The state of Georgia has quite an interesting story behind its Capital city. It is currently Atlanta, but the capitol has changed 5 times over the past 200 years. Originally it was Savannah, but then alternated with Augusta for a few years. From 1806 to 1868 it was Midgeville but it was then moved to Atlanta. And it is still Atlanta today.
Atlanta, Georgia, is famous for being the host to the 1996 Summer Olympics which transformed the city into a safe haven for athletics fans from all across the world.
Some of the other cities in Georgia are Athens, Macon, Roswell, Sandy Springs, Albany, and Johns Creek.
The state of Georgia has representatives in all eight of the major professional leagues. Georgia has the Atlanta Braves (Major League Baseball), The Atlanta Hawks (National Basketball Association), The Atlanta Falcons (National Football League) and The Atlanta Trashers (National Hockey league), to name but a few.
When traveling to Georgia by air you would have many options to choose from. The state has more than 100 public airports with the main airport being the Hatfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport. This is one of the busiest passenger airports in the world servicing more than 1,700,000 million passengers per year.
At the airport visitors will be able to access the use of all the usual airport ground transport facilities like rental cars, taxis, shuttles, charters and chauffeured cars. Not all of the other smaller airports have all these facilities and if you are not using the Hatfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport just make sure ahead of your trip what is available.
You can easily compare prices and book an online car rental in Georgia with well known suppliers such as Avis, Thrifty, Alamo, Enterprise, Hertz, Dollar and Budget. You can choose from a huge fleet of cars including suv's, station wagons, mini vans, sedans, trucks, convertibles, hybrids and coupes.