Travel Reference
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LITTLE FIVE POINTS & EAST ATLANTA
While much of Atlanta keeps getting ever more hipster and hipsterer, Little Five
Points (L5P) has always been Atlanta's bohemian home, though it is becoming
more gentrified and touristy by the year. The epicenter is a three-way intersection
with a mini plaza where drifters and hippies congregate and strum broke-down gui-
tars and panhandle for smokes. As L5P becomes increasingly yuppified, East At-
lanta has emerged as the new hot spot where the hip, gay and ghetto chic con-
verge, conflict and party.
Both are dominated by a main drag -
Euclid Ave
in L5P and
Flat Shoals Ave
in
East Atlanta - and anchored by popular music venues, Variety Playhouse (
Click
here
) and the EARL (
Click here
), respectively.
Virginia-Highland
Leafy and bucolic, families enjoy the historic homes and quiet streets off North Highland
Ave. The main focal point of the area is the triangular Virginia-Highland intersection-
turned-commercial district, chockablock with restaurants cafes and boutiques - corpor-
ate and indie.
Carter Center
LIBRARY, MUSEUM
( 404-865-7100;
www.jimmycarterlibrary.org
;
441 Freedom Pkwy; adult/senior/child $8/6/free;
9am-4:45pm Mon-Sat, noon-4:45pm Sun)
Located on a hilltop overlooking downtown, it
features exhibits highlighting Jimmy Carter's 1977-81 presidency, including a replica of
the Oval Office. Carter's Nobel Prize is also on display. Don't miss the tranquil Japanese
garden out back. The 1.5-mile long, landscaped,
Freedom Park Trail
leads from here to
Festivals & Events
Atlanta Jazz Festival
MUSIC
(
www.atlantafestivals.com
;
Piedmont Park; May)
The month-long event culminates in live
concerts in Piedmont Park on Memorial Day weekend.
Atlanta Pride Festival
GAY & LESBIAN
Oct)
Atlanta's annual GLBT festival.
