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Day trips, seasons, game nights: what Atlanta does when it is not at the table. Written by the people who do the thing, and every piece ends at a restaurant from The List.

5 pieces · Updated October 23, 2026 · The List these pieces end at →

Beds of red and yellow tulips in front of a curved brick wall and tall trees at the Atlanta Botanical Garden Gardens

Garden Lights at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, a forest walk in Decatur, and where to eat after

By Botanical Garden Near Me · October 23, 2026 The roofless brick walls and empty windows of a burned textile mill beside a wooden water wheel, framed by green leaves OCT 21, 2026Day trip

Three state parks within an hour of Atlanta, and where to eat after

By State Park Near Me → Veterans in unit ball caps marching down Peachtree Street through Midtown Atlanta on a clear November day, spectators with small American flags on the kerb and tall buildings behind SEP 16, 2026Veterans Day

Veterans Day in Atlanta: the Peachtree Street parade, the free meals, and where to eat after

By Victor Tran → Costumed visitors walking a fog-filled haunted trail at night through tall pine woods, lit by red and orange light, with a lake glinting through the trees SEP 14, 2026Halloween

Haunted houses and Halloween nights in Atlanta, and where to eat after

By Mr. Fear → An angler wading a misty shoal of the Chattahoochee River at Island Ford at sunrise, rod raised, hardwood banks behind SEP 12, 2026Day trip

Fishing the Chattahoochee at Island Ford, and where to eat after

By Ray Dodson →