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• Zip Line through North Georgia’s Canopy

  What: Zip Lining Eco Tour Where: North Georgia Canopy Tours, Lula, Ga. When: Beginning April 1 Cost: 2 hour tour is $69, 3 hour tour is $89. Kids ages 10 to 15 years old fly half price every Tuesday,...
  
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  Posted Mar 31 2010, 08:55 AM by Field Trips with Sue

  Filed under: outdoor activity, atlanta, Sports & Outdoor, Ages 10-15, OTP North, Georgia, Discounts & Freebies, hiking, Recreation, Travel, Spring break, eco-tour, adventure travel, eco tours, ziplining, Lula, Zip-line, Child

• Spring Break a Deal at Stone Mountain

  What: Spring Fun Break Where: Stone Mountain Park When: April 2 – 10, 2010 10 am – 7 pm Cost: Adventure Pass – $27 Adults/$21 Children 3-11 (tax not included) Use the coupon code...
  
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  Posted Mar 30 2010, 06:52 AM by Field Trips with Sue

  Filed under: movies, atlanta, OTP, amusement park, shows, Ages 0-5, Sports & Outdoor, Weekend Getaways, Ages 10-15, Tours & Attractions, Stone Mountain, trains, mini-golf, tours, Easter Bunny, Antebellum Plantation and Farmyard, The Great Barn, Lasershow, Journey to the Center of the Earth 4D Adventure, Laserlight show, Memorial Hall, Easter, 4D, Sky Hike, Scenic Railroad, Travel, Spring break, Summit Skyride

• Win Tickets to South Pacific at the Fox Theatre

  Image by Lee Coursey via Flickr What: Win two tickets to see South Pacific When: Tues. April 6, 2010 8 pm Where: Fox Theatre South Pacific is a classic and it’s coming to the Fox Theatre...
  
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  Posted Mar 29 2010, 01:53 AM by Field Trips with Sue

  Filed under: Midtown, atlanta, indoor activity, Contest, Arts & Culture, Ages 10-15, Discounts & Freebies, show, Fox Theater, Fabulous Fox, Fox, Fox Theatre

• Buy One Get One for South Pacific

  What: Buy One, Get One tickets for South Pacific Where: Fabulous Fox Theatre When: Tues., April 6, 2010 and Wed., April 7, 2010 Cost: Tickets are $25.25 – $58.95 (plus Ticketmaster fees) I...
  
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  Posted Mar 25 2010, 07:01 AM by Field Trips with Sue

  Filed under: Midtown, indoor activity, theater, Arts & Culture, Ages 10-15, show, Fox Theatre, Theatre, Ticketmaster, Entertainment, Tony Award, Tickets, Musical theatre

• Gwinnett Braves Host Open House

  Gwinnett Braves Host Open House What: Gwinnett Braves Open House Where: Coolray Field When: Sat., March 27, 2010 1 – 5 pm Cost: FREE The Braves Caravan was supposed to make a stop at Coolray...
  
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  Posted Mar 24 2010, 06:52 AM by Field Trips with Sue

  Filed under: outdoor activity, atlanta, Sports, Atlanta Braves, Turner Field, Baseball, Gwinnett Braves, Gwinnett, Ages 0-5, Sports & Outdoor, Ages 10-15, Ages 5-10, OTP North, Discounts & Freebies, Braves, Coolray Field

• Run the Bases at Turner Field During Atlanta Braves Open House

  What: Atlanta Braves Open House Image via Wikipedia Where: Turner Field When: Saturday, March 27, 2010 10 am – 2 pm Cost: FREE My family loves the Braves Open House. It’s a fabulous time to...
  
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  Posted Mar 23 2010, 06:10 AM by Field Trips with Sue

  Filed under: outdoor activity, free, atlanta, indoor activity, Atlanta Braves, Turner Field, Baseball, museums, Ages 0-5, Sports & Outdoor, Ages 10-15, Ages 5-10, Discounts & Freebies, museum, tour

• Atlanta Thrasher Offer Playoff Run Deals

  What: Discounts for Atlanta Thrashers Games Atlanta Thrashers Make Push for Playoffs Where: Philips Arena When: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 7 pm and Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 7 pm Cost: Lower...
  
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  Posted Mar 22 2010, 08:21 AM by Field Trips with Sue

  Filed under: atlanta, downtown atlanta, Sports, Atlanta Thrashers, Ages 0-5, Sports & Outdoor, Ages 10-15, Ages 5-10, Discounts & Freebies, Philips Arena, hockey, Thrashers, Eastern Conference, Ticketmaster

• FREE Cone Day at Ben and Jerry’s

  Image via Wikipedia What: Free Cone Day Where: Ben and Jerry’s When: Tues., March 23, 12 – 8 pm Cost: FREE My favorite food in the world is ice cream. So you can bet I’ll be in line on March 23...
  
