. Atlanta is a wooded, cosmopolitan, and progressive city located in the piedmont of the Appalachian Mountains (within two hours drive from the high Appalachians and less than five hours from either Atlantic or gulf coasts). The fast-growing city is a transportation hub, not just for the country but also for the world: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is one of the nation's busiest in daily passenger flights and has direct flights to Europe, South America, and Asia. The 1996 Olympics were hosted here, and Atlanta is known as the convention city of the south.

The Emory campus is 15 minutes from downtown Atlanta and even closer to charming pedestrian neighborhoods like Virginia Highlands, Little Five Points and downtown Decatur. You will see both Emory students and faculty in these areas enjoying a unique meal, live music, chatting in a pub or perhaps shopping in the boutiques. You will also see people you know selecting delicious food and wine at the Dekalb Farmer’s Market or Alon’s Bakery.

There are many cultural events for those living in or visiting Atlanta both on Emory campus and around town. Look for the Emory Symphony Orchestra’s free performances once or twice a semester and other events of music, theater, dance, etc. that make up the Arts at Emory. Midtown Atlanta has numerous museums, galleries, theaters, as well as art, science and cultural organizations (listed below).

For outdoor enthusiasts, Atlanta is a great choice because of its temperate climate and natural resources. There are many winter days warm enough to go hiking in north Georgia, play tennis or climb to the top of Stone Mountain. Lullwater Woods is a 20+ acre forest on campus that is an ideal place for walkers and runners because it is closed to vehicles and has beautiful scenery with the trees and lake. It is an oasis on campus that lets you forget about the city when it becomes too hectic.

Atlanta has something for every sports fan and is home to the Atlanta Braves (baseball), Atlanta Hawks (basketball), Atlanta Falcons (football), and Atlanta Thrashers (hockey). The Atlanta Track Club attracts 50,000 runners to its annual 10K Peachtree Road Race every July 4th. Atlanta also hosts the largest local tennis organization in the world, with 75,000 dues-paying members.

Cultural
• Atlanta Ballet http://www.atlantaballet.com/
• Atlanta Opera http://www.atlantaopera.org/
• Atlanta Symphony Orchestra http://www.atlantasymphony.org/
• Alliance Theater http://www.alliancetheatre.org/
• The Fox Theatre http://www.foxtheatre.org/
• High Museum of Art http://www.high.org/index_flash.html
• Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory http://www.carlos.emory.edu/

Educational
• Fernbank Museum of Natural History http://www.fernbank.edu/museum/
• Jimmy Carter Library and Museum http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.org/
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Center http://www.thekingcenter.com/

General
• Atlanta Botanical Garden http://www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org/
• Centennial Olympic Park http://www.centennialpark.com/
• CNN Center http://www.cnn.com/StudioTour/
• Georgia Aquarium http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/
• Six Flags Amusement Park http://www.sixflags.com/
• Stone Mountain Park http://www.stonemountainpark.com/newsite/default.asp
• White Water Park http://www.sixflags.com/parks/whitewater/
• Zoo Atlanta http://www.zooatlanta.org/

• Emory Shuttle http://www.epcs.emory.edu/alttransp/shuttles.html
• MARTA (public bus and train system) http://www.itsmarta.com/

Dancing
• Salsa http://cityguides.salsaweb.com/georgia/atlanta/clubguide.htm, http://www.sanctuarynightclub.com/info.html
• Swing http://www.aseda.org/index.html

Movies
• IMAX: Go see beautifully filmed documentaries on a screen that is five stories high and 72 feet wide. A nice evening out is "Martinis and IMAX” on Friday nights. http://www.fernbank.edu/museum/imaxmenu.html
• Big theaters:
  • AMC Theatres North Dekalb 16 (2042 Lawrenceville Hwy, Decatur)
  • Landmark Midtown Art Cinema (931 Monroe Dr Ne, Atlanta)
• Small theatres:
  • Lefont Garden Hills Cinema (2835 Peachtree Rd Ne, Atlanta)
  • Lefont Plaza Theatre (1049 Ponce De Leon Ave Ne, Atlanta)
  • United Artists Tara Cinemas (2345 Cheshire Bridge Rd Ne, Atlanta)
• Rentals:
  • Movies Worth Seeing (1409 North Highland Ave.)
  • Blockbuster
    • Briarcliff/Clifton Rd (1799 Briarcliff Road)
    • Decatur/Clairmont (2115 North Decatur Road)
    • La Vista/N Druid Hills (2161 La Vista Road)

