Aquarium

This area also opened the day we were there...well, the actual opening was the day before, a private showing for dignitaries, etc  This place was sooo awesome.I am thinking kids might like this area better....and it was something else....as with the other area, no way I could even start to think about taking pictures of everything

a whole big room devoted to shells

several of the tanks had places where you could crawl into the area and stand up and be inside of the tank..pretty cool!

aren't the stairs neat?

Just one of the real life sized boats in there

A person could sit and watch this for a while!

I see Nemo!  

There were a couple areas where you could reach in and touch the fish...one full of sting-rays and the other had different kinds of marine life in it.  To me, both of those places are a must-see....so well done and amazing!