One consideration for our next meeting might be Birmingham.
There's a ton of stuff to see and do there---and it's an easy drive from Atlanta.
There's the old steel mill east of town (we could spend several days there, easily--the 30ft tall air compressors are a sight to behold!), there's Vulcan, the Great Gatsby houses on Shades mountain, and, unlike Atlanta, Birmingham didn't destroy the old downtown area. The Alabama theatre has been restored beautifully, and there are plenty of old stores and churches near the theatre. And it's close to Paul fish's river--etc etc.
PaulB