Trip to Atlanta with a Teenager!

hello, we are visiting family in atlanta over easter and our 15 1/2 year old is not really looking foward to the trip.

does anyone have any suggestions for some activities/intersting points of interest?

he is into music and history.

any suggestions would be appreciated!

Trip to Atlanta with a Teenager!

An earlier poster was bringing teenaged boys to Atlanta for a Braves game, and I just posted the following suggestions. Also, if walking around trendier neighborhoods is of interest, I would recommend checking out Little Five Points and the Virginia Highlands for fun shopping and people-watching.

';I second the suggestion for the aquarium and Stone Mountain. Your boys might also enjoy the Civil War battlefields at Kennesaw Mountain, about 30 minutes from downtown. While you%26#39;re in town, you should also visit Piedmont Park in midtown, which is a very vibrant city park and always has rollerbladers doing impromptu exhibitions.

The CNN tour looks fun as well, and having been twice recently, I would certainly recommend the Oakland Cemetary. The fish house Six Feet Under overlooks the cemetary and is a great place to enjoy a lunch on its sunnny deck.

I generally recommend that people stay in midtown, as downtown is full of tourists and conventioners and not much else. That said, the Hard Rock Cafe, though touristy, may be enjoyable to teenagers. There really isn%26#39;t anywhere decent to eat downtown and there isn%26#39;t much to do at night. Midtown has tons is restaurants of every genre, and is a pretty area to just walk around and look at buildings.

Your boys might enjoy the Fox Sports Grill at Atlantic Station or the ESPN Zone in Buckhead. Atlantic Station has several restaurants, shops and a movie theater, which might be a fun place to hang out.

Also, they might like to try tapas at Loca Luna, which is a really festive restaurant with a great patio and live Latin music.';