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Atlanta Braves/Turner Field Interactive Tour

We saw where Hank Aaron stood when he hit his record-breaking home run and felt like true Atlanta Braves when we sat in the dugout on our official tour of Turner Field and the Braves Museum. Now we’re primed for baseball season!
My two boys (ages 5 and 2) had a great time getting “special access” to places within Turner Field that are normally off limits. Among our stops on the guided tour: the press box, sky field, clubhouse/locker room, a luxury suite, and most excitingly, the dugout. While I most loved being on the field and in the dugout, my 5-year-old seemed to enjoy the press box the most. When I told him that’s where the sportswriters and on-air reporters sit to get the best view of the games, he seemed to be in awe of how special it was to see the field how they see it!
At Sky Field, the uppermost section of the stadium dedicated to family entertainment, my kids enjoyed the “home to base run” area, as well as seeing a replica dugout. This is also where the giant Coca-Cola bottle resides (it shoots off fireworks when runs are scored by the Braves) as well as the Chick-fil-A cow, who does the Tomahawk chop. You can pack a picnic lunch and eat at the picnic tables there.
A highlight of the Braves Museum was viewing the historic baseball train that would take players from town to town. The boys were able to sit in the old-fashioned train seats. The museum holds more than 600 items of Braves memorabilia including the 1995 World Series Trophy and Hank Aaron’s famous home run bat and ball. After being amazed by what he learned here, my 5-year- old asked to get his picture taken with the statue of Hank Aaron.
Our tour guide handed out tablets and headphones to provide background on each spot we would visit. My older son was excited to have a screen to play with, but I preferred to listen to our guide share stories and interesting facts about the stadium, such as its original use as the central venue for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, and the many movies that have been shot at Turner Field, including Change Up, Trouble with the Curve and Flight.
– Kim Curnutt

If You Go

Atlanta Braves/Turner Field Interactive Tour
755 Hank Aaron Drive, Atlanta
404-614-2311
atlanta.braves.mlb.com/atl/ballpark
Cost: Adults $17; ages 10-13, $13; ages 3-9, $9; 2 and younger, free.
Hours: Through-Sept. Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 p.m., 3 p.m. Sun., 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. (no tours on afternoon home games.) Oct.-March. Mon.-Sat. 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m.