46. Shannon Mall
City: Atlanta, GA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (770) 964-2200
Address: 1000 Shannon Mall Park
Description: Shannon opened in 1980 and expanded in 1986. More than 770,651 square feet house more than 60 stores including anchors Macy’s and Sears. The mall has a customer service center and offers numerous health and personal services such as shoe repair, hair cutting, a vision center, and a dental practice. Shannon also has a food court and various specialty shops selling home furnishings, athletic equipment, jewelry, books, electronics, gifts, and apparel.
47. Southlake Mall
City: Atlanta, GA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (770) 961-1050
Description: On 88 acres south of town, the 1-million-square-foot Southlake Mall in Clayton County includes JCPenney, Macy’s, Sears, and 120 shops and specialty stores. Southlake, which opened in 1976, annually welcomes more than 11 million shoppers. This mall is convenient to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
48. Town Center at Cobb
City: Atlanta, GA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (770) 424-9486
Description: Opened in 1986 and expanded in 1992, this 1.2-million-square-foot mall in Cobb County has more than 150 stores, including Macy’s, JCPenney, and Sears, and a good array of fast-food eating places. At the Town Center Courtesy Center, the staff can help you with gift ideas, point you toward the right store, or sell you a mall gift certificate.
49. Amsterdam Walk
City: Atlanta, GA
Category: Shopping
Address: 500 Amsterdam Ave. NE
Description: Monroe Drive intersects with Amsterdam Avenue about a half mile north of the corner of Monroe and Virginia Avenue. Turn left; at the end of this dead-end street you’ll find Amsterdam Walk , an eclectic mix of off-price and specialty shops and restaurants. Stores include Cook’s Warehouse, Gado Gado, and Oriental Designer Rugs.
50. Hill Street Warehouse
City: Atlanta, GA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (404) 352-5001
Address: 1345 Collier Rd.
Description: This 50,000-square-foot warehouse holds a variety of home decorative accessories, including antiques, Italian ceramics, and terra cotta. Some merchandise is priced 70 percent below retail. To get to the Warehouse, take I-75, exit at Howell Mill, and go left on Collier Road.
51. North Georgia Premium Outlets
City: Atlanta, GA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (706) 216-3609
Description: About 30 minutes north of Atlanta (and even less than that from the target customer bases of east Cobb and north Fulton), this unusual outlet center is aimed squarely at the upscale crowd, with the South’s first Saks Fifth Avenue outlet store, Off 5th, and a number of outlets for “name” labels, such as Anne Klein, Brooks Brothers, Geoffrey Beene, Jones New York, Jos A. Bank, Hugo Boss, and Polo Ralph Lauren. The 140 stores include other seldom-seen outlets, including Johnston & Murphy Shoes, Lego, Bostonian Clarks, Etienne Aigner, Crate & Barrel, and Fossil.
52. Prime Outlets at Calhoun
City: Atlanta, GA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (706) 602-1300
Address: 455 Bellwood Rd.
Description: This center is closer to Chattanooga than Atlanta, but its more than 40 shops include outlets for Old Navy, Nike, Tommy Hilfiger, Jones New York, Springmaid/Wamsutta, and Mikasa. To get to Prime Outlets, take I-75 north and go east on GA 53, take a right on Outlet Center Drive, then follow the signs.
53. Tanger Factory Outlet Center I
City: Atlanta, GA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (706) 335-3354
Description: About an hour north of Atlanta, this center has more than 120 shops and promises savings of up to 65 percent off retail. Among others, you’ll find Geoffrey Beene, Bass, Liz Claiborne, and Reebok. Cross to the south side of I-85 and you’ll find another Tanger’s outlet center. This one is anchored by Vanity Fair and other shops including Adidas, Nautica, and Rue 21.
54. Tanger Factory Outlet Center II
City: Atlanta, GA
Category: Shopping
Description: Approximately 30 miles south of Atlanta and 50 miles north of Macon, this center features more than 70 manufacturers’ outlet stores. Coach, Liz Claiborne, and Zales Jewelry are just a few of the popular outlets you’ll find here.
City: Atlanta, GA
Category: Shopping
City: Atlanta, GA
Category: Shopping
City: Atlanta, GA
Category: Shopping
City: Atlanta, GA
Category: Shopping
City: Atlanta, GA
Category: Shopping
60. Edgewood Retail District
City: Atlanta, GA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (404) 222-9933
Description: A block south of edgy Little Five Points, the Edgewood Retail District, opened in 2006, is contemporary American consumerism personified. Once the home of Atlanta Gas Light and the Wonderbread Company, this area is now one held up to developers as “how to do it right.” Billed as a city-within-a-city, the development includes condos, Best Buy, Target, Barnes & Noble, Lowe’s Home Improvement, Office Depot, a supermarket, chain retail stores, barbershops and beauty shops, a number of casual eateries, and other services.