When I travel through Atlanta by auto I never stop anywhere within its metro area. Just make sure that I don’t have to get gas there. Another consideration, aside from the obvious, is that my carry permit is not good in Georgia.
When traveling by myself I’ve made it a point, using freeways, to drive around big cities.
The last long trip was San Angelo, TX, to southwest Washington State. Could have taken back roads but the interstates are quicker.
We need to work on our states to allow reciprocity.
There are plenty of nice areas in the ‘burbs. Heck, the North Atlanta ‘burbs are the GA 6th, Newt’s old district. They also include Kennesaw.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennesaw,_Georgia#Gun_law