Sunday was the second day of our fall break trip to Atlanta. We got up fairly early and went to the Georgia Aquarium- which is the largest aquarium in the world. We were there about twenty minutes before the aquarium opened, which worked out well for us. Not only did we get a fantastic (and free) parking spot right beside the building, but we also got to enjoy the aquarium with a relatively small crowd.
The main attraction at the aquarium is the whale sharks. There are only six aquariums in the world that have whale sharks, and the Georgia Aquarium is the only one of those outside of Asia. There are a total of four whale sharks at the aquarium, and they can be found in the massive Ocean Voyager tank. We were lucky enough to have Cassie with us. She recommended that we visit this tank first because it tends to get crowded quickly. We are sure glad that we did! You can probably see from our pictures that there were very few people in the exhibit. The kids were able to sit in front of the tanks for as long as they wanted. Owen especially seemed to like watching the fish swim around.
Other highlights of the aquarium for us included the beluga whales, the clownfish (Nemo), and the otters. Olivia also enjoyed the "touch" exhibits and got to feel a shark, a ray, a starfish, and a shrimp. The aquarium was the best part of our entire trip, and we will definitely go back again.
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