Why You Should Visit Midtown Atlanta

Atlanta is a large city, encompassing over 4 million people. The Midtown neighborhood of Atlanta is one of the main place visitors come to the city to see what all the excitement is about. Whether you are in town for business, entertainment, history or shopping, Midtown is the perfect neighborhood to visit.

The Fox Theatre

The Fox Theater is the central hub and heart of Midtown. Broadway shows, movies, and special events are held at this historical building on Peachtree Street. Many visitors often mistake it for the Lowe's Grand Theater that the Premier of Gone With the Wind was held at. While fire consumed and destroyed the Lowe's Grand Theater, the Fox has managed to avoid destruction a number of times. It has been restored to fabulous grandeur and is truly a gem.

The Atlanta's Fox Theatre was originally the Yaarab Temple Shrine Mosque. It was designed in the late 1920's as headquarters for the 5,000-member Shriners organization. Currently more than $20 million has been spent in the restoration project. The Fox has its own in house Restoration Staff. It is made up of highly skilled artisans directed by an expert in Historic Preservation. The Restoration Staff is always working to restore and preserving the significant architectural features of the Fox in a historically accurate manner. No detail is too small. Special attention is paid to the decorative surfaces, the masonry and cast stone exterior, the furniture collection, and the archive of artifacts and documentation. This makes it a great stop not only for music lovers, but for history buffs as well.

The Fox Theater is located at 660 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30308.

They can be reached at (404) 881-2100. You can check out show schedules online at www.foxtheatre.org.

The Margaret Mitchell House

The Margaret Mitchell home is also a huge tourist and history lover attraction in the Midtown neighborhood of Atlanta. Her home has been destroyed by fire and completely remodeled, but it still stands in the location of the original. While Mitchell herself called her home a dump, you might not understand that when visiting it. It does not look the same as it once did. Pictures though can show you that Mitchell was accurate in her description. Mitchell wrote her famous Gone With the Wind while living here.

The Margaret Mitchell House & Museum is open seven days a week (except for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Thanksgiving Day.) Tours are given continuously from 9:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. The Museum Shop is open from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.

Ticket Prices:

Adults - $12.00
Seniors (65 and older) - $9.00
Students (13 and older) - $9.00
Children aged 4-12 - $5.00

The Margaret Mitchell House & Museum is located at 990 Peachtree Street , Atlanta, Georgia 30309. You can reach the staff at 404-249-7015. You can check the Margaret Mitchell house out online at www.gwtw.org.

The High Museum of Art

The High Museum of Art, founded in 1905 as the Atlanta Art Association, is the leading art museum in the Southeastern United States. It is Located in Atlanta 's Midtown arts and business district. The High has over 11,000 works of art in its permanent collection and more that visit for shows throughout the year.

The High looks unlike any other building in the city of Atlanta. It is white and a study in geometric shapes. In 1983, the Museum's Richard Meier-designed building opened to worldwide acclaim. It has received many design awards, including a 1991 citation from the American Institute of Architects as one of the "ten best works of American architecture of the 1980s."
Meier's 135,000-square-foot facility tripled the Museum's space. This has allowed the institution to offer expanded collections and works of arts since the remodel.

In 2003, to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the Richard Meier-designed building, the High unveiled enhancements to its galleries and interior, and a new, chronological installation of its permanent collection.
Hours of Operation

Monday & Holidays Closed
Tuesday & Wednesday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Thursday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday 12 p.m. - 5p.m.

Friday Jazz is held the 3rd Friday of every month from 5 p.m. - 10 p.m.
The High is located at 1280 Peachtree Street between 15th and 16th Streets in Midtown Atlanta You can check the High museum and their collections out at out at www.high.org.