This list provides some unique suggestions for exploring all that our great city (and the surrounding metro area) has to offer!
(*indicates discounted tickets available for Georgia State students)
Georgia State Traditions
- Find a student organization to join in the Panther Involvement Network
- Volunteer through PawsForACause and support our local community
- Attend the Homecoming golf cart parade
- Catch a show at the Rialto Center for the Arts
- Login to Handshake to find on and off-campus jobs
- Attend the Daffodil Festival at Perimeter College’s Newton campus
- Learn the Georgia State Alma Mater
- See a performance from the College of the Arts at Perimeter College’s Clarkston theater
- Visit the Georgia State Perimeter College Native Plant Botanical Garden
- Catch a Georgia State sporting event
- Join an intramural team or a sport club
- Share life at Georgie State with your family during family weekend
- Spot signature Atlanta locations in your favorite tv show or movie
- Listen to the Album 88 radio station
- Learn about your student discounts at the student center info desk
- Meet new friends at homecoming tailgates
Festivals / Parades / Events
- Enjoy music in the streets at the Sweet Auburn Music Fest (September 27-29)
- Participate in the virtual Atlanta Beltline Lantern Parade (May 11)
- Check out all the virtual events at JapanFest (September 21 - 22)
- Grab some friends from the fandom for Dragoncon (August 29 – September 2)
- Celebrate at the German-themed Oktoberfest
- Check out the different Atlanta Pride parades
- Enjoy live music at Sunset Sessions at Park Tavern (Sundays in April - September)
Museums and History
- View the John Lewis mural at 219 Auburn Ave.
- View modern art at the High Museum of Art
- Learn about rights around the world at the Center for Civil and Human Rights
- Explore the history of the city at the Atlanta History Center
- View dinosaur bones or a 3D movie at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History
- See puppets from around the world at the Center for Puppetry Arts
- Explore exhibits for free at the Atlanta Contemporary Arts Center
- Take a self-guided tour on the Castleberry Hill Art Stroll
- Enjoy a weekend at the Autrey Mill Nature Preserve and Heritage Center
- Take a tour of the historic State Capitol
- Check out 95,000 square feet of the College Football Hall of Fame
- View history from an African American perspective at the APEX Museum
- Explore Georgia history at the Georgia Archives
- See a historic Pullman car at the Southeastern Railway Museum
- Check out fashion and film at SCAD FASH
- View the glass art gallery at Decatur Glassblowing
- Celebrate artists of color at Hammonds House Museum
Attractions
- Rent a tube to shoot the hooch (float down the Chattahoochee River)
- See a movie at the Starlight Drive-In
- Grab a hotdog at the world’s largest drive-in, The Varsity
- Try world cuisines at the restaurants along Buford Highway
- Go roller skating or ice skating
- Test your swing at TopGolf
- Attend an American Cooking Class
- Try your hand at one of the many Painting Classes
- See how fast you can emerge from an Escape Room
- Ride a Bird scooter around campus
- Sing some karaoke
- Sign up for a free yoga event
- Find a Tiny Door
- Visit the World of Coca-Cola
- Visit life under the sea at the Georgia Aquarium*
- Check out the wildlife at Zoo Atlanta*
- Test your speed at Andretti'sIndoor Karting & Games
- Experience the thrills at Six Flags*
- Splash in the water at Six Flags White Water*
- Ride the Skyview Atlanta Ferris Wheel*
- Enjoy jazz on the lawn at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center
- Take a Segway tour of the city
Get outside!
- Sign up for a trip through Georgia State’s Touch the Earth programs
- Walk or ride your bike down the Silver Comet Trail
- Cross the swing bridge at the Morningside Nature Preserve
- Show off your skills at the Historic Fourth Ward Skatepark
- View the wildlife on the trails at Zonolite Park
- Get in a two-mile run at Tanyard Creek Park
- Visit Kennesaw Mountain National Park
- Stroll through Oakland Cemetery
- Take a walk or grab a bite to eat on the Atlanta Beltline
- Smell the flowers at the Atlanta Botanical Garden
- Explore the trails or check out the farmer’s market at Piedmont Park
- Picnic in Grant Park
- Canoe with friends at the Chattahoochee Nature Center
- Hit the trails at Chastain Park Conservancy
- View the site of an old textile mill at Sweetwater Creek State Park
- Wills Parkis a can’t miss for horse lovers
- Run the PATH 400 Greenway along GA 400 and into the heart of Buckhead
- Rent a bike and explore Atlanta on two wheels
- Run, bike, or walk on Newton Trails
- Experience the wonder of nature at the Dunwoody Nature Center
- Venture away from the perimeter to see land and water at Red Top Mountain
- Visit the the Etowah Indian Mounds
- Explore the tree, plant, and wildlife sanctuary at Big Trees Forest Preserve
- Go birding at the Lullwater Preserve
- Relax with friends in Freedom Park
Cool Neighborhoods & Markets to Explore
- Enjoy the best views of the city from the Jackson Street Bridge
- Visit the Krog Street Market food hall
- Check out the street art in the Krog Street Tunnel
- Visit the historic Municipal Market in Sweet Auburn
- Catch great views of the city from Ponce City Market/Skyline Park
- Experience the eclectic Little Five Points
- Shop, dine, and play at Atlantic Station
- Visit the Decatur Square
- Explore the Summerhill neighborhood
- View community art in Cabbagetown
- Taste food from around the world at Your Dekalb Farmers Market
- Pick up fruit and veggies at the Fresh MARTA Market near you
- Check out street art using the Atlanta Street Art Map
- Explore shopping, dining, and entertainment at the Avalon in Alpharetta