CULTURAL ENRICHMENT
Each month we feature a different local cultural attraction on our website. Walton residents can visit the featured attraction of the month with their family members, and Walton will reimburse them 90% of the ticket price for admission!
May
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Sink your teeth into adventure at Atlanta’s dinosaur home. Open the door to a world of dinosaurs, artifacts, science interactives, shells, wildlife, IMAX films and more. Unique permanent exhibitions and educational programming, as well as unique travel opportunities to lead visitors through an exploration of the earth’s history, the physical universe, the environment and human culture. Located at 767 Clinton Road, Atlanta 30307. Open Monday-Saturday, 10 am-5 pm; Sunday, Noon-5 pm. Admission: Adults $17.50, Students and Seniors $16.50, Children 3-12 $15.50, Children 2 and under free.
www.fernbankmuseum.org/
June
You can choose to visit either Tellus Science Museum or Children's Imagine It! Museum. (Please choose only one).
Tellus Science Museum
Tellus is a world class 120,000 sq. ft. museum located in Cartersville just of I-75 at Exit 293. The museum’s exhibits will open minds and ignite a passion for science. Tellus features four main galleries: the Weinman Mineral Gallery, the Fossil Gallery, Science in Motion and the The Collins Family: My Big Back Yard. A 120-seat digital planetarium and an observatory with a state-of-the-art 20-inch telescope is also located at Tellus. Eye-popping exhibits like an 80-ft long Apatossaurus and a replica Wright flyer will excite and amaze visitors of all ages. Children will have a blast conducting hands-on experiments with light, sound, magnets and more. Located at 100 Tellus Drive, Cartersville 30120. Open 7 days a week, Monday-Sunday, 10 am-5 pm. Adults $12, Children 3-17 $8, Active Military Free, Seniors 65+ $10. Planetarium $3 additional. For more info visit www.tellusmuseum.org.
Children's Imagine It! Museum
Imagine It! is a magical and special place where your children will play, create, explore and imagine through hands-on and minds-on experiences. It’s the only museum in Atlanta created just for children 8 years of age and younger. With four permanent learning zones and a new feature exhibit three times a year, the Museum offers you and your family many ways to create memories, learn and play together. Exhibits include The Big Adventure, where children can test their abilities both mentally and physically. Explore Adventure Mountain and the Tunnels of Fun and so much more! Located at 275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive (corner of Baker Street and Centennial Olympic Park Drive), Atlanta 30313. Open Monday-Friday,
10:00-4:00; Saturday & Sunday, 10:00-5:00. Admission: $12.75 for anyone 2 years old and older. For more info visit
www.childrensmuseumatlanta.org
Book of the Month
Walton believes in reading! Our residents look forward to the beginning of each month because we reveal the latest book of the month. We search each year for the best topics in finance, family matters, relationships, and more. The book is complimentary while supplies last.
May: Heaven is for Real, by Todd Burpo
Heaven Is for Real is the true story of Colton Burpo, the four-year old son of a small town Nebraska pastor who, during emergency surgery, slips from consciousness and enters heaven. He survives and begins talking about being able to look down and see the doctor operating and his dad praying in the waiting room. Colton said he met his miscarried sister, whom no one had told him about, and his great grandfather who died 30 years before Colton was born, then shared impossible-to-know details about each. Told by his father, but often in Colton’s own words, the disarmingly simple message is heaven is a real place, Jesus really loves children, and be ready, there is a coming last battle.
June: Through My Eyes, by Tim Tebow
Over the past five years Tim Tebow has established himself as one of the greatest quarterbacks in college football history and a top prospect in the NFL. In Through My Eyes he shares his inspiring story. From the circumstances of his birth to Christian missionaries in the Philippines to his homeschool roots and record-setting career with the Florida Gators, Tebow tells how his Christian faith, family values, and determination to succeed propelled him to achieve his dreams.
