Clermont Lounge

789 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30306

404-874-4783

The real strength of Atlanta’s oldest strip club is that it rejects all attempts to co-opt the hipster scene.

Website: http://clermontlounge.net/

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Atlanta Botanical Garden

1345 Piedmont Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30309

404-876-5859

This urban arcadia has augmented its plant collections with the gorgeous Kendeda Canopy Walk, an edible garden, and outdoor kitchen.

Website: http://atlantabotanicalgarden.org/

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Reign Nightclub and Vanquish

1021 and 1029 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA, 30309

404-898-1704

Michael Gidewon, the man behind Vision, opened up Reign and Vanquish, side by side. The Peachtree complex has marble floors, strobe lights, and VIP areas everywhere.

Website: http://reignatlanta.com/

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Old Fourth Ward

Edgewood Avenue at Boulevard*, Atlanta, GA, 30312

The Old Fourth Ward’s mix of new hot spots and classic hangouts make for good music, good times, and good food.

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Catlanta

Euclid Avenue at McLendon Avenue*, Atlanta, GA, 30307

The anonymous artist Catlanta engages fans in scavenger hunt–as–art intrigue. He sends out clues for “kitten drops” via social media, then followers try to grab one before they run out.

Website: http://twitter.com/cat_lanta

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Living Walls: The City Speaks

Boulevard at Memorial Drive*, Atlanta, GA, 30312

Monica Campana presided over this city-as-gallery concept, bringing artists from around the world to create their art throughout Atlanta.

Website: http://livingwallsconference.com

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Carol Thompson

1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA, 30309

404-733-4444

As the High’s Fred and Rita Richman Curator of African Art, Carol Thompson has invested in exhibitions that garner national acclaim.

Website: http://www.high.org/

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Johnny’s Hideaway

3771 Roswell Road, Atlanta, GA, 30342

404-233-8026

This thirty-two-year old spot promises an unforgettable night out of drinks, dancing, and the best people-watching in town.

Website: http://johnnyshideaway.com/

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Rotknee Presents

437 Moreland Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30307

404-934-6598

At Little Five’s Star Community Bar, some of Atlanta’s best comics use the open mic to hone their chops.

Website: http://starbaratlanta.com/

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Newtown Dream Dog Park

3150 Old Alabama Road, Johns Creek, GA, 30022

Fortunately for Johns Creek’s four-legged residents, there’s the Newtown Dream Dog Park, opened in 2011 after a local won the first Beneful Dream Dog Park contest.

Website: http://johnscreekga.gov/home.aspx

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CineBistro

1004 Town Boulevard, Suite 1070, Atlanta, GA, 30319

404-333-0740

You may never watch a movie elsewhere after CineBistro.

Website: http://cobbcinebistro.com/

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The Goat Farm Arts Center

1200 Foster Street, Atlanta, GA, 30318

A twelve-acre visual and performing arts studio nestled among the ruins of an old cotton gin factory.

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Zoo Atlanta

800 Cherokee Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30308

404-624-9453

Grant Park’s star zoo got some adorable babies in 2011.

Website: http://zooatlanta.org/

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Historic Fourth Ward Park

680 Dallas Street, Atlanta, GA, 30308

404-590-7275

This BeltLine-adjacent park is more than a greenspace with pathways and an outdoor theater; it’s a linchpin in the Old Fourth Ward’s revitalization.

Website: http://h4wpc.com/

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Serenbe Playhouse

9110 Selborne Lane, Suite 210, Chattahoochee Hills, GA, 30268

770-463-1110

Executive and artistic director Brian Clowdus deftly taps the theater’s bucolic Chattahoochee Hills landscape to dreamy effect.

Website: http://www.serenbeplayhouse.com/

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Museum of Design Atlanta

1315 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA, 30309

404-979-6455

With its March 2011 move to Midtown, MODA upped its game to create a twenty-first-century venue—as much social hub as design nexus.

Website: http://www.museumofdesign.org/

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Eddie’s Attic

515 North McDonough Street, Unit B, Decatur, GA, 30030

404-377-4976

A “listening room” that’s launched a thousand singer-songwriters from a small upper nook in Decatur, including John Mayer, Sugarland, and the Civil Wars.

Website: http://www.eddiesattic.com

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Jimmy Carter Library and Museum

441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, GA, 30307

404-865-7100

With its splashy new interactive exhibits, sold-out lectures, traveling shows, and presidential artifacts such as the Nobel Prize, this museum is a local treasure.

Website: http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov

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