N.E., can help with bike and skate rentals and provide information on routes. Accessories such as bike locks and helmets are available for rent as well. Tennis is big in Atlanta, and there are a couple of possibilities for players who want to volley somewhere other than on downtown hotel courts. Ten of those courts are lighted. Lessons are available at both facilities.
Golfers have an abundance of courses to choose from in the Atlanta area.
In addition, many privately owned courses allow nonmembers to play, although fees at those courses are higher than at public facilities. Players tee off on the par-71 layout from the stone clubhouse modeled after the stately structures at many Scotland golf courses. Stone Mountain Park has 36 holes of golf-18 designed by Robert Trent Jones and the rest by John Lay Foy. Spectator sports are in short supply during this year's RIMS conference. RIMS-goers still in town the weekend after the conference can catch a rematch of last year's National League division playoff when the Braves take on the St. Louis Cardinals.