Georgia Aquarium how long?

[TitansFan]

Hello all

How long does it take togo through the Georgia Aquarium? ...With this I mean to spend good amount of time taking it all in and such.

[itsthesong]

I haven't been, but I would imagine a day to take everything in. It is the world's largest aquarium. Maybe next summer vacation I will take a trip down.

[Chibils]

Honestly, as an Atlanta boy, I was disappointed. I was in and out (having seen the whole thing) in about three or four hours.

If you really want to take your time and study it all... Maybe six hours.

[marinelife]

That is long, Newport aquarium here only takes about 1 hour if that

[TitansFan]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10754970#post10754970 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Chibils
Honestly, as an Atlanta boy, I was disappointed. I was in and out (having seen the whole thing) in about three or four hours.

If you really want to take your time and study it all... Maybe six hours.

I have been to Ripley's in Gatlinburg. It as nice but 4 hours and you have seen and done it all. The Tennessee aquarium in Chattanooga was about the same. Which would be better togo a Monday or Sunday?

[Chibils]

Not sure, I went right after it opened and that's how long it took. So it was crammed. It probably won't take you that long.
Monday is probably better, but I don't really know.

Bring a granola bar or something, there's a food court that's INCREDIBLY overpriced. :)

[75Gallons]

Funny you mention it I was planning on going this weekend. Possibly Friday. I'm planning on spending about 5 hours. I think thats about right. I went to the one in Tampa once and spent all day there.

[mille239]

get the behind the scenes tour if possible. definately worth it!

[atzak]

I've heard the behind the scenes tour is awesome. It's worth your time to get up early and head in right when it opens. It fills up pretty quick

[winnermc]

I was just there last month. Plan on spending around 3 hours to see everything, that includes the touch tanks and such. Tack on more time for a behind the scenes tour. Bring a good digital camera with you, there's a lot to see.

[crabbejoe]

By "World's Largest Aquarium", they just mean they have the biggest tank. So that's a little misleading. But they do have a lot a cool stuff.

[SShindell]

Actually, it is the largest open ocean exhibit, the largest reef, the largest square footage, and the largest total gallons of any indoor aquarium in the world.

[Kanicky]

We have tickets to go next weekend for my birthday! :celeb2:

We have the Behind the Scenes Tour all booked up and ready to go. We're planning for five hours, but knowing me and the way I love to stare at anything saltwater, it may be a tad longer :)

We have to leave at 5:00 am to get there a little after it opens, and then our tour is at 12:30.

I plan on taking a ton of pictures, and hopefully I can post 'em all here, provided I get some good ones.

I've seen pictures from other people's visits, and it looks amazing!

[styndall]

I've been a sucker for huge aquariums since I first saw the Baltimore one when I was in grade school.

For my 26th birthday, I went to the Georgia Aquarium soon after it opened. The place is amazing. If you're the kind of person who likes to just watch aquariums, you could probably spend a month and not get bored. I'll bet I spent more than an hour watching the jellyfish alone, and, if the main tank viewing hadn't been so crowded, I could have just sat there the whole day.

The place is amazing.

[Johnsteph10]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10781870#post10781870 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SShindell
Actually, it is the largest open ocean exhibit, the largest reef, the largest square footage, and the largest total gallons of any indoor aquarium in the world.

Exactly.

I wish it was open when I still lived there several years ago.

I went on opening day and have been several times since then -- as the tanks mature (especially their reef tank) you'll spend more and more time there.