Sandy Springs Hospitality & Tourism
Media contact: Kym Hughes, Executive Director
Kym.hughes@sandyspringsga.org
P: 770-206-1436
Media contact: Christina Rittenhouse, Sales and Marketing Manager
Christina.rittenhouse@sandyspringsga.org
P: 770-206-1445; General office phone: 770-206-1447
F: 770-206-1439
6065 Roswell Rd, Ste 210
Sandy Springs, GA 30328
www.visitsandysprings.org
Community Snapshot:
Located north of Atlanta, Sandy Springs offers everything from antique and boutique shopping to outdoor excursions on more than 20 miles of Chattahoochee River shoreline to the historical site from which Sandy Springs gets its name to Chastain Amphitheatre, an intimate outdoor stage hosting name acts, and Big Trees Forest Preserve. Its next-door-neighbor status puts Sandy Springs in close proximity to Atlanta attractions and its range of 20 name brand hotel choices has something to suit all travelers.
Top 2 Festivals:
ArtSSpring, mid-April to mid-May, www.artsandysprings.org
Annual Sandy Springs Festival, fourth weekend in September,
www.sandyspringsfestival.com
Fingertip Facts:
∙Established in 2005
∙Sandy Springs covers 37-square miles and is the second largest city in Metro Atlanta
∙Comprises 20 miles of shoreline along the Chattahoochee River and 11 parks
∙Home of Red Barron's Antiques, the largest antique source in the Southeast
Services offered to media:
Familiarization Tours
Press Releases
Image Library
Calendar of Events
VIP Lodging Arrangements
Special Interest Contact Info
Travel Tips and Story Ideas
STORY IDEAS
Nature adventures abound in Sandy Springs
With more than 20 miles of Chattahoochee River shoreline, Sandy Springs is a natural for nature outings. Raft, kayak or canoe; local outfitters are available year-round for rentals or visitors can bring their own craft and put in at one of three National Park sites along the river. For sports fishermen, Sandy Springs is the most southern point on the Chattahoochee River suited for fly fishing. And although minutes from downtown Atlanta, you can watch playful otters and see more than 240 bird species, including graceful blue herons, on the banks and waterways of the Chattahoochee River and be surrounded by the sights and sounds of Mother Nature.
Antiques everywhere!
Boutique shopping is abundant in Sandy Springs, but the town is renowned for its antiquing. Antiques and Interiors of Sandy Springs is 33,000-plus square feet of merchandise and all under one roof. Voted Best Antique Mall of 2007 and 2008, the showroom boasts furniture, fine art, Oriental and home décor and accessories, antique books, porcelain, crystal and more. Another antiquing treasure, the 80,000-sq. ft. Red Barron's Antiques, the oldest and largest antique source in the Southeast, is a treasure trove of American, French, Victorian and European styled furniture and classic cars.
A city that sprang from the Springs
Sandy Springs gets its name from the sandy spring that bubbles at the Sandy Springs Historic Site. The region dates to 400 AD and developed as a crossroads traveled by buffalo, Native Americans and then British traders. During the 16th-century, the Creek Muskogee Tribe settled in the area, which would become their trading post. Later, a Methodist congregation began a camp to hold summer gatherings where the trails in the area converged. Today, the springs still produces 10 gallons of water every minute.
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