North Carolina Aquarium

The North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores initially opened in 1976. It shut toward the finish of 2003 for a noteworthy redesign that tripled its size, and revived in May 2006. Taking all things together, in excess of 11 million individuals have gone by in the 34 years the Aquarium has championed its main goal, "moving gratefulness and preservation of North Carolina's sea-going conditions."

The North Carolina Aquariums Division, under the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, works the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores and furthermore the North Carolina Aquariums at Fort Fisher and on Roanoke Island, and Jennette's Pier. A huge number of amphibian creatures take you on an adventure from the state's fabulous tops to the open Atlantic, much like a raindrop advances toward the sea.