Visitors are flocking the new Atlanta Aquarium
  

The new whale sharks at the Atlanta Aquarium

The Atlanta Aquarium Is Now Open!
 225 Baker St
(404) 581-4000
Just north of centennial Olympic park

  
Welcome the best site on the Atlanta Aquarium, which just opened November 2005.

  • Home to over a hundred thousand fish

  • Five hundred species

  • Half a million square feet

  • Over eight million gallons of water!  

Inspiring Conservation Of Our Marine Environment

 

Special attraction - whale sharks Ralph and Norton as well as five beluga whales make the Atlanta Aquarium the world's largest!

 

Admission:

  • Adults - $23

  • Children 3-12 - $17

  • Seniors (over 55) - $20

 

 

 

 

Conservation at the Atlanta Aquarium

According to Atlanta Aquarium founder Bernard Marcus, the Atlanta Aquarium's conservation and environmental mission is just as important as its status as an attraction. Long before opening, the Atlanta Aquarium was already working with Georgia Tech and Georgia State University in Atlanta and the University of Georgia in Athens to help save endangered species through education and research programs.

The acquisition of the male beluga whales by the Atlanta Aquarium, both of which previously suffering in an inadequate environment, was hailed by Marcus as a prime example of the type of conservation activities the Atlanta Aquarium should be involved with. Approximately 100 tarpon stranded in a tidal pool at Skidaway Island, off the Georgia coast, were rescued for the collection. Coral used in exhibits at the Atlanta Aquarium is manmade in a collaboration between Georgia Tech and the University of the South Pacific, produced by suspending blocks of pumice over a reef near the village of Tagaqe, Fiji for eight months so that seaweeds and reef invertebrates could establish colonies.

 

Whale Sharks at the Atlanta Aquarium!
  • Ralph and Norton - from Taiwan
  • First time ever out outside of Japan that whale sharks have been in captivity
  • Six million gallon tank!

The Atlanta Aquarium looks like a huge ship breaking through a wave, with the hull coming out of two buildings that have curved and flowing roofs like ocean swells.

Beluga whales

  • Five Beluga whales
  • Each 11 feet long
  • The two male whales were rescued from an amusement park in Mexico City, where they were being mistreated
  • The three female whales are from the New York Aquarium
The Georgia Explorer
  • Atlanta Aquarium's area especially for children
  • The wildlife of Gray's Reef of Georgia
  • Sea turtles
  • Touch tanks with rays and sharks
 River Scout Tunnel
  • Overhead river
  • North American fish
  • Also electric fish
  • Piranha

 

 Cold Water Quest at the Atlanta Aquarium
  • Polar animals
  • African black-footed penguins
  • California sea lions

 
Ocean Voyager
  • The biggest section of the Atlanta Aquarium
  • Meso-American Barrier Reef
  • The Whale Sharks!
  • Almost 100,000 fish
  • 100 foot underwater tunnel
  • Huge viewing window (the second largest in the world!)
 Tropical Driver
  • Live coral
  • Living reef

 

 Oceans Ballroom Banquet Hall at the Atlanta Aquarium
  • Can hold 1100 seated guests or 1800 at a reception
  • Can be split into 3 smaller rooms
  • Two huge windows looking at the beluga whales and whale sharks
  • Catering services by Chef Wolfgang Puck's company

Also - See the Atlanta Aquarium 4D Movie!

Other attractions in the downtown area by the Atlanta Aquarium:
  • Georgia Dome
  • Georgia World Congress Center
  • CNN Center
  • Philips Arena
  • The World of Coca-Cola attraction will soon be next door
  • The Allen Plaza in honor of former Atlanta mayor Ivan Allen Jr will soon be offering office space for the Southern Company and Ernst & Young.

 

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The Atlanta Aquarium is made possible by a two hundred million dollar donation by 
Bernie Marcus, the founder of Home Depot.

This site is not affiliated with the Atlanta Aquarium, but is a news and information site.  For the official site, check out the Atlanta Aquarium.

In addition to Home Depot, the Atlanta Aquarium is sponsored by 
AirTran Airways, BellSouth, Georgia-Pacific, Southern Company and SunTrust Banks
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