2007 NAE4-HA ATLANTA TOUR DESCRIPTIONS
Stone Mountain Park
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
12PM-5PM
Price: $45.00
Stone Mountain is the largest mountain in Georgia. Located on 3,200 acres of natural beauty, Stone Mountain Park features a wide variety of fun family activities and things to do. Explore a 4-story barn and a 3-story tree house. Take a skyride to the top of Stone Mountain and get an up-close look at the Stone Mountain Carving; take a scenic train ride around the mountain; or enjoy a paddlewheel riverboat cruise on Stone Mountain Lake. Amazing adventures await as you discover interactive children's attractions. These attractions include an antebellum plantation/farmyard visit, antique car museum, mini golf, paddleboats, 4-D theater, walk-up trail, and hiking/nature trail. Lunch will be provided at 1 of 4 of Stone Mountain Park restaurants.
Atlanta History Center
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
12PM-5PM
Price: $35.00
Walk in wondering…walk out in wonder! Explore the history of the South through award winning exhibitions, including one of the country’s largest exhibitions on the Civil War. Tour the 1845 Tullie Smith Farm and the 1928 Swan House mansion, stroll through 33 acres of beautiful gardens and trails. Don’t forget the new Centennial Olympic Games Museum.
Atlanta Botanical Gardens
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
12PM-5PM
Price: $30.00
There’s always something blooming in Atlanta’s beautiful urban oasis in the heart of Midtown. Explore thirty acres of breathtaking gardens and conservatories including the world’s foremost orchid collection and an interactive children’s garden. Enjoy the beauty of the south’s most beloved flowers while taking in the splendor of tropical plants in the Fuqua Conservatory.
Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank Museum/High Museum of Art
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
12PM-5PM
Price: $40.00
The Visitors Center and Monetary Museum features a display on the history of money; interactive, multimedia exhibits explaining the Federal Reserve’s role in the economy; and a view of the bank’s automated vault and cash processing areas. In addition, most group tours include a stop in the bank’s boardroom. Also you will have the opportunity to
visit the Southeast’s largest art museum, The High Museum of Art. You’ll see spectacular exhibitions, light-filled contemporary galleries, expressive African masks, a most unusual display of peaches and pears, and much more. Don’t miss Louvre Atlanta, a series of exhibitions that will bring hundreds masterpieces from the Louvre Museum in Paris only to Atlanta.
Carter Center/King Center/Underground Atlanta
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
12PM-5PM
Price: $30.00
Visit two of Atlanta’ most historic sites that honor some of the world’s most influential statesmen. You will visit the Jimmy Carter Museum and Library, a tribute to our 39th President. Relive his accomplishments as you view a life size replica of the Oval Office and see President Carter’s Nobel Peace Prize. Then drive by the birth home of Martin Luther King and walk the historic streets of Auburn Avenue while visiting the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center. Visit the tomb above ground memorials of Martin Luther King, Jr, and his wife Coretta Scott King. View exhibits that chronicle the Life and Times of the Civil Rights movement. Enjoy an afternoon with lunch on your own in Underground Atlanta. This attraction offers unique shopping, dining, and history
Governor’s Mansion/Lenox Square Mall/Phipps Plaza
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
12PM-5PM
Price: $30.00
Visit the home of our Governor and the First Lady. The Governor's Mansion is the official home of Georgia's 81st Governor, Sonny Perdue, and his wife, Mary. The Mansion, a three floor, 30-room, Greek Revival style home built in 1967, stands on approximately 18 acres in northeast Atlanta. The house covers 24,000 square feet and has a total of 30 Doric columns around the porches. These columns are made from California redwoods and are each 24 feet high.
We will then enjoy an afternoon of shopping at Lenox Square Mall and Phipps Plaza.
Offering more choices since 1959, Lenox Square Mall is the Southeast's premier shopping destination.
Phipps Plaza is among the best of the South! Phipps Plaza - named a "Southern Best" in Southern Living magazine's Readers' Choice Awards - is anchored by Nordstrom, Parisian, and Saks Fifth Avenue.
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