Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California: California’s 840-mile-long coastline has everything from surfer beaches to kelp forests and rocky coves inhabited by sea lions and otters
Curaçao Sea Aquarium Park, Curaçao: A portion of it is located inside of the water, where several man-made lagoons fed by seawater house species
Nagasaki Penguin Aquarium, Nagasaki, Japan: The facility features a wealth of species, including Patagonian Magellanic penguins, yellow-eyebrowed rockhopper penguins
S.E.A. Aquarium, Singapore: Aquarium was the world’s largest and its sheer size alone makes it one of the best aquariums in the world
Atlantic Sea-Park, Alesund, Norway: Animals are hand-fed every day and if you’re lucky, you can even interact with penguin researchers
Waikiki Aquarium, Honolulu, Hawaii: But if you don’t feel like getting wet or packing your boat shoes, head to the Waikiki Aquarium, one of the best aquariums in the world
Sydney Sea Life Aquarium, Sydney, Australia: It’s also one of the very few places in the world where you can see a dugong, a rare mammal related to manatees with a forked, dolphin-like tail
L’Oceanografic, Valencia, Spain: There are several large areas connected by walkways over an artificial lagoon and dozens of shows
Kelly Tarlton’s Sealife Aquarium, Auckland, New Zealand: home to the largest sub-Antarctic penguin colony in the world