We have added new stops for the 2009 season.
A new benefit for our guests with the new stops is if a they have purchased an advance ticket from either a hotel or from our website they may board the trolley at any of our 14 stops.
All voucher sales from our on-line vendors must come to our ticketing locations at either the National Museum of Patriotism or the Visitor's Center at Underground Atlanta.
NEW STOPS
1. National Museum of Patriotism
GA Aquarium
World of Coca-Cola
2. CNN Center and Inside CNN Tour
3. Underground Atlanta
4. Turner Field
5. Grant Park
6. Oakland Cemetery
7. MLK Center
8. Downtown/Hyatt
9. Civic Center
10. Botanical Gardens
11. High Museum of Art
12. Center for Puppetry Arts
13. Margaret Mitchell House
14. Varsity
Locations in bold lettering indicate official ticket sales location
The stops reflect a change from customer feed back and from our partners in hotels and attractions. We are trying to make it easier for guests to board the trolley from several locations across the city.
At this time we are still seeking a midtown partner for ticketing and boarding. If interested please contact us.
In order to pick up the trolley at one of our stops guests can purchase their tickets on line and then board the trolley at the stop of their choice.
Our new stop # 6 was placed on Peachtree St. in front of the Hyatt Downtown to make it easy for guests staying at all the central downtown hotels to have an easy boarding location. Hotel guests who purchase their tickets on-line or through their hotel can board the trolley here.
If your hotel is not already selling tickets please contact us to learn more about our vendor program.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
New Partnerships & Retail Locations
We are working with the National Museum of Patriotism (NMOP) and the Margaret Mitchell House (MMH) and have established new point of sale locations for the Atlanta Trolley Tour Line.
We will have a retail station located in the lobby of the NMOP where guests can purchase tickets for the Atlanta Trolley Tour or the Haunted History Tour.
Guest can also purchase tickets for the trolley tour at the main counter at the MMH. Haunted History Tour tickets are not available at this location.
We are extremely excited to be working with the museum to be located in the heart of the tourist district around Centennial Olympic Park and at the heart of the Midtown Mile.
Guests with vouchers from our on-line vendors such as Expedia.com etc, are welcome to board the trolley at the NMOP. Just have guests come to our desk in the lobby to purchase or exchange vouchers for tickets.
The MMH will not be able to except vouchers from our online partners.
We will have a retail station located in the lobby of the NMOP where guests can purchase tickets for the Atlanta Trolley Tour or the Haunted History Tour.
Guest can also purchase tickets for the trolley tour at the main counter at the MMH. Haunted History Tour tickets are not available at this location.
We are extremely excited to be working with the museum to be located in the heart of the tourist district around Centennial Olympic Park and at the heart of the Midtown Mile.
Guests with vouchers from our on-line vendors such as Expedia.com etc, are welcome to board the trolley at the NMOP. Just have guests come to our desk in the lobby to purchase or exchange vouchers for tickets.
The MMH will not be able to except vouchers from our online partners.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Atlanta Trolley Tours welcomes its newest hotel partner
Holiday Inn Express Airport4601 Best RdCollege Park GA 30337
Guest staying at this hotel can purchase individual tickets or look to see if the hotel is offering a special that includes a tour of Atlanta.
We are always looking to partner with local hotels to make it easier for us and the hotels to give customers a great experience of Atlanta.
If you would like more info on how your hotel or attractions can partner with us please contact us for details.
There is no upfront cost in becoming a partner with Atlanta Trolley Tour Line and it is a great way to generate revenue for your business.
Guest staying at this hotel can purchase individual tickets or look to see if the hotel is offering a special that includes a tour of Atlanta.
We are always looking to partner with local hotels to make it easier for us and the hotels to give customers a great experience of Atlanta.
If you would like more info on how your hotel or attractions can partner with us please contact us for details.
There is no upfront cost in becoming a partner with Atlanta Trolley Tour Line and it is a great way to generate revenue for your business.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Hotels To Offer Trolley Tours
The Atlanta Trolley Tour Line is teaming up with the following hotels. These hotels will offer tours to thier guests in packages or offer tickets for sale at thier hotel.
Ellis Hotel
Granada Suites Hotel
Hampton Inn/Suites DT
Embassy Suites Airport
We are always looking for new hotels to partner with. Please contact us if you are interested in offering Atanta's best sightseeing tour.
Ellis Hotel
Granada Suites Hotel
Hampton Inn/Suites DT
Embassy Suites Airport
We are always looking for new hotels to partner with. Please contact us if you are interested in offering Atanta's best sightseeing tour.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Haunted History Tour Sponsors
Atlanta Trolley Tour wants to thank and recognize our sponors for the Haunted History Tour. With out their help the tour would not b possible.
Oakland Cemetery
Underground Atlanta
We are very fortunate to have two great partner to work with on this tour.
