Atlanta vs Baltimore

proudterrier
Wed, 30 Sep 2015 00:40:18 +0000

Depends entirely on your style and what broader regional culture you’re looking for. There is a LOT to do in ATL, if you’re interested in metropolitan Southern culture. Baltimore has a more mid-atlantic feel (caught between Northeastern influence and some Southern stuff that creeps up from VA) and Baltimore as a city can be… rougher than ATL (certainly more so than the part of ATL Emory is in). If you want access to the kind of culture you’ll find in large, Northeastern cities, you’ll be better off in Baltimore since you’re reasonably close to Philly and D.C. Personally I found ATL less satisfying for things like ballet, opera, classical music, art museums and musical theatre (the Fox, the main venue in ATL for musicals/theater is awful). If you’re in Baltimore, you’re a hop, skip & jump away from the Smithsonian and the Kennedy Center in D.C. But for safety + restaurants, ATL has a lot going for it. Emory is in a very safe area with an emerging young/hip/techy sub-culture (thanks to Tech, Emory, and ATL becoming a Southeastern hub for business). The restaurant scene in particularly has been improving leaps and bounds of late (lots of Top Chef alum w/ restaurants there LOL).