Key To The City - Half Day Tour With Custom Options

The "Key To The City" half-day tour is a great choice for people who have a love for nature and want to visit the most interesting and novel attractions of Atlanta.

Tour Atlanta's premier social attractions in the downtown area. The vibrancy in the city presents a wealth of sightseeing and touring adventures for visitors.

Atlanta, which has been referred to in some corners as the capitol of the South, has risen from the ashes since being burned to the ground in 1864. Atlanta offers a look back into the Old South and the transformation to the New South. Atlanta hosts the headquarters for Cable News Network (CNN Center); the city also hosted the Centennial Olympic Summer Games in 1996. In 2012, Atlanta opened an international airport terminal, which is sure to increase the 1,000,000 visitors Atlanta currently hosts every year.

We're sure glad Georgia's own your mind, so hop on the Key to the City half-day tour to enjoy the city's best!

Tour Scheduling & Pricing Information

This is a HALF DAY tour. Check the itinerary to decide whether you want to go on the morning or afternoon leg of the tour. When making your booking, select a morning slot to go on Part 1 of the tour, and the afternoon slot to go on Part 2 of the tour. If you prefer to do both parts of the tour, book our FULL DAY Key To The City tour here.

Schedules & Times

Part 1 - Is offered on tours scheduled from 10am to 2pm

Part 2 - Is offered on tours scheduled from 2:30pm to 6:30pm

Regular Prices

  • $45 Per Person

Fall & Winter 2012 Sale:  Call 1 (888) 202-8687 or (404) 577-8687 for more details!

  • Groups: Call now for special pricing for your group of 8 or more!

 

Additional Information

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Part 1

 

The first half of the "Key to the City" tour begins in the heart of downtown Atlanta, where tourists get to explore the most popular attractions in Atlanta.

To select this half of the tour, you must only choose tours starting at 10am.
9:00AM Eat breakfast at your hotel.
10:00AM Hotel Pick Up.

Tour Introductions.

Trivia.
10:15AM

Hop-off stop featuring four major Atlanta attractions:

Tour the World of Coca Cola Pavilion. Learn about the legend of the secret formula for Coca-Cola and see the vault where the formula is secured.

Tour Centennial Olympic Park, a 21 acre public park that was created to complement the Centennial 1996 Summer Olympics.

Tour the CNN Center, and get a close up look at global news in the making!
11:30AM Hop back on.

Learn interesting facts about nearby points of interest, such as the Westin Peachtree Plaza and AmericasMart.
11:50AM Hop-off at Atlantic Station, a popular live, work, and play community in Midtown featuring lunch and shopping.

Popular Eateries
  • Moes
  • California Pizza
  • Fish Bone
  • Which Wich
  • Strip Steakhouse
  • The Yard
  • Copeland's Cheesecake Bistro
  • Subway
  • And more (see full list)

Popular Shops

  • Ikea**
  • DSW Shoe Warehouse
  • Dillards
  • Old Navy
  • Victoria's Secret
  • H & M
  • Ann Taylor
  • And more (see full list)

Shows & Exhibits

**Since Ikea is such a large warehouse, apart from the other stores in Atlantic Station, visitors who wish to shop at Ikea will also eat lunch in Ikea's Restaurant.
12:50PM Hop back on.

This leg of the tour consists of narrative sightseeing, complete with interesting stories and facts about various landmarks and attractions, including the Fox Theater, Georgian Terrace Hotel, Shakespeare Tavern, Underground Atlanta, Georgia State Capitol, Turner Field, Dr. Rose Mansion, Crawford Long Hospital, Gladys Chicken and Waffles, Biltmore Hotel, Winecoff Hotel, Farlie Poplar District, Margaret Mitchell Square, Woodruff Park, Georgia Freight Depot, Georgia Archives Building, and more.
2:00PM Arrive at Tours of Atlanta Bus Station.

For participants on a half day tour, this marks the last stop of the day.

Participants on a full day tour will unwind and take pictures at the station prior to departing for the second half of the tour.

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Part 2

The second half of the "Key to the City" tour takes visitors to the Grant Park area.

To select this half of the tour, you must only choose tours starting at 2:30pm.
2:30PM Departure from station.

While en route, learn fascinating and fun facts about several points of interest, including:

  • Historic Fourth Ward
  • Shot Gun Houses
  • Our Lady of Lourdes School
  • Potter's Field
  • Cotton Mill Factory
  • Cabbage Town
3:00PM Hop off stop featuring 3 attractions.

Tour Grant Park, which has free entry and an onsite restroom.

Tour the Atlanta Zoo, which houses over 1,500 animals representing more than 220 species.

Tour the Atlanta Cyclorama and Civil War Museum, a civil war museum located in Atlanta, its most noted attraction being the Atlanta Cyclorama, a cylindrical panoramic painting of the American Civil War Battle of Atlanta.
4:40PM Hop back on.

On the way to dinner, relax while our tour operator passes by more points of interest, including:

  • Historic Mansion of Lemuel Grant
  • St. Paul United Methodist Church
  • Historic Oakland Cemetary
4:50PM Hop off for dinner at Grant Park area restaurant. Grant Park refers to the oldest city park in Atlanta, as well as the Victorian neighborhood surrounding it. Your choices include but are not limited to:
  • Tin Lizzy
  • Ria's Blue Bird
  • Augustine's
  • Six Feet Under
  • Grant Central Pizza and Pasta

To view more about restaurants in the Grant Park area, visit here. We'd be glad to customize your group's experience and include the Grant Park area restaurant of your choosing.
6:00PM Hop on the bus for destination drop off. This marks the end of part 2 of the Key to the City tour.

Upon returning to your room, why not enjoy an evening swim in your hotel's heated indoor swimming pool?

 



 

Tour routes are frequently updated to include the best attraction’s Atlanta has to offer.

Part 1:

  • World of Coca Cola
  • Georgia Aquarium
  • Centennial Olympic Park
  • CNN Center
  • Atlantic Station

Part 2:

  • Grant Park
  • Atlanta Zoo
  • Atlanta Cyclorama & Civil War Museum

 

Route

  1. The Rail Yard