Seattle Aquarium, Seattle, Washington
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member PersonsMD
N 47° 36.443 W 122° 20.533
10T E 549438 N 5272873
A great aquarium found on the waterfront just down from the Pike Place market.
Waymark Code: WM6EV6
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 05/23/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Mauison
Views: 45

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Opened in 1977, funded by $5.4 million from King County Forward Thrust bonds
Hosted:
- 19 million visitors since its opening in 1977
- 519,000 estimated Washington State resident visitors in 2007
- Over 1.5 million school group participants in its 31 years; 50,000 in 2007
- 10,319 school group visitors in 2007 funded by contributions made at our
annual Splash! auction for less advantaged students.
- A record breaking 811,000 visitors in 2007
- 74 full time equivalent staff led by John Braden, Director
- Contributed time from 617 volunteers exceeded 65,387 hours of service
valued at $1,145,000
- Combined annual operating budget: $10.3 million operating budget is
generated through gate receipts, concessions income, membership, grants
and private contributions.
Physical address of aquarium: 1483 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA

Website address: www.seattleaquarium.org

Hours of operation: 9:30 to 5:00 daily

Admission cost: $10:50 to $16:00

Visit Instructions:
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1. Take a photo of the front entrance with the public aquarium's name on it. Optional photos include pics of the exhibits inside the aquarium but of course, admission and/or entry is not required to log this waymark.
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