We asked, you answered: Here are some of the things you love most about this city
Photograph by David Walter Banks
@only1katy | Eclectic people, a restaurant for every taste, lots of old trees.
@atlanta_houseplants | Atlanta’s vibrant energy and welcoming spirit always make me proud to call this city home. For me, it’s the perfect blend of Southern charm and big-city excitement.
@anabelprince_ | We’re unserious. this city is goofy as hell and i love it.
@literary.lens | The people and the culture. It’s like a city but also a small town. It feels like we’re all in things together.
@reese_mccranie | For me it’s @atlairport because I can GTFO of America with speed and efficiency.
@julianna_chen | All the stuff people clown atlanta for—chicken wing bones everywhere, how every restaurant HAS to feel like the club—is also what i love about atl . . . it’s a city unconcerned with taking itself seriously and it fully owns its most cringe parts.
@granthenryakasisterlouisa | I love that every neighborhood has an authentic soul that coexists with, and complements, its adjacent neighborhoods. Blink twice and it’s changed, just like the weather here.
@paul_brach | It is far enough south that the winter wind doesn’t suck the air out of your lungs and we rarely get snow. When we do get snow, the governor declares a state of emergency and we all just stay home for 3 days until it melts.
And you really love Kevin the Rollerblader: Our Instagram post about the Beltline-skating-and-singing legend was one of your favorites of 2024!
@slvines | ALWAYS makes my day for Skate King Kevin to look me straight in the eye and SING the MOST ENCOURAGING LINE from a familiar tune
Back to 21 Reasons We Love Atlanta.
This article appears in our February 2025 issue.
