Aquarium
Georgia Aquarium
🇺🇸 United States
🐠 Aquarium, United States 291 spp. present
Georgia Aquarium is a public aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The aquarium exhibits hundreds of species and thousands of animals across its seven major galleries, all of which reside in more than 11 million US gallons (42,000 m3) of water. It was the largest aquarium in the world from its opening in 2005 until 2012 when it was surpassed by the S.E.A. Aquarium in Singapore and the Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in China; the Georgia Aquarium remains the largest aquarium in the United States and the sixth largest in the world. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
33.763° N 84.395° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
291
speciesOpened
2005
Size
Medium
Visit
Opening hours
Jun–Aug · 9:00–21:00Sep–Mar · Mon–Thu · 9:00–18:00Sep–May · Fri, Sun · 9:00–20:00Sep–Mar · Sat · 9:00–21:00
Getting there
- Address
- 225 Baker Street Northwest, Atlanta, GA 30313
- Phone
- +1 404 581 4000
- Access
- Wheelchair accessible
What visitors say
🐠 Animals in captivity
Sand Tiger Shark
Carcharias taurus
Before you go
Where is Georgia Aquarium?
United States
Georgia Aquarium is an aquarium in the United States, at 225 Baker Street Northwest, Atlanta, GA 30313. Its coordinates are 33.763° N, 84.395° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Great Smoky Mountains National Park, about 213 km away.
What animals can you see at Georgia Aquarium?
291 species
Citizen-science photos record 291 species at Georgia Aquarium, including African Penguin, Beluga, American Alligator, Zebra Shark and Bottlenose Dolphin. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Georgia Aquarium in the wild?
African Penguin: Table Mountain National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Georgia Aquarium also live in the parks and cities we cover: African Penguin (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Table Mountain National Park), Beluga (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Svalbard) and American Alligator (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Big Cypress National Preserve).
Does Georgia Aquarium charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Georgia Aquarium lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Georgia Aquarium open?
Jun–Aug · 9:00–21:00
According to its open map listing, Georgia Aquarium is open Jun–Aug · 9:00–21:00; Sep–Mar · Mon–Thu · 9:00–18:00; Sep–May · Fri, Sun · 9:00–20:00; Sep–Mar · Sat · 9:00–21:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Georgia Aquarium open and how big is it?
Opened 2005, 3.0 ha
Georgia Aquarium, an aquarium in the United States, opened in 2005 and covers about 3.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 291 species are photographed there.
Nearest Zoos & Centres
Nearest Parks
Nearest Cities
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)