Aquarium of the Americas

The Audubon Aquarium of the Americas is an aquarium in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

It is run by the Audubon Institute, which also supervises the Audubon Zoo, Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium and Audubon Park (in a different part of the city). It is located along the banks of the Mississippi River by the edge of the historic French Quarter off Canal Street, at the upper end of Woldenberg Park. It opened in 1990.

The exhibits feature regions throughout North and South America. With 10,000 animals representing 530 species, noteworthy exhibits include:
  • Caribbean reef exhibit featuring a clear, 30-foot long tunnel surrounded by a 132,000 US gallon tank of exemplary sea life such as the tarpon and angelfish;
  • Amazon exhibit, encased in a glass cylinder, effectively a humid, climate-controlled greenhouse that is a prominent feature of the riverfront and includes macaws, piranhas, an anaconda, freshwater stingrays, and other specimens from the area basin;
  • Mississippi River gallery, featuring catfish, paddlefish, owls and a leucistic white alligator.
  • Gulf of Mexico exhibit, featuring a 400,000 US gallons, 17-foot tall tank of sharks, sea turtles, and stingrays from there.

Photo 129, Nov 2018