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/ August 21, 2026
The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk sits in the historic SoNo (South Norwalk) district of Norwalk, Connecticut, inside a converted 1860s iron works building. It opened on July 16, 1988 as the “Maritime Center” before being rebranded the Maritime Aquarium in 1996 to spotlight its growing…
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/ August 18, 2026
Downtown Aquarium is a Landry’s-owned aquarium and entertainment complex at 410 Bagby Street in downtown Houston, opened in 2003 on a 6-acre site built around two redeveloped city landmarks: historic Fire Station No. 1 and the old Central Waterworks Building. The project cost Landry’s roughly…
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/ August 18, 2026
OdySea Aquarium sits in the Arizona desert on land within the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in Scottsdale, an unlikely home for the largest aquarium in the Southwest United States. It opened on September 3, 2016, after roughly 18 months of construction, and quickly became…
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/ August 17, 2026
Audubon Aquarium sits on the banks of the Mississippi River at the edge of the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana. It opened on September 1, 1990, as the Aquarium of the Americas and quickly became one of the city’s signature family attractions, drawing visitors…
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/ August 17, 2026
The South Carolina Aquarium opened on May 19, 2000, on Charleston’s waterfront, giving visitors a close look at the diverse ecosystems found across the Palmetto State, from mountain streams to the open ocean. The nonprofit, AZA-accredited facility sits at 100 Aquarium Wharf with sweeping views…
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/ August 15, 2026
The Tennessee Aquarium sits on the banks of the Tennessee River in downtown Chattanooga, where it has anchored the city’s riverfront since opening its first building, River Journey, on May 1, 1992. A second building, Ocean Journey, followed on April 29, 2005, expanding the complex…
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/ August 14, 2026
National Aquarium Denmark, known locally as Den Blå Planet (The Blue Planet), opened in March 2013 in Kastrup, just outside Copenhagen, replacing a smaller aquarium that had operated in Charlottenlund since 1939. Designed by Danish architecture firm 3XN, the building’s distinctive whirlpool-shaped form has won…
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/ August 13, 2026
Nausicaá Centre National de la Mer opened on May 18, 1991, in the coastal city of Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France, on a site once occupied by an old casino. Designed by architect Jacques Rougerie, it was developed as a national project dedicated to scientific and…
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/ August 12, 2026
SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium is a public aquarium on the eastern side of Darling Harbour in Sydney, Australia, just north of the Pyrmont Bridge. Opened in 1988 as Sydney Aquarium, it showcases the marine life of Australia’s waterways alongside global species, drawing large numbers of…
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/ August 12, 2026
Clearwater Marine Aquarium is a nonprofit marine rescue and rehabilitation facility on Clearwater Beach, Florida, built in a former water treatment plant. What began in 1972 as the Clearwater Marine Science Center has grown into one of the best-known aquariums in the country, driven by…
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/ August 8, 2026
The New England Aquarium has anchored Boston’s Central Wharf since it opened on June 20, 1969, becoming one of the city’s most visited cultural institutions. Designed by architect Peter Chermayeff of Cambridge Seven Associates as part of a broader revitalization of Boston’s historic waterfront, the…
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/ August 5, 2026
Auckland Zoo has welcomed visitors to Western Springs since December 16, 1922, when it opened with animals purchased from a private collector’s shuttered menagerie. Run today by Auckland Council through Auckland Unlimited, the 16.35-hectare (40-acre) park has grown from a modest municipal collection into New…
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/ August 2, 2026
Chester Zoo opened on June 10, 1931, when George Mottershead and his family established the site at Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire, on a philosophy of open, bar-free enclosures that was unusual for its time. Nearly a century later, it has grown into the most-visited zoo in the…
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/ August 1, 2026
Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch is a drive-thru safari park set on Texas Hill Country ranchland between San Antonio and Austin. Opened on June 1, 1984, the ranch let visitors stay in their own vehicles while giraffes, zebras, and antelope wandered right up to the windows…
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/ July 31, 2026
Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park began as a small bird-breeding operation on just 5 acres in Glendale, Arizona, started by teacher Mickey Ollson. In 1973, Ollson purchased 25 acres in nearby Litchfield Park, and the zoo opened to the public there in 1984…
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/ July 29, 2026
Roger Williams Park Zoo sits inside the historic Roger Williams Park in Providence, Rhode Island, and traces its roots back to 1872, making it the third-oldest zoo in the United States. What began as a small collection of animals has grown into a 40-acre facility…
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/ July 28, 2026
Franklin Park Zoo has welcomed visitors to the Dorchester section of Boston since it first opened on October 4, 1912, making it one of the oldest zoos in the United States still in operation today. Set within the northeastern portion of Franklin Park, a landscape…
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/ July 28, 2026
The ABQ BioPark Zoo has been a fixture of Albuquerque, New Mexico since 1927, when it opened along the banks of the Rio Grande as the Rio Grande Zoo. Nearly a century later, it remains one of the state’s top attractions, part of the larger…
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/ July 27, 2026
The El Paso Zoo is a 35-acre zoological park in El Paso, Texas, tracing its roots to 1910 when local donations of deer and a gray wolf formed the basis of what was then known as the Washington Park Zoo. Over the following century it…
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/ July 26, 2026
The Virginia Zoo sits on 53 acres beside Lafayette Park in Norfolk, Virginia, tracing its roots back to 1900 when the city began assembling a small animal collection in the park. More than a century later, it has grown into an AZA-accredited zoo, home to…
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