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The Atlanta Trolley Tour Line is your tour and sightseeing expert for your visit to Atlanta GA.

Our blog will serve as a tool to help you plan and visit the city of Atlanta Georgia. Over the life of our blog we will add features, video clips, tour guide recommendations, local tips, advice and information we feel will be helpful to you when you plan your trip.

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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Happy Summer

It is hard to imagine that Summer is finally on us. Atlanta Trolley Tour Line is excited to be starting its 2nd summer season in Atlanta. School is out and tourist are back in town.

May was a great month and we broke our all time single day ridership on Memorial Day Weekend. Our combination passes with the Georgia Aquarium also sold out that weekend.

June is full of activity for Atlanta Trolley Tour Line. We have many weddings lined up through out the month. Trolleys are very popular at weddings. They enable guests who may be staying at a hotel to have transportation to the church, reception and back. They make a unique alternative to a limousine and create a lasting memory. Using them as transportation also ensures that guest who may celebrate the day a little to much have a safe way to return home.

This summer is also the summer of the Staycation. This is where one vacations in thier own city or state. One way to start your Staycation is to take the Atlanta Trolley Tour. The tour along with the purchase of the Atlanta City Pass will give you several days of fun and admission to many of the attractions in the city.

Atlanta Trolley Tour Line Sells the City Pass at its Underground Atlanta location. Using the City Pass will save you over $50.00 in savings on admissions the major attractions in Atlanta.

If you only have one day to spend touring the city then the Trolley Tour and Georgia Aquarium combination ticket is a great deal. For only $52.00 you can enjoy a day of touring and get admission to the largest aquarium in the world. This combination is the only tour and aquarium combination in the city.

With the purchase of the City Pass or the Aquarium Combination ticket visitors to most attractions are able to bypass the line and gain entrance once the arrive. NO MORE WAITING IN LONG LINES.

Monday, May 25, 2009

Hello

As we put together this post it is hard to belive that May is already half over. What an exciting month it has been here at the Atlanta Trolley Tour Line. As we told all of you in our last newsletter April was a record breaking month for us being the highest riders of all time for Atlanta Trolley Tour Line. May is on its way to being just as busy as we were in April.

We have had lots of calls about our hotel vendor program and will be adding more partners in the next few weeks, This program is a great way for a hotel or attraction to make extra money while at the same time offering their guests and additional service.

You all know that we run trolley tours daily but In this months newsletter we are letting you know about some of the other services we offer here at Atlanta Trolley Tour Line.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Other Services

comprehensive step-on guide service to tour groups visiting Atlanta Georgia. Our guides are experts on local history, and we can tailor a package to your interests. Civil War, Civil Rights, Famous People, Local History, whatever your focus, we can entertain and inform your group with any combination of walking and riding to local and other attractions .

The Atlanta Trolley Tour Line provides a unique form of transportation to make your event unforgettable. Having a classic style trolley adds a touch of class and a load of fun to any event.

For $60.00 guest can enjoy both the Atlanta Trolley Tour and the Haunted History Tour. This package will save guests $8.00 on their tours.

Package tickets can be purchased on our website and at our two downtown retail locations at the National Museum of Patriotism and Underground Atlanta.

For $52.00 guests can enjoy a trolley tour and admission to the Georgia Aquarium. This package will save guests $5.00 on their tours.

The Atlanta Trolley Tour Line can custom design a tour to your needs. A private tour can take you to places not located on our regular trolley route. We can include trips to attractions that are not located in the city. We can even arrange to include admission to the most popular attractions in the city. Private tours are designed with your interests in mind. We can recommend places to visit or we can work with your list of places to see and design a tour unique to your group.

Monday, May 4, 2009

Atlanta's Haunted History Tour

Atlanta's Haunted History Tour takes you on a journey into the night and into the darker side of Atlanta. On this 2½ hour tour you will hear tales of spirits, hauntings, mysteries, murders, suicide, war, fire, monsters and other stories of the city you would never hear on an average tour.

Your tour starts at the Visitors Center located at Underground Atlanta. You will ride through downtown Atlanta to your first stop, Oakland Cemetery, one of Atlanta's most treasured historical sites. A portion of your ticket cost is donated to the Historic Oakland Foundation, so you experience the thrills, excitement and intrigue of Atlanta's darker side and contribute to the preservation and education of this treasured historical site at the same time. You will learn of 19th century burial customs as well as tales of the residents who call Oakland home.Atlanta's Oakland Cemetery began in 1850 as a six-acre cemetery. It is a showplace of sculpture and architecture, and a botanical preserve with ancient oaks and magnolias. Here in this peaceful place the full scope of the city's rich and fascinating history unfolds before you. On your visit you will see the graves of 6,900 Confederates, as well as 3,000 unknowns. Some of Atlanta's most famous citizens, like Bobby Jones, Margaret Mitchell, famous for Gone with the Wind, and Maynard Jackson, Atlanta's first African American mayor, are also buried here.

From there you re-board the Tour Trolley and begin your journey back to tour Underground Atlanta. Under the streets you will hear tales of some of its most interesting characters.Underground Atlanta was given birth to in the 1920's, after concrete "viaducts" were constructed to elevate the street system one level, to permit a better flow of traffic. Merchants moved their operations to the second floor, leaving the old fronts for storage and service. Today, the Underground offers a complete family experience, with retail shops, specialty and gift shops, fast food, unique features and entertainment, special events and fine restaurants.

Sunday, May 3, 2009

April Brings Record Number of Riders

Well it finally looks as if we have moved out of Winter and into Spring. Atlanta has had some of the perfect weather one can remember in recent history. With good weather comes the return of the tourist.

April brought a lot of excitement to Atlanta Trolley Tour Line.
The Haunted History Tour has launched. We have added an additional 6 people to our staff. We saw our first sales from our attraction and hotel partners. But, most exciting is, we experienced our highest ridership ever in the history of the company. We view all of the great experiences as signs of even better things to come.

We are looking forward to serving and working with all of you over the summer season.

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