Urban Explorers Handbook 2009

CL scours the city in search of its quirkiest corners


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Think of the Urban Explorer's Handbook as the ultimate guide for vacationing in your own city. Can't afford the South of France? (Um, who can?) Bummed about missing out on skiing the Rockies, sunning in SoCal, vineyard-hopping in Napa? Screw it. You can spend a sunny afternoon in Decatur for a gazillionth of the cost! Venturing along Buford Highway is almost as good as traipsing through Vietnam (or Thailand or Peru or Mexico)! Cabbagetown is Atlanta's own little slice of Bohemia!

Sure, you know the ins and outs of your neighborhood as well as anyone. But how well do you know the underbelly of Buckhead or the burgeoning scene on Edgewood? You're about to find out. So grab your travel buddy, fill your canteens and dust off that vintage Polaroid. It's time to explore Atlanta's own back yard.

-- Mara Shalhoup

Six hours in...

Six hours in ... Buckhead

In search of an underbelly in Atlanta’s poshest ’hood

Six hours in … Decatur

Atlanta’s hippest suburb is super idyllic — and bathed in beer

Six hours in … Grant Park, East Atlanta and Kirkwood

Surreal art, a super-cool bar scene and the infamous Ghetto Burger

Six hours in … Little Five Points

Vintage threads, records and rock

Six hours in … Midtown

Off-the-beaten-track art and eating

Six hours in … Old Fourth Ward and Cabbagetown

History and grittiness in the city’s most colorful quadrant

Six hours in … the Westside

Uban chic, posh shops and molecular milkshakes

Six hours in … Va-Hi and Poncey-Highland

Walk on the quaint side, dance on the wild one

Six hours on … Buford Highway

A little slice of Blade Runner in the city

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