AmericaJR’s Jason and Gloria Rzucidlo recently visited downtown Atlanta. It is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia, with an estimated 2016 population of 472,522. Atlanta attained international prominence, and it became the primary transportation hub of the Southeastern United States, via highway, railroad, and air, with Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport being the world’s busiest airport since 1998. Ted Turner established the headquarters of both the Cable News Network (CNN) and the Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) in Atlanta. The World of Coca-Cola, featuring the history of the world-famous soft drink brand and its well-known advertising.
We arrived at the Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Coca-Cola vending machine in the airport
Our hotel room for the night
View of downtown Atlanta
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
We took the MARTA train
AmericaJR’s Jason Rzucidlo riding the train
We got off the Georgia Dome/CNN Center Transit Station
Georgia State Capitol in the distance
Walgreen pharmacy with a giant Coca-Cola sign
Coca-Cola was born in this building which is now the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Statue of architect Barbara Asher
State Bar of Georgia
That reminds me of the Renaissance Center
It’s called the Westin Peachtree Plaza
Just Around the Corner restaurant
Ted Turner Drive
CNN World Headquarters
1 CNN Center, Atlanta, Georgia,
Philips Arena is home to the Atlanta Hawks
Centennial Olympic Park
It opened in 1996 just before Atlanta hosted the Olympics
AmericaJR’s Jason Rzucidlo
Fountain of Rings
Jason standing by the rings
SkyView Atlanta ferris wheel
AmericaJR’s Gloria Rzucidlo
Statue of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic movement
The College Football Hall of Fame
It opened in 2014 after moving from South Bend, Ind.
