An Atlanta institution celebrates its 50th anniversary this week. Tens of thousands of school students visit every year. For some, it’s changed the course of their lives and shaped their future careers. But Fernbank Science Center is still a bit of a hidden treasure.
There are a couple of “Fernbanks,” so to clear things up: This is not the big Fernbank Natural History Museum, with the glassy atrium and winding driveway. That one’s about a mile away. This is Fernbank Science Center, owned and operated by DeKalb County public schools, a squat 1960s building across the street from Fernbank Elementary.
Fernbank administrator Joyce Gamble said one way she explains the difference to people is, this one is “the first Fernbank.”
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