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CLOUDLAND CANYON BRAVES GAME Located on the western edge of Lookout Mountain, Come join us as we head out to the new ballpark, Cloudland Canyon is one of the largest and most scenic SunTrust Park, to cheer on the Atlanta Braves! They will parks in the state. Home to thousand-foot deep canyon, be playing against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Play ball! sandstone cliffs, wild caves, waterfalls, cascading creeks, dense woodland and abundant wildlife, the park offers Day: Thursday ample outdoor recreation opportunities. Wear your Date: May 25 Course Code: 17418 comfortable hiking shoes because we are going to Time: 10:00 a.m. explore the sites. We might do the overlook trail, or the Fee: TBA western loop trail. Come with us as we take a hike and Age: Adult explore natures beauty. Location: Atlanta Day: Tuesday BRASSTOWN BALD Date: May 2 Course Code: 17415 Brasstown Bald, Georgia, rising 4,784 feet about sea level, Time: 7:30 a.m. is Georgia’s tallest mountain. Its incredible 360 degree Fee: $10 (resident) $15 (non-resident) view allows you to see Georgia, North Carolina, Age: Adult Tennessee, and South Carolina on a clear day. We will Location: Rising Fawn also have the opportunity to shop at their unique gift shop, tour the visitors center that focuses on Georgia History, geology and the natural world, and see a short movie about the incredible changes to the Brasstown landscape DOWNTOWN DECATUR FOOD TOUR during the years. Come with us as we travel to north ADULT TRIPS ADULT Come with us as we travel to Decatur for a food tour. We Georgia for some fantastic views at this Georgia landmark. will get to sample foods from award winning and family owned eateries. We will visit six destinations featuring Day: Tuesday authentic international cuisine and local fare. We will Date: May 30 Course Code: 17419 learn interesting facts about the birth and growth of Time: 8:00 a.m. Decatur. This tour will be a walking tour around Decatur Fee: $12 (resident) $18 (non-resident) so you can expect to walk about 1.5 miles on our Age: Adult journey. Come with us to learn about the city of Decatur Location: Blairsville while enjoying some great food. CALLANWOLDE Day: Friday You are invited to experience Callanwolde’s 27,000 Date: May 12 Course Code: 17416 square foot Tudor revival mansion. Callanwolde is located Time: 10:00 a.m. on 12 acres in the beautiful Druid Hill’s neighborhood of Fee: $80 (resident) $120 (non-resident) Atlanta. See how the Candler family of the Coca-Cola Age: Adult lived. We will enjoy a stroll through their formal and native Location: Decatur gardens, see artist at work, and learn about Atlanta’s rich history. Come with us as we see this wonderful mansion and gardens. HAMILTON GARDENS AT LAKE CHATUGE Day: Friday Quietly tucked away in the North Georgia Mountains, sits Date: June 23 Course Code: 17420 a rare and special treasure. Hamilton Garden is a Time: 9:00 a.m. botanical paradise filled with dogwoods, tulips, magnolias, Fee: $34 (resident) $51 (non-resident) native azaleas, wild flowers, trillium, and of course Age: Adult rhododendron. There are over 400 varieties of Location: Atlanta rhododendron – 1,100 plants in all. Stroll tranquil pine bark trails that wind through the lush foliage. Drink in the CHESTATEE WILDLIFE PRESERVE stunning views of Lake Chatuge and breathtaking Come with us as we travel to Dahlonega to visit the countryside, including the majestic rise of Brasstown Bald. Chestatee Wildlife Preserve and Zoo. Chestatee Wildlife Come with us and enjoy this wonderful stroll through is home to over 150 animals most of which are rescues. breathtaking gardens. Tigers, lions, leopards, grizzly bears, parrots, monkeys, zebra, and alligators….!!!! Chestatee Wildlife has native Day: Wednesday and exotic species from around the world. This will be a Date: May 17 Course Code: 17417 fun day in North Georgia. Time: 7:30 a.m. Fee: $12 (resident) $18 (non-resident) Day: Tuesday Age: Adult Date: June 27 Course Code: 17421 Location: Hiawassee Time: 8:00 a.m. Fee: $16 (resident) $24 (non-resident) Age: Adult Location: Dahlonega 17 For registration information call 770.716.4320 or register online at http://www.fayettecountyga.gov/parks_and_recreation/OnlineRegistration.htm PEACH PICKING – JAEMORE FARMS HISTORIC MARIETTA TROLLY What is spring in Georgia without peach picking?! Come