The Georgia Aquarium houses more than 100,000 aquatic animals and represents thousands of species. Located downtown Atlanta, the aquarium held the title of largest aquarium in the world until as recently 2012. Some of its visitors’ favorite aquatic species are the whale sharks, beluga whales, California sea lions, bottlenose dolphins and manta rays.
The Atlanta Botanical Garden is a 30 acres botanical garden located adjacent to Piedmont Park in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Incorporated in 1976, the garden's mission is to "develop and maintain plant collections for the purposes of display, education, conservation, research and enjoyment."
PONCE CITY MARKET breathes new life into the historic Sears, Roebuck & Co. building in Atlanta. The classic structure, which is the area’s largest adaptive reuse project, has been reinvented as a vibrant community hub housing the Central Food Hall, various shops, flats and offices, all while pointing back to the roots of its inception. The market infuses vigor and excitement into this historically-significant structure, located in one of Atlanta’s most cherished neighborhoods.
Centennial Olympic Park opened in 1996 and served as the world’s gathering spot during the Summer Olympics. Today, this unique 22-acre urban greenspace performs a dual mission: it serves as Georgia’s lasting legacy of the Centennial Olympic Games and it anchors efforts to revitalize residential and commercial development in Georgia’s capital city of Atlanta.
Krog Street Market is a destination for Atlanta’s intown culture – those who are always searching for unique, specialty creations. It’s designed to be as authentic as the 1920’s warehouse it’s built into. The market offers Atlantans a gathering place in a west coast-style market, right in the heart of Inman Park.
With more than 15,000 works of art in its permanent collection, the High has an extensive anthology of nineteenth- and twentieth-century American and decorative art; significant holdings of European paintings; a growing collection of African American art; and burgeoning collections of modern and contemporary art, photography, folk and self taught art, and African art. The High is also dedicated to supporting and collecting works by Southern artists.
The Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park consists of several buildings in Atlanta, Georgia, including Martin Luther King Jr.'s boyhood home and the original Ebenezer Baptist Church, the church where King was baptized and both his father Martin Luther King Sr. and he were pastors.
Coca-Cola is not just a soda to the city of Atlanta, it warrants a museum. Founded in 1990 and originally located in Underground Atlanta – an underground shopping attraction – The World of Coca-Cola is a museum showcasing the history of the Coca Cola Company.