Georgia Aquarium was conceived by the late Home Depot CEO Bernie Marcus, the founding benefactor who gifted $250 million to build it. The vision came to him in the air, while aboard a Falcon 900 ...

The Georgia Aquarium’s impact extends beyond economics, as it has forged strong community ties through partnerships with ...

ATLANTA — Saturday marks 19 years since the Georgia Aquarium first opened in downtown Atlanta in 2005. Since then, more than 40 million people have paid a visit to the largest aquarium in the United ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The United States’ largest aquarium has named a new CEO and president, it announced on Thursday. Travis Burke was selected by the Georgia Aquarium’s board of ...

ATLANTA — The whale sharks are kings of the 6-million-gallon tank, their presence palpable even before they emerge from the murky darkness like massive star cruisers in a science fiction film. But ...

Georgia Aquarium whale shark Taroko has died after being euthanized Taroko was seen by more than 43 million visitors over nearly 20 years He was rescued from a seafood market in Taiwan before coming ...

ATLANTA — A beloved Georgia Aquarium whale shark died on Wednesday after falling sick, officials with the nation's largest aquarium announced. Taroko, a male whale shark, lived at the Georgia Aquarium ...

ATLANTA — The Lee family had a very important appointment on Tuesday. It was something they did not want to miss. “This morning I told her we were coming. She was jumping and yelling,” mother Olivia ...

Filled with more with 11 million gallons of water, the Georgia Aquarium is the biggest in America—actually, it's one of the ...

Taroko the whale shark was euthanized after his health declined at the Georgia Aquarium, officials announced. Screengrab from the Georgia Aquarium’s Facebook post After he was rescued from a seafood ...