Seattle Aquarium, opened in 1977, is a public aquarium located on the Elliott Bay waterfront on Pier 59 in Seattle. The aquarium's goal is supporting marine conservation and teaching about human impacts on marine life.

Some of the main exhibits include Window on Washington Waters, which mimics the Washington coastal waters and hosts native marine life such as rockfish, salmon, and sea anemones; the Crashing Waves exhibit, which showcases Washington shores between the intertidal zone and a depth of about 5 feet; and Life on the Edge, featuring the tidepool life of Seattle's inland sea.

The Life of a Drifter exhibit has a 12-foot-tall glass "donut" filled with moon jellies and giant Pacific octopus, Pacific Coral Reef is an artificial coral reef teeming with reef fish, Ocean Oddities displays pinecone fish, flying gurnards, cowfish, potbellied seahorses, and short dragonfish, and the Marine Mammals exhibit includes harbor seals, sea otters, northern fur seals, and river otters and also contains the Orca Family Activity Center.

1483 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA 98101, Phone: 206-386-4300, Map

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