A portion of your ticket cost for the Haunted History is donated back to Oakland Cemetery.
For more information on the Haunted History Tour or the Atlanta Trolley Tour please feel free to contact us.
Oakland Cemetery
Underground Atlanta
We are very fortunate to have two great partner to work with on this tour.
A portion of your ticket cost for the Haunted History is donated back to Oakland Cemetery.
For more information on the Haunted History Tour or the Atlanta Trolley Tour please feel free to contact us.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Private 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.A Partial List of Other Attractions:
Fernbank Museum of Natural History, The Carter Center, Atlanta History Center, Govenor's Mansion, Little 5 Points, Historic Decatur Square, Stone Mountain Park, Gwinnett CenterPerimeter Mall, Cobb Center for the Arts, Marietta Square, Historic Roswell, Buckhead, Lenox Square Mall, Phipps Plaza
Our Trolleys can also be used for private transportation and special events such as birthdays, pub crawls, proms and weddings.
Fernbank Museum of Natural History, The Carter Center, Atlanta History Center, Govenor's Mansion, Little 5 Points, Historic Decatur Square, Stone Mountain Park, Gwinnett CenterPerimeter Mall, Cobb Center for the Arts, Marietta Square, Historic Roswell, Buckhead, Lenox Square Mall, Phipps Plaza
Our Trolleys can also be used for private transportation and special events such as birthdays, pub crawls, proms and weddings.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Everyone is a buzz with the fact that this is launch week for Atlanta's Haunted History Tour.
Haunted History Tour
Launched This Week
On this this 2 1/2 hour tour you will follow your guide - on a journey of Atlanta's darker history.
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.
Starting at the Visitor's Center at Underground Atlanta you baord the tour trolley and begin your journey into Atlanta's nightto your first stop, Oakland Cemetery.
You will learn of 19th century burial customs as well as tales of the residents who call Oakland home.After a short trip through downtown you stop at the state capitol and Underground Atalnta.
Your tour will take you beneath the streets of Atlanta where you will hear tales of some of its most interesting characters.
A portion of your ticket cost is donated to Oakland Cemetery for the Historic Oakland Foundation. This will contribute to the preservation and education of one of Atlanta's most treasured historic locations
Launched This Week
On this this 2 1/2 hour tour you will follow your guide - on a journey of Atlanta's darker history.
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.
Starting at the Visitor's Center at Underground Atlanta you baord the tour trolley and begin your journey into Atlanta's nightto your first stop, Oakland Cemetery.
You will learn of 19th century burial customs as well as tales of the residents who call Oakland home.After a short trip through downtown you stop at the state capitol and Underground Atalnta.
Your tour will take you beneath the streets of Atlanta where you will hear tales of some of its most interesting characters.
A portion of your ticket cost is donated to Oakland Cemetery for the Historic Oakland Foundation. This will contribute to the preservation and education of one of Atlanta's most treasured historic locations
Monday, February 16, 2009
Atlanta Trolley Tour Line is back for its second season.
Atlanta Trolley Tour Line announces 2009 schedule and tours.
Atlanta Trolley Tour Line is back for its second season.
The Atlanta Trolley Tour Line is back for its second season. The Atlanta based tour service began operating January 16, 2008 and has just celebrated it first year of operation. In its first year it has service almost 10,000 visitors to the city.
“Our service is now entering its second year and we are very excited to be a part of Atlanta’s tourism community” said Joseph St. Jean who is owner of the tour service. “Our first year of operation has been an amazing adventure. It’s been overwhelming.” “We have had a great success and look forward to the 2009 season.”
The local sightseeing service is the first time that many of the major attractions in the city have been connected together by a tour. Visitors and locals alike can now take a trolley tour around the city and get a great overview of Atlanta’s history. The tour has 14 stops on the route. If a rider wanted to visit an attraction on the route they can get of the tour at their stop and then reboard at a later time and continue.
“This is a service this city has needed for a long time,” said St. Jean. Mr. St. Jean is a native of Boston Massachusetts where he studied at Harvard University. “It was at Harvard that I discovered my love for history,” said St. Jean. It is also when he began working for a trolley tour company located in Boston. After graduation he continued to work for the tour company but only in Key West FL. He came to Atlanta to work at the no longer existing SciTrek Museum. “Within six months of moving to Atlanta I was without a job and then 9/11 happened and we all know what happened to the job market after that event.” Mr. St. Jean then managed a small tour company in Atlanta for a couple years before setting of on his own. “The idea came to me while I was working on my MBA. I wrote my business and marketing plan for the company during that time.”
“The Atlanta Trolley Tour Line is ideal for tourists and residents living in Atlanta because it offers two great services all in one trip. The trolleys provide transportation while sightseeing around the city with a well-educated tour guide,” Mr. St Jean said. “Our goal is to give the visitors to Atlanta an educational and entertaining trip while at the same time promoting the city and all it has to offer in a positive and exciting manner.”
