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Stopover Atlanta
The capital of the US state of Georgia (and
unofficially the South) has illustrious history,
big-ticket attractions and restaurants serving
smokin’ ribs and craft cocktails.
Atlanta’s skyline is
dominated by the
Bank of America PlazaHistoric sights
Museums and galleries Dining
WORLD OF
COCA-COLA
The climactic moment at this
self-congratulatory museum
comes when you get to sample
60 or more Coke products from
around the world. There are also
Andy Warhol pieces to view,
a ‘4D’ film to catch, company
history to learn and countless
promotional materials to
behold (worldofcoca-cola.com;
121 Baker St; open daily,
10am–5pm; US$16).
HIGH MUSEUM
OF ART
This museum is a destination
as much for its architecture as
its world-class exhibits. The
striking whitewashed multi-level
building houses a permanent
collection of eye-catching
late-19th-century furniture
and countless European and
American collections,
contemporary pieces and
Georgian folk art (high.org; 1280
Peachtree St NE; 10am–5pm
Tue–Thu & Sat, 10am–9pm Fri, from
noon Sun, from 4pm Fri; US$19.50).CARTER PRESIDENTIAL
LIBRARY & MUSEUM
Located on a hilltop
overlooking downtown, it
features exhibits highlighting
Jimmy Carter’s 1977–81
presidency, including
a replica of the Oval Office.
Carter’s Nobel Prize is also on
display. The 1½-mile-long
Freedom Park Trail leads from
here to the Martin Luther King
Jr National Historic Site
through Freedom Park
(jimmycarterlibrary.gov; 441
Freedom Pkwy; 9am–4.45pm
Mon–Sat, from noon Sun;
US$8).GEORGIA STATE
CAPITOL
The gold-domed capitol is
Atlanta’s political hub. The
free tours include a film about
the legislative process and a
glance at the government’s
communications facility. There’s
also a museum featuring Native
American artifacts (gov.georgia.
gov/capitol; Capitol Ave SW;
8am–5pm Mon–Fri, guided
tours Mon–Fri mornings, free).MARTIN LUTHER
KING JR NATIONAL
HISTORIC SITE
The historic site commemorates
the legacy of the civil rights
leader and one of the great
Americans. A stop by the
excellent visitor centre will help
you get oriented with a map of
exhibits that elucidate the
segregation, systematic
oppression and racial violence
that inspired and fuelled King’s
work (nps.gov/malu; 450 Auburn
Ave NE; 9am–5pm; free).FIRST EBENEZER BAPTIST
CHURCH
The church, founded in 1886
and still holding sermons today,
was where Martin Luther King Jr
was baptised and served as a
pastor, delivering his first sermon
in 1948. A multimillion-dollar
restoration, completed in 2011,
bought the church back to the
1960–68 period (nps.gov/malu;
407 Auburn Ave NE; tours
9am–5pm Mon–Sat, 1pm–
5pm Sun; free).DADDY D’Z
This juke joint of a BBQ shack,
consistently voted the best in
town, has graffiti murals on the
exterior, an all-powerful smoky
essence and reclaimed booths
on the covered patio. Order the
succulent ribs or a pulled-pork
plate – you’ll leave smiling
(daddydz.com; 264 Memorial
Dr SE; 11am–10.30pm Mon–
Thu, to 11.30pm Fri–Sat,
noon–9.30pm Sun; plate of four
ribs US$15.50).WEST EGG CAFÉ
Belly up to the marble breakfast
counter or grab a table and dive
into a salmon cake Benedict,
eggs and grits, banana-bread
French toast, a fried green
tomato BLT, sugar bacon
pancakes or short rib hash.
All the dishes are re-imagined
versions of classics, served in
a stylish and spare dining room
(westeggcafe.com; 1100 Howell
Mill Rd; 7am–4pm Mon–Fri,
8am–5pm Sat–Sun; brunch
from US$9).LEON’S FULL SERVICE
In Decatur, 15 minutes east of
downtown on the MARTA Blue
Line, this no-pretence place sells
beer, wine and cocktails – their
spirits are all crafted, small-batch
creations – and has a menu
featuring the likes of pan-roasted
trout with roasted cauliflower and
apple-curry broth. No
reservations (leonsfullservice.
com; 131 E Ponce de Leon Ave;
5pm–1am Mon, 11.30am–1am
Tue–Thu & Sun, to 2am Fri–Sat;
mains from US$12.50).The vault at the World of Coca-
Cola that holds the secret recipeMartin Luther King Jr’s home,
part of the National Historic SiteVintage-style furnishings and
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