Stone Mountain
The first time I visited Atlanta was for a job interview. I took a shuttle from the airport to Lawrenceville. I was the only passenger in the shuttle and the driver was amazing. When he found out that I was interviewing at GGC he told me everything I needed to know about Lawrenceville, from population to average monthly rent :-). On the way he also pointed out the major tourist attractions of Atlanta, World of Coca-Cola, Aquarium, TBS TV station and Stone Mountain. When he told me that Stone Mountain was the world's largest piece of granite, I dismissed the idea as an usual "American" self-absorbed opinion rather than as a fact. When I first visited the place and saw the engraved civil war heroes it reminded me of Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. If you really want to feel like a true Georgian and experience the country life-style, you should attend the laser show on 4th of July at Stone Mountain. The place gets crowded hours before the laser show begins. For someone who...