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CNN Studio Tours
190 Marietta St NW, Atlanta, GA
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TravelSkoot picks the best family-friendly sightss in Atlanta. Visit these sites for a fun day with your kids that is both entertaining and educational!
CNN Center is more than just the global headquarters of the CNN News Group and Turner Broadcasting. It's also a massive entertainment-hotel-shopping-dining center. Take a tour of the CNN Studios for a behind-the-scenes look at global news in the making. You can have a videotape made of yourself reading the day's top stories from behind a CNN anchor desk. Then head down to the atrium for shopping and a variety of lunch possibilities. Next, check out the interactive studio inside the Turner Store--it's loads of fun. CNN's "Talk Back Live" is telecast in the atrium daily at 3pm.
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An exposition showcasing the world's most popular soft drink, World of Coca-Cola is a must-see for anybody who's ever had a taste of the Real Thing! The vast three-story pavilion houses a massive collection of Coca-Cola memorabilia. High-tech exhibits trace Coke's history from its 1886 debut at Jacob's Pharmacy in downtown Atlanta to its current worldwide fame. If you work up a thirst, sample unlimited amounts of 40 Coca-Cola beverages at Club Coca-Cola, including 20 drinks that are not sold in the United States, for example, a pineapple/orange/banana beverage marketed only in Kenya.
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Love Coke? Then this is the place where all your dreams come true. The center houses a museum where you can learn everything you ever wanted to know about Coca-Cola's history (except the secret ingredient). But what really makes this place awesome is the tasting room where you can sample Coke products from all over the world. You won't like everything you try but you'll make new friends as you run around trying to get strangers to try the new bizarre flavor you just sampled.
Shaped like an ark and situated on Centennial Olympic Park, this aquarium has created a buzz with a state-of-the-art facility that contains 8 million gallons of water and more than 100,000 animals. Featuring 500 species, it has five main exhibit sections with interactive galleries, an underwater tunnel and the second largest viewing window in the world. Enter the Ocean Voyager and experience the underwater universe of a Goliath grouper, stingrays and hammerhead sharks. At the Cold Water Quest, spy on giant Pacific octopus, Japanese spider crabs, and Beluga whales. Crowds have been so big that the aquarium issues timed tickets.
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Zoo Atlanta occupies the southern half of Grant Park. Habitats are spacious and naturalistic, with plenty of trees, bushes, watering holes and cozy dens. Among the newest exhibits is the Living Treehouse, a revitalized home for drill baboons, Mona monkeys, and red ruffed lemurs. Mzima Springs and Masai Mara house elephants, rhinos, lions, and other African animals and birds. But the biggest stir is the Asian Forest, home to Lun Lun and Yang Yang, two giant pandas, and their cub Mei Lan, born in 2006. They put on quite a show: munching bamboo, tussling with each other, or climbing on the swinging ladder.
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Welcome to the Hilton Atlanta Airport hotel, featuring a breathtaking 17-story hotel and experience the unparalleled services and amenities! Enjoy deluxe guest rooms featuring an innovative sleep system, combined with their tripled paned windows, ensuring a peaceful and comfortable stay. After an exciting day in Atlanta, relax at the Hilton's state-of-the-art fitness facility which includes an indoor and outdoor pool, and a whirlpool! Go right from the many meeting rooms right to the Finish Line Sports Bar to complete your day. With fun, food, sports, 42 televisions sets, pool tables and bar games this is a great place to get to join friends and have fun.
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One of the state's major family attractions, Six Flags offers a great day's entertainment. The park has many different themes from Southern and European to American and Gotham City. A newer water-themed venue, Skull Island, a Caribbean pirate adventure, features six slides and a spewing volcano. For thrill rides, the big daddy is the Georgia Scorcher, one of the Southeast's tallest and fastest stand-up roller coasters. The Superman ride is always a crowd pleaser were riders are suspended in a flying position. There are also tamer rides, and costumed Looney Tune characters to greet the kids!
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