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The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium is a zoo and aquarium in the United States, one of only six major zoo and aquarium hybrids in the United States.Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Highland Park, the zoo sits on 77 acres (31 ha) of park land where it exhibits more than 4,000 animals representing 475 species, including 20 threatened or endangered species.
The aquarium was intended to help educate visitors about the habitat, breeding, and activities of fish, especially those native to Pennsylvania. This was a novel concept at the time, originating in exhibits of fisheries at the 1893 (Chicago) and 1904 (St. Louis) World’s Fairs.
This category is for public aquariums in Pennsylvania, United States. Pages in category "Aquaria in Pennsylvania" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
The Philadelphia Zoo is a zoo located in the Centennial District of Philadelphia on the west bank of the Schuylkill River.It was the first true zoo in the United States; it was chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on March 21, 1859, but its opening was delayed by the Civil War until July 1, 1874.
Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium, Pittsburgh; Pocono Snake and Animal Farm, East Stroudsburg; Pymatuning Deer Park, Jamestown; T&D's Cats of the World, Penns Creek; Wild Woods Animal Park, Clarendon; Wolf Sanctuary of Pennsylvania, Lititz; ZooAmerica, Hershey
With over 11 million gallons, the largest aquarium in the United States is the Georgia Aquarium. [1] [2]This is a list of existing public aquariums [3] in the United States, some of which are unaccredited.
On her way to New York City’s midtown, Hopkins departs from Exton, Pennsylvania (just on the outskirts of Philadelphia). She clocks in a normal day of work as a senior marketing manager in the ...
Aquarama Aquarium Theater of the Sea, also known as Aquarama, was a unique 1960s aquarium attraction located in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the intersection of Broad Street and Hartranft Street, just west of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex, south of Marconi Plaza, north of FDR Park, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and Philadelphia Naval Hospital.