Woods Hole Science Aquarium

Frommer's Review

A little beat up after 1 1/4 centuries of service and endless streams of eager schoolchildren, this aquarium -- the first such institution in the country -- may not be state of the art, but it's a treasure nonetheless. The displays, focusing on local waters, might make you think twice before taking a dip. Children show no hesitation, though, in getting up to their elbows in the "touch tanks"; adults are also welcome to dabble. A key exhibit that everyone should see concerns the effect of plastic trash on the marine environment.

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