Traveling to Atlanta and Charleston

[DaninWA]

I will be in Atlanta April 18 and 19, then on to Charleston April 20 through 24. Just looking for some suggestions for things to do and see in both cities. Swinging Richards is on my short list for Atlanta. Haven't been to Atlanta in over 10 years. Is the Underground still there or has development changed the area?

 

Dan

[DaninWA]

Anyone?

[Luv2play]

I know both cities a little, as a tourist and visitor, and have hired escorts in Atlanta on a number of visits. There is virtually no escort scene in Charleston.

 

But I assume you are asking about other things to see and do in these places. Based on my own preferences, I would stay in a downtown hotel in Charleston and in mid-town in Atlanta. Charleston is a charming pre-Revolutionary town that had a French Huguenot influence which you will see in the architecture in the old town. It also has a naval base and is home to Fort Sumpter which was the scene of the start of the Civil War.

 

If you enjoy walking, the downtown area is very manageable, and there are lots of interesting architectural and historical points of interest. The food is good, if you like seafood in particular, and there are good reasonable restaurants where the people are tourist friendly.

 

Atlanta is an interesting town but frankly I have not seen lots of the local attractions. I'm a walker and I have covered most of the mid-town area in my various visits. Lots of gay venues, bars, saunas, restaurants (I like a place Big Red Tomato) where you can dine by yourself at the bar with other singles and you're sure to find convivial company). I toured the home of Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone With the Wind, which is the only remaining building of its vintage in the immediate vicinity. I also stood at the corner a few blocks away where she was run down by a taxi and killed (OK, so I like points of historical interest!).

 

There are cultural sites in Atlanta, museums and the like, but I've spent little time at these as I have family and friends there and tend to visit with them when I am in town (other than my nocturnal activities which are not for their eyes!!).

 

Hope you enjoy your visit!

[DaninWA]

Thanks for the suggestions, Luv. I am renting a house in Charleston for the time that I am there and I love to walk. Didn't know about the French Huguenot influence. This should be an interesting trip. My genealogy research revealed that some of my direct ancestors were Huguenots.

 

Thanks again.

Dan

[Luv2play]

I read about it while I was there. Some of the old buildings are stone with steep pitched roofs and dormer windows. These are typically French from the 17th century and you see them all over Quebec. I seem to remember that there were historical plaques on some of the buildings.

 

On the gay side there is very little but I did encounter one little cafe/bar that had a discreet rainbow flag in the front window. I went in and there was a small gay crowd and I think they got into karaoeke (sp?) that night. Really low key though. There is a local gay rag that covers Charleston, Atlanta and maybe Savannah that has some gay related activities. It's monthly I think and you might see them lying around. Can't remember the name of the publication.

 

Atlanta has Hotspots, which is published in Fort Lauderdale and Atlanta. You can access it online to see what's doing in Atlanta before you go. It also lists escorts for Atlanta but maybe this site is better.

[Guest ReturnOfS]

I don't know about Charleston, but here are some of my ideas for Atlanta:

 

You could go to the CNN center.

Theres also The World of Coca-Cola.

Don't they still have Olympic Park?

You could walk through the college campuses there and watch the eye candy.

Theres also Lennox Mall and another even more upscale mall next to it. That whole area is nice.

You could go to Brave's stadium.

There's the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center where he is buried.

You can also take a tour of the house and neighborhood where Martin Luther King, Jr. grew up.

There are plenty of places where you could get some homestyle southern cooking.

There's also the house where the writer of "Gone With The Wind" use to live.