Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA)
Going to an Event at Mercedes-Benz Stadium — what to know, where to stay, where to eat
📍Downtown Atlanta
A few weekends ago, our little family decided to drive to Atlanta to see the GOAT soccer player, Messi, play for Miami against Atlanta United.
Where to stay in downtown Atlanta
We stayed at the Marriott Marquis in Downtown Atlanta, went to the World of Coca Cola, watched Miami lose to a thunderous Atlanta United crowd and everyone but my hard-core soccer fan daughter was Ok with the loss because the experience was SO. MUCH. FUN.
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Concerts + Games at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium
We’ve had so many great experiences at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium! Look into getting tickets with access to the lounge – it’s a nice amenity with plenty of food + drink options and seating.
Road Trip Field Notes
Here’s a road trip philosophy to adopt: Drive TO instead of drive THROUGH.
Atlanta is about six hours from Myrtle Beach. It’s always tempting on a road trip to put the pedal to the metal and just drive straight and true and fast as the wind to get home.
Instead, we stop rather than drive through.
This has led us to places like Skipper’s Fish Camp in Georgia, Big Al’s Pub and Grub in North Carolina, Glamping in Tipis in Virginia.
- On our visit to Atlanta from Myrtle Beach, we went down a dark road in the middle of seemingly nowhere South Carolina and arrived at fine dining establishment Mill Pond Steakhouse. Nestled just outside Camden, South Carolina—a small town with a population of 8,431 (thank you, Google)—this steakhouse is a destination that’s truly hidden. Camden is only about 30 minutes from Columbia, but Mill Pond feels a world away.
- On our trip from Atlanta to Myrtle Beach, we discovered Lexington, South Carolina and Old Mill Brewing. This was a fun experience to break up the trip back!
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