MLK monument and Howard Thurmond obelisk in front of Morehouse Chapel, Atlanta; (c) Soul Of America

Atlanta

Atlanta is a Black Mecca expression of courage, heritage, and culture that sparks pride, aspiration, and achievement for all ages. Experience the look & feel of bolder Southern lifestyles.

History
Why was this southern city originally called Terminus?

Cultural Sites
Explore the nation’s largest collection of HBCUs

Restaurants & Nightclubs
Hotlanta does not disappoint on the restaurant & nightclub scene

Shops & Galleries
See which shops & galleries survived and thrived after the pandemic

The owner and staff of Walters Soul Food Cafe; (c) Soul Of America

Spas & Inns
Never too late for a mani, pedi, and facial

Places of Worship
It doesn’t get better than Ebenezer Baptist Church and Big Bethel AME Church

Historic Sites
Check Martin Luther King’s church, childhood home & gravesite off your list

Auburn Avenue
The district that enabled Atlanta to become a hotbed of Black Entrepreneurism

The Sisters of Spelman on Founders Day
Take a peak inside this near-sacred Spelman tradition ‎

From the Civil Rights Movement To Political Power Sharing
Champions of the Civil Rights Movement paid the price to live more inspired in Hotlanta

Center for Civil & Human Rights, Atlanta; (c) Soul Of America

Hip-Hop and Neo-Soul
Usher, OutKast, Jermaine Dupri, and LA Reid make Hotlanta a staple of the music industry

Atlanta Honors Tuskegee Airmen
The title almost says it all

Soul Food Tradition
Meet your delicious expectations in a Southern metropolis

General Attractions
Start with the CNN Tour then flow to Underground Atlanta

The Arts
With benefactors like Coca-Cola and Home Depot the Arts are strong here

Family Attractions
Start your family visits at Centennial Olympic Park in downtown ATL

Trivia & Famous Residents
Aside from MLK and John Lewis, what famous Blacks were born here?

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