Atlanta
is so full of history, nature, and information that it offers
tours to satisfy the desire to learn more. You will be
able to walk through the CNN studios and see how one of the
most recognized television station functions. There are
also tours providing information about famous figures such as
Jimmy Carter and Martin Luther King Jr. While you are visiting
Atlanta be sure to pick one or two tours that sparks your
interest. Below we have some information about the more
popular tours in Atlanta.
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Scenic & Guided Tours
Atlanta
Botanical Garden - This
peaceful oasis in Midtown Atlanta includes 30 acres of gardens,
forest, and trails. Also the Dorothy Chapman Fuqua Conservatory,
a glass-walled building housing more than 7,000 rare and
endangered tropical and desert plans.
Atlanta
History Center - This
Buckhead facility features 32 acres of gardens, wildlife trails,
and woodland areas filled with native flora rare plants and
granite outcroppings. The entire complex includes the 1840s
Tullie Smith Farm house and outbuildings: 1928 Swan House
mansion: Swan Coach House restaurant: and the History Museum,
with permanent and charging exhibitions on subjects such as the
city's African-American history, 1996 Centennial Olympic Games,
Civil War and "Gone With the Wind."
CNN
Studio Tours - See
global news in the making at the CNN Studio at the CNN Center in
Downtown Atlanta. A 45-minute walking tour includes an exhibit
area with CNN and Turner memorabilia, the Control Room Theater,
Special Effects Studio and Main Newsroom.
"Jimmy"
Carter Presidential Center - Visitors
to this facility dedicated to the work of former U.S. president
and Georgia native Jimmy Carter, can be surrounded by nature yet
able to enjoy a fine view of the Downtown Atlanta skyline. Such
is the case with the Japanese Garden, an area designed by
renowned master gardener Kinsaku Nakane, which features two
waterfalls cascading over rocks into a pool. Inside are
artifacts from Carter's presidency.
The
Margaret Mitchell House - Many visitors to
Atlanta are looking for "Gone With the Wind" and they
can find it in this three-story Tudor Revival mansion in Midtown
Atlanta where author Margaret Mitchell lived and wrote her
Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The house has been restored and is
open to the public, along with a Visitors Center and Museum
Shop.
Martin
Luther King Jr. Historic District - This
four block area on Auburn Avenue is where civil rights leader
Martin Luther King Jr. was born and raised. Today, it includes
the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
(founded by Coretta Scott King shortly after her husband was
killed in 1968), the restored King Birth Home and Ebenezer
Baptist Church. The King Center displays his personal belongings
and gravesite, a marble crypt surrounded by the Reflecting Pool.
World
of Coca-Cola - More
than 1 million people visit this attraction annually to learn
more about the world's most popular soft drink through
memorabilia, video presentations and displays. Included is a
re-creation of a 1930s soda fountain, vintage TV and radio
commercials and the Everything Coca-Cola store, with the world's
largest selection of Coke merchandise.
Atlanta
is so full of history, nature, and information that it offers
tours to satisfy the desire to learn more. You will be
able to walk through the CNN studios and see how one of the
most recognized television station functions. There are
also tours providing information about famous figures such as
Jimmy Carter and Martin Luther King Jr. While you are visiting
Atlanta be sure to pick one or two tours that sparks your
interest. Below we have some information about the more
popular tours in Atlanta.
