Journey with Gentle Giants — Swim

For the safety of our animals, guests and team members, all program participants must wear a facial covering over their mouth and nose at all times for the duration of the program. Additionally, all guests must consent to a contactless temperature check upon entry.

Showtime Pictures snaps photos as you enter the aquarium and during animal encounters.

Then as you leave the aquarium, you will see our custom photo kiosks where you can view your pictures, select a custom background and print your pictures immediately.

To order, or view them online please follow this link: https://mygeorgiaaquarium.com/mygallery/

We absolutely encourage you to use your phone to show us your tickets.  There is no need to print the email or barcodes.  Our contactless turnstiles will allow you to scan the barcode right from your phone.

We ask that you have your phone ready with your email pulled up once you pass through security.

If you have had known exposure to a person who has tested positive for Covid 19, we ask that you reschedule your Animal Encounter for at least two weeks in the future. Rescheduling for this reason will not incur any additional charges or fees.

All participants will be asked to take a short survey prior to their encounter or program to determine if they have had contact with a person who has tested positive for Covid 19. If that is confirmed, participants will be rescheduled for at least two weeks in the future without any additional charges or fees.

All visitors are expected to ensure their clothing and accessories are appropriate for a family environment. For example, visitors and staff should not wear items during their visit that may be considered offensive, contain nudity, profanity, sexual innuendo/suggestions, promote negative ethnic or racial commentary, or hatred/violence in any form.

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Georgia Aquarium is glad to offer a variety of branded apparel in our gift shops, however we do not sell Aquarium team member uniforms. For the safety of our guests, team and animals, it is important that we are always able to discern between members of the public and Georgia Aquarium staff and volunteers.

We’re also pleased to announce that we will be extending memberships that have been impacted by our recent closure. If your membership was set to expire between March 14th and June 14th, 2020, your new expiration date will be August 31, 2020. If your membership is set to expire after June 15th of this year, your current membership will be extended by two months.

Georgia Aquarium has several sanitization and cleanliness procedures, many of which have been enhanced given the awareness of COVID-19. Our Environmental Operations team continually cleans and disinfects frequently touched places like handles, elevators, faucets, counters, and more. We have placed additional hand sanitizer units in gallery entrances and exits and additional signage in our restrooms indicating proper handwashing techniques. For staff, disinfectant wipes, hand sanitizer, and gloves are available for all employees and volunteers.

Thank you for your recent visit, and we are sorry to hear that you may have left some items behind. We ask that you please follow the link below, to provide us all the details of what we will be looking for. Upon submission of your lost item report, you will receive further instructions.

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Upon submission of your lost item report, you will receive further instructions.

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Only guide dogs for the blind, service dogs for people with disabilities and working dogs in training are permitted inside Georgia Aquarium. Pets are not permitted.  Emotional support animals are not permitted

Pets are not allowed. Only guide dogs for the blind, service dogs for people with disabilities and working dogs in training are permitted inside Georgia Aquarium.  Emotional support animals are not permitted

The animals at Georgia Aquarium come to us in a number of ways. Some are rescued animals, that would not be able to survive on their own in their natural habitat. Some examples of rescued animals at the Aquarium include several of our California sea lions, southern sea otters Tank the green sea turtle and the manta ray, Nandi.

Other animals were born at the Aquarium or at other zoological institutions.

Some animals come to Georgia Aquarium from aquaculture facilities – where aquatic animals are bred and reared for places like the Aquarium. Many of our jellies are cultured right here in the Aquarium’s jelly lab. Other species of fish and other animals are cultured elsewhere before coming to the aquarium.

Some animals are carefully collected by the animal experts at Georgia Aquarium so that they can serve as ambassadors for their species in one of our many exhibits. These animals help teach people about their species, the environments they live in and the dangers they face, so that we can take action to help protect them.

There are no guns, knives, matches, lighters, fishing poles, outside food, beverages, balloons, disposable drinking straws or gum allowed inside Georgia Aquarium.

Pets are not allowed. Only guide dogs for the blind, service dogs for people with disabilities and working dogs in training are permitted inside Georgia Aquarium.  Emotional support animals are not permitted

We have bottle filling stations located throughout the building, and encourage you to bring your refillable bottles and reusable drinking straws during your visit.

Georgia Aquarium has established – and strictly enforces – a “No Weapons” policy. Weapons include (but are not limited to) firearms and knives. This policy was created to ensure a safe and comfortable experience for all guests, and to eliminate a potential risk to guests, staff and/or animals. This policy was created based on the findings of a comprehensive threat assessment conducted by Georgia Aquarium. With more than two million guests visiting our facility each year, and thousands of aquatic animals living in 10 million gallons of water behind acrylic, we cannot put ourselves at risk of either an intentional or accidental discharge of a weapon within our facility. Signage has been placed on our property stating that firearms are not permitted. Enforcing this policy and ensuring the safety of aquarium guests and team members is Georgia Aquarium’s 24-hour security staff.

The official Georgia Aquarium parking deck has entrance is located on Luckie Street; Located at 357 Luckie Street, NW Atlanta, GA 30313

• We have made changes to the parking deck to allow for social distancing. This includes blocking off every other parking space to give guests ample room and providing signs to explain where to go upon arrival. Georgia Aquarium is not responsible for valuables left in vehicles.
• You must use the Luckie Street entrance for the parking deck.  The Ivan Allen entrance is blocked and not accessible for vehicles or pedestrians.
• Also there is no Oversized vehicle parking currently available in our parking deck.

For your convenience, you can pay for parking in advance online. You will need to print and bring your pre-paid parking ticket with you in order to enter the parking deck. You will be asked to re-scan your ticket in order to exit the parking deck after your visit. There is no re-entry allowed on pre-paid parking.

Georgia Aquarium parking passes are valid ONLY for the Georgia Aquarium parking deck, located at 357 Luckie Street, NW Atlanta, GA 30313. These passes are NOT valid for the World of Coca-Cola parking deck.

Our standard operating hours are Monday – Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday – Sunday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. We have extended hours during the summer and holidays. We will occasionally close the aquarium early for private events.  Please check the schedule prior to finalizing your arrival plans. The last entry is permitted one hour before closing.

Georgia Aquarium is located at 225 Baker Street, across the street from the north end of Centennial Olympic Park.

• Luckie Street entrance#1 – 6’8”
• Luckie Street Entrance #2 – 6’8”
• Ramp to All Levels – 6’8″
• Ivan Allen entrance – 8’2” ( pre-paid parking is not available for vehicles over 6’8″. Very limited parking for vehicles over 6’8″ )