All Revved Up: Insider tips for visiting the National Corvette Museum
The woman at the helm of the National Corvette Museum gets us up to speed on the destination that celebrates America’s iconic sports car
One City, Three Ways: Natchez, Mississippi
Named for the Natchez tribe of Indigenous Americans, Natchez is a perfect destination for foodies, history buffs, and nature lovers alike.
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Arts & Entertainment Preview: Fall 2019
Becoming Nancy at the Alliance Theatre
September 6-October 6Directed and choreographed by two-time Tony Award–winner Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots, Hairspray) and based on the celebrated book by Terry Ronald, Becoming Nancy is a huge-hearted, world-premiere musical...
42. Listen to a fable at the Wren’s Nest
To hear Akbar Imhotep, one of the rotating storytellers here, weave a Brer Rabbit tale is to witness a maestro preserving an almost lost art form.
41. Do the Time Warp at the Plaza Theatre
There’s a reason Lips Down on Dixie doesn’t hold its midnight screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Fox.
39. Save your story for posterity
You know those NPR *StoryCorps* segments that get you choked up on your morning commute? You can record a slice of personal history (interviews are archived at the Library of Congress) at the Atlanta StoryBooth, one of three permanent StoryCorps studios in the country.
37. Commune with the walking dead
Back in September 2011, we boldly declared Atlanta the zombie capital of America, and we’re not backing down from that assertion.
35. Sleep with the fishes—or the felines
If you’ve got small kids, we don’t need to sell you on the marvels of Zoo Atlanta and the Georgia Aquarium.
30-33. Experience four essential festivals
You can tour historic homes in Atlanta’s first “suburb,” take in bands, and see local art, but the real highlight
is Saturday’s parade, complete with
an attorney drill team, the Seed & Feed Marching Abominable, and the Trash Queen.
25. Buy a bonsai tree—from a monk
In 1944 a handful of Trappist monks established a community in the woods outside of Conyers.