Flights to Atlanta

1. Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell

This iconic Pulitzer Prize-winning love story of Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler by Atlanta author Margaret Mitchell should be top of your reading list.

2. A Man in Full, Tom Wolfe

College football star Charlie Croker becomes an Atlanta mogul in Tom Wolfe’s cautionary tale of ambition and ego.

3. A Good Man is Hard to Find, Flannery O’Connor

In one of the most memorable short stories in this celebrated collection, a man and his grandson travel from rural Georgia into the bustling city of Atlanta.

4. Strength to Love, Martin Luther King

An inspiring and uplifting anthology of 15 of Marin Luther King’s greatest sermons, such as ‘Antidotes for Fear’ and ‘A Tough Mind and a Tender Heart’.

5. Rage in the Gate City, Rebecca Burns

A fascinating book about the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot, by local journalist, author and professor, Rebecca Burns.

1. The Blind Side

One of the most moving football movies ever created, The Blind Side, filmed in Atlanta, follows a woman (Sandra Bullock) helping an African-American teenager to become a professional player.

2. Driving Miss Daisy

An Oscar-award-wining comedy-drama where a privileged white Jewish woman forms a close friendship with her African-American driver.

3. Footloose

The 2011 remake of the 1980s classic Footloose features several shots of the city – don’t miss Kenny Wormald and Julianne Hough dancing in Atlanta’s Starlight Drive-in.

4. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

The second instalment of this blockbuster series features glimpses of Atlanta buildings such the Georgia World Congress Center and the Swan House – which starred as a mansion in ‘The Capital’.

5. Selma

It seems only appropriate that this inspiring film about Martin Luther King’s journey from Selma to Montgomery was filmed predominantly in his hometown, Atlanta.

6. Walking Dead

While not technically a movie, post-apocalyptic zombie series The Walking Dead is worth a mention as Atlanta was a major location in both the original comic and the cult television show.

1. Elevators (Me & You), OutKast

Elevators by OutKast is one of the many tracks in which the hip-hop duo reference their hometown, Atlanta.

2. Welcome to Atlanta, Jermaine Dupri featuring Ludacris

A musical dedication to Atlanta by two of the city’s most successful hip hop artists, Jermaine Dupri and Ludacris.

3. Bright Lights, Bigger City, Cee-Lo Green

Atlanta singer, rapper and songwriter Cee-Lo Green sings about Atlanta and its work-hard-play-hard mentality.

4. Why Georgia, John Mayer

Singer-songwriter John Mayer reflects on his quarter life crisis, during which he dropped out of school and moved to Atlanta.

5. Nice & Slow, Usher

Another star who owes his career to Atlanta is Usher. While born in Dallas, he launched his career here with his first hit number one hit Nice & Slow.