Thanks Poohead an MissJ for the great information, I am getting so excited to come down there and check it out!

When you mention the directional-ness of traffic, which ways are the busiest and when? That's pretty interesting and good to know as it may dictate my place of work as well as shifts I would want to work to avoid the logjam. I hate being stuck in traffic.

I am really surprised parking is so inexpensive in such a large city, seems cheaper and more convenient to just drive to a destination.

I will be checking out those areas MissJ- I appreciate the info. I also was just reading about how notoriously dangerous walking was there. It mentioned Margaret Mitchell getting hit by a car & killed way back when. Speaking of, I think I will be buying Gone With the Wind as travel reading since I have never read the book!

Can anyone suggest a restaurant or meal not to be missed while I am there? I am definitely searching for a ribshack as I haven't had good ribs in years!