We could see the Aquarium from the hotel window, and once the boys saw it that became the (for sure) plan for Sunday before driving back home. Apparently, that was the same plan for about 10,000 other people too! It was SUPER crowded, and required lots of patience and waiting to enjoy it. It really is a great aquarium, but if you ever plan on going, I recommend it NOT being a Sunday! (There was still a HUGE line to get in when we were leaving late in the afternoon). They had lots of things that other aquariums don't have, and the exhibits are well spaced out in the various sections they have. The BIG tank with the whale sharks, grouper (HUGE), Giant Manta Rays, and all the other fish/shark was quite impressive! If you are a certified scuba diver, you can even do that there! Here are a couple of my favorite shots from the day...
My boys have learned by now, that there are times when they just HAVE to pose for their Momma! A quick smile helps get it over with more quickly!
Whale Sharks!
Beautiful tanks!!!!
This was OUR view a good part of the day...watching our boys glaring into the tanks!
Sea otters...one of Austins favorite things to watch! These guys were very activeand playful!!! They swam, jumped off the rocks and did little tricks in the water, and even a few tricks with the trainer out of the water!
LOTS of different touch tanks to explore too! Stingrays, horseshoe crab, shrimp, sea urchins, star fish, hermit crabs, etc...
This was one of my favorite parts of the Aquarium! Of course, I love penguins anyway because I teach a unit on them! The really cool thing about this exhibit, is they have a big crawl through space that has different parts to get up close to the penguins in! There's a tube that the penguins swim in all around you, and then at the end before getting out, there are two pop up spots that you can stand and put your head in and the penguin are all right there beside you (it's closed in). Very neat!!!
We could see the Aquarium from the hotel window, and once the boys saw it that became the (for sure) plan for Sunday before driving back home. Apparently, that was the same plan for about 10,000 other people too! It was SUPER crowded, and required lots of patience and waiting to enjoy it. It really is a great aquarium, but if you ever plan on going, I recommend it NOT being a Sunday! (There was still a HUGE line to get in when we were leaving late in the afternoon). They had lots of things that other aquariums don't have, and the exhibits are well spaced out in the various sections they have. The BIG tank with the whale sharks, grouper (HUGE), Giant Manta Rays, and all the other fish/shark was quite impressive! If you are a certified scuba diver, you can even do that there! Here are a couple of my favorite shots from the day...
My boys have learned by now, that there are times when they just HAVE to pose for their Momma! A quick smile helps get it over with more quickly! 
Whale Sharks! 
Beautiful tanks!!!! 
This was OUR view a good part of the day...watching our boys glaring into the tanks! 
Sea otters...one of Austins favorite things to watch! These guys were very activeand playful!!! They swam, jumped off the rocks and did little tricks in the water, and even a few tricks with the trainer out of the water! 
LOTS of different touch tanks to explore too! Stingrays, horseshoe crab, shrimp, sea urchins, star fish, hermit crabs, etc...
This was one of my favorite parts of the Aquarium! Of course, I love penguins anyway because I teach a unit on them! The really cool thing about this exhibit, is they have a big crawl through space that has different parts to get up close to the penguins in! There's a tube that the penguins swim in all around you, and then at the end before getting out, there are two pop up spots that you can stand and put your head in and the penguin are all right there beside you (it's closed in). Very neat!!!
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your ATL trip looked like a lot of fun, so glad you enjoyed it (and BRAVEd the heat!)
yeah- the aquarium...
best time to go is when you never would be able to. during the weekday during school.
sorry about that!
if you ever went to a fall game, the zoo is right down the road from the braves stadium. (tho i gotta say.... riverbanks may be a tad better. or at least what i remember from going like 15 years ago)
we went to the zoo the day before easter, and the rest of the world was there, too. but it didn't seem to get as "crowded" feeling.
enjoyed catching up on all your fun.
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