tag Come with us and explore Marietta. “All aboard” the along as we head to North Georgia for 120 acres devoted to Marietta Trolley for this tour. This is a fully narrated peaches. Don’t worry – there will be plenty of yummy exploration of historic Marietta. Experience Marietta’s rich homemade peach recipes to try after we finish picking. heritage, from the vibrant downtown square, past grand antebellum homes, to the battlefields at Kennesaw Day: Friday Mountain. Come aboard the trolley and have a great time Date: July 7 Course Code: 17422 learning about Marietta and seeing the sights. Time: 8:30 a.m. Fee: $8 (resident) $12 (non-resident) Day: Friday Age: Adult Date: August 4 Course Code: 17426 Location: Alto Time: 10:15 a.m. Fee: $26 (resident) $39 (non-resident) BIBLICAL HISTORY CENTER Age: Adult Bringing Ancient history to life, the Biblical History Center in Location: Marietta LaGrange helps people encounter the ancient biblical world through its history and culture. Through authentic BOOTH WESTERN ART MUSEUM archaeological replicas, Biblical meal presentations, daily life The Booth Western Art Museum is the largest permanent artifacts in the Biblical Life Artifact Gallery, lectures, and exhibition space for western American art in the country and other personal experiences, ancient Middle Eastern life the second largest museum in Georgia. The Booth museum comes back to life today. Come with us as we step back in has plenty of permanent exhibits with other great exhibits time and visit the wonderful site. that come in. Come with us as we travel to the wonderful museum and have a great day in Cartersville. Day: Monday Date: July 10 Course Code: 17423 Day: Tuesday Time: 9:00 a.m. Date: August 8 Course Code: 17427 Fee: $22 (resident) $33 (non-resident) Time: 8:00 a.m. Age: Adult Fee: $15 (resident) $22.50 (non-resident) Location: LaGrange Age: Adult Location: Cartersville RHODES HALL Rhodes Hall was built in 1904 and has been an Atlanta KENNESAW MOUNTAIN NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD landmark for generations. Rhodes Hall was built for Amos The Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park contains Rhodes the founder of Rhodes Furniture. On this tour we almost 3,000 acres full of Civil War history. Active warfare will get to explore the “Castle on Peachtree.” We will take a took place during 1864 as part of the Atlanta Campaign. We behind-the-scenes tour and see all three floors. This will be will visit some of the monumental battlefield points as well as a fun tour of this 9,000 square foot home that was designed tour the museum that includes a short-film showing some of using Stone Mountain granite. Come visit this wonderful the battles that were fought on the mountain. place of architecture that cost only $50,000 to build in 1904. Day: Wednesday Day: Friday Date: August 16 Course Code: 17428 Date: July 21 Course Code: 17424 Time: 9:00 a.m. Time: 9:00 a.m. Fee: $10 (resident) $15 (non-resident) Fee: $12 (resident) $18 (non-resident) Age: Adult Age: Adult Location: Kennesaw ADULT TRIPS TRIPS ADULT Location: Atlanta ESCAPE ROOM –TRY TWO CHATTANOOGA DOUBLE DECKER If you first don’t succeed, try again. Come with us as we try Come with us as we take a unique tour of Chattanooga. We and tackle another escape room. Real-life escape rooms will get a guided tour on an authentic 1960’s open top are a new concept based on virtual escape rooms that have Double Decker bus. This tour will show historic icons of been popular online for years. You and your team will enter Chattanooga and cross over all 3 bridges giving us one of the themed game rooms where you will have one spectacular views of the Tennessee River. This will be a fun hour to figure out how to escape. You will need to find day taking a unique tour of a scenic city and area. clues, solve puzzles, crack codes, and investigate everything to make it out on time. Teamwork and Day: Wednesday communication are critical. Come with us as we try to Date: July 26 Course Code: 17425 escape. Time: 8:00 a.m. Fee: $30 (resident) $45 (non-resident) Day: Tuesday Age: Adult Date: August 22 Course Code: 17429 Location: Chattanooga, TN Time: 11:30 a.m. Fee: $36 (resident) $54 (non-resident) Age: Adult Location: Peachtree City 18 For registration information call 770.716.4320 or register online at http://www.fayettecountyga.gov/parks_and_recreation/OnlineRegistration.htm .