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Southern fare Atlanta hosts its annual food festival Oct. 11 and 12, with cooking demos by celebrity chefs. tasteofatlanta.com, $35.
Lions and tigers and...segways A new two-hour rolling safari tour at the San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park lets visitors see wildlife from a Segway. sandiegozoo.org.
Scuba do Cruise West is now offering scuba side trips on three of its South Pacific sailings aboard the Spirit of Oceanus this winter. cruisewest.com.
Disney goes global Tour operator Adventures by Disney has eight new trips, including a safari in South Africa. adventuresbydisney.com.
Aztec art The Field Museum in Chicago is the only U.S. venue that will exhibit "Aztec World," a show of nearly 300 artifacts. fieldmuseum.org, through April, $22.
Not-so-pricey pampering Spas in the Midwest and across the East Coast will be offering $50 treatments for Spa Week, Oct. 13 to 19. spaweek.org
Very hands-on The Please Touch Museum reopens in Philadelphia this month, including an Alice in Wonderland–inspired rabbit hole. pleasetouchmuseum.org, $15.