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Mystic Aquarium


http://www.mysticaquarium.org

Mystic Aquarium has a number of fascinating exhibits...

Sunlit Seas
Inside the main Aquarium building are thousands of fishes and invertebrates.  The Tide Pool in the central area displays residents of coastal New England, while overhead the View From Space displays satellite images of our Ocean Planet.

Marine Theater
Dolphins are mammals that have developed amazing adaptations to life in the sea.  During demonstrations, you will learn about dolphin behavior and how dolphins' bodies are adapted to survival in a watery environment

Challenge of the Deep
An 8-minute theater presentation, multimedia exhibits and interactive displays will "immerse" you in the deep sea. Board the R/V DISCOVERY for an epic journey of exploration with he U.S. Navy submersible TURTLE and the remotely-operated vehicle JASON.

Outdoor Exhibits

In the Alaskan Coast learn how beluga whales and seals live in the frigid Arctic as they patrol the chilly waters beneath glacier-carved cliffs.

The Pribilof Islands are Nature's outposts in the Bering Sea, America's farthest shores, home to northern fur seals and endangered Steller Sea Lions.

The African penguins in the Roger Tory Peterson Penguin Exhibit can be viewed above and below water.

In the Seal Rescue Clinic stranded seals are rehabilitated for release.

A research and critical-care facility, the Aquatic Animal Study Center advances veterinary care and provides vital information that can be used to help preserve wild populations of whales, dolphins and other aquatic life.