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Newport Aquarium.
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Farshid Assassi/Assassi Productions
Everyday Freedom Heroes Exhibit & National Underground Railroad Museum.
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D.A. Fleischer
The Great American Ballpark.
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BB Riverboats.
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Newport Aquarium showcases over 7,000 aquatic creatures from around the world in a million gallons of water. Named the number one aquarium in the Midwest in the 2004 Zagat Surveys U.S. Family Travel Guide.
A state-of-the art facility, the Newport Aquarium brings to the banks of the Ohio River some of the worlds most advanced, creative technology not to mention amazing animals all designed to take you around the globe, visiting each continent, every ocean and hundreds of waterways in between.
And what a way to travel: underwater tunnels, see-through floors, walk-around exhibits, and a touch pool. No one before has combined, with such mesmerizing flare, the magic of entertainment and the power of education.
The underwater tunnels, totaling 200 feet, are among the very few in the world that are completely seamless. Each is one solid piece of acrylic, resulting in a 100 percent unobstructed view of the watery world that surrounds you. Youll walk on the wet side in a kelp forest; a moray eel hideaway; a flooded Amazon rainforest, a colorful coral reef, and a shark feeding ground.
