Tour & Travel Packages to Atlanta

In the 1960s, Atlanta was a major organizing center of the Civil Rights Movement, with Dr. Martin Luther King and students from Atlanta's historically black colleges and universities playing major roles in the movement's leadership. Two of the most important civil rights organizations -- Southern Christian Leadership Conference and Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee -- had their national headquarters in Atlanta.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 343.0 km2 (132.4 sq mi). 341.2 km2 (131.7 sq mi) of it is land and 1.8 km2 (1 sq mi) of it is water. The total area is 0.51% water. At about 1,050 feet (320 m) above mean sea level (the airport is at 1,010 feet (308 m)), Atlanta sits atop a ridge south of the Chattahoochee River. Atlanta has the highest average elevation of any major city east of Denver.

Atlanta is not only an economic and cultural centre of the US South but also a city where traditions are favorably combined with modern trends. Atlanta can offer something interesting for almost every visitor. Thus, one may be interested in the following places of interest: the new Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta Cyclorama, CNN Studio Tours, the Martin Luther King Jr Historic District and Six Flags Over Georgia.

If you decide to visit the city you had better choose either spring or autumn. Winter in Atlanta is highly unpredictable and summer is too hot and humid

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Airport Address: Department of Aviation, 6000 North Terminal Parkway Suite 435, Atlanta, Georgia 30320, USA
Distance and Location: The airport is located 16km (10 miles) south of Atlanta
Airport Website: www.atlanta-airport.com
Airport E-mail: webmaster@atlanta-airport.com
Airport Telephone: 404 209 1700 or 404 530 7300
Country Code: 1
Time Zone: GMT - 5 (GMT - 4 from the first Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October)
Total Number of Terminals: 2 (6 concourses)
Moving between Terminals: The airport transit system in the underground Transportation Mall transports passengers between terminals and concourses (journey time to furthest of the six concourses: 5 minutes). There is also a travelator, which connects the terminals and carries passengers around the airport.