When you're visiting Atlanta, you might seriously consider foregoing the rental car and instead rely on MARTA, the metro's public transportation service. (The acronym itself stands for "Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority.̶ 
Here's where the city planners got it right. Taking MARTA from the airport is so simple that you'll actually be grateful you didn't stand in line waiting for a rental car. The MARTA train will take you directly to downtown ...
Oakhurst Village Business District
Intersection of East Lake Drive and Oakview Road
The Oakhurst Wine Tasting (often called the Oakhurst Wine Crawl) is a perennial favorite here. Rain or shine, the event goes on, and you won't find an unhappy face in the bunch. Participants' "tickets" are actually small wine sampling glasses, which they collect the day of the event, along with a map of participating businesses.
Revelers then head off to sample a variety ...
Brick Store Pub
125 E. Court Square, Decatur, GA 30030
The Brick Store has garned heaps of acclaim for its "Beer and Cheese Tasting" series. Pairing the flavors of finely crafted beers with cheeses of equal stature, beer lovers enjoy an educational tour of the world in the most tasty manner possible.
Cost: $25, includes five beers paired with five cheeses
When: 6:00 p.m., first Monday of each month
Your DeKalb Farmer's Market
3000 E. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur, GA 30030
Talk about one of the area's "10 Best" !!! The DeKalb Farmer's Market (officially and invitingly marketed as "Your DeKalb Farmer's Market̶ is one of the finest in the world. Yep, I said it...IN. THE. WORLD. While most Americans have a weekly, often outdoor, farmer's market, the DeKalb Farmer's Market is an indoor grocery the size of a couple of ...
Visitors to Decatur will find an impressive array of chic cafes and restaurants to explore. First-time visitors are often surprised to see the number of "Zagat Rated" signs in our restaurant's windows. While most people hold the misperception that they will have to travel into the City of Atlanta for amazing food, you could just as easily stay right here in Decatur and have a fantastically memorable epicurean adventure.
An exciting bonus is that you'll ...
Smart travelers who have tired of Atlanta's frantic pace already know about one of the area's best destinations. They forego the madness of Atlanta, and instead book their hotel in the friendly and fun City of Decatur. These are the visitors who want to walk out the front door of their hotel to a wide array of restaurants, shops, and amenities, without being stopped every ten feet by some nefarious ...
Millions of visitors will travel to Atlanta this year. Most of them will traverse the crowded city, both blissful and ignorant of what lies just outside of the city-center. Don't get me wrong--Atlanta hosts some world-class attractions and amenities. But if you're the kind of traveler who would like to escape the hustle and bustle of the city, the answer lies just a couple of miles away.
The City of Decatur ...
Downtown Decatur is the charming core of the city. Its main thoroughfare, Ponce de Leon Avenue, boasts a variety of unique shops and excellent restaurants at street level. Above these, lovely four and five-story condominium buildings give residents here an easy way to live and play in the same neighborhood.
The streets radiating out from Ponce are also packed with great boutiques, coffee shops, the Decatur Library, and the Decatur Rec ...
