What to do in Atlanta?

[rustomatic]

Hey Y'All,

So I'm going to spend some time in Atlanta and surrounding areas soon. What better place than here to get some good ideas for doing things that Googling might not bring to my attention? I know that several of the regulars here are in the greater Atlanta area, or even a bit further out in Georgia/the Carolinas, so chime in. What is fun? Where is the good beer? Where's a good hike? How about good Southern food? Where is something other than Road Atlanta for cool car-related stuff?

My only plan so far (short of a lot of long-range driving, like maybe D.C. and the Keys--yes, done it before), if I'm there at the right time, is an Interpol concert (hopeful) in Athens in mid-February. Yeah, I'm kind of stuck in 2005 . . .

I'll have lots of time (driving out), so feel free to go for complexity.