Destination Guides

20th Century Antiques

• Shopping | Antique Stores

This shop specializes in art-deco and 1950s vintage pieces, unusual decorative accessories, home furnishings and collectibles.

A Capella Books

• Shopping | Specialty Stores

An antiquarian bookseller located in Little Five Points since 1989, it carries a general cross-section of current books, especially political books, and it buys and sells rare and out-of-print books. There are political discussion groups on the third Mond

Barbara Archer Gallery

• Shopping | Galleries

Former curator Barbara Archer, who also has a gallery in Savannah, specializes in the work of established contemporary and self-taught artists, including Benjamin Jones and Meryl Truett.

Beep Beep Gallery

• Shopping | Galleries

Beep Beep Gallery features monthly openings for local and touring alternative artists, including comic illustrators and graffiti artists. Visit the Web site for current exhibits. Days and hours vary.

Bennett Street

• Shopping | Antique Stores

More than 40 art galleries and antiques shops specializing in art and home accessories are clustered on this small street just off Peachtree Road in Buckhead.

Blue Genes

• Shopping | Specialty Stores

Three sisters from Georgia opened this boutique with clothes for men, women and children in 2001. Since then, their shop, billed as an "ultra-chic jeans boutique," has expanded into a 7,000-sq-ft/650-sq-m megastore.

Castleberry Hill Arts District

• Shopping | Malls and Shopping Areas

This vibrant, emerging loft district just south of downtown has a dozen commercial galleries and exhibition spaces and another dozen artists' studios, which coordinate Friday evening "Art Strolls" every six weeks. The galleries maintain regular opening ho

Clothing Warehouse

• Shopping | Specialty Stores

An Atlanta favorite, this vintage store offers clothes from the 1950s through the 1980s, heavily focusing on old T-shirts and used Levi's. Be sure to check out its collection of purses, cowboy boots and jackets. If you don't see what you want on the floor

Criminal Records

• Shopping | Specialty Stores

One of the many interesting shops in Little Five Points, Criminal Records stocks alternative vinyl and CDs, as well as independent comic books.

Fay Gold Gallery

• Shopping | Galleries

Showcases regional artists as well as works by nationally and internationally known painters, sculptors, photographers, artisans and glass artists.

Frabel Studio

• Shopping | Galleries

A prominent studio that specializes in torch-worked and flame-worked glass. Its crystal flowers are especially famous. You can watch the artisans as they work Monday-Friday 9 am-2 pm. There is a second location, the Buckhead Gallery, at 309 E. Paces Ferr

Great Gatsby's

• Shopping | Antique Stores

A 100,000-sq-ft/9,300-sq-m auction showroom that houses a huge collection of European chandeliers, mantels, saloon bars, paneled interiors, 18th- and 19th-century paintings, vintage autos, statues, fountains and more.

IKEA

• Shopping | Specialty Stores

This big blue store carries a wealth of the Swedish company's offerings. This is one of the retailer's only locations in the southeastern U.S.

Junkman's Daughter

• Shopping | Specialty Stores

This warehouse-sized shop in Little Five Points has been purveying funky and offbeat clothing, tobacco, and gifts for men and women for about 25 years.

Lenox Square Mall

• Shopping | Malls and Shopping Areas

An Atlanta institution for nearly 50 years, this upscale mall houses several major department stores, including Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale's and Macy's, along with the usual smaller shops and some destination restaurants.

Limetree

• Shopping | Specialty Stores

This one-stop shop has a variety of home accessories, bath and body items, pet novelties, baby gifts and jewelry.

Linstrum and Matre Artworks

• Shopping | Galleries

Formed by the merger of the Aliya Linstrum and Martre galleries. The focus is on contemporary American and imported paintings and sculpture.

Mason Murer Fine Art

• Shopping | Galleries

The owners of Modern Primitive Art Gallery changed their focus, name and location. The Mason Murer Fine Art gallery features a mix of folk art and everything modern: painting, photography and sculpture. There's a second gallery in Buckhead at 325 E. Paces

Miami Circle

• Shopping | Antique Stores

This street, off Piedmont Road on the southern edge of Buckhead, has more than 60 upscale shops that sell antiques, accessories, home furnishings, collectibles, carpets and art. At the far end is Eclipse di Luna, a festive tapas bar.

Phipps Plaza

• Shopping | Malls and Shopping Areas

This ritzy mall has Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom, Tiffany, Giorgio Armani, Gianni Versace, Gucci and many other high-end shops. It also provides valet parking and concierge services. It's located diagonally across an intersection from sister operation Len

Sweet Auburn Curb Market

• Shopping | Markets

Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, this municipal covered market has vendors offering meats, seafood and produce-though the selection may seem underwhelming. The stalls selling prepared foods, which you can eat there or take away,

The Fickle Manor

• Shopping | Specialty Stores

A contemporary boutique with clothes from both up-and-coming and well-known designers. Shoppers will also find unique gifts and accessories.

Underground Atlanta

• Shopping | Malls and Shopping Areas

This 1980s-vintage "festival marketplace" has been a perennial failure as a tourist and shopping destination, despite frequent makeovers. The shops offer mainly tourist trinkets and downmarket sports clothing. The latest effort to revive the complex allow

Youngblood Gallery and Boutique

• Shopping | Galleries

Considered among locals as the top gallery for independent and alternative art, Youngblood Gallery and Boutique is beloved among area artists and appreciators. The gallery also features a boutique stocked with clothes, magazines, books, prints, jewelry an