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Zoo Atlanta
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Zoo Atlanta: Grant Park
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  • Updated By Redlats on March 28, 2005
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    Grant Park - Atlanta
    by Redlats
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    Grant Park is 131 acres of park about 2 miles SW of downtown Atlanta. Half the park is typically what one expects in a park - walking trails, playing fields, old fountains, etc. I spent a couple of hours wandering through the old-growth forest on a Sunday morning before my plane left Atlanta

    Part of the park is leased to Zoo Atlanta. Zoo Atlanta is a small zoo on 37 acres with some cool animals - an African theme with lowland gorillas, giraffes, black rhinos, etc. As well the asian exhibit has two giant pandas.

    Entrance to the zoo in 2004 is $16.50 for adults. Allow a 1/2 day to see everything. Its website is http://www.zooatlanta.org

    Also at Grant Park is the Atlanta Cyclorama - a civil war museum which features a 360 degree painting. You view the painting from a revolving platform while being provided with narration, etc.

    Entrance to the Cyclorama in 2004 is $6.00 for adults. Allow an hour to see it. Its website is http://roadsidegeorgia.com/site/cyclorama.html

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    Zoo Atlanta: Zoo Atlanta
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  • Updated By awayhome on February 26, 2004
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    Today this nationally recognized animal habitat is home (for ten years from 1999 until 2009) to two giant pandas, Lun Lun and Yang Yang, on loan from the Chengdu Zoo in China. Primates run free in the Ford African Rain Forest and the people are contained to an intricate maze of pathways. It is quite different from the Grant Park Zoo that was named one of the ten worst zoos in the country in the early 1980's. The dramatic turnaround was witnessed with great interest not only by the citizens of Atlanta and North Georgia, but by the entire world. The turmoil brought international fame to Willie B., a silverback gorilla who came to represent both the zoo and its recovery.

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  • Website: http://zooatlanta.org
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    Zoo Atlanta: Zoo Atlanta
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  • By amybrooke on August 29, 2005
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  • Zoo Atlanta - Atlanta
    by amybrooke
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    A pretty good zoo... the kids will love the train around the zoo. All will love to watch the pandas frolic.

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    Zoo Atlanta: Zoo Atlanta
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  • By MandaJ320 on January 2, 2005
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  • I went here in sixth grade. It was a typical zoo visit. Not a whole lot stood out in my mind. Except they have a really nice lawn out front for picnics and stuff.

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    Zoo Atlanta: Check out the Atlanta Zoo!
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  • By MatthewMetcalfe on April 18, 2005
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  • You can hear him all over the Zoo! - Atlanta
    You can hear him all over
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    Zoo Atlanta is located in Grant Park. The Zoo has been undergone a transformation from a bunch of caged animals to a more open and natural environment.

    The current highlight at the Zoo are Two Giant Pandas. The Exhibit is well done and you get a pretty good view of them. There are also the standard Lions, Tigers, Elephants, Giraffes, and Gorillas. Most of the new exhibits provide a great view although the Gorillas are hit or miss and the Tiger is very difficult to see unless he's in the water.

    Grant Park is great for a Picnic although there is a McDonalds on site. Adjacent to the Zoo is the Cyclorama which is a 360 degree mural of the battle of Atlanta during the Civil War.

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    Zoo Atlanta: Visit the Zoo
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  • By fa330 on March 8, 2003
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    by fa330
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    While the Atlanta Zoo is not nearly as impressive as other zoos around the world, it's still nice to take a day trip to see the critters here.

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    Zoo Atlanta: Atlanta Zoo
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    by Jim_Eliason
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    This is a great zoo, definitely check it out if you are in Atlanta. One of the few zoos in the US with giant Pandas.

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  • Phone: 404.624.WILD.
  • Website: http://www.zooatlanta.org/home.htm
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    Zoo Atlanta: Atlanta Zoo
  • By lorigirl on August 25, 2002
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    Zoo Atlanta: Zoo Atlanta
  • By queensgirl on March 10, 2005
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  • Phone: (404) 624-5600
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    Zoo Atlanta: Atlanta Zoo
  • By skup13 on November 25, 2007
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  • Zoo Atlanta - Atlanta
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    Decent sized zoo with a good variety of animals.

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