Underwater Adventures - at the Mall of America

Well they don’t call Mall of America the largest mall in the United States for nothing.  It has various tourist attractions for the locals as well as the 40 millions visitors it gets each year.

Among the attractions at the mall is the Dinosaur Walk Museum, which is home to a life-sized dinosaur sculptures, educational shows and the life-threatienign tyrannosuarus Rex!  Also its home of the Park at MOA (formelrly Camp Snoopy).

The Mall of America currently sits on 230 thousand sq. meters of retail store space.  The mall has four floors with over 520 specialty stores plus various entertainment, educational, and don’t for get the food courts, sure to suit anyones taste.

But one the major attraction that keep me coming back time and time again is Underwater Adventures.  Mall of America’s Underwater Adventures is considered the largest undergroud aquarium in the world, with no less than 4,500 water creatures.  The aquarium has grown from 17 sharks when it first opened to 47 sharks in all.

Discovery Channel has dubbed the underground aquarium as the best in the world in terms of shark encounter.  It has even been called the best exhibit of sharks by the Animal Planet.

The aquarium is home to over 4,500 water creatures, I have to say the one that I find most interesting is the Glofish.  The Glofish is a genetically modified fis originall intended to warn scientists of water pollutants.  It however has become a hit among consumers who love the flurescent glow.

The GloFish at the Mall of America Aquarium emit a pink glow, but scientists are still looking at the possibility of having the fish emit different colors depending ont he pollutants that it encounters.

Want to save some money on your trip to Underwater Adventures.  Go to there website and print out coupons where you can save anywhere from $1-$2 off the regular ticket price.  You can even print out tickets online.

The Underwater Adventures at the Mall of America has proven to be a source of education and fun for childrens and adults.  Field trips and birthday parties are often scheduled, but are subject to prior arrangements.