๐ AquariumPhoto: Andrew Landers
The Virginia Aquarium's Marsh Pavilion offers an exciting hands-on marine adventure where kids can touch stingrays and horseshoe crabs, marvel at graceful sea turtles gliding overhead, and watch mesmerizing jellyfish displays. With daily animal encounters, feeding demonstrations, and knowledgeable educators stationed throughout, children get up-close experiences that spark curiosity about ocean life in ways books simply can't match.
๐ 2-3 hours for the Marsh Pavilion alone, or 4-5 hours if exploring both the Marsh Pavilion and main Aquarium building