Atlanta Zoo and Cyclorama
There's always something exciting to see at the Zoo Atlanta, whether's new exhibits, new borns, or a new day! Last summer my family and I traveled to Atlanta to visit Zoo Atlanta, educate ourselves in "ZOOLOGY" and to learn more about our states culture and history by visiting the Cyclorama and Civil War Museum.
Many people in Georgia don't realize that Pines Library System has a DVD you can watch and earn tickets to the museum. It's an educational DVD, and a great way to make your experience less expensive.
Many people in Georgia don't realize that Pines Library System has a DVD you can watch and earn tickets to the museum. It's an educational DVD, and a great way to make your experience less expensive.
How Zoo Atlanta Got Started
Zoo Atlanta, which is one of Atlanta's oldest cultural attractions began the day a circus came to town, and never left. A traveling show bound for Marietta, Ga., stalled just south of its destination, in March 1889. Cash flow problems forced its owner into bankruptcy. Left to languish in their the animals began to draw crowds of curious onlookers. A businessman George Valentine Gress purchased the collection at public auction and donated the animals en masse to the city of Atlanta. City leaders relocated them to picturesque Grant Park, a favorite local picnic and promenade destination. Featuring a jaguar, a hyena, a black bear, a raccoon, an elk, a gazelle, a Mexican hog, lionesses, pumas, camels and snakes, Atlanta’s first zoological venue opened to the public that April. Read more about the history of Zoo Atlanta...
Atlanta Cyclorama
The Cyclorama painting — 42 feet tall and 358 feet in circumference — is said to be the largest painting in the world. It offers breathtaking realism enhanced by a foreground of three-dimensional figures and terrain. The presentation is accompanied by music and narration, available in five languages. Read more...
We saw a variety of magnificent creatures, from apes, monkeys, flamingos, panda, wart hogs, meerkats, alligators, kangaroo... the list goes on and on. Some of the animals we were actually able to interact with. Inside the zoo has several play and rest areas for parents and children to sit and cool off! Visiting Zoo Atlanta was a wonderful experience, and we look forward to visiting them again in the future! See the joey's feet in the picture below... sleeping safe and sound in mum's pouch!
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