Atlanta’s Top 10 for Kids

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  • Gasp at the giant whale sharks at the Georgia Aquarium, (225 Baker St., 404/581-4000, www.georgiaaquarium.org, Sun.–Fri. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.–6 p.m., $26 adult, $19.50 child, $21.50 senior) the largest indoor aquarium in the world.

  • Watch an IMAX film or marvel at the dinosaur skeletons at Fernbank Museum of Natural History (767 Clifton Rd., 404/929-6300, www.fernbankmuseum.org, Mon.–Sat. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Sun. noon–5 p.m., $15 adult, $13 child, $14 senior).

  • Rub elbows with an actual Muppet at the Center for Puppetry Arts (1404 Spring St., 404/873-3391, www.puppet.org, Tues.–Sat. 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.–5 p.m., $8 adult, $6 child, $7 senior) — or build your own.

  • Visit the 23 Western lowland gorillas who roam a naturalistic habitat at Zoo Atlanta (800 Cherokee Ave. SE, 404/624-5822, www.zooatlanta.org, daily 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., $18.99 adult, $13.99 child, $14.99 senior).

  • Get wet in the Fountain of Rings at Centennial Olympic Park (Centennial Olympic Park Dr. and Luckie St., 404/222-7275, www.centennialpark.com, daily 7 a.m.–11 p.m.).

  • Hear a storyteller relate the mischievous adventures of Br’er Rabbit at the Wren’s Nest House Museum (1050 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. SW, 404/753-7735, www.wrensnestonline.com, Tues.–Sat. 10 a.m.–2:30 p.m., $8 adult, $5 child, $7 senior).

  • Brave the enormous Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia (7561 Six Flags Pkwy., Austell, 770/948-9290, www.sixflags.com/overgeorgia, $40 adult, $30 child).

  • Take the Summit Skyride at Stome Mountain Park (1000 Robert E. Lee Blvd., 770/498-5690, www.stonemountainpark.com, daily 6 a.m.–midnight, $8 per car, cash only) to the top of the mountain.

  • Watch the Atlanta Braves play a home game at Turner Field (755 Hank Aaron Dr., 404/522-7630, http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com).

    • © Tray Butler from Moon Atlanta, 1st Edition

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