Due to a downed SQL server back at work my wife and I’s vacation (and more to the point – our trip to Boston & the NH Seacoast) was interrupted. Instead we made a trip to the New York Aquarium @ Coney Island in Brooklyn. Not as impressive as the original trip would have been but an inevitable profile to be added to aquariablog.  Pics & video on the way.

Enjoy!

While not on the level of some of the other public aquariums to be profiled here this is nice to have local. The kids and their often inept parents like in many other public access facilities…were MURDER. However there are some very nice exhibits here and at $14 for Adults ($25 parking includes 1 adult admission) it’s well worth it.

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NYA Nautilus	NYA Jellies
NYA Tank	NYA Tank 2
NYA Tank 3	NYA Seal

431 East Main Street, Riverhead, NY 11901 • Tel: 631.208.9200 • Fax: 631.208.0466
Open year-round from 10am to 5pm. Closed December 25

atlantismarineworld.com

What a cool little place. We’re looking at homes not far from this area and it would be great to be able to stop in to see this reef more often. I’d have to look into a membership as regular admission is $21.

While no where near the size of other great aquariums I’ve seen such as The Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, The New England Aquarium in Boston, and The Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, it’s home to the largest all-living, closed-system Coral Reef display in the Western hemisphere. Thirty feet long, the 20,000-gallon exhibit depicts a natural reef ecosystem, including a reef wall, crest, terrace, and back reef. There are many other great exhibits to see including a shark tank, Amazon Rainforest Exhibit, & a Sea Lion exhibit to name a few.

Anyway, get to this place if you can and enjoy the pictures and video.

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We also visited some of the nearby vineyards in the River Head area including Bedell Cellars Vineyards & Martha Clara Vineyards, where I proposed to my wife.

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