Inside CNN in Atlanta

Inside CNN is a tour of the CNN Broadcasting Tower. This tower is located in Atlanta, Georgia. During this tour, visitors get a chance to see the CNN newsroom in action. You can look down and watch the writers and editors from a viewing room. You will also learn facts about the history of CNN while on the tour. The tour takes you to up eight stories of the building, which you walk down during the course of the tour. Call 404) 827-2300 and make special arrangements for people in your party who cannot climb the stairs. CNN tour does occur while Atlanta anchors are on the anchor desk, but you have to get there before 4 p.m. Reservations are between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. The tour takes you to the Control Room Theater, Special Effects studio and Interactive News Desk section, and new tours begin every 10 minutes.

You can’t take pictures while in the CNN news building, and pictures are not allowed on the tour, but you can be photographed behind a mock anchor desk and by a set of the photos for about $20. Oh, and the security is tight in the CNN newsroom and the CNN Plaza. To take the tour, you will have to go through a security check. Your personal belongings will be checked. The security guards also make sure that people are not photographing areas during the tour.

The tour costs $12 for adults, $9 for children 4-18 and $11 for seniors 65+. The CNN tower in Atlanta is located at:

One CNN Center

Atlanta, Georgia

The CNN Plaza is adjacent to the Phillips Arena and the Georgia World Congress Center. Centennial Park, the Georgia Aquarium, and the New World of Coca Cola  are also nearby (within walking distance). The Omni Hotel is located in the CNN Plaza, so if you see the Omni in downtown Atlanta, you are at the CNN Tower.

Have any of you visited the Inside CNN tour in your area? I understand that there used to be a tour in New York, but it’s no longer conducted.