Places amkbrenner Wants to Go

This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.

The only subterranean ping pong table in Atlanta.

Georgia’s last drive-in movie theater is a relic of a bygone era.

The home of a 19th-century author who brought African-American folktales to the mainstream is now Atlanta’s oldest house museum.

The beauty of urban decay, hiding some dark secrets.

For the last eight decades, this curious shop has been ridding Atlanta of bad juju.

This small cemetery is all that remains of Atlanta's first Black communities.

Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

Healing Springs that once ran red with soldiers' blood.

Proceeds from this colorful teahouse in a historic Atlanta neighborhood directly fund women’s education in northeast India.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

Built in 1968, this arthouse has kept its movie-palace decor and has its own museum.

A hidden oasis just two minutes from downtown Atlanta.

No passport is required to eat around the world at this elegant restaurant.

This Native American petroglyph marks the location of an important, Creek trail.

Rare and classic books by Black authors are the focus at this independent bookstore in a historic Atlanta neighborhood.

The legacies of two historic Black American institutions live on in this unassuming brick building.

One of the world’s largest collections of paper memorabilia chronicles 4,000 years of papermaking.

The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.

One of the coolest murals in Minneapolis.

This family-owned restaurant celebrates Native American cuisine.

This seasonal soft serve shack has been doling out silky swirls since 1951.