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To check into the hotel, guests walk past the gilded Pegasus launch pad and over a bridge that’s flanked by gigantic nautilus-shell-shaped fountains that pour into a marina full of private yachts. The main entrance is marked by a huge statue of golden Pegasi arranged to look like they are in mid-flight, suspended in the air above a series of fountains. The main building has two high towers, over 20 stories each, connected at the top by a broad, arched walkway that’s dotted with giant statues of marlin and other sea creatures, both mythical and real. It sits just north of downtown Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, on its own little stretch of sand dubbed Paradise Island. The Atlantis resort in the Bahamas is an imposing place. Listen now, download, or subscribe to “Hakai Magazine Audio Edition” through your favorite podcast app. This article is also available in audio format. Stream or download audio For this article

Octo| 4,400 words, about 22 minutes Share this article Photo courtesy of Atlantis Kelly, the Sassy Dolphin What can one brash dolphin teach us about personality? Authored by

Kelly-a dolphin with a big “personality”-has been in show business for about four decades, most recently at the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas.

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