Buckhead

Named for an 1838 tavern called the Buck's Head, this is Atlanta's silk-stocking district--one of America's most beautiful and affluent communities. It begins about 6 miles north of downtown, just above I-85. Here, you'll find tree-shaded residential areas filled with magnificent mansions surrounded by verdant acreage, as well as many smaller middle-class homes, shops and boutiques (Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza, two exclusive shopping malls, are found here), superb restaurants, and first-class hotels. On weekends, the bars and clubs in the center of Buckhead attract crowds of revelers. Buckhead is also a burgeoning business area, with most of its high-rise office buildings concentrated near Peachtree and Lenox roads. The area's major sightseeing attraction is the Atlanta History Center, centered on a Palladian villa designed by noted architect Phillip Schutze and surrounded by 32 woodland acres. The Greek Revival Governor's Mansion is also in Buckhead.

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