ATLANTA - Georgia's supreme shopping destination is a holiday gift trimmed with lively entertainment, fine dining and exciting attractions.

Atlantic Station, a new retail, entertainment and residential center, illuminates with millions of twinkling lights. The central plaza glistens with a star-topped tree. In the glow of lantern light, people party-hop between restaurants and nightclubs, all resonating in the spirit of the season.

Shops at Atlantic Station include IKEA, Ann Taylor, Banana Republic, Victoria's Secret, White House Black Market, Dillard's and American Eagle Outfitters. Regal Cinema, a 16-screen theater, boasts 4,000 stadium seats. Patrons stream across the street to Strip Steaks and Sushi and other eateries, such as California Pizza Kitchen and Copeland's Cheesecake Bistro.

With lampposts adorned with ribbons and shop windows festooned with evergreen garlands, one would not guess that this 138-acre redevelopment sits on a site once held by Atlantic Steel Mill. The urban property, praised as a national model for smart growth, has 1,000 hotel rooms and public parks adjoining the "live-work-play" district.

People will find new places to flash their plastic at Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza. The fashion meccas feature hundreds of stores including anchors Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Saks Fifth Avenue and Nordstrom. Atlanta's historic neighborhoods, such as Historic Virginia Highland, Little Five Points and Buckhead, are jam-packed with antiques emporiums, boutiques and art galleries. Perimeter Mall, Mall of Georgia, Discover Mills and the North Georgia Premium Outlets boast locations for America's top retailers.