CNN Greece Review

The tour was interesting explaining the various entities of CNN.
I was surprised by how steep the world's longest escalator was so if you don't like heights you may not enjoy it.
Lots of stairs to descend so not sure if they had an elevator option for special needs, it was not offered at the opening greeting.
Being a CNN fan I can appreciate it more now.

It is worth knowing the size and importance of CNN, but I found it very short and shallow.

With a very accelerated route in less than 20 minutes

Good family spot. Great for those interested in TV production.

Kinda dull. Several fast foods places but not much else.

Okay, so I've been here for events and lunch when I worked in the Centennial towers. I love the many options in terms of dining and the cleanliness. Sometimes you can view a live broadcasting of breaking news by one of the CNN journalist. Eventually, I will take advantage of the tour of the CNN facility with the family. Finally, I did some research and found that they provide private halls for personal and corporate events.

This is an incredible tour and gets you closer to the news. Amazing city and wonderful interior. Plus, you get to be picked for posing on the backdrop of the studio. Pretty awesome!

This place is full of history...take a tour...you'll be glad you did.

I went as part of the city pass.. well worth the money.
The CNN center is massive and took me by surprise. It felt like a shopping mall. The Omni hotel is connected so you can see rooms and on the other side are the CNN offices. There are plenty of places to eat in the center if you get hungry. Starbucks, Dunkin doughnuts, Arby s, Chick fil a, Taco Bell, Moes are just some of the options. It appears that many programs are filmed here which is very cool.
When you start the tour you go to a room where you see how the graphics and different video feeds meld together for what we see on tv. The guide also let us listen in to the director and explained what he was saying.
After that we went to a small mock studio where he explained the TelePrompter and showed an example of the green screen.
You then go to a long room with windows and you can see the offices down stairs and people working on graphics, research and social media research.
We then went by the HLN studio which didn t have anything being filmed at that time but he did explain the different types of cameras and the screens used during broadcast.
We past by the CNN international studio as well as CNN in Spanish. He also showed us a studio that can be moved around for different situations.
Most of the tour you cannot take photos or videos but it was a very cool experience.
The store is great and has a Cartoon Network store next door. CNN owns TBS, TNT, Cartoon Network, TCM and others which was also surprising.
They also have a guest studio where you can pay $35 to sit down and read on camera at a news desk. Seemed pretty cool.
Only thing that was disappointing was the cost of getting photos. You get to take 3 photos in front of a green screen and the prices ranged from $30-40. If they had offered a digital only copy for less I would have done that, but the price is just too high for what you get.

This was the highlight of my trip to Atlanta. Loved the tour. Very informative. The guides were friendly.

It would be better if while in the tour you are allowed to take pics or get into the studio

There is nothing special about this visit, however, as I bought the city pass that was entitled to visit, I went to see it.

Interesting tour. Good place to get a meal at the food court to escape the heat. Only wish the studio tour had taken us a bit more behind the scenes, but I guess you have to pay the big bucks for that. It was more of an advertisement for CNN. Still, it was pretty cool to see.

You can take a $16 dollar tour here. Buying really interesting to see, just seeing how CNN works. Unless you're interested in media and news, I don't recommend anyone going there.

Tour recommended. They speak only in English but they give some recommendations and the history of the building in Spanish. You can only take pictures on the first floor. After starting the Tour you can not go to the bathroom or eat. Security like that of the airport. They requisition you and you can not bring food or drinks open.

Very interesting tour do recommend you get to see people working and what they do

I came here while on vacation in Georgia over a decade ago. It was a very fun experience. One of the things I got to do was have my picture taken sitting at a news desk. I also got to buy a DVD for one of my favorite shows from the Cartoon Network Store. Will definitely keep this place in mind during future visits to Georgia.

This is where Me, My Sister, and Best friend got our Atlanta souvenirs. They were alittle $$ expensive. One t-Shirt was about $17 & that was the starting amount. We were looking to buy shirts for everyone in our family but was unable to because the shirts were too much and they didn't have a deal where you can get like 2 for $20. Which is something I consider they should do.

The tour was nice but not worth $16/person. Guide was extremely repetitive.

Interesting visit that allows to know the functioning of a means of communication.

Did not feel the worth of paying 15$ for the tour they could have made it better but it was more like walk around and see things from far than take you into one of the studio rooms.

The tour was enlightening. We got to see an anchor in the studio as he had just finished a life broadcast. There were many places to eat; got crowded around lunchtime. Only wish we could have taken pictures on tour.

Amazing experience and an atrium so grand never seen anything like this before. Would highly recommend everyone to go there and have a lifetime experience.

Over rated and over priced tour. This tour should not be more than couple of dollars. All you see is a local production room with bunch of computers and international room with people working on computer. And, the real studio is behind the curtain where you can only see the lights from ceiling, SERIOUSLY!!! NOT WORTH IT AT ALL....
Rather, spend the money in some other places like aquarium as the money goes towards sea life.

The tour was ok. Wish we could see more then some random rooms with glass.

The CNN Center has an enormous food court with many choices for meat lovers and vegetarians a like. Don't forget to take a Studio Tour of the CNN building which gives a great behind the scenes look into the inner workings of the media company.

The tour is worth checking out. Interesting but nothing earth shattering.

The food court is super. The staff in the Braves store was a bit rude.

