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Things to do in Atlanta, Atlanta -  Attractions

• Centennial Park Downtown
  A lasting legacy to the 1996 Olympics, the Centennial Park is a downtown Atlanta Gathering place. Boasting diversified family fun-filled activity, the Park is opened throughout the year providing lots of concerts, events, and water fountain shows. An Engineering marvel, 800,000 bricks were used in construction of the Park, 4.5 miles of conduit for lighting, 30 miles of wire, 11 miles of underground irrigation, transformer supplied power of 9 - 220 thousand volts and granite used for each continent represented in the Olympics.  Computer generated fountains pump 5000 gallons of water per minute and are currently programmed with 7 songs.
  
  
• Georgia Aquarium
  Undoubtedly the stars of the show, the Aquarium has two whale sharks which are the first in captivity aside from Asia. Viewing of these majestic animals can be accomplished in the Ocean voyager section a clear acrylic 100-foot-long underwater tunnel. Likewise the two marine animals can be see inside the viewing area which is a 61 foot wide dark room of aquarium glass. Sharing the tank with four juvenile whale sharks are 100,000 diversified species of fish as well has rays and sharks
  
  
• Atlanta Botanical Gardens
  Since opening 28 years ago, the Botanical Gardens have had major impact on research and Conservation. Divided between 30 acres is the Main Garden, the Gardens under glass, the Children's Garden, and Storza Woods. Featuring a butterfly pavilion, tree house, caterpillar maze, and a dinosaur garden with a waterfall garden is the interactive Children's Garden constructed on two-acre site. A free shuttle runs between the Colony Park shopping center and the Gardens.