Music
• Chastain Amphitheatre http://www.classicchastain.com/
• The Earl http://www.badearl.com/
• Eyedrum http://www.eyedrum.org/
• Northside Tavern http://www.northsidetavern.com/
• The Roxy (3110 Roswell Rd.)
• Variety Playhouse http://www.variety-playhouse.com/

Sports
• Atlanta Beat http://www1.infinitydesign.net/virtual/wusa.com/www/
• Atlanta Braves http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/index.jsp?c_id=atl
• Atlanta Falcons http://www.atlantafalcons.com/
• Atlanta Hawks http://www.nba.com/hawks/index.html
• Atlanta Thrashers http://www.atlantathrashers.com/

Theatre
• Agatha's - Dinner Mystery Theatre
• Alliance Theatre
• Atlanta Opera (one hour before the performance with a student I.D. you can get a ticket for $10)
• Dad's Garage
• 14th Street Playhouse
• Shakespeare Tavern

Student Discounts through the Graduate Student Council
• The Graduate Student Council periodically sends out emails for discounted tickets to fun events in Atlanta, including: Martinis at the IMAX, The Shakespeare Tavern, operas, theatre and visiting events like Cirque du Soleil. To get these offers and hear about fun GSC events (free food and drink!) you MUST subscribe to the GSC mailing list.

• Emory Housing
  • Campus housing http://www.emory.edu/HOUSING
  • Off-campus housing http://www.housing.emory.edu/off-campus/home.cfm
• Other Housing
  • Creative Loafing has real estate listings for apartments, etc. to rent. Go to http://www.atlanta.creativeloafing.com, click on "Classifieds", then look under "Real Estate". (This is a great local magazine paper in general. You can get it, along with other papers, in front of Rollins Research Center at the corner of Gatewood and Clifton Rd.)
  • With the Promove service, you go meet with a representative and tell him/her what you're looking for. They tell you what apartments fit your description and give you a map with addresses. http://www.promove.com
• Tips:
  • You can use various web services like Mapquest.com to locate Emory University and your apartment. For a university address, use 1510 Clifton Rd, Atlanta GA 30322. That's the Rollins Research Center on campus.
  • Emory is in the city of Atlanta, in Dekalb County. Many apartments will list themselves as "Emory area". Other convenient locations: Decatur (0-5 min.), Toco Hills (5 min.), Little Five Points (5 min.), Virginia Highlands (5 min.), Midtown (8 min.), Buckhead (10 min.), Avondale (10 min.).
  • Some students and faculty live in Stone Mountain about 20 - 30 minutes away.

There are many, many great restaurants in the Atlanta area, but in the valuable opinions of Emory’s PBEE faculty and students….. Here are some favorites:
• BBQ: Fat Matt’s, Wyatt’s Diner
• Beer: Brickstore Pub, Hand in Hand, Gordon Biersch Brewery, Park Tavern
• Brunch: The Flying Biscuit, Crescent Moon, Pastries-A-Go-Go, Wahoo!
• Burgers: Vortex, Brick Store Pub, Manuel’s Tavern, One
• Burritos: Chipotle, Raging Burrito, Moe’s, Willy’s
• Chinese: Little Szechuan, China Inn, Pyng Ho, Big Joy, Canton Cook
• Eclectic: R. Thomas, Dante's Down the Hatch, Apres Diem, Sage, Floataway
• Ethiopian: Moya, Queen of Sheba, Meskerem
• French: Café Alsace, Le Giverny
• Greek: Taverna Plaka, Athens Pizza, Mediterranean Grill
• Indian: Udipi Café, Hyderabad House, Madras Saravan Bhavan, Café Bombay, Touch of India, Calcutta
• Italian: Saba, Osteria 832, Figo, La Tavola, Soto Soto, Pricci, Fratelli di Napoli, Veni Vidi Vici, Maggiano’s
• Japanese and Sushi: Ru San’s, Sushi Avenue, Edo, Thaicoon
• Korean: Korean Garden, Seoul Garden, Mirror of Korea
• Lebanese: Nicola’s, Mezza
• Malaysian: Penang, Little Malaysia
• Mexican: Taqueria Los Hermanos, Sala, Taqueria del Sol, Zocalo, Mexico City Gourmet, Nuevo Laredo, Rincon Latino, El Norteno
• Pizza: Cameli’s, Mellow Mushroom, Fellini’s, Frutti, Everybody’s, Athens Pizza, Baraonda
• Southern: Mary Mac’s Tea Room, Chicken & Waffles, Flying Biscuit, Matthews
• Tapas: Noche, Pura Vida, Eclipse di Luna, Twist
• Thai: Thai Chili, Jitlada, L’Thai, Royal Orchid, Top Spice, Siam, Little Bangkok
• Turkish: Istanbul Cafe
• Vietnamese: Pho Bac, Viet Chateau

