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Originally Posted by Stars&StripesForever
Based on that list, it seriously looks like Atlanta has more to offer the typical person in terms of fun and entertainment.
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Not sure about that.
Let's go through your Atlanta list again
1) Georgia Aquarium (Largest aquarium on Earth) cool.
2) World of Coca-Cola (Museum dedicated to Coke) no interest
3) Six Flags over Georgia, no interest found everywhere
4) White Water Water Park cool
5) Lake Lanier Islands Beach & Water Park (It actually has a new name) / cool
6) Stone Mountain Park (sky lift, river boat, laser show, 1800s themed town, many other things). / cool
7) Legoland (for kids) / (not unique to Atlanta)
8) Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park (museum, hiking, recreation) cool
9) Chattahoochee River National Recreational Area (hiking, canoeing, kayaking) cool
10) Fox Theater (broadway shows) more theater in Philly
11) High Museum of Art way way way more Art in Philly
12) Center for Puppetry Arts (puppet shows for kids) / more in philly
13) Zoo Atlanta cool
14) Cyclorama (life size painting around a revolving themed show of the Civil War and the Battle of Atlanta). cool
15) Fernbank Science Center / more in philly
16) Dave & Buster's / not unique to Atlanta
17) Fernbank Museum of Natural History cool
18) Children's Museum cool
19) Sweetwater Creek State Park (miles of walking trails; Confederate army ruins of the Civil War; fishing, boating) cool
20) Lake Lanier (Recreation; boating; camping) cool
21) Underground Atlanta / no interest
22) CNN Center Tour / cool
23) Atlanta Botanical Garden / cool
24) Wren House (home of Joel Chandler Harris, author of Brer Rabbit/Song of the South stories; children can hear stories) / cool
25) Margaret Mitchell House: (Tour Margaret Mitchell, the author of "Gone With the Wind, home. / cool
26) Atlanta History Center Museum (museum of the history of Atlanta) / cool
27) See a Braves Game / philly has baseball
28) See a Falcons Game / philly has football
29) See a Hawks game / philly has hockey
30) See a Gwinnett Gladiators hockey game / philly has actual NHL
31) See a Gwinnett Braves (AAA) game. / no interest
32) See the Georgia Force Arena Football team play. / huh? no interest
33) See the Atlanta Dream play. / no interest
34) See the Atlanta Silverbacks Men's soccer team play. / Like NHL, Philly has actual MLS
35) See the Atlanta Beat women's soccer team play. / no
36) Concerts (Philips Arena, Arena at Gwinnett Center, Chastain Amphitheater, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center, Lakewood Amphitheater, Atlanta Civic Center, Barnes-Mable House Amphitheater) / philly has more venues
37) Shoot the Hooch (Raft the Chattahoochee River) / cool
38) Fine Dining / philly has more
39) All the shopping you can handle / cool
40) American Adventures Kids Amusement Park / cool
41) Woodruff Arts Center & The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra / philly has better orchestra by far
42) Mountasia Family Fun Centers (go-carts, bumper boats, minature golf, arcade) / umm. no
43) Medevial Times Dinner & Show / not unique to atl
44) Close proximity to the mountains (only 30-45 minutes from some parts of the northern suburbs). / philly has this also
45) College Sports Hall of Fame (to be built) / no interest
46) All types of shows that come to town from Circue Du Soleil to Cavalia to Ringling Brothers to motocross to monster truck shows / philly has more of this
47) Atlanta Motor Speedway (NASCAR races) / absolutely no interest
48) Numerous golf events / cool