An Awesome Weekend in Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is a highly underrated city, in my opinion. It鈥檚 the perfect destination for a stress-free weekend getaway with a wide variety of activities for the whole family. Obviously, the Georgia Aquarium is the first thing to come to mind when thinking of Atlanta (and is not to be missed!), but that鈥檚 not all Atlanta has to offer!
I鈥檒l be perfectly honest, though, by the time I reached Atlanta I was TIRED. We flew to Atlanta (for a conference for my husband鈥檚 job) right after聽our Peru adventure. I also needed to do a bunch of random not fun or blog-worthy things (like laundry 鈥撀燘lusion聽is a great laundromat, by the way. Haha. 鈥� and catching up on sleep), so I didn鈥檛 give Atlanta my all in terms of travel blogging (sorry). I do hope to return to Atlanta and give it another go, though, as I fell in love with the city and the incredibly kind people (seriously, Atlanta is giving the Midwest a run for its money in terms of friendly people).
The Georgia Aquarium is home to hundreds of thousands of animals. It was the largest aquarium in the world until 2012, that鈥檚 when it was surpassed by Marine Life Park in Singapore. But guys, they have whale sharks! (Which is the only place you can see them outside of Asia.) The whale sharks were rescued from Taiwan鈥檚 annual fishing kill quota, which means they would have been eaten if they had not been purchased by the aquarium. They were brought to the aquarium by air, truck and boat 鈥� craziness! AND, you can actually pay to swim with them! (Click here聽for more on that.) ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
I鈥檒l be perfectly honest, though, by the time I reached Atlanta I was TIRED. We flew to Atlanta (for a conference for my husband鈥檚 job) right after聽our Peru adventure. I also needed to do a bunch of random not fun or blog-worthy things (like laundry 鈥撀燘lusion聽is a great laundromat, by the way. Haha. 鈥� and catching up on sleep), so I didn鈥檛 give Atlanta my all in terms of travel blogging (sorry). I do hope to return to Atlanta and give it another go, though, as I fell in love with the city and the incredibly kind people (seriously, Atlanta is giving the Midwest a run for its money in terms of friendly people).
The Georgia Aquarium is home to hundreds of thousands of animals. It was the largest aquarium in the world until 2012, that鈥檚 when it was surpassed by Marine Life Park in Singapore. But guys, they have whale sharks! (Which is the only place you can see them outside of Asia.) The whale sharks were rescued from Taiwan鈥檚 annual fishing kill quota, which means they would have been eaten if they had not been purchased by the aquarium. They were brought to the aquarium by air, truck and boat 鈥� craziness! AND, you can actually pay to swim with them! (Click here聽for more on that.) ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: An Awesome Weekend in Atlanta, Georgia
Guide Location: USA » Atlanta
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Lindsey Puls
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Guide Location: USA » Atlanta
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Lindsey Puls
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Georgia Aquarium
- World of Coca-Cola
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