Newport Aquarium
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Location | Newport, Kentucky, USA |
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- This article is about the aquarium in Newport, Kentucky. For the aquarium in Newport, Oregon, see Oregon Coast Aquarium.
Newport Aquarium which is located on 1 Aquarium Way in Newport, Kentucky, showcases thousands of animals from around the world in a million gallons of water, including the enormously popular "Sweet Pea," one of the only shark rays in the world. Named the No. 1 aquarium in the Midwest in the Zagat Survey’s U.S. Family Travel Guide in 2004, this state-of-the-art facility is open to the public 365 days a year. Like its sister aquarium, Adventure Aquarium, on the Camden Waterfront, Camden, New Jersey, Newport Aquarium is an accredited member of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association a leader in global wildlife conservation. Located only two minutes from downtown Cincinnati, Ohio at Newport on the Levee.