Underground Atlanta

It's World Postcard Day! Oh, and do we have a treat for you! Swipe through our nostalgic selection that showcases Underground throughout the last five decades.

Our postcards date back to the early 1970s, when Underground Atlanta was reimagined as an entertainment hub opened in 1969 by the city. The district featured a charming vibe with gaslit streets, cobblestone alleyways, unique restaurants, shops, saloons, and even attractions like Josephine Tussaud’s Wax Museum (third image).

These vintage postcards truly capture the magic of "Old Atlanta." Do you remember visiting Underground Atlanta back in the day, or sending one of these classic postcards to a friend?

Drop your favorite memory in the comments below! 👇

Step inside — A 21+ Halloween immersive experience featuring haunted rooms, multiple bars, elite spooky cocktails, live DJs, and endless things that go bump in the night.

🗓️ OCT 2 – NOV 1 (Thurs–Sun)
🔞 21+ ONLY

Dress scary. Dress strange. Just don't pull up alone bestie...💀
🎟️ Tickets live now — link in bio to lock in your spot!

ATLANTA… SOMETHING IS STIRRING BENEATH THE CITY. 💀
Descend into — a fully immersive, 21+ Halloween era lurking beneath the streets of Downtown Atlanta.

🍸 Elite spooky cocktails
💀 Hauntingly immersive spaces
🎧 Live DJs
👻 Multiple bars
🔥 Dancing after dark
🕸️ A seriously unhinged vibe

From October 2nd through November 1st (Thurs–Sun), the Underground is giving twisted Halloween playground where the drinks are devilishly good, the music keeps you moving, and things get a little more feral after dark. 🖤

Dress scary. Dress strange. Just don't pull up alone bestie...

🎟️ Tickets live now — link in bio to lock in your spot!

9/23 - 10/04 ATL, here's what's going down this week 🫰

Join us for the Peach Talk + Wellness Walk during Atlanta Streets Alive! Come discover the history of Georgia’s signature fruit with Jim Hackler from the Five Points Community Garden.

When? September 27th at 3:00 PM
Where? Peachtree Fountains Plaza.

PeachTrees on Peachtree features a great afternoon outdoors, so bring your friends and come celebrate our city with us!

ONE WEEK TO GO! Until Silence In The City returns Underground Atlanta have you gotten your tickets yet?
Tickets: Silenceinthecityatl.com
Check out our discounted group rate specials!
We’re closing out the summer in the best way possible! We can’t wait to see you!

What does $20 get you at Underground Atlanta? More than you'd think. 🖤

🥂 Free open bar for ladies at , Thursdays 7-10PM
🎶 Locals Only at , free entry all night, Thursdays
🍹 $8 daiquiris and 75 cent wings at , every Friday 6-10PM
🎤 Free comedy at , every Friday at 11PM
🍗 $16 Chicken and waffles at

Your $20 just got a lot more interesting.

📍 Underground Atlanta, 50 Upper Alabama St.
🚇 Take MARTA to Five Points

takes over Fountain Plaza on September 26th. Then on September 27th, shuts down Peachtree Street for a 3-mile celebration for bikers, skaters, and everyone in between.

Two days. Two unforgettable experiences. Right in the heart of downtown Atlanta.

📍 Underground Atlanta, 50 Upper Alabama St.
🚇 Take MARTA to Five Points

New Date Announcement! Silence In The City is Back Sunday September 27th 6pm-12am Underground Atlanta
All your tickets from the previous date will be honored! If you haven’t gotten your tickets yet now is your chance! Limited Supply!
Tickets: Silenceinthecityatl.com
Check out our discounted group rates for you and your squad! We’re closing out summer 26 with a bang!
We can’t wait to see you!

The ’80s called… and Underground answered. 📞

A look back at Underground Atlanta. Drop your favorite memory in the comments below, or go ask your parents! ✌️

Nights are getting cooler. The energy is changing. And Underground Atlanta has something for every weekend. 🍂🖤

Festivals taking over Fountain Plaza this September: , , and . Concerts and events at every weekend. A haunted bar all of October. Game days at all season long.

See you beneath the streets.

