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Seattle Aquarium Review
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Seattle Aquarium 
- Address: Pier 59 off Alaskan Way, Downtown, Seattle, WA | Map It
- Phone: 206/386-4300
- www.seattleaquarium.org
- Category: Zoos/Aquariums
- Location: Downtown
Fodor's Review:
The aquarium should call itself Otters R Us -- you could spend hours just watching the delightful antics of the sea otters and their river cousins. The partially open-air Marine Mammal section also includes harbor seals and fur seals, and, unlike at some aquariums, you get unimpeded, close-up views of the animals from two levels -- you can see them sleeping on the rocks or gliding around the water's surface and then go down a floor to watch them as they dive to the bottoms of their pools. If that weren't enough entertainment for one day, the Underwater Dome surrounds you with colorful schools of fish. The tide pool room, usually the most anticlimactic part of an aquarium, is spectacular -- tanks and touch pools are bursting with neon-color anemones and starfish. Spend a few minutes in front of the octopus tank even if you don't detect any movement. Your patience will be rewarded if you get to see this amazing creature shimmy up the side of the tank. If you're visiting in fall or winter, dress warmly -- the Marine Mammal area is on the waterfront and catches all of those chilly Puget Sound breezes.
- Cost: $12.50
- Open: Daily 9:30-5
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