Georgia aquarium building. Georgia aquariums first two whale sharks made a historic flight from taiwan to atlanta georgia. Located in downtown atlanta ga georgia aquarium offers a number of unique corporate meeting spaces with up to 23000 square feet of flexible space. It was the largest aquarium in the world from its opening in 2005 until 2012 when it became the third largest aquarium in.
Designed to look like a modern noahs ark the new georgia aquarium draws 22 million visitors a year. The georgia aquarium is the largest aquarium in the world whether youre measuring by the number of fish more than 100000 or the volume of water more than a million cubic feet. Georgia aquarium is located in downtown atlanta across from centennial olympic park.
Tickets must be purchased in advance of your visit. See our reopening page for. Georgia aquarium is a nonprofit committed to inspiring awareness and preservation of our ocean and aquatic animals worldwide.
Rather than the traditional linear aquarium design the georgia aquarium has five separate. Tickets are only available online. Over the past 12 years georgia aquarium has grown tremendously.
Georgia youre going to need a bigger aquarium. November 23 2005 only 30 months after groundbreaking georgia aquarium opened to the general public. Georgia aquarium is a public aquarium in atlanta georgia united statesgeorgia aquarium is home to hundreds of species and thousands of animals across its seven major galleries all of which reside in more than 10 million us gallons 38000 m 3 of fresh and saltwater.
Supporting a unique commercial building. Georgia aquarium is open to the public. Georgia aquarium and wolfgang puck catering can work with you on team building ideas audio visual needs and logistics to fit your agenda.
The georgia aquarium is the largest aquarium in the western hemisphere with 10 million gallons of fresh and marine water and tens of thousands of animals. For directions from specific highways i 85 i 75 i 20 etc and vehicle heightsize restrictions visit our directions parking faq. Were excited to officially announce details for expansion2020 a brand.
For requests regarding additional photos or video. Building exterior all photos or videos found on this page are available for non commercial usage. Masks are required for all guests 3 years old and up.
Reserved time slots must be observed for entry. Keep atlanta traffic in mind when you visit the aquarium. Scavenger hunts at the georgia aquarium dive into some trivia soaked entertainment on team building scavenger hunts at atlantas fun filled fish bowl.
It houses about 500 species in 60 habitats with 12000 square feet of viewing windows and it cost 290 million to build.