Haus des Meeres - Vienna, Austria
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member BakaGaijin
N 48° 11.861 E 016° 21.192
33U E 600555 N 5339157
A public aquarium with a large variety of sea- and freshwater fauna and even a tropical house with free runing monkeys, located in an old flakturm in the 6th district of Vienna.
Waymark Code: WM7M5R
Location: Wien, