Located in the historic Charleston Harbor, the South Carolina Aquarium provides a fun-filled day of adventure and exploration for the whole family. Home to more than ten thousand marine plants and animals, ranging from sea otters and seals to penguins, sharks and tiny seahorses, the aquarium not only offers an array of mind-boggling displays and exhibits, but also interactive dive shows, animals programs and conservation workshops.
Visit the Great Ocean Tank, which spreads over two floors of the aquarium and houses some seven hundred sea creatures, including tiger sharks and sting rays; come face-to-face with with rays in the Stingray Encounter; or touch a horseshoe crab and other marine animals in the interactive Touch Tank. See a rare albino American alligator or take a tour of the Sea Turtle Hospital to learn how the aquarium takes conservation to the next level.
Address: South Carolina Aquarium, 100 Aquarium Wharf, Charleston, South Carolina 29401, Phone: 800-722-6455
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