Aquarium

World Aquarium

🇺🇸 United States

🐠 Aquarium, United States 46 spp. present

The World Aquarium was an interactive animal exhibition, conservation research center, and animal sanctuary located in Laclede's Landing, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, founded by Leonard Sonnenschein. It closed in mid-2019. Some highlights of the child-centered exhibition are being able to feed and touch many animals. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

38.634° N   90.200° W

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Species present
46
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Opened
1971
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Before you go

Where is World Aquarium?

United States

World Aquarium is an aquarium in the United States. Its coordinates are 38.634° N, 90.200° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Great Smoky Mountains National Park, about 675 km away.

Where can you see the animals of World Aquarium in the wild?

Central Bearded Dragon: Hattah-Kulkyne National Park

Some of the animals photographed at World Aquarium also live in the parks and cities we cover: Central Bearded Dragon (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park), Blue-and-yellow Macaw (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Emas National Park) and Cheetah (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Serengeti National Park).

When did World Aquarium open?

Opened 1971

World Aquarium, an aquarium in the United States, opened in 1971, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 46 species are photographed there.