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Atlanta Contemporary Art Center: a place of ideas Think art's no more than paintings on a wall or sculptures in a garden? You'll think again when you visit the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center — which presents art in a fresh, innovative and, yes, contemporary way. Read More >>

Hillcrest Orchards: apples, animals and entertainment If Johnny Appleseed had ever visited Hillcrest Orchards in Ellijay, he might have thought it was heaven; a place where he could pick an apple, pet a calf, take a hayride – or do it all. Read More >>

Autrey Mill Nature Preserve: You'll forget modern Atlanta is nearby Out in the woods in Johns Creek is a place set back in time and so remote you'll forget the hustle and bustle of downtown Atlanta isn't very far away. A short drive down to the Autrey Mill Nature Preserve is all it takes to see what used to be. Read More >>

Jaemor Farm Market: fresh from the farm While farm stands are a tradition that have withstood the test of time; Jaemor’s Farm Market in North Georgia has turned simple grocery shopping into a seasonal adventure. Read More >>

Atlanta Motor Speedway: ready, set, come! Is it the rush of adrenaline, the roar of a crowd, the sound of full-throttle engines or the smell of a concession stand that makes the Atlanta Motor Speedway so much fun? Maybe it's all of the above. Read More >>

Michael C. Carlos Museum: Magnificant mummies You don't have to go to Cairo to see mummies, or Athens to see Grecian urns. A visit to the ancient worlds of Egypt, Greece, Rome, Africa and the Americas is as close as the Emory University campus, and the Michael C. Carlos Museum, home of the largest collection of ancient art in the Southeast. Read More >>

Fernbank: Dinosaurs rule and IMAX stands tall Dig those dinosaurs and relax with IMAX at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History. It aims to appeal to the Indiana Jones in everyone. Read More >>

Georgia Aquarium making waves in Atlanta At the Georgia Aquarium, you can enjoy up-close encounters with beluga whales, sea lions, bonnethead sharks, electric fish and piranha -- without even getting your feet wet. Home to 80,000 animals, the Atlanta attraction is one of the world's largest aquariums. Read More >>

Imagine It! Children's Museum of Atlanta sparks childhood wonder! As a child, you can do anything, be anything, go anywhere – all it takes is a little imagination and some help from the Imagine It! Children’s Museum of Atlanta. The children in your life will beg to go back before you ever leave the parking lot! Read More >>

Paper Museum separates pulp facts, pulp fiction Paper: we spend it, write on it, read it, carry groceries in it and create with it. Something this useful and this ubiquitous deserves a closer look. And for that, we've got the Robert C.Williams Paper Museum at Georgia Tech. Read More >>