Things to do Around Atlanta

You’ve got the entire city at your fingertips

While there are tons of great opportunities to have fun and get involved on campus, Oglethorpe students have Atlanta right in their backyard. 

Visit our Petrel Partners—area businesses that offer great discounts to Oglethorpe students on food, entertainment, clothing and more!

Something For Everyone

For those who love the outdoors, there are picnics, bike rides and bocce ball games in Piedmont Park; hikes at Stone Mountain; afternoons at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, where climate-controlled indoor habitats mean you can visit the tropics or desert all year round; or bike rides along the BeltLine, a former railway corridor turned pedestrian path and greenway.

For sports fans, we have the Falcons (NFL) at the Georgia Dome, the Braves (MLB) at Turner Field, and the Hawks (NBA) at Philips Arena. Atlanta is also home to a number of outstanding golf courses.

Art lovers can rejoice: there’s the High Museum of Art, the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA), the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, and the Michael C. Carlos Museum, plus the King Plow Arts Center and the Goat Farm Arts Center. There’s opera, ballet, symphony orchestra, puppetry arts, and improv.

If you love live music, you can see shows and concerts of all kinds at the Fox Theatre, the Tabernacle, Variety Playhouse, the Masquerade, the Cobb Centre, and more.

For history and architecture buffs, Atlanta is home to hundreds of historic homes and buildings and important architectural sites.

And don’t even get us started on Atlanta’s food scene — one of the best in the country. Upscale Southern cuisine meets around-the-world fusion, for delicious takes on everything from the Korean taco to the fried green tomato.

Right Next Door

Town Brookhaven is conveniently located right next door to Oglethorpe’s campus — a quick 5-10 minute walk. There, you’ll find Publix (groceries), a movie theater, hair and nail salons, dry cleaning, clothing boutiques, and restaurants for every palate. With more than sixty options for shopping, dining and entertainment, Town Brookhaven has everything you need in the very best location: right here.

Lots of Town Brookhaven shops are Petrel Partners, which means special discounts and deals for Oglethorpe students. 

Within a ten-mile radius of campus, you’ll find:

• 100+ restaurants
• 16 museums (including one right here on campus!)
• 11 movie theaters
• 9 shopping malls
• 118,000-seat arena

See the Sights
It’s always fun to play tourist, whether you’re new in town or born and raised. Because of the great city location, there are plenty of convenient transportation options.