The Georgia Aquarium is a public aquarium in downtown Atlanta beside Centennial Olympic Park, which opened on November 23, 2005 and ranked as the largest aquarium in the world at its debut. It was made possible largely by a landmark gift of roughly $250 million from Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus and his wife, Billi. The aquarium is renowned for housing whale sharks, the world's largest fish, along with beluga whales, manta rays, bottlenose dolphins, and sea otters across themed galleries; its centerpiece Ocean Voyager tank holds several million gallons and features an acrylic viewing tunnel. A major 2020 expansion added a shark gallery, keeping it among the largest aquariums anywhere.
About this site
Georgia Aquarium is a museum in Atlanta, Fulton County. It is one of 28 museums documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.7624, -84.3940 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Imagine It! the Children's Museum of Atlanta (museum), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Selig Company Building, 1996 Summer Olympics, and Welcome to Centennial Olympic Park.
This record is drawn from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The Georgia Aquarium is a public aquarium in downtown Atlanta beside Centennial Olympic Park, which opened on November 23, 2005 and ranked as the largest aquarium in the world at its debut. It was made possible largely by a landmark gift of roughly $250 million from Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus and his wife, Billi. The aquarium is renowned for housing whale sharks, the world's largest fish, along with beluga whales, manta rays, bottlenose dolphins, and sea otters across themed galleries; its centerpiece Ocean Voyager tank holds several million gallons and features an acrylic viewing tunnel. A major 2020 expansion added a shark gallery, keeping it among the largest aquariums anywhere.
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