PHOTOS: 20 years of the Georgia Aquarium

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PHOTOS: 20 years of the Georgia Aquarium

The Georgia Aquarium celebrates 20 years in 2025. Take a look at the Atlanta institution through the years.

Guests watch a visual display during a soft opening of the Explorer’s Cove exhibition at Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

The Georgia Aquarium in Downtown on May 30, 2022

A shark swims by a viewing window in Georgia Aquarium's Sharks! Predators of the Deep exhibit, which was unveiled in 2020.

Whisper, a 20-year-old beluga whale, gave birth to this 174-pound calf on May 17, 2020. Contributed

President and Mrs. Carter and a group of family and friends visited the Georgia Aquarium in 2019. Photos: Jessica Fontana

A dolphin smiles underwater at Georgia Aquarium. In 2011, Georgia Aquarium opened its first major facility expansion, now called Dolphin Coast, a dolphin theater experience.

Grammy-winning rap duo OutKast at Georgia Aquarium.

Georgia Aquarium visitors pet a sea lion in Georgia Aquarium's Truist Pier 225 Sea Lion Exhibit, which opened in 2016.

Bernie Marcus, the late founder and CEO of Home Depot, poses with two penguins and staff at Georgia Aquarium in 2015. Marcus's $250 million gift and his grand vision made Georgia Aquarium a reality.

Two puppies from the Atlanta Humane Society enjoyed a visit with the marine life at the Georgia Aquarium in 2020. CONTRIBUTED: GEORGIA AQUARIUM

Al Roker and Meredith Vieira of "Today" visited the Georgia Aquarium in 2008.

Taroko the whale shark swims past two divers at the Georgia Aquarium Friday, June 1, 2007. Taroko died at the aquarium in 2025. (AJC file photo)

Georgia Aquarium opened in November 2005 as the largest aquarium in the world. It was built on a plot of land next to Centennial Olympic Park that was donated by the Coca-Cola Company.

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Guests watch a visual display during a soft opening of the Explorer’s Cove exhibition at Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

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