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National Aquarium in Baltimore Review
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National Aquarium in Baltimore 
Zoos / Aquariums, Inner Harbor
Fodor's Review:
The most-visited attraction in Maryland has more than 10,000 fish, sharks, dolphins, and amphibians dwelling in 2 million gallons of water. Animal Planet Australia: Wild Extremes, a new exhibit built to mimic a river running through a gorge, opened in 2006. It features lizards, crocodiles, turtles, bats and a black-headed python, among other animals from Down Under. The aquarium also features reptiles, birds, plants, and mammals in its rain-forest environment, inside a glass pyramid 64 feet high. The rain-forest ecosystem harbors two-toed sloths in calabash trees, parrots in the palms, iguanas on the ground, and red-bellied piranhas in a pool (a sign next to it reads do not put hands in pool). Each day in the Marine Mammal Pavilion, Atlantic bottlenose dolphins are part of several entertaining presentations that highlight their agility and intelligence. The aquarium's famed shark tank and Atlantic coral reef exhibits are spectacular; you can wind through an enormous glass enclosure on a spiral ramp while hammerheads and brightly hued tropical fish glide by. Hands-on exhibits include such docile sea creatures as horseshoe crabs and starfish. Arrive early to ensure admission, which is by timed intervals; by noon, the wait is often two or three hours.
Member Reviews & Ratings:
Friday After 5!
Posted by Brian from Maryland on 5/15/06
the rule here is try to go friday after 5... not only will it be less crowded but, you'll pay $7 for a ticket instead of $21. It's a great aquarium though and there's plenty of cool stuff to see. Not to mention it's in the middle of the Inner Harbour which is probably the must see area of Baltimore.
INFO
- Address: Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD
- Phone: 410/576-3800
- Web site
- Cost: $ 21.95
- Open: Nov.-Feb., Sat.-Thurs. 10-5, Fri. 10-8; Mar.-June, Sept., and Oct., Sat.-Thurs. 9-5, Fri. 9-8; July-Aug. 19, daily 9-8; Aug. 20-31, Sat.-Thurs. 9-6, Fri. 9-8; visitors may tour for up to 1 1/2 hrs after closing. Timed tickets may be required on weekends and holidays; purchase these early in the day.
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7 responses; most recent on 08/05/2008, 03:59 pm - September/ Baltimore's Inner Harbor
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