The Baltimore Aquarium is one of Maryland's most popular attractions. / Photo by Elizabeth Lubuag, Towson University.
Exchange students of Towson University broke new ground this weekend as they ventured off campus and out of Towson to one of Charm City’s main attractions, the Inner Harbor.
The students attending Towson University for the fall semester from universities across the nation, enjoyed the fanciful shops, duck paddling tourist attractions, ocean breeze from the Atlantic and wide range of cuisines, but the unanimous winner for the day– the Baltimore Aquarium.
“We don’t really have an aquarium like that at home, and with Baltimore being a coastal tourist spot, having an aquarium is very representative of its maritime charm,” says Kathy Staats, 19, exchange student from the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire. “Its important to see all the different sea life and it was a lot of fun.”
Several jellyfish from the Baltimore Aquarium's latest exhibit, Jellies Invasion: Oceans Out of Balance. / Photo by Elizabeth Lubuag, Towson University.
The aquarium is home to thousands of organisms, from stingrays and sharks to sea turtles and puffins and poisonous tree frogs and tarantulas. In addition to a vast array of exhibits, the aquarium boasts a four-dimensional immersion theater, a dolphin show and their latest showcase, Jellies Invasion: Oceans Out of Balance, an exhibit geared towards educating patrons about the effect an increase in jellyfish populations around the world affects marine ecosystems
Better hurry down to the aquarium soon! From now until March 27, admission for a self-guided tour through the aquarium is only $8 on Fridays after 5 pm.
