See Atlanta on a Streetcar!

Getting around downtown Atlanta just got easier – park your car and hop on the Atlanta Streetcar for a fun ride that stops at many spots you’ll want to visit (or make it easier still by parking free at a MARTA lot and taking the train downtown.)

The 2.7-mile streetcar route connects Centennial Olympic Park on one end and King Historic District on the other, with stops in between at the Sweet Auburn Curb Market, at the Sky View Ferris Wheel, at Peachtree Center and more.

You can get off to visit the boyhood home of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. or the Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church or other attractions, then hop back on to go to another site. There are stops near the APEX Museum, Youth Art Connection gallery and Rialto Center for the Arts. If you are up for a walk, you can visit Oakland Cemetery and the State Capitol.

The most kid-friendly stop is Centennial Olympic Park. Within easy walking distance is the Georgia Aquarium, World of Coca-Cola, the College Football Hall of Fame and Chick-fil-A Fan Experience, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, and The Children’s Museum of Atlanta.After we did most of the loop, we hopped off at the park and grabbed lunch at Waffle House. The Sky View Ferris wheel is also at this stop. I had purchased a Family of Four pack from Groupon and we all took a ride high above Atlanta.

– Jennifer Joyner