With the start of its second Atlanta Trolley Tour Line is adding Atlanta’s first ever Haunted History Tour. On this 2 ½ tour guests will hear tales of spirits, hauntings, mysteries, murders, suicide, war, fire, monsters and other stories of the Atlanta one would never hear on an average tour. The tour starts at the Visitor’s Center located at Underground Atlanta and guests will ride through downtown to Oakland Cemetery.
Oakland Cemetery is the final resting place of many of Atlanta's settlers, builders, and noted citizens like Bobby Jones, Margaret Mitchell, and Maynard Jackson. It is also home to over 7,000 Atlanta’s Confederate Dead. At Oakland guests will learn of 19th century burial customs as well as tales of the residents who call Oakland home.
Guest will then continue their tour through downtown to the State Capitol Building where they will take a tour from the Capitol to Underground Atlanta. Beneath the streets of Atlanta guests will here tales of haunting and characters of Atlanta.
“We are really excited to be partnering with both Oakland and Underground for this tour,” Said St. Jean. “ The company was looking for partners it could work with and both these locations where chosen because of the unique history provided by each location.”
“A portion of your ticket cost will be donated to Oakland Cemetery for the Historic Oakland Foundation,” Mr. St. Jean said. “This will contribute to the preservation and education of one of Atlanta’s most treasured historic locations, especially after last year’s tornado.” “I was watching the news several nights after the tornado hit and they were highlighting how badly Oakland was hit and the damage the tornado caused. It was then that I knew I wanted to include Oakland in this venture and to create a way to raise some funds for the cemetery.” “Oakland is a vital link to Atlanta’s history. It is Atlanta’s history.”
The Atlanta Trolley Tour Line operates from the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau visitor’s center located at Underground Atlanta on Pryor Street seven days a week with 4-6 tours on a daily basis. Tickets can be purchased on the same day customers plan to ride the trolley or they can purchase them on line. The tour takes about an hour and a half to ride and leaves from stop number one located Pryor and Alabama Streets.
Tours generally start between 9:00 and 10:00 AM and conclude around 5:00 PM. Guests have the opportunity to get off at different location and spend time visiting the sites. Guests will be picked up from the location by a trolley at a later time.
Reservations are required for the Haunted History Tour. To make a reservation just call the SPIRT LINE at Atlanta Trolley Tour Line. They tour may not be suitable for kids under 12 years of age. “ Reservadotions are ready coming and we even have some old out nights,” Mr. St. Jean ‘ We are very excited by the early response to this tour.”
Atlanta Trolley Tour Line is back for its second season.
The Atlanta Trolley Tour Line is back for its second season. The Atlanta based tour service began operating January 16, 2008 and has just celebrated it first year of operation. In its first year it has service almost 10,000 visitors to the city.
“Our service is now entering its second year and we are very excited to be a part of Atlanta’s tourism community” said Joseph St. Jean who is owner of the tour service. “Our first year of operation has been an amazing adventure. It’s been overwhelming.” “We have had a great success and look forward to the 2009 season.”
The local sightseeing service is the first time that many of the major attractions in the city have been connected together by a tour. Visitors and locals alike can now take a trolley tour around the city and get a great overview of Atlanta’s history. The tour has 14 stops on the route. If a rider wanted to visit an attraction on the route they can get of the tour at their stop and then reboard at a later time and continue.
“This is a service this city has needed for a long time,” said St. Jean. Mr. St. Jean is a native of Boston Massachusetts where he studied at Harvard University. “It was at Harvard that I discovered my love for history,” said St. Jean. It is also when he began working for a trolley tour company located in Boston. After graduation he continued to work for the tour company but only in Key West FL. He came to Atlanta to work at the no longer existing SciTrek Museum. “Within six months of moving to Atlanta I was without a job and then 9/11 happened and we all know what happened to the job market after that event.” Mr. St. Jean then managed a small tour company in Atlanta for a couple years before setting of on his own. “The idea came to me while I was working on my MBA. I wrote my business and marketing plan for the company during that time.”
“The Atlanta Trolley Tour Line is ideal for tourists and residents living in Atlanta because it offers two great services all in one trip. The trolleys provide transportation while sightseeing around the city with a well-educated tour guide,” Mr. St Jean said. “Our goal is to give the visitors to Atlanta an educational and entertaining trip while at the same time promoting the city and all it has to offer in a positive and exciting manner.”
With the start of its second Atlanta Trolley Tour Line is adding Atlanta’s first ever Haunted History Tour. On this 2 ½ tour guests will hear tales of spirits, hauntings, mysteries, murders, suicide, war, fire, monsters and other stories of the Atlanta one would never hear on an average tour. The tour starts at the Visitor’s Center located at Underground Atlanta and guests will ride through downtown to Oakland Cemetery.
