With one of the country's largest gay communities and a wealthy of gay-friendly hotels, restaurants, bars, and shops, Atlanta is the Southeast's gay mecca. Neighborhoods like Midtown, Inman Park, Grant Park, and Virginia-Highland are among the top destinations in the city for shopping, dining, and nightlife - plus a number of vaunted cultural attractions. Here's a look at Atlanta in pictures.
The downtown Atlanta skyline at sunset, viewed from Renaissance Midtown Hotel | Amsterdam Atlanta, a sports-themed gay bar and video lounge in Midtown | Little Five Points, a funky shopping and dining district east of downtown | Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel, formerly the Hotel Palomar |
Mary's Bar, a hip and eclectic gay lounge in East Atlanta Village | Briza (formerly Pacci), the elegant restaurant inside the Renaissance Midtown | Bellissima, a hip women's club in Midtown | Indigo Hotel Atlanta, a reasonably priced boutique hotel in Midtown |
Le Buzz, a renowned gay show bar and disco in suburban Marietta | Felix's on the Square, a low-key gay neighborhood bar in Ansley Square | King-Keith House, a gay-friendly B&B in historic Inman Park | Burkhart's, a popular gay cruise bar in Ansley Square shopping center |