Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk

The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
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41°06′04″N 73°24′59″W / 41.101°N 73.4164°W / 41.101; -73.4164 (Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk)
Date openedJuly 16, 1988[1]
LocationNorwalk, Connecticut
Land area140,000 sq. ft.
No. of animals2,700
No. of species300
Annual visitors500,000
Public transit access South Norwalk
Websitewww.maritimeaquarium.org
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The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk (formerly Maritime Center) is an aquarium located in the South Norwalk (or "SoNo") section of Norwalk, Connecticut.

The aquarium features harbor seals, river otters, sharks, jellyfish, loggerhead turtles, and hundreds of other animals living in re-creations of their natural Long Island Sound habitats. Three touch-tanks feature stingrays, nurse sharks, crabs, sea stars, moon jellyfish and other coastal creatures.

In addition to its exhibits, The Maritime Aquarium offers educational programs, year-round cruises on its 64-foot research vessel R/V Spirit of the Sound, special events and camps.

  1. ^ "About Us". The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-07-25. Retrieved 2009-07-12.