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Sports and Recreation
Atlanta is home to six major Atlanta sports teams and several world- class facilities. This spring, you won't strike out with all the sports options we have to offer. Catch Atlanta Braves baseball, Atlanta Silverbacks soccer, plus the NHL Atlanta Thrashers and NBA Atlanta Hawks are winding down at Philips Arena.
Atlanta, Georgia's outdoors provide an exciting way to explore the beautiful landscape of the South. City parks and trails provide a large variety of Atlanta outdoor activities. Each weekend in April, Stone Mountain Park will host free day and twilight hikes, wildflower and wet walks, plus workshops to lure you into the natural areas of the park.
Whether you're a fan of watching sports or playing them, the sports and recreation blogs on ATL Insider provide a front row seat to this sports capital.
Atlanta Braves and Turner Field
The Atlanta Braves regular season takes place April through September at Turner Field. The Ivan Allen , Jr. Braves Museum and Hall of Fame at Turner Field offers two new Hank Aaron exhibits. Both the Braves Museum and Turner Field are open year-round, even when the team is not in action. Ride the shuttle from Underground Atlanta directly to Turner Field.
Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome
Under the ownership of Home Depot co-founder and Atlanta philanthropist Arthur Blank, the Atlanta Falcons has created a host of exciting game-day experiences and affordable family ticket packages, gearing up each September. The Georgia Dome has hosted numerous events including: events for the 1996 Summer Olympics, Super Bowl XXXIV, the annual Chick-fil-A Bowl and most recently, the 72 nd Nokia Sugar Bowl. Dome tours can be scheduled.
Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena
Philips Arena is Atlanta 's state-of-the-art multi-purpose sports and entertainment complex. The arena is home to the NBA Atlanta Hawks and the NHL Atlanta Thrashers.
Atlanta Motor Sports
The Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton is an 870-acre racing complex hosting NASCAR Nextel Cup, Busch and Craftsman Truck Series events in March and October. The facility hosts events ranging from driving schools, Thursday Thunder Legends racing, Friday Night Drags, NOPI Nationals and others.
Road Atlanta in Braselton is a 2.5-mile track featuring sports car, vintage, motorcycle, and go-cart races from March through November. Major events include 10th Anniversary Petit Le Mans in October and Suzuki Superbike Showdown presented by Makita in August.
Atlanta Walking Tours
A multitude of walking tours are available from historic neighborhoods to prominent buildings. The Atlanta Preservation Center offers guided walking tours of neighborhoods such as:
Ansley Park , a 230-acre residential district developed in 1904
Druid Hills, where you will find the home used in the movie "Driving Miss Daisy"
Grant Park, with restored Victoria homes, the Atlanta Cyclorama and Zoo Atlanta
Beautiful Inman Park , one of Atlanta 's first garden suburbs
Historic Downtown
The Fox Theatre, one of the few remaining exotic movie palaces of the 1920's;
Sweet Auburn/Martin Luther King, Jr. Historic District, the heart of African-American commerce in Atlanta at the turn of the century.
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