{"id":13086,"date":"2024-08-29T20:23:29","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T20:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journalists-org-develop.go-vip.co\/ona24\/?p=13086"},"modified":"2024-09-05T20:51:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T20:51:09","slug":"joy-johnston-atlanta-guide-ona24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journalists-org-develop.go-vip.co\/ona24\/2024\/08\/29\/joy-johnston-atlanta-guide-ona24\/","title":{"rendered":"An Atlanta local’s guide to exploring the sights, restaurants and nightlife during ONA24"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joy Johnston is a News SEO Strategist for Trisolute News Dashboard. She worked as a digital journalist for over a dozen years, including stints at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Cox Media Group. She’s lived in Atlanta since 1997, where she enjoys attending festivals at Piedmont Park and supporting local animal rescue organizations. Follow her on X <\/span><\/i>@joyjohnston<\/span><\/i><\/a> and on <\/span><\/i>LinkedIn<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Welcome to Atlanta! T<\/span>his guide for ONA24 attendees highlights what you need to know to enjoy the city’s diverse attractions, beautiful greenspaces and world-class dining and nightlife.<\/span><\/p>\n

Seeing the sights<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

If you need to get some fresh air and exercise, <\/span>Centennial Olympic Park<\/span><\/a> is a short .3 mile walk from ONA24 headquarters at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. There are numerous tourist attractions in the immediate area: the Children’s Museum of Atlanta<\/a>, the <\/span>Georgia Aquarium<\/span><\/a>, the <\/span>World of Coca-Cola<\/span><\/a>, the <\/span>College Football Hall of Fame<\/span><\/a>, the <\/span>SkyView ferris wheel<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>and the <\/span>National Center for Civil and Human Rights<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Just under a mile from the ONA24 hotel, the historic Sweet Auburn District<\/strong> offers visitors multiple attractions. View the iconic <\/span>John Lewis mural<\/span><\/a> to pay tribute to the legendary statesman and civil rights activist. Visit the <\/span>APEX Museum<\/span><\/a>, the oldest Black history museum in Atlanta. The <\/span>Municipal Market in Sweet Auburn<\/span><\/a> (known to locals as the Sweet Auburn Curb Market) is an indoor farmer’s market offering fresh produce, eateries, and shops.<\/span><\/p>\n

For a deeper dive into Atlanta’s civil rights history, hop on the Atlanta Streetcar to <\/span>The King Center<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you’d like to explore Atlanta’s lauded green spaces, head to Midtown, where you can stroll around Piedmont Park<\/strong> and the adjacent Atlanta Botanical Garden<\/strong>. Next to the park is the Eastside Trail entrance to the <\/span>Beltline<\/span><\/a>, a multi-use trail and parks system that has revitalized areas around former railroad corridors.<\/span><\/p>\n

For museum fans, check out the <\/span>High Museum<\/span><\/a> for fine art, the <\/span>Fernbank Museum of\u00a0<\/span><\/a>Natural History<\/span><\/a> for dinosaur fossils and the <\/span>Trap Music Museum<\/span><\/a> for an interactive take\u00a0<\/span>on hip hop music history.<\/span> \t\n\t\t\n\t

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