Aquarium on Located at 374 Airport Road Manteo, N.C. 27954 Phone: 866-332-3474 or 252-473-3494

Inspiring appreciation and conservation of North Carolina’s aquatic environments

On a beautiful site overlooking the , the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island is one of three state-operated aquariums on the North Carolina coast. The Aquarium features a 285,000-gallon Graveyard of the Atlantic saltwater exhibit, interactive exhibits, two touch tanks and Neptune’s theater, all of which express the theme of the Aquarium, “Waters of the .” Throughout the aquarium are exhibit tanks filled with fishes and other animals of North Carolina coastal habitats, including sharks, rays and horseshoe crabs. See over 250 fishes in a shipwreck habitat displaying a 1/3-scale replica of the USS Monitor. Sand tiger and sand bar sharks are featured along with daily dive programs in this exhibit. In the Wetlands on the Edge sky-lit atrium, you will see river otters, alligators and turtles. The aquarium is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. Admission is $8 adults, $7 for ages 62 and over, $6 for children ages 6-17 and free for children 5 and younger and Aquarium Society members. Join the North Carolina Aquarium Society...and enjoy unlimited FREE admission.

One of the many sites on the Historic Albemarle Tour, GPS N 35 91 850, W 75 70 374 NC’s oldest self Guided Heritage Trails Fee Programs Available

Ad value to your visit to the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island by participating in one of these fee programs. Breakfast with the Rays Snack with the Sharks Wetlands Walk Behind the Scenes Tour Seafood Series Hook, Line and Sinker Basics Contact 252-473-3494 ext. 232 for more information or visit www.ncaquariums .com