Georgia Aquarium voted best

The Georgia Aquarium was voted the best in the country this week in a USA Today and 10Best poll.

Readers of the newspaper and website chose among 20 nominees provided by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

Coming in second was the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi. In third place was the Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies in Gatlinburg, Tenn., and fourth was the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.

The Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga finished fifth.

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