After our week in NC, we headed to Atlanta to visit a friend of my wife. She has kids the same age as ours and the two of them have been Internet friends since they became pregnant with their first.
One hot spot in the Atlanta area is the Zoo Atlanta. Our family loves zoos. My wife's husband commented, "Well, that will take you a half-hour," when he heard about our outing. We spent six hours there!
The zoo is laid out well, with minimal, non-productive walking (where you don't get to see new animals along the way). Although most zoos in the US have pretty much the same collection of animals, each has their own claim to fame (read: "marketing plug"). Zoo Atlanta's happens to be a newborn panda cub. One of only four born in captivity in Zoos in the US if I recall correctly. The crowds are so great for this attraction, the zoo rations out tour slots like Disney World except for the last couple of hours of the day. They also have a Panda Cam that you can use to watch the wee one (though apparently only zoo hours -- poor marketing in my opinion).
Though the temperature was a rather hot 93 degrees and the humidity high as well, all in all, it was a very cool visit (especially after a trip to Hank's Ice Cream Parlor across the street).
One hot spot in the Atlanta area is the Zoo Atlanta. Our family loves zoos. My wife's husband commented, "Well, that will take you a half-hour," when he heard about our outing. We spent six hours there!
The zoo is laid out well, with minimal, non-productive walking (where you don't get to see new animals along the way). Although most zoos in the US have pretty much the same collection of animals, each has their own claim to fame (read: "marketing plug"). Zoo Atlanta's happens to be a newborn panda cub. One of only four born in captivity in Zoos in the US if I recall correctly. The crowds are so great for this attraction, the zoo rations out tour slots like Disney World except for the last couple of hours of the day. They also have a Panda Cam that you can use to watch the wee one (though apparently only zoo hours -- poor marketing in my opinion).
Though the temperature was a rather hot 93 degrees and the humidity high as well, all in all, it was a very cool visit (especially after a trip to Hank's Ice Cream Parlor across the street).
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