Show Details and Guest Information
This year's show will be located in the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center. This location has a distinctive setting in the foothills of the historic high country of Georgia's Blue Ridge Mountains. Located less than a mile off Interstate 75 in historic Dalton, GA, the Dalton Trade Center is just 30 miles south of Chattanooga, TN and 90 miles north of Atlanta, GA.
Time and Date
Friday April 30th, 2010 12:00pm to 8:00pm
Saturday May 1st, 2010 9:00am to 4:00pm
Tickets - Available at the Door
Adult:$10.00 per day or $18.00 for both days
Kids:Under 12 Free with paid adult.
Things to do on the way to or from the show!
1. Agrirama. Tifton, GA. Antique farming community with steam train ride.
http://www.agrirama.com/
2. Sam Shortline Railroad. Cordele, GA. Nice diesel loco rides through the pecan fields, past a state park, and visit to the hometown of Former President Jimmy Carter.
http://www.samshortline.com/georgia/sam/default.htm
3. Central of Georgia Roundhouse. Savannah, GA Official Georgia State Railroad Museum.
http://railga.com/oddend/roundhouse.html
4. Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History. Kennesaw, GA (I-75 North of Atlanta). Home of the W. & A. 4-4-0 General.
http://www.southernmuseum.org/
5. Southeastern Railway Museum. Duluth, GA. (I-85 North of Atlanta) Nice display of locos and rolling stock. Train Rides Saturday/Sunday only.
http://www.srmduluth.org/
6. Stone Mountain Park. Stone Mountain, GA (I-85 North of Atlanta) Largest piece of exposed granite in the world. Family attractions with ride, show, etc. Includes train ride around base of mountain. TIP: Park by sky lift and ride Sky-lift up the mountain, walk down (IT REALLY IS EASIER THAT WAY), catch the train at the base station and ride for free back to sky lift!
http://www.stonemountainpark.com/
7. Six-Flags Over Georgia. Austell, GA (I-20 West of Atlanta) Family fun park.
http://www.sixflags.com/parks/overgeorgia/index.asp
8. Atlanta Cyclorama, Downtown Atlanta (off I-20 @ Boulevard) Civil War Painting with Battle of Atlanta depicted in the round. Includes a display of the original Texas locomotive!
http://www.webguide.com/cyclorama.html
9. Georgia Aquarium. Downtown Atlanta. Georgia's newest attraction. Said to be world's largest aquarium! Reservations required.
http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/
10. The Dalton Depot. Dalton, GA. Excellent eating establishment in original Western & Atlantic Depot. Great place to take a break from driving!
http://roadsidegeorgia.com/site/daltondepot.html
11. Tunnel Hill, Georgia (just north of Dalton on US Hwy 41) Home of historic 1850 Western and Atlantic Railroad Tunnel.
http://www.tunnelhillheritagecenter.com/
12. Chickamauga National Battlefield, Ft. Oglethorpe, GA. Home of Civil War battlefield.
http://www.nps.gov/chch/
13. Blue Ridge Scenic Railway, Blue Ridge, Georgia. Scenic diesel train ride along the Taccoa River. Train goes from Blue Ridge Georgia to Copperhill, TN on a 26 mile trip.
http://www.brscenic.com/
14. Lookout Mountain Incline. Chattanooga, TN. Home of incline railroad. Lots of old photographs in both depots. Excellent views from train ride.
http://www.carta-bus.org/CARTA%20Web%20Site/Incline/Incline%20Home%20Page.html
15. Chattanooga Choo Choo. Chattanooga, TN Hotel where you can sleep in a train car. Nice landscaped gardens. H.O. scale Model railroad exhibit. Good restaurants.
http://www.choochoo.com/
16. Tennessee Valley Railroad. Chattanooga, TN. Steam train museum with 7 mile round-trip ride. Through 900 ft. pre-civil war tunnel and crosses Chickamauga Creek on high trestle. ASK FOR RAILFAN SPECIAL AND RIDE IN THE STEAM ENGINE. INSURANCE REQUIRES LONG PANTS, LONG SLEEVE SHIRTS AND CLOSED TOED SHOES FOR CAB RIDE.
www.tvrail.com
Advance tickets required to some activities.
17. Tellus, Northwest Georgia Science Museum. Cartersville, GA. Transportation section, plus astronomy, rocks & minerals and a whole lot more!
www.tellusmuseum.org
18. Rock City Gardens. Lookout Mountain, GA. Rock formations make up for a beautiful garden to stroll through. Stunning views from high atop Lookout Mountain. Kid's love Fairytale Village at the end of the garden trail.
http://www.seerockcity.com/Flash/index.htm
19. Tennessee Aquarium. Chattanooga, TN. Includes Imax complex and River Gorge Explorer, a jet powered tour boat. A must experience for the whole family.
http://www.tnaqua.org/VisitorInfo/VisitorInfo.asp
20. Southern Belle Riverboat. Chattanooga, TN (near aquarium)
http://www.chattanoogariverboat.com/
Just FYI: The Southeast Garden Railroad Show is in Dalton, Georgia.
Numbers 10 and 11 above are within 10-15 minutes of the show site.
Numbers 4, 12, 14-20 are within 45 minutes of the show site.
Number 13 is about 1 hour and 15 minutes away from the show site.
Numbers 5-9 are about 1 hour and ½ away from show site.
Sponsor
Our 2010 show sponsored by Train-LI. Please show your support.
www.train-li-usa.com
VENDORS
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