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67 Things Every Atlantan Must Do
We made a list, counted them up, and the result was sixty-seven singular activities that any Atlantan—native or newcomer—ought to do. A sample from the story:
#1 Climb Stone Mountain in the dark
This sounds foolhardy, but the rewards are spectacular. Choose a morning when the sun rises after seven—after daylight saving time begins on March 14, for example—and go to the west side of the mountain. Bring warmer clothes than you think you’ll need, because the wind at the top is merciless. You can park for free in the MARTA lot off Fourth Street and walk down Mountain Street. Go through the park gates when they open at six. Follow the pedestrian trail up the mountain. Watch out for puddles. The granite is surprisingly bright in the dark, and reasonably fit adults should be able to finish the trek in about half an hour. Then you’ll see the sky go from black to violet, with blood red becoming cantaloupe orange on the eastern horizon and a blinding wheel coming over the rim. stonemountainpark.com
#57 Taste the Beverly—and other exotic drinks at the World of Coca-Cola
The best part of the World of Coke museum is the Tasting Room, where steel kiosks spout fountains of more than sixty Coca-Cola beverages from around the world. There is the red apple Manzana Lift from Chile, the oddly named Delaware Punch from Honduras, and the Japanese vitamin drink Vegitabeta. Every continent has some version of Fanta, from North America’s Birch Beer to Thailand’s Apple Kiwi. Alas, there is no Mexican Coca-Cola with cane sugar. Good luck with the Beverly, a horridly bitter quinine aperitif from Italy. worldofcoca-cola.com
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