Key West Aquarium

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Key West Aquarium
Key West, Florida, United States
Websitewww.keywestaquarium.com
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The Key West Aquarium is the only

Key West, Florida
, United States. It is located at 1 Whitehead Street and is marked by Historic Marker 52.

History

Inside the aquarium

Built between 1932 and 1934, the Key West Aquarium is one of Florida's oldest aquariums. Original admission was 15 cents for adults and 5 cents for children.[1]

The aquarium was conceived by Dr. Robert Van Deusen, the Director of the Fairmount Park Aquarium in Philadelphia.[2] The aquarium was originally an open air aquarium, one of the first and largest at the time.

During the

Works Project Administration (WPA) was sent in and built the tourist attraction.[2]

Exhibits

The aquarium is home to exhibits on alligators, atlantic shore fish, jellyfish, sharks, sea turtles, and a touch tank.[3]

Relevance in pop culture

James Merrill wrote about the Key West Aquarium in his poem Key West Aquarium: The Sawfish.[4]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Key West Aquarium.

References

  1. ^ "key west aquarium Archives - Key West Shipwreck Museum". www.keywestshipwreck.com. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  2. ^ a b "Marker Details - Key West Historic Markers Project". www.keywesthistoricmarkertour.org. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  3. ^ "Key West Aquarium Exhibits". Key West Aquarium. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  4. S2CID 161318246
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