• Clothes
  • The Clothing Warehouse (420 Moreland Avenue)
  • Last Chance (1709 Church Street, near intersection of N. Decatur and Scott)
  • Marshall's (Buckhead Crossing at 3625 Piedmont Road)
  • Plato's Closet (2480 Briarcliff Road, #17)
  • Psycho Sisters (428 Moreland Avenue)
  • Ross Dress For Less (Edgewood Retail District at 1255 Caroline Street)
  • TJ Maxx (3495 Buckhead Loop NE Ste 200)
  • Value Village (1320 Moreland Avenue)
  • Malls:
    • Cumberland (1000 Cumberland Mall)
    • Lenox (3393 Peachtree Road)
    • North Dekalb (2050 Lawrenceville Hwy.)
    • Northlake (4800 Briarcliff Road)
    • Perimeter (4400 Ashford-Dunwoody Road)
    • Phipps (3500 Peachtree Road, most upscale shopping)
• Food and Grocery
  • Dekalb Farmers Market (3000 Ponce de Leon Ave., http://www.dekalbfarmersmarket.com/home.html
    ***** AWESOME food selection, flowers, pastries, cafeteria that is cash only
  • Kroger (1799 Briarcliff Rd., adjacent to campus)
  • Publix (2155 N. Decatur Rd. in Emory Commons)
  • Whole Foods (2111 Briarcliff Rd.)
• Furniture
  • Chamblee Antiques (3509 Broad St.)
  • Craigslist.com
  • Finders Keepers (2753 E. College Ave.)
  • Ikea (441 16th Street)
  • Jimmy Carter Blvd. off I-85 (many stores)
  • Kudzu Antiques (? E. Ponce de Leon Ave.- to reopen Fall 2006)
• General
  • Atlantic Station http://www.atlanticstation.com/home.php
  • Edgewood Retail District http://www.atlanta-midtown.com/business/edgewood_retail_district/
  • Target
    • Atlanta Edgewood Target (1275 Caroline St. NE)
    • Buckhead Target (3535 Peachtree Rd. NE)
    • North Druid Hills Target (2400 N. Druid Hills Rd. NE)
• Music
  • The Book Nook (3073 N. Druid Hills Rd.)
  • Decatur CD (356 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.)
• Outlet stores
  • North Georgia Premium Outlets
    800 Hwy 400 South
    Dawsonville, GA 30534
    http://www.outletlocator.com/dawsonvillestores.htm (list of stores)

• The Appalachian Trail http://www.nps.gov/appa/
• The Beach http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/photogallery/thumbnails/beach.htm
• Freedom Path (around the Carter Center)
• Georgia State Parks http://www.gastateparks.org/
• Great Smoky Mountains National Park http://www.nps.gov/grsm/
• Lullwater Park on Emory campus (walk, run, picnic, feed ducks)
• North Georgia Mountains http://www.theblueridgehighlander.com/communities/north_georgia/
• Piedmont Park in Midtown Atlanta http://www.piedmontpark.org/
• Silver Comet Trail http://www.pathfoundation.org/trails/sc.cfm

• Have some drinks and enjoy the view at Sun Dial rotating restaurant/ bar in Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel.
• Many Atlanta festivals (including):

     Dogwood Art Festival in Piedmont Park, April
     Inman Park Art Festival, April (Don’t miss the funky parade on Sat.!)
     Atlanta Jazz Festival, May
     Decatur Art Festival, May
     Virginia Highlands Art Festival, June
     Atlanta Greek Festival, October
     Oakhurst Art Festival, October