Atlanta's premier art museum, in a striking Richard Meier building in Midtown. The white porcelain panels and spiraling atrium ramps are worth a look before you even reach the galleries. The collection spans American folk art, photography, African art, and European masters from medieval to modern, with a particularly strong contemporary wing.
Admission is half-price on Thursday evenings after 4pm — a good time to come if you want to linger without crowds. The museum regularly hosts major traveling exhibitions from partner institutions including the Louvre.