The New England Aquarium, located at Boston’s Central Wharf, is a lovely place to go to when you have the day off. The excitement starts just at the entrance of the aquarium. In front of the building is a giant above-ground tank filled with several seals. 
Once inside the aquarium, guests are greeted by the call of penguins. The penguin exhibit is the home of colonies of several different species of penguins. There are approximately 80 penguins that live in the exhibit. Guests can interact with the animals by shining a light down into their tank and moving it around. The penguins are hand-fed twice per day by staff. During feeding times, guests can ask the staff member questions about the animals.
Just after the penguin exhibit is the Giant Ocean Tank. The Giant Ocean Tank is four stories tall with guests walking around it on a spiral ramp that goes up to the top. Since the tank is so big, the rest of the Aquarium was built around it. The animals inside the tank are native to the Caribbean. Three sea turtles live in this exhibit, including a green sea turtle named Myrtle the Turtle. Divers frequently go into the tank to feed the animals and to put on presentations at the top.
During these presentations, the divers live-stream what they see as they swim in the tank and answer questions while underwater. It is possible for guests to see and wave to the divers as they make their way around the tank. Sometimes the divers even photobomb photos that are being taken of families.
The New England Aquarium also includes many exhibits of animals from all over the world.
At the Coral Reef Center, guests can take a look at living coral as well as clown fish, blue tangs, Moorish idols and other species of fish that are characters in Pixar’s “Finding Nemo.” Because of this, the Coral Reef Center is filled with excited conversations about the film and its upcoming sequel, “Finding Dory.”
The Freshwater Gallery contains fish from the Amazon as well as local fish, such as trout and salmon. In one of the Amazon-themed tanks, guests can watch red belly piranhas swim around in a man-made habitat. The piranha tank includes tree roots, low hanging leaves, and simulated rainfall.
The aquarium also has tanks that are home to several species of seahorses. In the dwarf seahorse tank, guests can watch the tiny neon yellow animals swim around as well as hold on to the seaweed in the tank. If guests look very closely, it is possible to see microscopic baby dwarf seahorses. The other seahorse tank is home to a bigger species of seahorse.
Currently, the New England Aquarium is presenting a new exhibit called “Tentacles!” This particular exhibit can be found in several places throughout the aquarium. The highlighted animals in this exhibit include the Giant Pacific Octopus, the Common Cuttlefish, the Chambered Nautilus, and the Pacific Sea Nettle.