Italy The Aquarium of Genoa is the second largest aquarium in continental Europe and one of the most popular tourist destinations in the city of Genoa. Built as part of the Genoa Expo, which honored the 500th anniversary of the voyage of Columbus, it features oceanic environments that would be found along the route across the Atlantic. The Aquarium of Genoa was one of the … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2015
L’OCEANOGRAFIC
Spain L’Oceanografic is the premier aquarium of the Iberian Peninsula and one of the best marine exhibits in Europe. Located in Valencia’s futuristic City of Arts and Sciences, L’Oceanografic is an architectural masterpiece, and one of the most beautiful aquarium facilities anywhere. Considerably larger than its rival in Genoa, it has a wider variety of environments, … [Read more...]
THE DEEP AQUARIUM
Britain The Deep is the largest aquarium in the British Isles and the most popular in Europe outside of the Mediterranean region. Part of the Millenium Commission Project, it was one of several major public works projects across Britain designed to spruce up the coutnry’s culture at the dawn of the new millennium. It is now one of the most visited wildlife attractions in … [Read more...]
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM
California The Monterey Bay Aquarium is the largest and most popular aquarium on the American West Coast and one of the most technogolically innovative anywhere. Linked directly to Monterey Bay, the aquarium has a unique system of pumping water into the aquarium daily to both refresh the environment and provide plankton for food. It also boasts some of the world’s largest … [Read more...]
GEORGIA AQUARIUM
Georgia The Georgia Aquarium is the largest indoor aquarium in the world and one of the largest artificial marine life enclosures ever constructed. The immense environment boasts some of the largest marine mammals and fish in indoor captivity, including beluga whales and whale sharks. A half-dozen exhibits are home to over one hundred thousand animals of five hundred … [Read more...]
LONE PINE KOALA SANCTUARY
Australia The Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary is one of the world’s unique zoo experiences. This relatively small facility is home to only a small sampling of Australia’s fauna, most famously the country’s cuddly mascot, the Koala Bear. What makes this sanctuary so beloved and popular is that, under very careful supervision, visitors may pick up and handle some of the resident … [Read more...]
TARONGA ZOO
Australia The Taronga Zoo is the oldest and most visited zoo in Australia. Located in Sydney, it was probably the most famous until upstaged by the Australia Zoo in the 1990s. Taronga was one of the first zoos in the world to feature the native fauna of the continent of Australia, which remains the specialty of the park to this day. It is particularly famous for its … [Read more...]
AUSTRALIA ZOO
Australia The Australia Zoo is not Australia’s preeminent zoo, but is probably that country’s most famous one. Founded in the 1970s by the Irwin family, this zoo received worldwide fame because of its association with popular television host Steve Irwin, better known as the Crocodile Hunter. Although Steve Irwin has passed away, the family still maintains this famous reptile … [Read more...]
SINGAPORE ZOO & NIGHT SAFARI
Singapore The Singapore Zoo is regularly ranked among the world’s top zoos, and is arguably the best zoo in the Far East. Not constructed until the 1970s, this park had the benefit of the best modern zooscaping techniques from the outset, giving the animals some of the best designed natural enclosures anywhere. Primarily a showcase of the best fauna of Southeast Asia, it is … [Read more...]
BEIJING ZOO
China The Beiijing Zoo is the preeminent zoo of china and historically one of the most fascinating anywhere. A very old animal facility, the zoo has been built and rebuilt several times, and restocked with fresh animal populations on more than one occasion. Over the last few decades it has been completely overhauled into a modern facility and is one Beijing’s top cultural … [Read more...]