Within the gallery guests can gaze at charismatic beluga whales, sea otters and a giant pacific octopus. No other aquarium in the country has ever attempted the variety and size of fish in this major exhibit.Ĭold Water Quest – The Chilly Unknown features animals from the icy waters of the polar regions to the temperate seas of California, South Africa and south Australia. The Aquarium is also home to the largest collection of giant grouper, potato grouper, humphead wrasse, tarpon, giant trevally, batfish, sawfish, blacktip reef sharks, great hammerhead sharks and wobbegong sharks. The Georgia Aquarium is the only aquarium to display whale sharks outside of Asia. The gallery also features the largest aquarium viewing window in the western hemisphere, giving guests an amazing view of four whale sharks, the largest fish in the world, and manta rays, the only ones in the United States. Guests are given several views at different angles into the large exhibit, including a 100-foot long tunnel that surrounds guests with water and animals on three sides. Ocean Voyager – Journey with Giants is the largest single habitat in the world. Unlike most aquariums, the Georgia Aquarium does not follow a linear layout, instead allowing guests to decide their own path and the order in which they visit each gallery. There are Five Galleries to visit in the Georgia Aquarium which depict five different habitats ranging from arctic to tropical. The second largest habitat, 800,000 gallons, was specially designed to simulate the natural habitat of beluga whales. Georgia Aquarium boasts a 100-foot long tunnel and the largest aquarium window in the western hemisphere with views into the whale shark habitat. There are 60 exhibits at the Atlanta Georgia Aquarium with 12,000 square feet of viewing windows. Get up close and face to face with the predators of the deep - whale sharks manta rays and piranhas! In fact, a new shark exhibit just opened in 2020. The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, GA is one of the world's largest aquariums with more than eight million gallons of water and more aquatic animals than any other aquarium. The exterior of the building was designed to look like a giant ship breaking through a wave. The Atlanta Georgia Aquarium is adjacent to Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta and sits on 9.5 acres of land and is located next door to the World of Coca Cola.
While staying in the beautiful North GA mountains in your Blue Ridge vacation cabin rental, visit the Georgia Aquarium for a fun day trip with family and friends!
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