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Saturday, April 19, 2008

A Negative Review of the GA Aquarium

Posted in Homeschooling

We took all six kids on a "field trip" to the World's Largest Aquarium in Atlanta, GA today.  It was not what we had hoped.  Granted, we went on a Saturday when the crowds are the worst.  But no one had warned us that you are not supposed to take strollers into each exhibit area.  There were so many people it was difficult for the kids to get close enough to the glass to see well.  It was hard to keep up with our children in the midst of such a dense crowd (and most of  the areas are dimly lit).  And it was very tiring to have to carry the two youngest ode to the "no stroller" rule.  Our five year old got "lost" for a couple of heart-stopping minutes, too.  Hubby and I were not impressed, but the kids did enjoy themselves.

Advice to those wanting to visit a nice aquarium . . . go to Chattanooga, TN!  The Aquarium in Chattanooga has wide open spaces for seeing all of the exhibits and strollers are convenient throughout the building.  It's a wonderful place to take even very young children.  I bet they won't even notice that it doesn't have a Beluga whale.

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Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by proverbsmama
Sorry to hear it wasn't as fun as you had hoped. We went to the aquarium in Gatlinburg and loved it! I think they give discounts to hs'ers, however, I didn't know that until after the fact.

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Wednesday, May 7, 2008 - Try a Different Day

Posted by kmsimpson
I'm sorry you had such a bad time, but I've never seen them have a problem with strollers during the weekdays. We've had season passes since it opened and we rarely have any troubles. As far as attractions like that, it probably ranks quite a bit higher in my book as it has several "hidey-holes" designed specifically for the kids. There's one in the penguin exhibit that is great!

Unlike most places that have a Homeschool Day once a year, the GA Aquarium hosts one twice a month during the school year. You do not get full access to the aquarium, but you get to go behind the scenes and see what it takes to run the aquarium, and see them handling and feeding the fish (seriously cool). I'm not sure how much it is now, but it was $10 per child last year.

Also, I'm always pleased with the food they serve (their caterer is Wolfgang Puck!), and the prices are quite reasonable - especially when compared to other similar attractions. We went to Zoo Atlanta this week, and lunch for my two daughters & me was $40!! I can usually get away with $30 or less at the Aquarium, and that includes a really nice dessert (fruit tart, etc.)

Anyway, I hope some of these thoughts help.
Kathleen
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