that was a very good point to use atlanta....if anyone has tried to cross this country using an aircraft...you know that "the whole world changes in atlanta!!!".....
my original suggestion was going to be d.c....as it isn't the nicest city in the world...or the east for that matter...there is lots to do...all the sights are free...i.e....smithsonian,memorials,art museums,and most of al the ZOO is fabulous....they are running a show about it on animal planet right now.......there is also georgetown for the evenings enjoyment...and daytime shopping....
i was thinking it might be more of a centrally located distance....