| rooms sleep up to 5 guests and include en suite bathrooms and flat-screen tvs with premium cable or satellite channels, plus microwaves, minifridges and coffeemakers. amenities include a complimentary continental breakfast and free parking. suites with whirlpool tubs are also available. this simple budget hotel is an 8-minute walk from the rapid-transit marta decatur station, a 7-minute drive from interstate 285 and a 14-minute drive from downtown. there's free wifi in every room and kids 17 and under stay free with an adult. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport 30 min
Georgia Aquarium (21 min)
One of world's largest aquariums, with permanent exhibits, interactive galleries & animals galore. Fernbank Science Center (8 min)
Natural history museum features hands-on exhibits, live animals & planetarium shows. Atlanta Botanical Garden (19 min)
30-acre garden with a conservatory & fountains playing host to concerts, cocktail parties & more. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park (18 min)
National Park encompassing King's birth home, Ebenezer Baptist Church & his final resting place. Margaret Mitchell House (21 min)
Home where Margaret Mitchell wrote most of Gone With the Wind now offers tours & a gift shop. World of Coca-Cola (20 min)
Memorabilia, films & exhibits (some interactive) about soft drink that debuted in Atlanta in 1886. Piedmont Park (18 min)
Sprawling park featuring jogging paths, basketball courts, dog parks, a farmers' market & more. CNN Studio Tours (23 min)
Popular tour providing a behind-the-scenes look at the CNN TV news network & how it operates. High Museum of Art (22 min)
Museum known for its diverse art collection & modern architecture by Richard Meier & Renzo Piano. Stone Mountain (21 min)
A cable car accesses the peak of this massive monolith featuring a carving of Confederate figures. Zoo Atlanta (21 min)
Huge, modern zoo housing more than 1,500 animals from 220 species, including gorillas & pandas. Centennial Olympic Park (21 min)
Home of the 1996 Olympic games now filled with walking paths, water gardens & the Fountain of Rings. Fernbank Museum | 3D Theater | Forest (11 min)
Natural sciences museum with 3-story, sky-lit Great Hall, & skeleton of Argentinosaurus dinosaur. Fox Theatre (18 min)
Restored opulent theater built in 1920s with 3,600-pipe organ hosts ballet, movies & other events. Atlanta History Center (27 min)
Center includes exhibits on the antebellum South & an 1845-era farm with a blacksmith & smokehouse. | 
