Travel around the world and back through time in a single day at Fernbank Museum. Come face to face with the world's largest dinosaurs, connect with cultures from around the globe, discover Georgia's natural history, enjoy interactive exhibits and experience an IMAX® film!

The High Museum of Art in Atlanta has grown to become the leading art museum in the Southeastern United States with its renowned collection of classic and contemporary art and architecture.

Important places associated with Martin Luther King Jr. and the American civil-rights movement line this half-mile stretch of Auburn Avenue. King's birth home and grave site, Ebenezer Baptist Church (where he worshipped and preached) and Fire Station No. 6 Museum are the main historical attractions, but don't miss the visitor center. It offers chilling exhibits, video displays and film presentations.

Welcome to the 11th century! Just beyond the great doors of our Hall of Arms waits the celebration arena, the heart of each of Medieval Times' nine castles. From high above King Philippe and his daughter-in-law, Princess Leonore, preside over a four-course feast. Below, privileged royal guests are transported to faraway lands including a romantic snowy rendezvous in the woods and an authentic medieval tournament for the Battle of Champion ® -- with the help of Hollywood-caliber special effects, of course.

The New World of Coca-Cola, featuring a "4-D" theater and the world's largest collection of Coke memorabilia, is a shrine to the world's favorite bottled drink.

Delighting kids and adults alike, the innovative aquarium features 500 species from around the world and is mapped out into five main exhibit sections with interactive galleries, an underwater tunnel and the second largest viewing window in the world. Enter the Ocean Voyager and experience the underwater universe of a goliath grouper, whale sharks, stingrays and hammerhead sharks.

Journey into the heart of the world's news leader at Inside CNN Atlanta. This 55-minute behind-the-scenes tour shows you exactly what it takes to deliver the news available to over 2 billion people worldwide.

The zoo occupies the southern half of Grant Park. Habitats are spacious and naturalistic, with plenty of trees, bushes, watering holes and cozy dens. That makes animals who naturally live in trees, bushes and cozy dens hard to see sometimes, but patience usually pays off. The Kenyan habitat has giraffes, zebras, ostriches, antelope, rhinos, lions and tigers. On a smaller scale, birds, freaky reptiles, insects and snakes also all make their home in the zoo.

Thrill seekers and speed demons drive high-performance 6.5-horsepower Superkarts through hairpin turns and high-speed straightaways on one of two tracks. In addition to racing, the Speed Lab boasts a zip line, climbing wall, meeting facilities, a full-service bar, billiards tables and interactive racing simulators.

Cuisine: Brazillian Steakhouse
Neighborhood: Buckhead
Information: (404) 266-9988

This Brazilian churrascaria caters to your inner hunter-gatherer. All you can eat of 15 different cuts of meat, plus the offerings of a deeply stocked salad bar and small dishes of yucca and mashed potatoes, comes for a single price. A small plastic disc--one side green, one side red--allows you to signal the servers when you are ready for more. Cuts like filet are obviously popular, but be sure to try a more flavorful cut like rump steak, perfectly grilled leg of lamb or even grilled sausages.

Cuisine: Seafood, Steakhouse
Neighborhood: Buckhead
Information: (404) 262-2675

Loosely modeled on the famed Oyster Bar at Grand Central Station, complete with a vaulted-tiled ceiling, this downstairs adjunct of Chops steakhouse is awash in old-world class. While steaks are available in the Lobster Bar, if you want meat, you're better off upstairs. Start with crab cakes, surprisingly light given the abundance of moist lump meat they contain. Live Maine lobsters--ranging from two to five pounds--are fried, steamed or broiled to order and arrive tender to the bite, with just the right balance of briny and sweet tones.

Cuisine: Italian Southern, Pizza
Neighborhood: Midtown
Information: (404) 879-9962

Simple flavors and restrained culinary associations rule the day at this modest trattoria. Pizzas--especially the tasty rucola e prosciutto and the quattro formaggio--are the real winners here. Prepared in a beehive brick oven in the dining room they make a perfect entree on their own or with a salad. Go with a crowd so you can try several.

Cuisine: Italian Pasta
Neighborhood: Dunwoody
Information: (770) 698-0505

The concept is delightfully simple. Choose a favorite from among the dozen or so pastas. Then select a sauce; choices range from smoky vodka-spiked salmon and peas to zesty pancetta and red pepper Amatriciana. Bracing, tomato-based arrabbiata and rich, reduced cream funghi also pair well with most of the pastas. Delicious, doughy, sauce-sopping bread comes on the side; springy buffalo mozzarella caprese salad makes another nice accompaniment. For dessert, sample the indulgent java-dusted tiramisu.

Cuisine: American Creole
Neighborhood: Midtown, Smyrna
Information: (404) 537-2870

Despite the myriad creative touches that make the menu a fun read, the best dishes here are the simplest. Buttermilk fried chicken is honest food-- crispy skin and moist meat get extra support from homey bourbon gravy. Tangy chow chow and Creole mustard sauce add zip to meaty crab cakes; sherry provides the perfect grace note to a soothing bowl of creamy she-crab soup. It's unlikely the decadent, satisfying pecan pie will ever leave the menu: It alone makes regulars out of first-time visitors.

Cuisine: Asian
Neighborhood: Dunwoody
Information: (770) 352-0500

The menu gives Chinese classics a contemporary tweak; dishes are artfully presented, with many sauces made tableside by servers. Signature plates include diced chicken wrapped in cool lettuce leaves, orange-peel beef with chili peppers, and wok-fried scallops with lemon sauce. For the sporty set, the eatery features a tasty training table menu with input from world-class athletes. There are also menus for special diets, vegetarian options and an extensive wine list.