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Atlanta Hotels and Visitor Information
Region: Coastal Southeast
State: Georgia
Population: 416,474
Elevation: 1,050 ft
Area Code(s): 404
Information: Convention and Visitors Bureau, 233 Peachtree St NE, Suite 2000, 30303; phone 404/521-6600 or toll-free 800/285-2682
Email: info@acvb.com Web: www.atlanta.net
Area Description:
Atlanta is the capital of Georgia and the epicenter of the New South. While the city retains some of its small-town atmosphere in many ways--homey neighborhoods such as Virginia-Highland and Little Five Points, blooming dogwoods and azaleas that politely announce springtime and the genteel hospitality practiced by true Southerners--it is far from the sleepy Southern town that Gen. Sherman burned to ashes in his 1864 march to the sea.
Even though driven Northerners count for more than half of the city's ever-growing population, you'll still encounter a slow pace if you look. Hints of the Old South can be found at historic sites, and heard--in the slow drawl of a "yes, ma'am."
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