Aquatic safari: Have you visited a public aquarium?

[FifteenYearsBand]

We usually go to the Oregon Beach Aquarium every few years. It's decent enough.

Checked out the Vancouver BC aquarium a couple week ago - fantastic experience, def want to go back.

 

[Sleepingtiger]

Been to Shedd (at least 10 times), Tennessee, Georgia, Houston, Dallas. Had a chance to go to Monterrey when i worked out as a contractor in the bay area and missed out.

 

[Pny]

Absolutely! I visit public aquarium as often I can.

 

[zoomonster]

Whenever I get a chance or in vicinity. Been to Seaworld FL, TX, CA, Marineworld Galveston (now Moody I think), Camden NJ aquarium, Marineland FL, National in Baltimore and others along the way I don't recall. Used to go to Seaworld a lot here in Orlando until they took away the FL resident buy a $50 ticket and come back the rest of the year free. The real kicker was when Anheuser sold it and the free beer went away LOL.

 

[JoJosReef]

Membership to Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific (favorite tank is the garden eel tank), been to SeaWorld San Diego several times, and just went to the Birch Aquarium of Scripps Oceanography Institute for the first time on Father's Day!

 

[jpmazzone]

I laughed out loud when I saw that one voter voted that they are never going to visit an aquarium! "I'm NEVER going to the aquarium!" ha ha

 

[silent1mezzo]

Ripley's in Toronto is really good, I have a seasons pass to it. I love a good aquarium but too many of them are mediocre and not worth it.

 

[aminals]

I'm an hour from Baltimore aquarium, I'll see it one of these days!

 

[Reefer Reboot]

Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, Sea World in San Diego, Ocean Institute in Dana Point (there's also a small local critter, 5 tank aquarium at Doheny State Beach nearby), Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institute of Oceanography and the Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

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[paragrouper]

Everywhere I go, I try to visit public aquariums. When stationed in Germany with the military I was fortunate enough to make my way down to the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco. It was by far the most impressive I visited.

 

[Slocke]

I got a behind the scenes of Georgia Aquarium a couple weeks ago. Was very cool!

 

[Rusty_L_Shackleford]

Before I left Hawaii I volunteered as an educator at the Waikiki Aquarium. I'm still on the roles so I can pick it some shifts when we got back to visit my wife's family. It's amazing. I definitely didnt mind hanging around the tanks and sharing fun facts. My favorite guests were the kids, because they're just as enthusiastic about ocean life as I am.

 

[Catnip885]

I have been to the toledo zoo aquarium, sealife, the Virginia Beach aquarium and will be going to the Monterey bay aquarium in July when I go visit family! I absolutely love going to aquariums it is so soothing. Super stoked to go to the Monterey bay aquarium can't wait to see the kelp forest.
More importantly I think the aquariums are a wonderful educational tool and a way to connect people to our natural world.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Absolutely! I just visited the Toledo Zoo Aquarium, @Jay Hemdal 's and others' fine work. I highly recommend it to everyone!

The Toledo Zoo just started up a live web cam on the reef exhibit (10 am to 4 pm only though)



Jay

 

[vlangel]

Yes, I have been to a number of public aquariums. The first is local to me, PPG aquarium in Pittsburgh, PA. I have also been to the National Aquarium in Baltimore, the Georgia Aquarium and Monterey Bay Aquarium, (which I loved).

 

[besskurz]

Atlanta's aquarium is a must for every reefer.
I could sit and watch that reef display for days.

 

[snorklr]

been to so many i probably can't recall them all...grew up on Long Island NY so first one was Coney Island...Riverhead has an amazing reef tank...been to Mystic Conn, Wakiki,the Ripley's ones in Gatlinburg Tenn and Myrtle Beach, Georgia aquarium (excellent)....in the Bahamas the Atlantis has a tank that wraps around half the casino with sharks and huge manta rays as well as smaller tanks...probably hit every aquarium in the state of Florida...Key West(historic but tiny), Miami(old and sad),Tampa is great, big reef and had lots of sea dragons...(have lunch at the Columbia down the block) Clearwater, Mote Marine in Sarasota,St Lucie Aquatium, etc etc...after a while they all blend in together and i cant remember where i saw what..

 

[bluecheese]

I used to go to the New Orleans Aquarium of the Americas quite regularly. Unfortunately, nowadays, I'm likely to come back to a truck with busted out windows and possibly getting mugged in the parking lot.

 

[topjimmy]

Was just at one last week

 

[afrokobe]

Visited many but I'm currently a highschool volunteer at the Seattle Aquarium (looking to possibly intern soon) and have connections to the Monterey Bay Aquarium which I never thought would happen since that's my favorite public Aquarium (specifically Matt Wandell, Paul Clarkson, and a few others I've met and talk to regularly)

My profile pic is actually of a Bloody Belly Comb Jelly from MBA

Absolutely loved the Monterey Aquarium!! Pretty much planned our vacation around it. speaking of comb jellies, here's a pic i took at the aquarium.


I forgot the name of this jelly, but I was absolutely fascinated with it


Unfortunately all the aquariums around me aren't really worth visiting regularly. I do have a list of aquariums I want to visit. Need to cross off Georgia and Okinawa as those are next two