This downtown complex features not only the global headquarters of CNN and Turner Broadcasting, but an Omni hotel, several fine restaurants and a nice selection of boutiques and shops. Take a tour of the CNN studios for a behind-the-scenes look at news in the making, grab a meal at Bugatti's, and stick around for a taping of one of the popular shows telecast daily. In order to guarantee a...
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A 50-minute studio tour takes you into the guts of the CNN operation and some of its networks, including Headline News. You'll pass through glass-enclosed overhead walkways, a simulated control room and ride one tall escalator. Along the way, you'll observe the newsroom in action, learn the secrets of the teleprompter and listen to a shameless self-promotion from Ted Turner himself (on...
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Check out the Centennial Parking Deck at Olympic Park Drive and Marietta Street, as metered parking is hard to find. Receive $2 off with a CNN ticket stub.
Tours fill up fast; walk up tickets are first come, first served. Make reservations at least a day in advance to guarantee a spot. Call (404) 827-2300.
Overview Situated in the heart of downtown Atlanta, 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 where you can literally spend a day and stay the night. The Details Start with a tour of the CNN Studios for a behind-the-scenes look at global news in...
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Posted by Contributor
on April 21, 2009, (Edited December 11, 2005)
In Short A 50-minute studio tour takes you into the guts of the CNN operation and some of its networks, including Headline News. You'll pass through glass-enclosed overhead walkways, a simulated control room and ride one tall escalator. Along the way, you'll observe the newsroom in action, learn the secrets of the teleprompter and listen to a shameless self-promotion from Ted Turner...
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Posted by Contributor
on April 21, 2009, (Edited June 14, 2005)
This is the second time that I've been and I get more and more disappointed every time I go. I ended up going with some family in town but could've just saved the money.
Posted by BettyBoop888
on April 21, 2009, (Edited April 08, 2009)
This tour was interesting and informative. Great look at CNN around the world and you really do get to look behind the scenes. My husband and I enjoyed getting to see the news be filmed and broadcast live while we watched from above. The building is fun to look at even if you don't pay to take the tour. We thought it was very worth the money. Young kids might not find it interesting and...
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Posted by alishadawn33
on April 21, 2009, (Edited August 15, 2006)
I went on this tour with some people from the conference that I attended a few years ago. We got a tour of the studios (pre-anthrax threat shutdown). We missed them filming any of the shows there but it was still fun to see the studios and watch the people at work at their desks. If you get a chance, get passes to sit in on one of the shows, it will make the experience even more memorable. ...
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Posted by Citysearch User
on April 21, 2009, (Edited November 18, 2005)