The tour is definitely worth it. You can even take a peak into the actual cnn newsroom.

good to know but barely found couple things really interesting on the tour

Yesterday, we had the CNN Tour at 2:40 PM, and the tour itself was really good! There was actually cool stuff you could see, but there were also some things I've really disliked:
-Our tour guide was friendly, but not really professional. He tried to answer our questions, but the most ones couldn't really be answered by him.
-You weren't allowed to take photos after a certain point, not even of some vitrines in a staircase.
-They took some greenscreen photos of you and photoshopped you into a CNN report, which is really cool, but the photos weren't very good, because the "professional" photographer didn't take time to take good photos and just 'rushed' through. And the photos were extremely overexpensed, you had to pay 35$ (!) if you wanted to keep all photos.

It's an interesting 50 minutes. The guide was very clear in speech and informative. Be prepared for a TSA style security check upon entry including belts off, everything out of your pockets and no objects like pocket knives etc. You will have to walk down 5 floors of steps so if you have mobility or staircase issues be warned.

Excellent tourist site. I liked the tour to get to know the biggest news company in the world. All your journalists have to do to make a news coverage to the point that they risk their lives. Excellent memory the photo at the beginning of the tour. Recommended. I also recommend if you are going to know Atlanta buy the City Pass I found it economical for the sites I can visit.

Although I prefer a self guided tour, I understand the need for the extra security at the CNN towers. The lady that gave this tour was very knowledgeable and friendly. She really made this a great experience for our family.

Very nice, but no tours left :( when you want to get them on the same day! Book in advance!

The VIP tour was definitely worth it! Got to be in the studio during filming, as well as step into the actual, live control room. Great experience!

Though it was less than expected, I think it is a good place to visit if you are sightseeing nearby.

Take the VIP tour to get info and photos about news making and studio apperance, green screen...

For the amount that we paid for, I personally think that the tour was a bit short. Our tour guide is great and talked to us about the history of CNN and how they produce their shows. It has been very informative.

There is a lot of walking involved so better wear comfy shoes. if you re interested in media or journalism, it s worth definitely doing!

Interesting but the guide had rather a 'brisk' manner that discouraged questions, but still worth seeing an important part of Atlanta's culture

Neat stop, large indoor are(actually huge)...with places to eat, some shopping and a hotel....you can see the cnn exhibits and take a studio tour.

So cool! Was standing next to Robin Meade while she was on air. Cool behind the scenes look at the best news organizations!

Cool place, nice merch and lots of restaurants inside

55 minutes tour of CNN. A quick tour gives idea of efforts taken for broadcasting news. Nothing much interesting to see...The tour covers only walk through from the CNN studio and you can see ongoing recording from distance separated by glass walls. Probably good place for kids for visiting and learning.. ticket cost is around 17$.

This is weather you like it it or not a place of history. And everything is there.

Not what I would like to see, it is a very bored tour.

The tour was cool. Doesn't take to much time, so you should definitely come here if you've got some spare time, or right after you visit the World of Coca-Cola or the Atlanta Aquarium!!

Over priced tours for 15mins. To see tens of employees working on computers and the longs skeletor.

A short, informative and thoroughly enjoyable sneak peek into one of the worlds most recognized News Networks-CNN! We took the general tour given the number of negative reviews for the VIP Tour. Our group was a large one, but our guide did a good job to keep everyone together and keep the interest levels high. Of course the tour has the obligatory photo (poor quality for the price they charge you - but hey! How many times you going back to the Centre??), gratuitous finishing video and the gift shop (to me a completely unnecessary shop as they have little of relevance to visitors!). We didn't go to any studios as such, but did get to ride the longest free standing escalator and left with a behind the scenes peek into a day in the life of CNN.

Impressive the amount of people of all simply the world news center I loved

Had friends in town from Ukraine and they oved this tour. I highly recommend this tour if you are here to visit Atlanta.

Very interesting tour! Worth the money! We had a great tour guide!

Fun ,family atmosphere an loaded with new information

The service is pretty poor. 2 rude security officers(so mean to kids....) were with us for the entire tour. Not impressed compared to LA studio tours. OK for the price if you haven't been to this kind of tour before. The entire tour takes about an hour including security check.
You can watch CNN and have some food while waiting for the tour to start(You may have to wait till the next tour about half an hour later).

For what it is, it's great. Super short walk through of some studios and information on how the news we see all comes together. Everyone was kind and the building is neat. Good addition to the Atlanta city pass, not worth paying full price to check out. It was fun though.

Good food court. Never stayed there but good options to eat

Our guide was very nice, however this tour is not worth the money, you dont go to a studio, you cant even take pictures of the non interesting places they take you, i was expecting something extremely cool and it wasnt even close.

An okay tour. Does it worth the entrance price? No. Half of the price is probably what its worth.

Extremely interesting tour into the workings of the news network. I personally enjoyed it, especially the control room part of the tour. Definitely worth it!

Had a fun time coming on this tour. It was a bit confusing to find so leave out a little earlier. We parked across the street from CNN which I think was the cheapest in the area compared to other parking areas. It s so big inside the building itself I couldn t believe it. It s a few fast food places, nick nack stores, & tables to eat at. The tour itself runs like every hour so if you miss one you can get the next. It was pretty cool to actually be in there. Just imagine if it was some breaking news that would have been so cool! Definitely gave me a better appreciation for CNN news. Tour was less than 45min thats the only downside. I wouldn t go again but nothing would change but I m glad I did experience it

Get a city pass!! To explore different parts of the city it s worth it.

Loved this type of activity - of the tourist fare in Atlanta, this is one of my favorites. Saw Robin Meade live, the other studios/channels, then got off-tour personnel and historical insight from several staff who worked in the building. Really fascinating.