My family just made one of the most brilliant investments toward the enjoyment of our summer off of the couch–season passes to the world’s largest aquarium right here at our Georgia fingertips. With eight million gallons of water and over sixty exhibits, the Georgia Aquarium in downtown Atlanta houses more animals than any other, and perhaps more importantly, creates an environment for both young and old to be mystified by the underwater world that we would otherwise never get to see. On our last visit, I made the surprising discovery that while I was enamored of the sea creatures themselves, I was equally delighted to behold my son’s face as he cupped an anemone in his hands for the very first time and to witness his mesmerized expression as a hammerhead shark swam around the bend with its cadre of fish-followers.
Of course, never leaving the adults out, the aquarium also becomes the setting for that perfect date “getaway” for grown-ups with their night-time “Jazz Journeys” series. (Every Friday night from May through September, live jazz musicians play as you partake in the fabulous ocean scenery, drink specials, and a gourmet meal catered by Wolfgang Puck.) On a bizarre side-note, I was also quite intrigued to hear that since the opening of the Titanic Aquatic exhibit, which displays over two hundred original artifacts from the ill-fated ship, many employees have reported a fair amount of paranormal activity. Ghost researchers were apparently called in to investigate, and they were able to gather sufficient evidence of activity in connection with the exhibit.
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