Oakland Cemetery is the final resting place of many of Atlanta's settlers, builders, and noted citizens like Bobby Jones, Margaret Mitchell, and Maynard Jackson. It is also home to over 7,000 Atlanta’s Confederate Dead. At Oakland guests will learn of 19th century burial customs as well as tales of the residents who call Oakland home.
Guest will then continue their tour through downtown to the State Capitol Building where they will take a tour from the Capitol to Underground Atlanta. Beneath the streets of Atlanta guests will here tales of haunting and characters of Atlanta.
“We are really excited to be partnering with both Oakland and Underground for this tour,” Said St. Jean. “ The company was looking for partners it could work with and both these locations where chosen because of the unique history provided by each location.”
“A portion of your ticket cost will be donated to Oakland Cemetery for the Historic Oakland Foundation,” Mr. St. Jean said. “This will contribute to the preservation and education of one of Atlanta’s most treasured historic locations, especially after last year’s tornado.” “I was watching the news several nights after the tornado hit and they were highlighting how badly Oakland was hit and the damage the tornado caused. It was then that I knew I wanted to include Oakland in this venture and to create a way to raise some funds for the cemetery.” “Oakland is a vital link to Atlanta’s history. It is Atlanta’s history.”
The Atlanta Trolley Tour Line operates from the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau visitor’s center located at Underground Atlanta on Pryor Street seven days a week with 4-6 tours on a daily basis. Tickets can be purchased on the same day customers plan to ride the trolley or they can purchase them on line. The tour takes about an hour and a half to ride and leaves from stop number one located Pryor and Alabama Streets.
Tours generally start between 9:00 and 10:00 AM and conclude around 5:00 PM. Guests have the opportunity to get off at different location and spend time visiting the sites. Guests will be picked up from the location by a trolley at a later time.
Reservations are required for the Haunted History Tour. To make a reservation just call the SPIRT LINE at Atlanta Trolley Tour Line. They tour may not be suitable for kids under 12 years of age. “ Reservadotions are ready coming and we even have some old out nights,” Mr. St. Jean ‘ We are very excited by the early response to this tour.”
Monday, January 19, 2009
Winter Hours and Schedule
January and February 2009
Tours Run Thursday - Sunday
10:00 AM, 12:00 PM. 2:00 PM 4:00 PM
We will be open the FULL week of January 26 to accomodate the Poultry Convention.
We will return to full operations starting March 1 2009
Tours Run Thursday - Sunday
10:00 AM, 12:00 PM. 2:00 PM 4:00 PM
We will be open the FULL week of January 26 to accomodate the Poultry Convention.
We will return to full operations starting March 1 2009
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Trolley Tour in Atlanta to ad additional stops to route
It is always great to get feed back from our customers be it good or bad. From this feed back we can see where we are meeting the needs of our customers and where we need to improve our services. One comment we have received fairly often is the suggestion of new stops for the trolley to go to. In response to these comments we are going to ad and additional 3 stops to the trolley routes begining March 1st, 2009. The Stop we are adding will be Oakland Cemetery, Apex Museum, Downtown Atlanta/Hyatt.
Our list of stops will be as follows
1. Underground Atlanta
2. Turner Field
3. Grant Park
4. Oakland Cemetery
5. MLK Center
6. APEX Museum
7. Downtown Atlanta/Hyatt
8. Civic Center
9. Atlanta Botanical Garden
10. Woodruff Art Center/High Museum of Art
11. Center for Puppetry Arts/Bremen Museum
12. Margaret Mitchell House
13. The Varsity
14. Centennal Olympic Park
We hope the addition of the 3 new stops will service the customers and the attractions in a positve way.
We always welcome feedback from our customers and freinds alike. Please feel free to contact us. You will find and email link on our website. www.AtlantaTrolleyTourLine.com
Please visit our Haunted History Tour site at www.GhostToursAtlanta.com
Our list of stops will be as follows
1. Underground Atlanta
2. Turner Field
3. Grant Park
4. Oakland Cemetery
5. MLK Center
6. APEX Museum
7. Downtown Atlanta/Hyatt
8. Civic Center
9. Atlanta Botanical Garden
10. Woodruff Art Center/High Museum of Art
11. Center for Puppetry Arts/Bremen Museum
12. Margaret Mitchell House
13. The Varsity
14. Centennal Olympic Park
We hope the addition of the 3 new stops will service the customers and the attractions in a positve way.
We always welcome feedback from our customers and freinds alike. Please feel free to contact us. You will find and email link on our website. www.AtlantaTrolleyTourLine.com
Please visit our Haunted History Tour site at www.GhostToursAtlanta.com
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