Georgia Aquarium

I am going in March, I will can let you then....

 

I have heard it is worth it, however I have been to Atlanta 3 times now and have not gone. In March it is just my wife and I and I am definitely going to go. You will have to let me know how it is.

 

I will be in the area a week from today, but I don't think that I will have time to go. I fly into ATL, but my office in the area is north in Duluth, and it is a good drive up there and thus a decent drive back down towards the aquarium after work while I am there, especially since it closes at 5 pm during the week.

 

I have been there 2 times.
Worth the trip.
The whale shark display is huge.
Zoo is good as well.

 

Is it worth going to? ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?!?!?!?!?!?!? YES it's worth going to! It's the LARGEST aquarium in the world! Did you not see the spread they did in CORAL Magazine on the place? They have a 165,000 gallon reef tank! They 4 whale sharks in a 2 million gallon tank! You crazy if you have to ask man! lol GO! Take pictures!

 

I think you just popped a blood vessel Andy LOL

 

You will not be disappointed. Hell anytime you get to see marine life on that scale it is worth the cost IMHO. Have fun. Been thinking about taking a Saturday trip to Shedd with the kids. Of course it would be entirely for their enjoyment. /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/wink.gif

 

What Andy said!!! That place is the coolest aquarium on the east coast let alone the country or the world!!! WHALE SHARK, WHALE SHARK, WHALE SHARK!

 

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Honestly tho, I was disappointed with Shedd Aquarium. I suggest going west to the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha. Their aquarium building is AWESOME very impressive for a smaller exhibit. They probably have 20-30k gallons in there anyways.Lots of variety.

 

Yea..... Thats just part of it!

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i agree andy shedd is not worth what it costs to get in henry dorly zoo in omaha is much better but if you still want to go to chicago the fields musium and brook field zoo are both really great we plan on going to them again in july

 

My family and I were there over the summer. It is one the the best things we have done on vacation. We spent over 2 hours looking at the Whale Sharks alone. If you can I would spend at least 2 days going through so you can see everything.

 

I have heard that before about Shedds, however I still want to go so my wife can see the Dolphins/DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/smile.gif

 

If she wants to see dolphins go to brookfield zoo they have a great dolphin show

 

I would absolutely consider paying for the backstage tour and any extras you can get when you go to the Georgia aquarium. I have a friend who did and she 1.)said it was AWESOME! and 2.) Has GREAT pictures of a very interesting and complexly engineered place. It is the most technologically sound and advanced aquarium in the world. So many of the authors, researchers, journalists, biologists, engineers, chemists, and photographers from the world marine aquarium hobby came together to design the best system possible. Including names like Yaiullo, Delbeek, Sprung, Calfo, Vera, Joshi, and many many others.