CIEE students, host families and local coordinators from several cities in Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama came to Huntsville last weekend to see some of what our area has to offer. With more than 70 CIEE friends in town, we had an awesome time. On Saturday, we started out at the US Space & Rocket Center, Alabama's top attraction. Most of the research that put the first man on the move took place right here in Huntsville. Next, we went to the Huntsville Botanical Garden, home of the southeast's largest butterfly house, and enjoyed the warm fall day in one of the area's most beautiful settings. We finished off the day at a teen block party on the square where we enjoyed live music, dancing and games geared for a teenage audience. Sunday, we traveled a few miles outside Huntsville to Cathedral Caverns, where we had a two-hour tour of one of America's biggest and most beautiful caves.
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| Part of the group pose for a photo in front of the Space Center |
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Some of the students rode Space Shot for an experience
similar to blasting off in a rocket |
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We enjoyed Hidden Universe, an Imax movie that explores
the far reaches of the universe |
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| Some of the boys at the at the Botanical Garden |
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| Students explore the Butterfly House |
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| Students enjoy themselves at the teen block party |
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| One of the acts was an pair of awesome street dancers who performed to Christian music |
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| Students enjoying dinner in a pizza place, one of several restaurants on the square |
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After touring Cathedral Caverns, students pose in front of the entrance to the cave,
one of the largest cave entrances in the world |
