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"Birds of the Outback" is my favorite exhibit at  Mystic Aquarium . Birds, birds, and birds - wherever you turn your face, you will see only birds. Yellow, green, pink, white, black, brown, grey, orange, red,..... - how many colors are there in this world...you can learn about everything from these colorful birds. Irrespective of whether you are a kid or a grown-up, you will shout out of excitement for sure. This exhibit houses hundreds of colorful cockatiels, parakeets, rosellas, and parrots. Most of the birds belong to Australia. This exhibit is not open throughout the year. This will be opened depending upon the season. With an additional USD 3, you can get the exhibit entry fee and a millet seed stick to feed the birds. It will be entertaining to watch birds sing, fly over you, sit on your shoulders, and eat right out of your hands without fear. One warning! When you go to the Mystic Aquarium, please don't visit this exhibit first. Otherwise, you will spend your enti...

There are more than 20 African penguins available in Penguins exhibit at  Mystic Aquarium . You can watch them playing, moving, and obeying the trainer's orders. Especially it is fun to watch the penguin feeding program. While one person feeds the penguins, another person will guide us by providing a lot of useful information about penguins. The way how penguins go to the trainer to get food in an organized manner is unbelievable. You will also get to see the penguins below the water through underwater viewing windows. There is a shop nearby where you can buy penguin toys or other penguin related items.  Please do visit this place and enjoy watching the beautiful penguins. I have a couple of posts to complete my series on Mystic. Till then... Happy travelling. Visit my site,  krishnakumartk.com , to know more about the travel guides and other books that I have written. 

Wanna have a very close up sight of sea lions? Go and visit the Marine Theatre at  Mystic Aquarium , CT, USA.  Marine Theatre is a unique show which will surely delight children as well as elders. It is entertaining to watch the sea lions obeying the commands of the trainers. They play, jump, dance and dive. You may even get the chance to see them up close as they come out of the pool and right in front of the first row of seats. This exciting half an hour show is available on all days. Do visit this place and enjoy it.  Let me explore the remaining exhibits at Mystic Aquarium in the forthcoming posts. Till then...  Happy travelling. Visit my site,  krishnakumartk.com , to know more about the travel guides and other books that I have written. 

Your visit to the  Mystic Aquarium  will not end merely with various species of fish. In this post, we will explore the Pribilof Islands Exhibit, where you will find sea lions and seals. At the time of writing this post (July 2009), there are three California sea lion pubs available in the exhibit as a recently added attraction. Also, Mystic Aquarium is one of the very few facilities in North America to house the endangered Stellar sea lions. The world's biggest stellar sea lion is also housed here. It's name is Kodiak and it is weighing around 1700 pounds. You can also find seals in this exhibit. We will explore about penguins, birds, and marine show in my forthcoming posts. Till then... Happy travelling. Visit my site,  krishnakumartk.com , to know more about the travel guides and other books that I have written. 

Wanna become a deep-sea explorer for an hour and find out what lies on the deep ocean floors of the world? Visit the 'Challenge of the Deep' exhibit in  Mystic Aquarium . The 'Return to Titanic' section has some impressive displays, including a reproduction of the Marconi Radio Room, a dramatic presentation that shows how deep in the ocean Titanic lies in comparison with the Empire State Building and other such exciting things. There is a separate section that has video projections of two deep-sea archaeological expeditions. The highlight of the exhibit is the 3D motion ride. You will get a three-dimensional feel of traveling into a mysterious and dark world of deep-sea. You will also experience the danger of traversing the inhospitable deep-sea environment and the imminent risk of the volcanic eruption. You will also get to see a lot of underwater creatures that you would never have imagined. I will brief about the remaining exhibits of Mystic Aquarium in my forthcomin...

Let us explore Indoor Exhibit in  Mystic Aquarium  in this post. This is the exhibit, where you will spend the maximum amount of time in the aquarium, as there are many species to watch.  There is a section where you can find clownfish and anemones. There is another section in this exhibit, the nurse sharks and sand tigers are there. The green sea turtle is an added attraction in that section. You can find the animals that live in the Amazon by day and the mysterious inhabitants that emerge only at nights in the section named 'Hidden Amazon.' The Hidden Amazon is amazing.  Fluorescent Corals section is my favorite one. I learned how fluorescence is produced only from here. Nowhere else, I have seen coral reef illuminating and changing colors for every minute lively. It was altogether a new experience for me. I am sure you will also enjoy this place. Anemone garden is located almost at the heart of the indoor exhibit. You c an find crabs, sea stars, and other such 30...

This time, we are going to explore Ray Touch Pool at  Mystic Aquarium . Ever wondered how it would feel to touch a ray? Come to Ray Touch Pool and experience it. The Cownose ray is a species of eagle ray found throughout a large part of the western Atlantic and Caribbean. As they have a nose like a cow, they got this name. They belong to the shark family. These creatures are very active and prefer to swim near the top of the water. As they glide just below the water's surface, your fingers will easily reach them. You will be excited and get a unique feeling to touch them. Go to Mystic and do visit this place.  Let me talk about more exhibits in Mystic Aquarium in my forthcoming posts. Till then... Happy travelling. Visit my site,  krishnakumartk.com , to know more about the travel guides and other books that I have written. 

  As I mentioned in my previous post, I will write in detail about all the exhibits in  the Mystic Aquarium . Let me first start with the Arctic coast, where you can find three Beluga whales.  Beluga whales have teeth and they are white in color. They are also referred to as white whales. Arctic coast exhibit is one of the biggest outdoor exhibits of Beluga whales in the USA. This one-acre habitat features three interconnected pools holding more than 750,000 gallons of water­.  You can get an eye-to-eye encounter with the belugas through a series of three underwater windows. Artificial caves are featuring bubble-shaped windows, which will give you a different perspective on the belugas’ underwater world. Above-water viewing is possible from rocky overlooks at various levels.  You can watch the Aquarium staff working with whales and providing informal presentations throughout the day. The beluga whales are playful. You will enjoy watching them make noise, jump, s...

Mystic town is located in Connecticut (CT) state in the USA. Mystic was founded in 1654 and quickly rose to prominence as a shipbuilding center. Nowadays, Mystic has become known for its world-class Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration.  Mystic Aquarium is the home of beluga whales, stellar sea lions, fur seals, penguins, sea stars, bats, colorful birds, unicornfish, octopus, shark, sea horse, and many other exciting creatures from the oceans of our world. The aquarium was opened in 1973 by a privately owned corporation, and it was opened for public in 1997.  Mystic is located approximately one hour and twenty minutes away from New London, Bradley International Airport. If you want to travel by train, you can use Amtrak's Northeast Service. There is a train station in Mystic. If you want to reach Mystic by road, it is located about 10 miles east of New London in Connecticut's "Ocean Corner." Browse for Google's driving directions from your city/town.  Y...

When I went to Connecticut (CT) in the USA for a business trip, I felt boring during the weekends. Being a person who cannot breathe without traveling, I didn't find anything exciting to visit in CT.  I called up my friend in New York.  "This place is damn boring. I don't find anything exciting."  "Did you visit Mystic Aquarium?"  "Aquarium? You want me to spend some 20-25 bucks in traveling from my place to see an aquarium? Come on, man! I have seen a lot of aquariums in my life. In my country (India), we have enough aquariums. I don't want to waste my time and money to see some fishes inside glass bowls."  "Have you seen Stellar Sea Lion?"  "What?"  "Did you get a chance for face to face with Beluga Whales? Have you ever fed colorful birds around the world out of your own hands? Ever wondered how you would feel to touch a ray? Won't you get excited to watch feeding penguins? Will you not be interested in watching ...