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  Posted Mar 22 2010, 07:02 AM by Field Trips with Sue

  Filed under: free, ice cream, Ages 0-5, Ages 10-15, Tours & Attractions, Ages 5-10, Discounts & Freebies, Ben & Jerry, Mayfield Dairy, Free Cone Day, Dairy

• FTWS Talks Spring Break on WXIA

  If you missed Valerie Hoff’s Ways to Save segment on WXIA this morning, it featured me talking about Spring Break ideas. Here’s a link to the article Spring Break Ideas on the WXIA site....
  
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  Posted Mar 19 2010, 03:38 AM by Field Trips with Sue

  Filed under: outdoor activity, free, atlanta, East Atlanta, downtown atlanta, Jekyll Island, st. simons, WXIA, indoor activity, georgia state parks, Nick Hotel, Florida, Ages 0-5, Sports & Outdoor, Arts & Culture, Weekend Getaways, Ages 10-15, Tours & Attractions, Hidden Georgia, Ages 5-10, Georgia, Discounts & Freebies, birding, hiking, Augusta, Jekyll, State Parks, Ways to Save, Sope Creek, Valerie Hoff, Reed Bingham State Park, Nickelodeon Hotel, Ga., St. Simons Island, Sweetwater Creek State Park, bird watching

• CBS Better Mornings Features Things to do in Atlanta & Augusta

  If you missed this week’s Field Trips with Sue segment on CBS Better Mornings Atlanta, never fear. The segments featured the following: Things to Do in Augusta, Ga. Beyond the Masters...
  
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  Posted Mar 18 2010, 10:08 AM by Field Trips with Sue

  Filed under: outdoor activity, atlanta, indoor activity, Piedmont Park, CBS, BMA, dunwoody nature center, Fernbank, Fernbank Museum of Natural History, museums, ice cream, Ages 0-5, Sports & Outdoor, Weekend Getaways, Ages 10-15, Tours & Attractions, Ages 5-10, Discounts & Freebies, museum, Better Mornings, Natural History, Atlanta Opera, Masters Tournament, ritas, Fort Discovery, Augusta Canal, Augusta Georgia, Aud, ben and jerry's, Fernbank Museum, Augusta Canal Interpretive Center, Morris Museum of Art, Augusta

• Atlanta Opera Hosts Family Day

  Photo by Tim Wilkerson What: Atlanta Opera’s Family Day Where: The Atlanta Opera Center, 1575 Northside Dr. NW, Bldg. 300, Suite 350, Atlanta, GA 30318 When: Saturday, March 27 from 10 am...
  
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  Posted Mar 17 2010, 06:04 AM by Field Trips with Sue

  Filed under: Midtown, atlanta, indoor activity, theater, Ages 0-5, Arts & Culture, Ages 5-10, show, Theatre, kids opera, childrens opera, Atlanta Opera, Opera, music

• Atlanta Home Show Features Clifford the Big Red Dog

  Image by Getty Images via Daylife Who: Clifford the Big Red Dog When: March 20, 1 – 4 pm Where: 32nd Annual Spring Atlanta Home Show, Cobb Galleria Ctr. Cost: Children 12 and younger and seniors...
  
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  Posted Mar 17 2010, 05:59 AM by Field Trips with Sue

  Filed under: atlanta, indoor activity, Ages 0-5, Tours & Attractions, OTP North, Clifford the Big Red Dog, American Family Insurance, Cobb Galleria Centre, Home improvement

• BOGO Offer from Fernbank Museum of Natural History

  What: Buy One Value Pass, Get One FREE Where: Fernbank Museum of Natural History When: Offer Expires April 4, 2010 and is not valid on group tickets Cost: Value passes are $23 for adults, $21 for...
  
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  Posted Mar 16 2010, 08:57 AM by Field Trips with Sue

  Filed under: atlanta, indoor activity, Fernbank, Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Ages 0-5, Ages 10-15, Tours & Attractions, Ages 5-10, Discounts & Freebies, IMAX, Filmmaking, Natural History

• National Wildlife Week: Get Out There and Bird Watch

  Image via Wikipedia This week, March 15 – 21, is National Wildlife Week, sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation. As one activity to get you outside, NWF suggests birdwatching. There are...
  
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  Posted Mar 15 2010, 02:39 AM by Field Trips with Sue

  Filed under: Piedmont Park, dunwoody nature center, Chattahoochee Nature Center, Sports & Outdoor, Hidden Georgia, Discounts & Freebies, Recreation, Dauset Trails, National Audubon Society, birds of prey, Get Out There, birds, Green Hour, Bird, Birdwatching, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, National Wildlife Federation

• Augusta, Ga. | Things to Do Beyond the Masters

  In a few short weeks, the world will be watching as the best golfers descend on Augusta, Georgia for The Masters golf tournament. If you’ve never been, it’s an experience worth the trip,...
  
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  Posted Mar 10 2010, 12:01 PM by Field Trips with Sue

  Filed under: Everything Else!