Atlanta recently received some love from Travel + Leisure readers.
After voting on “dozens of features that make 38 cities special, from museums to bakeries and flea markets”, Atlanta was rated the 16th most charming city in the United States. Here’s the rather hilarious write-up…
Readers love Atlanta for deftly walking the line between historic charm and buzz-worthy cool. You’ll find both at the Swan House in Buckhead’s Atlanta History Center: you can chat with costumed character guides at the 1920s mansion’s Open House tours—or, you can take its Capitol Tour, and see how the house was used in the film The Hunger Games. The Georgia hub also worked its way into readers’ hearts by way of their stomachs, ranking at No. 2 for Southern-comfort diners: At Buckhead’s old-style Highland Bakery, for instance, you can tuck into both sweet-potato pancakes and sweet-potato biscuits. Another heartwarming touch: at downtown’s Mary Mac’s Tea Room, the hostess still offers free back rubs at your table.
Two other Southern cities topped the list. Charleston and New Orleans were ranked #1 and #2, respectively.
Photo of “Swann House” by Carsonmc via Wikimedia Commons
They lost me at “Buckhead’s old-style Highland Bakery”. I mean, come on, I think even Delta Sky Magazine got the Old 4th Ward right.
Several locations and one near Lenox.
Really? I can’t visualize the one near Lenox. Their website only indicates two, one in Midtown and one in O4W.
I see five locations listed on their website, Buckhead plus Emory and GA Tech.
I can’t find any info about locations at their website. When I google “Highland Bakery” or “Highland Bakery locations” it only brings up those two. Totally happy to stand corrected, though, and resolving with all my might not to spend any more time on this particular puzzle.
The contact page on their site has links to the locations.