Want to Go Somewhere? Maybe it’s Time for a Staycation

By Tana Poncsak

After the last couple of years, perhaps we’re all more than ready to do some traveling again. But if gas prices or the lingering pandemic have you staying closer to home, perhaps it’s time for a staycation – a vacation in your own city.

Oftentimes a vacation is more about doing something fun and different and spending time as a family. So, whether you’re thinking about relaxing and reading by the neighborhood pool, taking a few days to work on a project, or spending time in your city playing tourist, it may be the perfect time for a staycation.

And if you’re looking for things to do during your staycation, here are a few ideas in the Atlanta and surrounding area you may want to consider.

Experience Atlanta 1. Thirsty? Quench your thirst at the World of Coca-

Cola 2. Thinking of the ocean?

Visit the Georgia

Aquarium 3. Take a stroll through

Centennial Olympic Park 4. Go back in history as you visit the Margaret Mitchell

House and Atlanta History

Center 5. Get inspired with a walk through the High Museum of Art 6. Hear some beautiful music at Atlanta Symphony Hall 7. See a show and take a tour of the Fox Theatre 8. Wake your inner child at the Center for Puppetry Arts 9. Curb your curiosity at the Fernbank Science Center and

Fernbank Museum 10.Shop, eat, and play at the Ponce City Market 11. Tour the Atlanta BeltLine 12.Visit beyond the grave at Atlanta’s historic Oakland Cemetery 13.Pack a picnic and head to Piedmont Park 14.Stop and smell the flowers at Atlanta Botanical Gardens

Other ideas for surrounding areas: 1. Grab a tube and Shoot the Hooch

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