MARTA luggage storage

About MARTA

Officially known as the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, MARTA is a major transit system in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. It opened as a bus station in 1971 and now features a bus system, light rail, and rapid transit system. The MARTA train has four service lines, which include the Green, Blue, Gold, and Red Lines. The bus routes have 48 miles of track and 38 stations. The light rail consists of the Atlanta Streetcar that loops through Downtown Atlanta. 

MARTA is the eighth largest train system in the United States. In fact, it serves over 430,000 passengers a year. The transit system is the perfect way to get around the city since it has stations within walking distance to hundreds of attractions. Some of these include the Atlanta History Center, Ansley Park, CNN Center, and the Georgia Capitol. 

If you want to do some shopping while you are in town, MARTA will take you to hundreds of stores and malls all over Atlanta. Some of the most popular include the Ansley Mall, Sage Hill Shopping Center, Perimeter Mall, and the Edgewood Retail District. If you like antiques, try the Chamblee Antique Row at the Chamblee Station. You can also visit Centennial Olympic Park, Freedom Park, Washington Park, or one of the other two dozen parks along the MARTA line.

Fun Fact: MARTA keeps more than 185,000 automobiles off the roads every day. 

Things to do Near MARTA

While you are at MARTA, make sure you get out and check out the sights nearby. From shopping to museums and restaurants to parks, there is something fun for everyone to do. Here are some of our favorites.

• Catch a show at the Alliance Theater on Peachtree Street Northeast
• Check out the 14 Tiny Doors spread about the city
• Go see the puppets on Spring Street Northwest at the Center for Puppetry Arts 
• Take a walk along Buckhead Wall by Buckhead Forest
• Meander around the lake at Piedmont Park on Park Drive Northeast by the Atlanta Botanical Garden
• See the city from 20 stories up on the SkyView Atlanta on Luckie Street Northwest
• Search for some great souvenirs at the Atlantic Station Mall on Atlantic Drive
• Visit the High Museum of Art on Peachtree Street 

Transit Options Near MARTA

• Bus routes 1 through 100
• Rapid transit 38 rail stations
• Atlanta Streetcar
• Taxicabs
• Ridesharing apps

Luggage Storage Near MARTA

Since we are travelers too, we know how annoying it can be to drag your bags around with you. That’s why we started Bounce, our luggage storage company. With partners worldwide, you can always find a spot to leave your bags for safekeeping. Even if you are a local, you can leave your luggage at one of our Bounce partners nearby. 

Luggage Storage Options Near MARTA 

Whether you will see a show or head out to do some shopping, you cannot bring your suitcases along with you. Fortunately, we have dozens of Bounce affiliates near MARTA, where you can drop off your things. Just download our app and find the closest Bounce spot. 

Luggage Storage Near Atlanta Botanical Garden

Learn more about the flora of Atlanta at the Atlanta Botanical Garden on Piedmont Avenue Northeast, just two miles from MARTA. The 30-acre garden has thousands of species of flowers, plants, and trees to see. Open since 1976, the park has been a gathering place for locals as well as visitors with weekly shows, concerts, and a famous orchid center with a rare collection of orchids. The Chapman Fuqua Conservatory is another great place to visit in the garden where they have a display of amphibians. See the Lemur leaf frog of Costa Rica and blue frogs of South America. The 16,000 square-foot building also has plants from around the world in the Tropical Rotunda, Desert House, and the Orangerie, where they have citrus, coffee, and cocoa plants. Leave your bags with any of our local Bounce partners before you go because they are not allowed inside.

Luggage Storage Near Pemberton Place

The 20-acre Pemberton Place on Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard Northwest is just three miles from the station. Inside the park, you can visit the World of Coca-Cola, which has a huge museum with a delivery truck from 1939 and an 1880s soda fountain as well as a bunch of other cool stuff. You can even get a selfie with the Coca-Cola polar bear. Right next door, the Georgia Aquarium has the world’s largest tank with 10 million gallons of water. See manta rays, dolphins, sea lions, whales, and sharks. Some other displays include otters, penguins, puffins, and sea dragons. The Center for Civil and Human Rights is also right in the park where you can learn about the human rights movement and see personal papers from Martin Luther King Junior. Grab your camera out of your bag before leaving it with one of our Bounce affiliates on the way there.

Luggage Storage Near Zoo Atlanta

If you like animals, head to Zoo Atlanta on Cherokee Avenue Southeast, less than 10 miles from the station. They have more than 1,500 animals from over 220 species to visit and learn about. Starting in the Asian Forest, you can see the giant pandas, clouded leopards, and tigers as well as the Komodo dragons and sun bears. In the African Rainforest, the gorillas, orangutans, monkeys, and lemurs will entertain you. The Kid Zone is not just for kids. You can feed and pet the goats and sheep and see the alpacas, tamarins, sloths, and hundreds of birds. Don’t miss the COOP Food Truck and Pandamonium gift shop in the Grand Patio. If you want some pizza, Twiga Terrace has Willie B’s Pizza and Snacks and the OOZ Food Truck by the lions, rhinos, giraffes, and elephants. They even have a beer garden. But make sure you stop by one of our Bounce spots to drop off your luggage first.