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There are a lot of reasonably price tickets (lower sections of upper deck) available for the Peach Bowl in Atlanta. Headed down for the day but looking for some advice:

--Plan to park at Perimeter Mall in Dunwoody and ride the MARTA
--Last time I did that, easy getting there but a night mare getting out. Any suggestions on an exit strategy
--Are there any places to eat around the Mercedes Stadium
--Still have fanfare in World Congress Center? Worth the admission?
--Any suggestions on must see events or activities while around the stadium

As a Tennessee fan, it will be fun to see a big game and not have any emotional attachment to either team.
 
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This game will be closer than people think. People already crowning LSU. There defense isn’t elite like in years past and Lincoln Riley is a great offensive mind. Oklahoma will put up some points and Jalen is a good veteran QB I think he will hurt LSU with his scrambling and he’s a much improved passer than he was earlier in his career.
 
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Backwards K said:
There are a lot of reasonably price tickets (lower sections of upper deck) available for the Peach Bowl in Atlanta. Headed down for the day but looking for some advice:

--Plan to park at Perimeter Mall in Dunwoody and ride the MARTA
--Last time I did that, easy getting there but a night mare getting out. Any suggestions on an exit strategy
--Are there any places to eat around the Mercedes Stadium
--Still have fanfare in World Congress Center? Worth the admission?
--Any suggestions on must see events or activities while around the stadium

As a Tennessee fan, it will be fun to see a big game and not have any emotional attachment to either team.
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Go around the corner to the College Football HOF. It’s very well done. The aquarium and World of Coke are across the Olympic Park and nearby as well and within a short walk.
 
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Plenty of chain restaurants of varying prices and quality in the vicinity of CNN Center MARTA station. The better places downtown are probably booked up for reservations before kickoff, so you may as well get ready to eat a C'fA sandwich or throw elbows with a thousand other people for a greasy burger at Taco Mac. There are much better options in other areas but you're probably better off sacrificing food quality to stay on your MARTA line. Really, I'd probably just not eat.

As for sights, if you've been the aquarium in Chattanooga, or anything comparable, the ATL aquarium isn't going to impress you much unless you're a dedicated marine biologist. The college football HOF has more empty space than anything else. Underground Atlanta is being redeveloped.

Pro tip to greatly reduce chances of being mugged: If you accidentally miss the CNN center station, go ahead and ride to the airport and do a u-turn.
 
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95 Vol Alum said:
Hopefully all of that helped you, OP. You’re welcome.
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Here's what I have gathered:
--Take OU and the points and bet the over
--Eat a lot before I leave home
--Drink Coke products
--College HOF is good but they have apparently left a lot of space for the UGA National Championship exhibits so.......the building is mostly empty
--Ride the MARTA but be prepared to fight your way in and out
--If we go to Underground Atlanta, we will need a hard hat for the construction underway there, and
--Apparently, there is NO FISHING at the Atlanta Aquarium and some folks are upset about that.

Did I miss anything?
 
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BigOrangeAl 1979 said:
This game will be closer than people think. People already crowning LSU. There defense isn’t elite like in years past and Lincoln Riley is a great offensive mind. Oklahoma will put up some points and Jalen is a good veteran QB I think he will hurt LSU with his scrambling and he’s a much improved passer than he was earlier in his career.
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Backwards K said:
There are a lot of reasonably price tickets (lower sections of upper deck) available for the Peach Bowl in Atlanta. Headed down for the day but looking for some advice:

--Plan to park at Perimeter Mall in Dunwoody and ride the MARTA
--Last time I did that, easy getting there but a night mare getting out. Any suggestions on an exit strategy
--Are there any places to eat around the Mercedes Stadium
--Still have fanfare in World Congress Center? Worth the admission?
--Any suggestions on must see events or activities while around the stadium

As a Tennessee fan, it will be fun to see a big game and not have any emotional attachment to either team.
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Atlanta has great strip clubs and most of the strip clubs in the ATL have great food. Shrimp, crab legs, all that are frequently on their menus. Try the Blue Flame, it's an institution been around forever, Magic City is pretty famous and the food is good. Goldrush Showbar supposedly has good food per some of my friends.
 
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joevol33 said:
Take an uber, and go eat at tge Varsity. You can thank me later!
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You should also tell him to wear some depends to the game. I like Varsity but it has a tendency to run through the bowels.

There was a Varsity in MBS but it closed.

Also, I think there is a MARTA station in midtown near the Varsity. I don't know exactly where it is but I know that a lot of people ride MARTA to GA Tech games and walk though a tunnel under I75 that is close to Varsity.

If someone is going to take a ride share, I'm recommending Fat Matt's Rib Shack.
 
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VolunteerHillbilly said:
You should also tell him to wear some depends to the game. I like Varsity but it has a tendency to run through the bowels.

There was a Varsity in MBS but it closed.

Also, I think there is a MARTA station in midtown near the Varsity. I don't know exactly where it is but I know that a lot of people ride MARTA to GA Tech games and walk though a tunnel under I75 that is close to Varsity.

If someone is going to take a ride share, I'm recommending Fat Matt's Rib Shack.
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That grease don't play 🤣
 
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