National Aquarium in Washington, D.C.

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The National Aquarium in Washington, D.C. located in the Department of Commerce building on 14 Street between Pennslyvania and Constitution Avenue Northwest is the oldest^{[citation needed]} public aquarium in the United States.

Not to be confused with the National Aquarium in Baltimore, since 2003 it has been jointly managed by the Baltimore aquarium. Prior to this arrangement, the two had an ongoing rivalry, based largely on the fact that both claimed to be the National Aquarium in their titles. The Washington, D.C. National Aquarium is the oldest and original "National Aquarium", while the Baltimore National Aquarium is larger and enjoys better funding. Despite the official-sounding names, neither aquarium is managed or funded by the federal government, and neither is part of the Smithsonian Institution. The National Aquarium in Washington, D.C. owns the domain name nationalaquarium.com.

[edit] Specimens

The National Aquarium in Washington, D.C. displays over 50 tanks containing 1000 specimens from over 200 different species. Some of the more popular exhibits include many piranha, several sea turtles, numerous sharks, and two alligators (named Crunch and Munch).

[edit] External links

• National Aquarium in Washington, D.C. - Official Site

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