The city of Atlanta offers many fun activities for the Georgia Tech community. In addition to the Georgia Aquarium, Zoo Atlanta, the Martin Luther King Jr. Center, and other notable attractions, Atlanta also has hundreds of retail stores, restaurants, sports clubs, cultural events, and professional sports. In addition, nearby lakes, mountains, and beaches offer water sports, camping, rock climbing, and hiking.

Atlanta is an extension of the Georgia Tech campus - from the park-like Fifth Street Bridge and Technology Square business complex that closes the gap between the campus and the city to the strong ties and reputation Georgia Tech has in the metropolitan Atlanta community. Top employers are eager to hire Tech graduates, making Atlanta a great place to begin a career, because they have come to know that Tech provides an excellent source of talent.