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    Default Anyone been to the Aquarium in Atlanta?

    i've been very bored lately....


    been thinkin bout visiting the new aquarium downtown..




    anybody have comments? (price/wait/etc.)

    are reservations required? or are walk-ins welcome?

    does anyone have pictures they can post?

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    the price was good, the wait was long as hell, but that was at christmas time, and it was really suffocating... but other than that, it was good! it'll probably be better now since everyone isnt rushing to get there during xmas break......

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    no, but i want to go...

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    Yep it was nice better than the one in Tenn.
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    By BF is taking me saturday...

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    i never said i was takin u anywhere!!!
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    go look at the gigantic japanese crabs


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    I had a blast.. its alot of fun but be ready to wait in long lines and deal with ALOT of kids..
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    http://www.undergroundcove.com/nemes...aphy/aquarium/


    Price- not bad, but the food is kind of steep
    Wait time- if you're in a hurry then itll suck, but I didnt mind too much
    Overall I wanna go back again.

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    it's pretty expensive just to see some fishes.....
    for that price I can just go to any Farmer's market and buy the hell of a lot of fish to eat.....

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    ^^^That was a dumbass response. It's not that expensive to see some fishes. Hail. Just to go and see a riight whale, which lives off the Georgia coast, it would cost you about $35-40 in just gas. So right there, you've already spent more money than just going to the aquarium. And at least you know you're going to see the whale at the aquarium where as you don't know if you drive down there. Later, QD.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AnclyT
    i've been very bored lately....


    been thinkin bout visiting the new aquarium downtown..




    anybody have comments? (price/wait/etc.)

    are reservations required? or are walk-ins welcome?

    does anyone have pictures they can post?
    Adult $22.75and walk-ins are welcome --you and your girl should go its really fun

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    yeah we are planning to go


    those pictures look very nice..

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    its cool better then chattanooga but there are better ones like monterey bay

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    Aquarium overall :

    Wayyy better than the Tenn Aquarium. They pulled some pretty exotic aquatic life into the GA one just to give a small comparo. Plus the design is extremely more interactive than Tenn. for kids and adults. you can make it worth the $22 if you have an openmind and go with someone you'll have fun with but unless you're really into that stuff you'll think the price is steep. I recommend buying your tickets online to kill any waiting in line if there even is any now that's it been open for awhile now.

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    That was easily the hardest place for me to ever take pics! You're forever changing the settings from room to room and most of the good stuff are in dark places so they turn out a tad bit blurry or overly blurry. Took about 435 pics and came out with about 200 good ones! Yours turned out pretty good Nemesis!






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    Only ones I descently liked throughout the bunch! Most of my photos were ruined by incorrect settings + being rushed, people bumping into me, and foggy/dirty windows. They told me to call and they would let me know when the tanks will all get a good clean up and I can schedule another time at 25% off since my first visit wasn't all I wanted to be so I thought that was dope!

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    I haven't been yet, but some dude on this message board i go to went and took like 100's of photo's and put em online... so basically I've been.. But I'm still definatly gonna go later on in the summer, when crowds die down a bit, etc. Looks awesome.
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    one word of advice, eat before you go!!!!! they over charge like crazy and it aint even good!! me and my girl cost $30 just for lunch, we barely got anything


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    I took a few pics. The Aquarium is nice. Personally, I didn't think it was all that. I think the layout kinda sucks when you first walk inside. I was expecting it to bigger length wise. It took me only 3.5 hrs to walk it and that was me stopping every minute taking a shit load of pics. I think the Ripley's Believe or not aquarium was nicer out in Gatlinburg Tenn. It's been 4 yrs so I am planning on going back out there to compare.


























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    Quote Originally Posted by buddha02
    one word of advice, eat before you go!!!!! they over charge like crazy and it aint even good!! me and my girl cost $30 just for lunch, we barely got anything
    i'll make sure to remember that..



    ripley's believe it or not aquarium?
    let us know how that one is

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    Consider buying a season pass if you plan on going at least 3x, it will be cheaper that way. I think I paid somewhere around $50-$53 range. Friends and family come to visit and I take them there, so for me, it was worth buying the season pass.

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    Quote Originally Posted by EclipsEvo8
    Consider buying a season pass if you plan on going at least 3x, it will be cheaper that way. I think I paid somewhere around $50-$53 range. Friends and family come to visit and I take them there, so for me, it was worth buying the season pass.
    Season passes are already sold out for the year. They went off sale in late Jan.

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    Its lame .... building was beautiful, but the crowds..., and fish are ok, i'd definately wait till all of the hype is over. It was very poorly designed for the amount of traffic it is getting, you can barely walk in the place.

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    Quote Originally Posted by admin
    Its lame .... building was beautiful, but the crowds..., and fish are ok, i'd definately wait till all of the hype is over. It was very poorly designed for the amount of traffic it is getting, you can barely walk in the place.
    I could not agree more.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dean
    I took a few pics. The Aquarium is nice. Personally, I didn't think it was all that. I think the layout kinda sucks when you first walk inside. I was expecting it to bigger length wise. It took me only 3.5 hrs to walk it and that was me stopping every minute taking a shit load of pics. I think the Ripley's Believe or not aquarium was nicer out in Gatlinburg Tenn. It's been 4 yrs so I am planning on going back out there to compare.

























    What kind of filter did you use to shoot your shots?

    BTW, the penguins with the arm bands are cool looking.

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