The key here is to decide what you want to do with the kids. Downtown may offer the best convenience, even if you are going to the outlying area, because you can plan your trips against traffic during peak hours.
Downtown does offer some attractions for kids, but it's not really a kid place.
There are several lodging options around Six Flags Over Georgia, located 20 miles west of Atlanta on Interstate 20.
Family travelers who don't mind the drive may want to stay outside of Atlanta in one of several surrounding communities. To the northeast, visitors can choose from Norcross, Stone Mountain and Duluth.Your family also may elect to stay just northwest of Atlanta in such communities as Marietta, Roswell and Smyrna.
