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Flying Biscuit
Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
The Flying Biscuit is a great place for a Southern breakfast in Atlanta and there's probably one near you wherever you are in the city
02-20-2008
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Atlantic Station: Big Bat
Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
This Pop Art looking column stands at Atlantic Station west of midtown in Atlanta Georgia
02-16-2008
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Atlantic Station
Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
Atlantic Station is an entirely new city built on the grounds of an old abandoned steel mill. This new city within the city of Atlanta has everything; clothing stores, furniture stores, grocery stores, restaurants, bars, theaters, apartments, homes
02-15-2008
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Photo of Atlanta Traffic at Night
Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
This photo was taken in January of 2008
02-14-2008
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Huge Coke Sign in Atlanta
Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
The World of Coca-Cola Museum in Atlanta is the setting for this very large Coke sign
02-14-2008
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Gigantic Neon Coke Sign
Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
This huge sign is located near the back of the Coke Museum in downtown Atlanta
02-14-2008
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High Museum of Art Atrium
Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
Exhibition banners hang from in the atrium of the Atlanta Museum of Art downtown
02-14-2008
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The Louvre in Atlanta
Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
Photo taken January 2008 in the lobby of the High Museum of Art in Atlanta Georgia
02-14-2008
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Modern Landscape: Shades of Gray
Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
The skyscrapers of Atlanta as seen through a window at the High Museum of Art in midtown
02-14-2008
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Minimalistic Study: White on White
Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
The High Museum of Art is a marvelous example of modern architecture and minimalistic design
02-14-2008
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Flying Biscuit
Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
The Flying Biscuit is a great place for a Southern breakfast in Atlanta and there's probably one near you wherever you are in the city
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Atlanta Botanical Gardens Orchid Center
Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
The Orchid Center was the biggest and best surprise of our Atlanta vacation in January of 2008. Part of the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, the Fuqua Orchid Center holds one of the best orchid collections that we have ever seen
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Georgia Aquarium
Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
The largest aquarium in the world, located in the center of downtown Atlanta Georgia, is a wonder to behold. It is great educational entertainment for the entire family; Mom, Dad, the children, Grandma and Grandpa. It is not to be missed if you are
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Atlanta Popular Attractions: The Aquarium
Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
The Georgia Aquarium, #1 on our Best of Atlanta List, gets no respect from some visitors
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Room Restaurant at Hotel Twelve
Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
Room is an incredible modern bar and restaurant near the Marta station, and a few blocks from the Coke Museum and the Georgia Aquarium
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The High Museum of Art
Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
The High Museum of Art is part of a mammoth 12 acre arts complex known as the Woodruff Arts Center
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Atlanta Symphony Store
Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
The Atlanta Symphony Store in Midtown Atlanta is a great place to find gifts for anyone on your list that loves classical music
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Canoe Restaurant
Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
Canoe won over our hearts on our recent vacation in Atlanta. Chef Carvel Grant Gould and Pastry Chef Robyn Mayo served us some great dishes. We can't wait to get back to Atlanta and see what they are up to next
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Atlanta Popular Attractions: The Aquarium
The Georgia Aquarium, #1 on our Best of Atlanta List, gets no respect from some visitors.
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Atlanta's most popular attractions have to be the Coca-Cola Museum, the Georgia Aquarium, The High Museum and the Martin Luther King Center. There are many more that we detail more fully in our new feature on Frenchtowner.com. Our main focus here is our favorite attraction; the Georgia Aquarium. It was an incredible experience for us that we will never forget.
For some reason however, there are hordes of visitors that hate the Georgia Aquarium and have posted their discontent on sites like Tripadvisor.com and others. They hate the attraction so much that they have made it one of the least favorite big attractions in Atlanta. As of late January 2008 the Georgia Aquarium is ranked in 29th place on Tripadvisor's Atlanta Attractions listings. Mind you in that position, bars and clubs like Tongue and Groove and Masquerade are rated as better places to visit than the aquarium. This is certainly not deserved in our opinion.
Some of the most common complaints include: crowds, traffic flow, lack of signage, pricing, parking and the need for more educational information. We did not have these issues with the aquarium. We did plan our trip for a weekday morning so that the crowds would not be as heavy. Also January is most likely one of the slower times of year. In no way did we feel that the exhibits needed any more signage or any more explanation. We both have backgrounds in the visual arts however and we did not feel like we needed any words to label the wonders that played out in front of us.
There are some visitors who felt that the aquarium had somehow cheapened the exhibitions and Disneyfied everything. We did not go into see the movie that features the cartoon fish but we did not get that impression from the exhibits at all.
Our only complaint about the Georgia Aquarium was that the gift shop was tacky and juvenile. Overall the merchandise looked cheap and badly made. I have no problem with toys and t-shirts, but any educational attraction like this could offer a much broader selection of souvenirs, books, giftware, clothing and educational games.
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Image, Photo and Story Tags: Georgia Aquarium, aquarium, jellyfish, tourist attractions, Atlanta Aquarium
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