We checked out of our hotel before getting our final coffee at LuLu's. I ordered an Eleven themed coffee as my last choice. (Maple sugar and cinnamon flavored coffee). Kellie ordered a Mike flavored coffee. (Mileven.) Kellie had only Eleven and Mike coffees over the 4 days, and I tried a new coffee flavor each day. If I were to rank the coffees I would put Eleven first, Will 2nd, Dustin 3rd, and then Mike. Kellie wore Mike's outfit from the epilogue where he is sitting staring at the library, and took a picture of her doing the same. (The bench is no longer there, either is the memorial which was apparently made of styrofoam.) It was sad to leave Jackson. The whole community had been so kind.
We headed off to visit some more filming locations before checking into our AirBnB in Atlanta. We first visited the Byer's house. The Byer's house is now an expensive AirBnB and had cameras everywhere so we took a picture quick and left. We then found the spot where Billy was flayed in Season 3 through the fence. We think that part of the day the gate must be open because there is a bar located there. They still have Billy's car outside of that location. Kellie wanted to visit the location of the Squawk to see if there was anything there even though it had been torn down. There was unfortunately nothing there, just overgrown grass. The final location we visited was the filming location of the Quarry, which was located in Westside Park. The outlook we saw over the water didn't look much like the scenes from Season 1, but it looked cool with the Atlanta skyline in the background. There was no path to stand on the cliffside of the quarry, which might have made it seem higher up/more striking.
We visited the Krog Street Market to visit Little Tart Bakeshop. Noah Schnapp (Will) and Finn Wolfhard (Mike) had talked about frequently visiting Little Tart when they lived in Atlanta when filming Stranger Things. The one at Krog Street was a smaller version since it was a place with all different food vendors. Little Tart actually had a bigger location on its own which we visited on Wednesday before going to the airport. (The location Finn and Noah actually visited). Little Tart is known for their croissants, and I got one with chocolate filling. Our AirBnB was super cute. We chose it due to its proximity to the music venue we would see Finn Wolfhard perform at the next day. The AirBnB was gated and had 3 codes in order to get into it, so it was extra safe. Our AirBnB was the top level of a townhouse, and had windows on the ceiling with skylight. It had cute modern decor, and had cute little extras throughout the place. Local recommendations, extra hygiene products, bath salts, etc. It even had a washer and dryer. I wish we could have stayed their longer. The bedroom had sliding doors and tons of decorative pillows. I rested when we first got to our AirBnB while Kellie did some work. We listened to Finn Wolfhard's discography on the way to Atlanta in order to prepare for the concert the next day. We listened to Djo as well.
In the evening we walked down the street where the venue was located and visited a record shop called Criminal Records. (Criminal Records is also a place Finn had recommended in the past as a place he liked visiting while living in Atlanta.) The record store had both of Finn's albums. The newest one was on display, while his older one was hidden under the letter "X". We then visited a thrift clothing store with a HUGE selection. It looked like they were getting new donations throughout the day and stocking the floor with donated clothing. There was a whole wall of belts. Literally so many things. It was really fun to look through. The secondhand clothing store was called Rag-O-Rama. We went over to the Atlanta beltline to find something for dinner. The beltline is a pedestrian path lined with restaurants where no cars are allowed. We saw a lot of people using it for running, and biking. There were also a lot of people walking dogs. (I just looked up the beltline and apparently it's 22 miles long!). We were lured in to a restaurant by Panic! At the Disco. They were playing the song "Let's Kill Tonight" as part of a Halloween playlist it turned out. "Let's Kill Tonight" is a way lesser known song and wouldn't just play on the radio. The restaurant was called McCray's and we ate outside as the weather was really nice. I ordered a southwest bowl with a lemonade. It was beautiful seeing the restaurants lit up after dark. I would definitely like to explore it more if I go back to Atlanta. Back at the AirBnB we made bracelets to give out at the concert the next day before going to bed for the night.
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