Entries categorized as ‘Peachtree Center’
One of Atlanta’s music venues, the Tabernacle is located downtown near the Peachtree Center Station (see area map). When exiting the station, be sure to take the center set of stairs/escalators that point to Harris Street. After going through the fare gate, follow the signs to Peachtree Street West.
At street level keep to the right along Peachtree Road before turning right onto Andrew Young International (Hard Rock Cafe will be diagonally across the street).
At Spring Street turn left, then turn right onto Luckie Street just after you walk by Ted’s Montana Grill. The Tabernacle is less than a block down on the left.
You can also exit at the W1 Station, following Centennial Park Drive north along the park before turning right onto Luckie. The walk takes about 11 minutes.
Categories: Arts, Music and Culture · Dome/GWCC/Philips Arena · Peachtree Center
Tagged: music, tabernacle
Over Labor Day weekend, Atlanta will be hosting the science fiction Dragon*Con conference downtown. A full- costumed parade starts 10am, Saturday the 5th. It is your chance to see storm troopers and trekkies take the streets and any and all other science fiction characters. Many other events take place over the weekend at Peachtree Center Hotels.
The parade travels up Peachtree Street, starting at Auburn Avenue. Take MARTA to the Peachtree Center station and take any exit out of the station. Most of the exits will put you right on Peachtree Street, including the exits pointing to Peachtree Center Mall and the public library. The library exit at the south end of the station will take you up to the start of the parade and also has an elevator, which can be a relief from those tall escalators.
Categories: Arts, Music and Culture · Peachtree Center
Tagged: dragon con, dragoncon, festival, holiday
The Georgia Aquarium continues to be one of most popular tourist attractions in the city, and now the Aquarium is offering Friday Jazz Journeys concerts for an added perk to the exhibits.
There are several options for getting to the aquarium:
- Take the train to Peachtree Center and take the Harris Street exit out of the station. Walk north a block to Baker Street then turn left (west) on Baker. The aquarium is about 4 blocks down.
- Take the train to W1/Dome/GWCC stop. Take the Philip’s Arena exit out of the station and more or less walk straight ahead and through the park.
- Catch bus 97 from the Civic Center Station. This a great route because it will also take you to the Atlanta zoo, so you can hit both attractions on the same bus line.
- Catch bus 113 from Arts Center or Five Points. This bus will get you about a block away from the Aquarium. Route 97, though, will get you closer and probably a little easier to ride.
Categories: Arts Center · Civic Center · Dome/GWCC/Philips Arena · Five Points · Peachtree Center · Tourist Attraction
Tagged: georgia aquarium, zoo
Screen on the Green is up and running again tonight as long as it doesn’t rain. The movies are playing in Centennial Park, and not Piedmont Park, so take MARTA to the Peachtree Center MARTA station and walk due west for about 3 blocks or exit at the Dome/GWCC stop on the West line (take the Philip’s Arena exit) and keeping walking straight past Philip’s Arena and CNN to get to the park. There are only three more movies left, tonight Field of Dreams, Home Alone on June 18 and Ghostbusters on June 25.
Categories: Arts, Music and Culture · Dome/GWCC/Philips Arena · Peachtree Center · Sports and Outdoors
Tagged: centennial olympic park, film, free, screen on the green
Most people tend to get to Centennial Olympic Park via the W1/Georgia Dome/GWCC stop on the west line. However, now that summer events like Screen on the Green, Wednesday Wind Downs and July 4th are in full swing or approaching, it is good to know some alternate routes.
It is just as easy to exit at the Peachtree Center Station at any of the exits EXCEPT the exit for the public library. Take one of the Peachtree Street/Peachtree Center exits and at street level you can walk west down Andrew Young International Blvd., Harris Street or Baker Street and end up in the park. These streets will also put you closer to the stage/ice rink as well as the Children’s Museum, World of Coke and the Georgia Aquarium.
Categories: Arts, Music and Culture · Dome/GWCC/Philips Arena · Peachtree Center · Sports and Outdoors · Tourist Attraction
Tagged: film, georgia aquarium, holiday, museum, music, park, screen on the green, world of coke
