Road Trip

Renegade · #1 01-27-2009, 07:00 AM

Hey

So i'm finishing school in a couple months and decided that before i try and find a job that i'd go on a bit of a road trip. Thinking of heading south. Just wandering what aquariums people have been to and whats good.

I've been to the Seattle aquarium and well that's a one time deal but the Oregon one looks cool. I've also gone to the aquarium of the pacific in California, that was pretty sweet.

Anyways shout out some ideas

Kyle

Keri · #2 01-27-2009, 07:10 AM

I've always wanted to visit the Georgia aquarium, but it's probably too far for a road trip

Veng68 · #3 01-27-2009, 07:37 AM

Were do you plan on going?

Monterey Bay Aquarium & Steinhard (San Fran.)

If you go to the East Coast...... National Aquarium in Baltimore & Georgia Aquarium.

If you hit Chicago....... Shedd Aquarium.

Cheers,
Vic

awa1979 · #4 01-27-2009, 08:23 AM

If your in San Diego the Birch Aquarium is decent. They have a 70,000 gallon kelp forest exhibit in the hall of fishes which exhibits from from the cold water pacific, tropical Mexico and the Caribbean, some 60 tanks total.

Not to mention the view is great overlooking the pacific ocean on the La Jolla bluffs.

The aquarium is part of Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

(Its my hometown aquarium.)

http://www.aquariumofthebay.com/ in San Francisco

Steinhart Aquarium (California Academy of Sciences) San Francisco

Monterey Bay Aquarium , Monterey Bay, California

http://www.cabrilloaq.org/index.html Los Angeles

Then of course if you enjoy theme park type aquariums or want to see marine mammals there is Sea World in San Diego.

Renegade · #5 01-28-2009, 07:01 AM

Sweet THANKS

So far thinking staying west coast.

The List is.
1. Oregon Coast Aquarium
2. Aquarium of the Bay
3. Steinhart Aquarium
4. Monterey Bay Aquarium
5. Aquarium of the Pacific
6. Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
7. Birch Aquarium
And of course Sea world.
Thinking of coming back through the desert and stopping in Vegas.

Kyle

awa1979 · #6 01-28-2009, 07:24 AM

If you go to Vegas, Mandalay Bay Hotel/Casino has an aquarium.

http://www.sharkreef.com/

ElGuappo · #7 01-28-2009, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by awa1979

If you go to Vegas, Mandalay Bay Hotel/Casino has an aquarium.

http://www.sharkreef.com/

hit it in OCT and thought it was very overrated. 20 bucks and you are in and out in 20 minutes.

awa1979 · #8 01-28-2009, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by ElGuappo

hit it in OCT and thought it was very overrated. 20 bucks and you are in and out in 20 minutes.

Sounds like everything in Vegas...

Delphinus · #9 01-28-2009, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Renegade

Sweet THANKS

So far thinking staying west coast.

The List is.
1. Oregon Coast Aquarium
2. Aquarium of the Bay
3. Steinhart Aquarium
4. Monterey Bay Aquarium
5. Aquarium of the Pacific
6. Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
7. Birch Aquarium
And of course Sea world.
Thinking of coming back through the desert and stopping in Vegas.

Kyle

Sounds like a pretty good A1 road trip to me. I was going to suggest all of those!