Atlanta, USA
Deep in the heart of Georgia
Sprawling across suburban Atlanta is a thoroughly modern city, with a highly contemporary outlook on life. Famed as much for its cultural as its corporate life (Coca-Cola, Delta Air Lines and CNN are based here) it’s the high-tech gateway to America’s Deep South. From here you can connect to more than 200 USA destinations. So explore!
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Destination overview
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| Language: | English | |
| Currency: | US Dollar | |
| Time zone: | GMT -5 hours | |
| Flight Time: | 8 hours | |
| Holiday type: | Sightseeing, City break | |
| Weather: | Average maximum temperature: 31°C (summer) Rainfall: 1275mm a year |
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Must See:
Take a tour of the some of the venues for the 1996 Olympic Games to discover the summer Olympiad, US-style.
Must eat at:
You might not be in Louisiana (it’s not a million miles away, though) but you can eat like a coastal Southerner at Front Page News on Crescent Avenue with gumbo, jambalaya and live jazz on Sundays.
Must be there for:
Visit in June and you’ll hear The Bard as never before... with a drawl from the Deep South, that is, as practised in the Georgia Shakespeare Festival.
Well-travelled tips:
Visit the Underground for bargains – it’s not a tube station but a whole underground market full of funky and unusual stalls.
If you find the city heat oppressive, head out to Lake Lanier, which has a top-notch beach for cooling-off and getting brown.
Visa:
British citizens can normally enter the US for business, pleasure or transit using the US Government’s Visa Waiver Program. A range of very specific conditions apply to this programme, and you can find out more here.
If you intend to travel to the US using the Visa Waiver Program you'll need to get an electronic travel authorisation before you go. The US Embassy website has more information.
Duty free shopping:
Atlanta is outside of the EU so you can benefit from duty free prices on certain items purchased when travelling to Atlanta through our terminals. More information.
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