Atlanta
Atlanta is the capital city of the Southeast. It has become the best example of the New South, a fast-paced modern city proud of its heritage. Civil Rights leaders moved forward here and saw a new South emerge.

Visit the birthplace of Dr. Martin Luther King and get a behind-the-scenes look at a 24-hour news channel by visiting the CNN Center. A visit to the 600-ft. granite dome at Stone Mountain will reveal the Confederate Memorial Carving of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and “Stonewall Jackson.”
Recommended Activities
World of Coca-Cola CNN Studio Tour ESPN Zone Atlanta Cyclorama
Stone Mountain Park Atlanta Underground Georgia Aquarium Martin Luther King Jr. National Site
Fernbank Museum of Natural History Fernbank Science Center and Planetarium
Available tour packages include . . .

Multi-day trip can be combined with a visit to other destinations. Packages include round-trip transportation by deluxe motor coach, tour escort, all admission fees, all meals, and accommodations in nationally recognized hotels.
Teachers are complimentary based on ratio chosen by school.

Sunshine
 State
  Standards

Sonshine Educational Tours to Atlanta include interdisciplinary learning activities and experiences that align with Florida’s Sunshine State Standards, including the following:

Social Studies (SS.B.1.3.4) The student understands how factors such as culture and technology influence the perception of places and regions.

Social Studies (SS.A.2.3.1) The student understands how language, ideas, and institutions of one culture can influence other cultures (e.g., through trade, exploration, and immigration).

Social Studies (SS.A.4.3.1) The student knows the factors involved in the development of cities and industries (e.g., religious needs, the need for military protection, the need for a marketplace, changing spatial patterns, and geographical factors for location such as transportation and food supply).