📍 Underground Atlanta, 50 Upper Alabama St.
🚇 Take MARTA to Five Points

Did you know Atlanta went through three names before one stuck? 🖤

Before the skyline, before the highways, before the city we know today, this land was called Thrasherville...a small settlement built in 1839 by "Cousin John" Thrasher near the planned terminus of the Western & Atlantic Railroad.

It was also known as Terminus, the nickname that stuck as the railroad took shape and the settlement grew.

In 1843, it got its first official name: Marthasville, named after Martha Lumpkin, daughter of former Georgia Governor Wilson Lumpkin.

But one of the men dissatisfied with "Marthasville" was Richard Peters, superintendent of the Georgia Railroad. The name was lengthy for freight lists, schedules, and shipping records, and Peters believed the growing junction needed something more distinctive.

The name Atlanta was born, inspired by the Atlantic railroad line that put this city on the map.

Underground Atlanta sits at the center of where this city's story began.

📍 Underground Atlanta, 50 Upper Alabama St.
🚇 Take MARTA to Five Points

9/8 - 9/20 here's what's going down 👇

Did you know that during Prohibition in the 1920s, the spaces beneath Underground Atlanta became some of Atlanta's most notorious speakeasies? 🖤

When the city built the viaducts and raised street level by a story and a half, the original storefronts went underground, completely hidden from the new street above. Bootleggers and proprietors turned them into clandestine bars and juke joints where the music never stopped, even when the law said it should.

Blues legend Bessie Smith even wrote about it:

"Down in Atlanta G.A., underneath the viaduct one day, drinking corn and hollerin' hoo-ray, piano playin' till the break of day."

Atlanta went dry. Underground didn't.

Those same walls are still down here today. Come find them.

📍 Underground Atlanta, 50 Upper Alabama St.
🚇 Take MARTA to Five Points

📷: Georgia State University Library

Summer brought the world to Underground Atlanta. Now fall is bringing the party. 🎵

Every weekend in September, Fountain Plaza will be home to some of the most unique festival experiences in the city. From Dre's Block Party to Everyday People Party, different sounds, different crowds, and different vibes...all right here in Underground Atlanta.

Ticketed events, 21+. Grab your tickets at the link in bio.

📍 Underground Atlanta, Fountain Plaza
🚇 Take MARTA to Five Points

Watch parties. Festivals. Food. Art. Dancing. A city that showed up for itself and for the world...and you were right in the middle of it.

This is Atlanta's summer, through your lens. Thank you for making Underground Atlanta the place to be.

Do you know why we're called Underground Atlanta?

In the late 1800s, the streets of downtown Atlanta were alive with streetcars, storefronts, and a city still finding its footing. Then in the 1920s, the city built a series of viaducts, elevated bridges that raised street level by an entire floor, burying the original buildings beneath them.

Those original streets and storefronts didn't disappear. They just went underground.

What you walk through today at Underground Atlanta is the original city, preserved beneath the streets of modern Atlanta. The same walls. The same bones. Just a little deeper than before.

Credit:
Georgia State University Library Online Exhibits

8/25 - 9/5 here's what's going down👆

Next time you visit Underground Atlanta, you might just be walking through a movie set! Swipe through to see how Kenny’s Alley, Lower Alabama Street, and the Underground Diner transform for major film and TV productions! 🍿📍

Interested in filming in the city beneath the streets? Email us at [email protected].

What’s your favorite film or TV show filmed at Underground?

All footage and stills belong to their respective copyright owners. All rights reserved.

counting down until the weekend 🗓️ hold tight 🪩

Which night are you? 🖤

The Chill Night:
Dinner at → Drinks and Karaoke at → Free comedy at (Fridays at 11PM)

The Elevated Night:
W**e Down at → Live show at → Dance the night away at

The Full Send:
All of the above.

However you do it, we'll see you soon.

📍 Underground Atlanta
🚇 Take MARTA to Five Points

From murals to installations, local artists showed up and transformed Underground Atlanta into an open air gallery this summer.

This is what happens when you give artists a canvas and a city full of people to inspire.

Swipe through to see the art that made this summer unforgettable.