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Guided Tour @ Dr. Martin Luther King's Birth Home
The only guided tour is of  Dr. King's Birth Home.  All other facilities such as Ebenezer Baptist Church, Dr. King's Gravesite, Freedom Hall, Fire Station No. 6, and the Visitor Center are self-guided.   

Birth Home Tour Tours are conducted daily by park rangers. Register for a tour upon arriving on site at the information desk located in the Visitor Center. Reservations are not taken over the phone. Tours are limited to 15 people and are filled on a first-come first-served basis. Tours begin every hour on the hour beginning at 10:00 a.m. with the last tour at 5:00 p.m. During the summer tours are every half hour from 10:00am - 5:30pm.
http://www.nps.gov/malu/documents/birth_home_tour2.htm

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site

407 Auburn Avenue, NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30312
http://www.nps.gov/malu/




CNN Center - Studio Tours

Immerse yourself in CNN on a guided tour offering a dramatic look at the history of the CNN News Group networks, their coverage of the events that shape our world and the state-of-the-art studios responsible for bringing the news to over one billion people around the globe.


CNN Center
One CNN Center
Atlanta, GA 30335

www.cnn.com





Historic Downtown Guided Walking Tour with the APC


Experience Atlanta's earliest high-rise district, beginning at the historic Candler Building and winding through interiors of several of Atlanta's landmark structures. You'll see how Atlanta's downtown architecture developed from Victorian period styles to Art Deco to modern, and learn about the businessmen, architects and prominent families who created the city's early commercial center. Tour times: Fridays at 12 noon; Saturdays at 10 am; and Sundays at 2 pm. This tour begins in the Candler Building lobby, 127 Peachtree St.

The APC also offers guided walking tours of the following historic districts:
Ansley Park - SUN at 2 pm
Druid Hills - WED 10 am / SAT 10 am
Grant Park - TBD
Inman Park - THU and SAT at 2 pm
Sweet Auburn - SAT at 2 pm
Fabulous Fox Theatre - MON/WED/THU 10 am AND SAT 10 & 11 am

Each tour takes approx. 1 hour and 30 minutes. No reservation needed (except for groups of 10 or more). Each tour has a designated starting point. Please arrive 10 minutes before tour. Cost: $10/adult and $5/students and seniors. Free for APC members. APC memberships start at $35 for an individual. For information about where each tour starts and other questions, call 404-876-2041, ext. 13


Atlanta Preservation Center
537 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
(404) 876-2041
http://www.preserveatlanta.com


Kenny's Alley @ Underground Atlanta
Underground Atlanta, the Southeast’s premiere retail entertainment center, has added ‘hot entertainment district’ to its resume with the opening of six new clubs and two newly renovated restaurants New Year’s Eve 2004! Adding to the resurgence of downtown will be the additions of Underground’s newest nightlife attractions- more than 38,000 square feet of new clubs, bars and restaurants. Brand new to Atlanta are the high-energy dance clubs The Future and the Latin Quarter occupying 10,000 square feet, the tropical Jimmy Buffet-style club and show bar of Island Oasis, a rock and roll-meets-jukebox atmosphere of The Alley Cat and an upbeat, adult karaoke and dance club serving delicious food and drinks at Koco’s. Re-opening in its new location will be the drag-queen award-winning talents of Charlie Brown’s Cabaret and the newly renovated restaurants Irish Bred and Jamaica Jamaica.


Kenny's Alley at Underground Atlanta
Atlanta, GA 30303

http://www.underground-atlanta.com/event-kennys.html



Tour the Georgia Dome
Want to see everything behind-the-scenes, from the Falcons locker room, the new turf everyone is talking about? Want to see the VIP areas of the Dome from the press box and Dome suites? Now is your chance!
Take a tour of the Georgia Dome, the site of two Super Bowls, the SEC Football Championship, the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, the 2002 Men's and 2003 Women's Final Four, Monster Jam and Supercross. Georgia Dome Tours are offered Tuesday through Saturday during the regular football season.

Georgia Dome
285 Andrew Young International Boulevard
Atlanta, GA 30313
For GA Dome: (404) 223-8427
http://www.gadome.com/


The Fountain of Rings @ Centennial Olympic Park
The Fountain of Rings has an amazing water fountain show that provides a fun opportunity to run through the water and dance to the synchronized music. The Fountain of Rings is popular the world over and is often an image used to represent Atlanta. There really are several ways to soak up the sun at the Park.
http://www.centennialpark.com/park_events/fountain_show.html

Centennial Olympic Park
265 Luckie Street NW
Atlanta, GA
(404) 222-PARK (7275)
http://www.centennialpark.com/


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