We had the best time at the Newport Aquarium! Just outside of Cincy (a very sunny day as you can tell by the squinty, pained look on our faces!), on the Kentucky side of the river, is this lovely little area on the levee. There are shops and restaurants and, yes - the aquarium! We wanted to do something fun this holiday weekend and this was it.
Aidan was so excited, he jumped out of bed asking to go see the fishies and the sharks! He even uttered the famous, "are we there yet?" on the highway, too cute. It takes about an hour to get there, and it's highway all the way. Not the most interesting drive but the anticipation of a fun adventure kept everyone happy in the car.
Once we got there, we explored exhibits that modeled differents parts of the water world. We went to the Amazon, saw Deadly creatures and walked under tunnels and tunnels of fish, rays and sharks.
The aquarium had a new exhibit called the frog bog. It housed all sorts of frogs - go figure! - and it had a really cool playground/climbing contraption. The kids loved it!
Olivia really loved the tunnels of fish, rays and sharks and Aidan thought the jellyfish gallery was cool. He told us how Dory rode the jellyfish in "Finding Nemo."
At one point, we rounded a corner and saw this sign about a monster coming to the aquarium. We thought it would be really funny to take a picture of Aidan next to it - he is our little monster after all!
At the end of the visit, there was a tank of sharks that they allowed visitors to pet. Both the kids plunged their hands into the water to touch a shark - no fear!
It was a very quick 2 hours worth of wonder. We all enjoyed the animals and each other. A rare family trip, but I hope we can do it again soon!
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AWWW so cute a monster is coming soon
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