The National Aquarium is an award-winning facility on Chesapeake Bay containing more than 17,000 specimens of 750 species.

Since its opening in 1981, its goal has been to inspire conservation of the earth’s aquatic species and resources.

The museum is home to eight bottlenose dolphins, a multi-story Atlantic coral reef, an open ocean shark tank, and the critically acclaimed Australia Wild exhibit, which contains an aviary and both land and sea animals.

In this exhibit, visitors can watch the flight of kookaburras and rainbow lorakeets and see freshwater crocodiles and the ferocious barramundi fish.

The Living Seashore touch exhibit enables visitors to interact with sea creatures such as stingrays and horseshoe crabs, and the Children’s Discovery Gallery is a wonderful place to visit with young children. Behind the scenes tours are available for an extra fee.

National Aquarium , 501 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, Phone: 410-576-3800

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