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Aquariums

Visitors at the Kuroshio Sea main tank

Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

Washington, D.C.

Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

One of the world's only captive whale sharks, at Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta.

Whale Sharks May Mate In Captivity For The First Time

Japan's Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium is wondering: will they or won't they?

Cara Giaimo December 16, 2016

The Tiny Amazonian City That Supplies Aquarium Fish to the World

Once a rubber boomtown, remote Barcelos is now at the center of the tropical fish trade.

Mike Tuccinardi August 30, 2016

The Blue Planet

Kastrup, Denmark

The Blue Planet

Vortex-shaped aquarium hosts Europe's largest school of piranhas and other ocean creatures.

Pulsate Your Way to a Peaceful Lunch Break With This Jellyfish Cam

Get lost in a tangle of tentacles.

Tao Tao Holmes March 22, 2016

Why Scheduling Octopus Sex for Human Viewing Might Always Be A Bad Idea

Jessie Guy-Ryan February 14, 2016

A tank of disco jellies at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

How Jellyfish Exhibits Became Underwater Dance Clubs

Cara Giaimo October 19, 2015

Chimelong Ocean Kingdom

Zhuhai Shi, China

Chime-Long Ocean Kingdom

This aquarium has almost as many world records as it does fish.

Polaria

Tromsø, Norway

Polaria

The world's northernmost aquarium looks like it has fallen over.

Permanently Closed

AquaDom

Berlin, Germany

AquaDom

The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.

A postcard from the inside of the aquarium, dating to 1907 or 1908.

Detroit, Michigan

Belle Isle Aquarium

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.