Aquariums

Tickle a turtle, goggle at shoals of zebrafish and neon tetras, find Nemo and watch schools of sharks and rays glide menacingly above your head: where else can you be so close to the apex predators of the ocean and yet feel perfectly safe? Aquariums and oceanariums are an underwater zoo for sea-lovers: a chance to get a good look at the mysterious submarine world that covers 71% of our Earth’s surface, but which we so rarely experience. And you don’t even have to get wet! Kids will love handling shellfish in the touch tanks and learning what it’s like to be under the sea, and in some aquariums, you might even get a chance to see cuddly water critters like otters and seals.