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Atlanta The City of Illusions (in Russian)

Sun, Mar 29

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1050 Holcomb Bridge Rd

Unmask the real Atlanta. Discover a city of illusions, where pines pretend to be peaches, new builds mimic ancient villas, and modern asphalt buries the secrets of the past

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Atlanta The City of Illusions (in Russian)
Atlanta The City of Illusions (in Russian)

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Mar 29, 2026, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM EDT

1050 Holcomb Bridge Rd, 1050 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Roswell, GA 30076, USA

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Part 1: Dunwoody & The Royal Outskirts

  • Brook Run Park: We begin with the "psychiatric shadows." A park that pretends to be a pleasant walking spot while concealing the history of a massive, abandoned asylum.

  • The King & Queen Buildings: A drive-by view of the towers that masquerade as giant chess pieces. We’ll cover the "light scandal" of 2017 that left the Queen in the dark.

  • The Tale of Terminus: As we head into the city, we reveal how Atlanta began as a railroad dead-end—a place with "no future" that managed to reinvent itself as the Capital of the South.


Part 2: Buckhead — Imitation Aristocracy (Start of the 2-hour tour)

  • Peachtree Road: The story of "The Great Peach Lie" (Pine vs. Peach).

  • Swan House (Rear View): A stop to admire the house that poses as a 16th-century Italian villa, famous for its role in The Hunger Games.


Part 3: Midtown — "The Dump" and The Stars

  • Margaret Mitchell House (Rear Exit): The story of "The Dump." Learn how a rebel in trousers wrote a global bestseller out of sheer boredom while bedridden with a broken ankle.

  • The Fox Theatre: A drive-by look at the Shriners' Masonic temple that reinvented itself as a fabulous movie palace.


Part 4: Downtown — The City Beneath the City

  • Underground Atlanta: We look down at the "buried city" from above. Discover how the original street level of Atlanta was submerged and forgotten.

  • State Capitol: A drive-by history lesson on how 43 ounces of pure gold were transported from Dahlonega in seven covered wagons to gild the dome.


Part 5: Auburn & Old 4th Ward — From Cotton to The BeltLine

  • King’s Birth Home & WERD Radio: Driving past, we share the story of the "ceiling connection": how Dr. King signaled with a broomstick, and the DJ upstairs lowered the microphone on a string.

  • The Stacks (Fulton Bag & Cotton Mill): A complex that pretends to be trendy lofts but remembers the grueling labor of the past and the famous 1999 fire, where a crane operator was saved by helicopter on live TV.

  • Krog Street Tunnel: A drive through the city’s "living canvas" of street art.

  • The BeltLine: Our final point. A former railroad corridor that successfully pretended to be a park—and changed the city forever.


Tour Language:

Russian (The tour guide is fluent in both English and Russian)


Gathering point:

1050 Holcomb Bridge Rd, 1050 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Roswell, GA 30076, USA


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  • General Admission

    $55.00

    +$1.38 ticket service fee

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