Group Itinerary

Don’t Miss Out

With so much to see in do in Auburn and Opelika planning your next visit is a big job! To be sure you don’t miss out on any of the fabulous attractions in the area, here are some suggestions to make sure you can take it all in while you’re letting loose. When you get back home, don’t forget to submit your itinerary to give other visitors a chance to experience an amazing time too!

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Group Itinerary Menu

I. Glory Days

Seasonal “Fantasy Camps” providing interaction and instruction with Auburn University coaches and players

Dine with AU athletes in Athletic Complex dining hall

Dine in the Lettermen’s Lounge overlooking beautiful Jordan-Hare Stadium

Tour the interactive Lovelace Athletic Museum and Hall of Honor

Tour the AU Athletic Complex, including Jordan-Hare Stadium and state-of-the-art Student Athletic Complex

Enjoy your own tailgate or “fraternity” party

Get your own photo on a souvenir Wheaties© box

II. The Sounds of the South

An interactive program of musical history, instruction and/or concerts featuring the Auburn University Band, the AU Singers, and guest performers

Get on the field for AU band practice

Rehearse with the award-winning AU singers

Enjoy guest performances of Broadway productions at AU’s Telfair Peet Theater or the Opelika Performing Arts Center

III. Eat Your Way Through

Enjoy cooking classes, instruction, and/or demonstrations from award-winning chefs

Pick your own produce at Randall Farms and use it to create a masterpiece in our professional kitchens or take it home with you

Visit AU’s Ag Heritage Market for locally grown produce, florals, and dairy products

Tour a local vineyard and enjoy wine tasting classes with the proprietor of one of Wine Spectators Top 100 restaurants

Follow your taste buds through a progressive downtown dinner When does relaxation equal stimulation? When you explore the history, heritage, and hospitality of one of the most charming communities in the South. With full access to the resources of Auburn University, the nation’s best golf, and a host of exciting attractions, restaurants, and retailers, we have a diverse array of activities available for you and your group or colleagues. From fullday agendas to half-day spouse programs, the Auburn-Opelika Tourism Bureau staff will help you create complete itineraries specific to your needs. Choose from some of the popular choices we’ve outlined below, or mix and match to make the perfect package for your individual needs.

IV. Fin & Feather

Get up close & personal with Golden & Bald Eagles when you tour Auburn University’s Southeastern Raptor Rehabilitation Center, one of the only facilities in the Southeast designed to treat injured birds of prey and educate the public on their conservation

Make your own discoveries as you follow a birding trail through our Forest Eco Preserve, a 110-acre habitat for southern birds of all species

Visit the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art to view the Southeast’s largest collection of wildlife renderings by 19th-century master James Audobon

Interactive fly fishing instruction, skeet shooting, quail or deer hunts at White Oak Plantation, a premiere outdoorsman’s resort

Enjoy a group fish fry with product from AU Fisheries, one of the top warm water fisheries and aquaculture programs in the world

V. Art in Bloom

Hands-on instruction in getting the most out of your digital photography, using subject matter from your tours of the Auburn-Opelika Floral Trail, Corley’s Cabin featuring over 600 species of camellias, azaleas, and rhododendron, and seasonal exhibits at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art

Instruction and participation in floral arranging and/or Master Gardner programs

VI. Tomorrow’s Technology Today

An insider’s look at the process of industrial development, including a glimpse into the fastest growing industry in the state of Alabama, automotive engineering and supplies

Tour our technology parks and several manufacturing plants, including ATS Wheels, Jo-Ann Fabric Stores, Briggs & Stratton engine builders, and Wal-Mart Distribution

Enjoy interactive seminars with economic development professionals from one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the nation.

VII. Start Your Engines

Visit the world-renowned National Center for Asphalt Technology operated by Auburn University to learn about the latest developments in the material which affects the economic vitality of our nation every second of every day

Tour the area’s automotive manufacturing & supply plants including Hyundai, ATS Wheels, even a Harley Davidson dealership

Take a junket to the Talladega Superspeedway where you can see the science of asphalt at work, test it out as a passenger in an official Nascar vehicle, and tour the International Motorsports Hall of Fame & Museum

VIII. Broadway in the South

Get behind the scenes with professional performers, make-up artists, and scenery & prop artists

Learn the mechanics of staging a professional theater production

See a traveling production at Auburn University’s Telfair Peet Theater or the Opelika Performing Arts Center

IX. Get Swept Off Your Feet

Spend a few days learning ballroom dancing from experienced professionals and then put what you’ve learned to work at a black-tie affair featuring dinner and dancing

Enjoy an elegant multi-course dinner and then dance the night away to the sounds of swing, jazz, and big bands with our own Auburn Knights Orchestra

X. Why Golf Digest Called Us #1

Play the internationally-renowned Robert Trent Jones Trail when you tee off at Grand National, the site Jones himself proclaimed “the single greatest site for a course” he had ever seen

Your choice or all of the 54 holes available at the course that continues to be the most challenging and lauded of the entire Trail

Incorporate a fascinating seminar on the science of turfgrass production with officials from Auburn University’s Alabama Turfgrass Association, the nation’s premier organization for turfgrass professionals

See why Golf Digest ranked us the #1 Golf City in the US when you play over 150 holes of the most beautiful and affordable public golf in the country

Participate or simply enjoy the sights when the annual Hooter’s Tournament comes to Auburn

XI. Ten Museums in Three Days

Need we say more? From history to art to sports to civil rights, if museums are your passion, we have the itinerary for you:

Rosa Parks Museum

Montgomery Museum of Fine Art

George Washington Carver Museum/Tuskegee Airmen

Museum of East Alabama

Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art

Jonathan B. Lovelace Athletic Museum & Hall of Honor

Lee County Historical Society Museum

Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Little White House

Port Columbus Civil War Naval Museum

The Columbus Museum

XII. The Great Outdoors

Hike, bike, walk, swim, or run through our 700-acre state park

Receive hands-on instruction in physical fitness and healthy lifestyle tips specific to your age group

Tranquil park facilities include a 26-acre lake, rental boats, swimming area, playgrounds, hiking trails, and campgrounds

Spread out on the grass for a lakeside picnic lunch

XIII. Girlfriends Getaway

Enjoy group spa services with a champagne brunch

Tour our downtown shopping districts

Get your hands dirty with a group lesson from a pastry chef or a wine tasting class with your own personal sommelier

See a theater production at Auburn University’s Telfair Peet Theatre or the Opelika Performing Arts Center

Tour and luncheon at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art

For availability and scheduling assistance, contact Cindy Law Chancellor Sales Manager 334.887.8747 | 866.880.8747 cindy@aotourism.com | www.aotourism.com

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