Glen Echo Park Aquarium
Glen Echo Park Aquarium | |
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Land area | 1,200 sq ft (110 m2) |
No. of species | 50+ |
Owner | Under the Sea |
Public transit access | Ride On Route 29 |
Website | https://www.gepaquarium.org/ |
The Glen Echo Park Aquarium is a small
It is currently the only public aquarium in the immediate
History
The Glen Echo Park Aquarium is located on the grounds of the historic Glen Echo Park. It sits on a tract of the park that was previously used for the Living Classrooms Children's Museum,[3] formerly the Discovery Creek Children's Museum. Prior to the museum, it was used to stable horses in the park.[4]
In the summer of 2015, the Glen Echo Park Aquarium soft launched, opening only on weekends for summer camp programs.
Exhibits
The Glen Echo Park Aquarium features live animals native to the local Chesapeake Bay estuary, all of which are contained in
The walls of the venue are decorated with a mural representing a number of other bay-visiting animals, such as the
Events
The aquarium hosts birthday parties and summer camp programs for children.[5] The nature-based camps have children explore the local Minnehaha Creek.[6] In partnership with Under the Sea, the aquarium conducts outreach programs where they bring live animals to schools and other locations to be exhibited.[7]
References
- ^ a b Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture (July 25, 2022). "Fall & Winter 2022-2023 Classes and Events". Issuu. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ Benjamin R. Freed (May 9, 2013). "National Aquarium in D.C. to Close September 30". DCist. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ^ a b Carolyn Ross (October 8, 2015). "Down By the Chesapeake Bay: 3 Cool Aquariums to Visit". Tinybeans. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ a b Angela Hirsch (September 2015). Emily Parsons (ed.). "The Echo - June 2015" (PDF). Town of Glen Echo, Maryland. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 13, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ a b c Peggy McEwan (March 27, 2015). "Spring Fun: Life: From Streams to Chesapeake Bay at Glen Echo Park". Potomac Almanac. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ^ a b Pete and Becky Epanchin (May 2016). Emily Parsons (ed.). "The Echo - May 2016" (PDF). Town of Glen Echo, Maryland. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 12, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ Owais Khan (April 24, 2019). "There's a new predator coming to WS". The Oracle. Archived from the original on September 14, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.