Georgia Renaissance Festival, Fairburn

In a 32-acre English village in Fairburn, roughly 13 miles southwest of the Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, this annual festival teems with life, noise, and costumed peasants, nobles, harlequins, knights, wenches, and the ever-unpredictable royal family. Catch jousting, falconry shows, and surprise inquisitions to make sure you're having a good time. Take up a sword and have a blast repressing the local peasants, or dress up your niece and nephew for a crusade to bring endless laughter and good times to frowny infidels.