Piedmont Park, MARTA, Atlanta Beltline, dozens of bars and restaurants. No need for a car. Some of my favorites are Empire State South, The Lawrence, South City Kitchen, Ecco, Lure, Campagnolo, and Pasta da Pulcinella. The house is about a block and a half from Piedmont Park which is a 200+ acre park and is where the Atlanta Botanical Garden is. The Atlanta Beltline is a 22 mile circle of abandoned railway which is being converted to walking biking trails. If you take it south it will take you to Ponce City Market which is the old southeastern distribution center for Sears and Roebuck built in the 1920s. It has been repurposed by the same developer as the Chelsea Market so it has a lot of restaurants, retail and a really fun rooftop terrace with an arcade and beer garden. If you take the belt line a little further it will take you to Krog Street Market which is a much smaller version of Ponce City Market except it features mostly local businesses. If you go downtown the Civil Rights museum is a very powerful museum and it is by the Georgia Aquarium and the World of Coke.