Georgia Aquarium triples the size of its otter exhibit ahead of the World Cup, betting big on a tourism summer

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0400

The Georgia Aquarium will open a three-times-larger expansion of its otter exhibit to the public Saturday, the aquarium announced Wednesday — the first major renovation of an animal habitat since the Sea Lion Reef opened in 2020.

The expansion is timed for the FIFA World Cup 2026, which begins in Atlanta on June 15 and is expected to draw more than 700,000 visitors to the city’s downtown attractions over four weeks.

MARTA resumes the long-awaited transformation of Five Points Station, the heart of downtown Atlanta's transit system

Mon, 19 May 2025 10:30:00 -0400

MARTA resumed work this week on the long-delayed transformation of Five Points Station, the downtown Atlanta hub where all four of the agency’s rail lines meet, the authority said in a statement.

The first phase of the project, which had been on the drawing board in various forms since 2018, began Saturday with the rerouting of downtown bus routes and the relocation of the station’s customer-service offices. Actual deconstruction of the station’s iconic concrete canopy is expected to begin in early June.

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Georgia Aquarium triples the size of its otter exhibit ahead of the World Cup, betting big on a tourism summer

MARTA resumes the long-awaited transformation of Five Points Station, the heart of downtown Atlanta's transit system