Georgia Aquarium

The Geor­gia Aquar­ium is the world’s biggest, con­tain­ing eight mil­lion gal­lons of water and more aquatic life than any other aquar­ium. Some­times referred to as the Atlanta Aquar­ium, this is one of the top Atlanta Attrac­tions draw­ing mil­lions of tourists and locals each year. It is sit­u­ated on a 20 acre site adja­cent to Cen­ten­nial Olympic Park in Down­town Atlanta, Georgia.

The Geor­gia Aquar­ium has over 100,000 aquatic ani­mals from all over the globe that are housed in five dif­fer­ent gal­leries.  The first is the Geor­gia Explorer which is geared towards kids (with touch tanks) and shows wildlife related to Georgia’s coast. The next gallery named Ocean Voy­ager, con­tains most of the aquar­i­ums fish includ­ing the whale sharks. It also has an under water tun­nel and one of the worlds largest view­ing win­dows.

The sec­ond largest exhibit is the Cold Water Quest fea­tur­ing ani­mals from the polar regions of the world. This area con­tains the beau­ti­ful Bel­uga whales, sea lions, and the curi­ous look­ing black footed pen­guins. The River Scout is a regional sec­tion that fea­tures an over­head river. One of the more fas­ci­nat­ing fish in this exhibit include the piranha. The fifth gallery is the Trop­i­cal Diver and has many weird forms of aquatic life and includes a mar­velous liv­ing reef with live coral.

Related Arti­cles:
Dis­cover Sharks at the Geor­gia Aquar­ium
Geor­gia Aquar­ium Says Hello to Old Friends

Geor­gia Aquar­ium Dis­count Tick­ets Here!

Loca­tion:
Geor­gia Aquar­ium
225 Baker St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30313
(404) 581‑4000

Hours: Gen­er­ally Sunday-Friday 10:00am to 5:00pm Sat­ur­day 9:00–6:00pm (Hours Vary)
Open 365 days

For more infor­ma­tion: www.georgiaaquarium.org