Inside CNN Studio Tour

Location: Ground Floor CNN Center -- steps from Omni Hotel Lobby General Admission: $12 Adult; $11 Senior (65+); $18 Child (4-18) Reserve tickets online >> Included in Atlanta CityPass Ticket: Yes (Reservation Required) Web site: http://www.cnn.com/tour/atlanta/ Important Note: Due to popularity, CNN Tours quickly fill up, sometimes days in advance. Therefore, reservations are highly recommended - especially Memorial Day weekend. It is highly suggested that IGBO Bowlers either 1) purchase their tour tickets in advance and reserve day and time of their choice; or 2) purchase an Atlanta CityPass Ticket, which permits you next available access. CityPass holders can make phone reservations in advance once they have their CityPass Ticket booklet in hand. Learn more about Atlanta City Pass >> IGBO Tip: Reservation are not taken for same day, but the CNN Studio Tour ticket booth opens daily at 8:30 am. Walk up tickets are sold on a first come, first serve basis. Tours operate 7 days a week between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm and depart every 10 minutes. Although we cannot guarantee it, the best chance you’ll have at seeing a live broadcast is Monday – Friday between the hours of 10:00am and 3:00pm.

Experience World News Live on the CNN Studio Tour

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.

Tour Highlights

• Control Room Theater
  A one-of-a-kind re-creation of CNN's main control room where guests will see and hear the truly behind-the-scenes elements of 24-hour news, live.
• Exhibit Area
  An interactive exhibit area where guests can view video clips of the top 100 news stories that CNN has covered during the past 20 years, log on to CNN.com, test their knowledge with the journalism ethics display, and trace the growth of CNN as it parallels world events.
• Special Effects
  The studio tour features a number of behind-the-scenes demonstrations. Here you'll learn just how we make images--like weather maps--appear behind our anchors and correspondents.
• Finale
  The Tour Finale features a special presentation showcasing the networks that make up the rest of the Turner Broadcasting family such as TBS, TNT, and the Cartoon Network.
• Interactive News Desk (optional)
  Put all you learned on the tour to work at the Interactive Area inside The Turner Store. Here you can make a video of yourself reading the day's top news stories, or have your picture taken with a variety of Turner personalities on the Studio Chromakey. Make your visit to the Turner Store complete by picking up a memento from the store's complete line of news, sports, and entertainment network merchandise.

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