National Aquarium in Baltimore

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  • Address
    Pier 3, 501 E Pratt Street, Harborplace
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  • Phone
    576 3800
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  • Transport
    water taxi:

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Lonely Planet review

The city's greatest pride is the National Aquarium of Baltimore and it must not be missed. The huge main building, seven stories high, topped with a Louvre-esque glass pyramid and run through by a titanic spiral staircase, houses quite possibly the best exhibit on marine life in the country. If you never go to a coral reef or scuba dive or otherwise follow Jacque Cousteau's footsteps, the 16,500 species on display here are seriously the next best thing.

The wetlands displays are enchanting, and the dolphin shows and gloomy shark tanks are a favorite with the kids, who will learn a lot here without ever realizing it. A 10-year expansion is currently underway; the newest addition houses a 35ft waterfall and painstaking reconstruction of the Umbrawarra Gorge in Australia.