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Old 09-20-2012, 01:05 PM
 
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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So in my opinion, Atlanta has a ton of places that are very overrated. Here is my list


Aquarium - Worth seeing only for the Beluga Whales. Terrible food, and it's clear it's geared towards kids. No problem with that, but when it cost $35 to see this place I take a lot of issue with that. I've only been there twice, first time was just out of curiosity, and I only went back because I had some relatives visit Atlanta and wanted to go.

Varsity - I get SOOOO tired of people in Atlanta hyping this place up. Hands down some of the worst hot dogs I've had in my life. The food is appalling and terrible IMO. Only had to eat there once, and I've never EVER been back since.


Magic City - This is THEE most overrated strip club in all of Atlanta. $20 valet parking, $20 cover charge. Super crowded, like 300 people in a 800 sq ft space crowded. Like 4 tables to even sit down at. VIP section is pathetic, no private booths? All the women look the same, like the took one and cloned all of them there. Rude staff, security telling you to constantly get out the way when there is no where to go. Expensive drinks. HOT, STUFF, and just all out miserable. As to how this club got all the hype over other ones like Pink Pony, Encore, or Pinups is anyone's guess.
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Old 09-20-2012, 01:17 PM
 
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Aquarium is not overrated. It is one of the best aquariums in the world. I love the manta rays, whale sharks, and the dolphin show. I visit about once per year. It is the only attraction near the olympic park worth repeating. The coke museum and cnn tour are not worth repeating.

The Original Varsity sucks though. The food is total garbage and the facility on North Ave is just dirty. The GaTech community keep it alive though.

Never been to Magic City, but the rap culture types love this place.
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Old 09-20-2012, 01:23 PM
 
Location: Ono Island, Orange Beach, AL
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The Original Varsity sucks though. The food is total garbage and the facility on North Ave is just dirty. The GaTech community keep it alive though.
Heresy!!!!!
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Old 09-20-2012, 01:29 PM
 
Location: NYPD"s 30th Precinct
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I can't comment on the other two, but I really enjoyed the aquarium. I've been there twice and would love to go again next time I'm in town. It's not cheap, but I think its reasonable considering you can easily spend an afternoon wandering around the place.
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Old 09-20-2012, 01:30 PM
 
Location: Inman Park
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Overrated

Magic City sucks, the Cheetah is hands down the best strip club in Atlanta.

Centennial Olympic Park - yea... its to bad tourists go here. We need to just funnel them up to Midtown.

Woodruff Park - To small, filled with homeless. Maybe if the green line ever gets built Atlanta will have an actual park downtown.

State Capitol - The building itself, awesome, the area - sucks!

GWCC - Nothing like a huge Warehouse smack dab in the middle of your town!
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Old 09-20-2012, 01:32 PM
 
Location: Ono Island, Orange Beach, AL
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State Capitol - The building itself, awesome, the area - sucks!
... and the pols inside even worse!
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Old 09-20-2012, 01:37 PM
 
Location: Kirkwood
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The Varsity is an Atlanta Landmark, yeah its greasy, but its ours!
Most overrated thing about Atlanta is Buckhead. Its so stuffy, and fake.
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Old 09-20-2012, 01:49 PM
 
Location: Ono Island, Orange Beach, AL
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Most overrated thing about Atlanta is Buckhead. Its so stuffy, and fake.
cq, help me (and I'm sure others) understand how an area that houses the most significant concentration of Atlanta business leaders and philanthropists be "fake". Not to mention the gems that are many of the area's most beautiful mansions, important businesses, fine restaurants and the South East's most preeminent shopping facilities. I don't live in Buckhead, just to clarify.
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Old 09-20-2012, 01:54 PM
 
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Most overrated place in Atlanta>> ATLANTA!!! (I could not help it!!)
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Old 09-20-2012, 01:59 PM
 
Location: ATL
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Everything is overrated if you live in any city. Im sure if you live in LA that Rodeo Dr and the hollywood sign is overrated. NYC'ers tell me all the time that Times Square and NYE is overrated. Im sure the monuments in DC are overrated because the average person living in DC have not seen them in years. And the reason I know this? Well I used to go on cheap dates in DC to those monuments because most of the women have not been down to the National Mall.
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