Atlanta’s world-class aerodrome is the portal for lots of kids and their parents to the possibilities of this world-class city. The city is teeming with things for families to do. Here are three:
- Kids and dinosaurs just seem to hit it off, especially at Fernbank Museum of Natural History’s Giants of the Mesozoic exhibit. The exhibit recreates the badlands of Patagonia. That’s where the remains of the largest dinos every to have roamed the planet were excavated. Kids’ imagination can run wild here in the Great Hall, where Argentinosaurus defends itself from an attack by Gigantosaurus. This is predator vs. prey taken to the max. Just so you understand, all the fossils on display here are actually cast replicas of the original skeletons, footprints and such. The real ones are back in Argentina.
- Real, live Giant Pandas reign out at Zoo Atlanta. Their names are Lun Lun and Yang Yang. The former is female, the latter male. Both were born in 1997 and both are prime attractions at one of the world’s great zoos. Lun Lun is a strikingly beautiful animal, with a round and fluffy face. Sort of playful and laid back, Yang Yang is a bit of an olfactory gourmet. Seems Tabasco is one of his favorite scents. The Giant Panda couple is quite a pair. They’ve lived together since Lun Lun was just a year old.
- Kids love little plastic bricks, specifically LEGO®. Children three to teen tend to revel in the wonders of the stuff. There’s no better place to give vent to all that pent-up artistry than LEGOLAND Discovery Center at Phipps Plaza. There are lots of interactive things to do, and you can sit in on a class with a LEGO Master Model Builder.
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