On Thursday, we all went to the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta with Mike’s mom. It was Lucca’s first time at an aquarium, and we weren’t sure how she would like it. Finding the place was very easy, and parking was also not a problem. We parked at a nearby lot for $7 instead of the “official” aquarium parking. I couldn’t find any information online about how much that parking was, so I am going to assume that it is more expensive. To be honest, just getting into the aquarium was expensive. Tickets for adults cost roughly $25, and that doesn’t include the dolphin show or any other special shows the place offers. Lucca was free, so that was nice, but still. Just to be sure, I looked up general admission to Shedd’s Aquarium in Chicago, and that was $8, and you at least got to see the dolphins.
Cost aside, the aquarium was a lot of fun, probably more so because we had a toddler to entertain. We went on a Thursday morning, and it was not too crowded. If we would have arrived when the place opened at 10am, it would have been even less crowded. We did encounter a few tourists from out of the country that were a little annoying – I mean, they had to have their picture taken with every animal, taking forever doing so, and they always seemed to push there way up to the front and be “better doors than windows.” They also seemed to want to do a lot of things that seemed to be reserved for kids, but Lucca really didn’t care much either way.
Lucca did have fun. She especially liked the tropical fish, the Amazon River fish, the African penguins, and the sea otters. She really didn’t pay attention much to the Beluga whales, though. By the time we got to the end where the touchy feely shark and cownose rays were, she was a little sleepy. We did have a great time and it would be someplace I wouldn’t mind going again, if it weren’t so darn expensive!
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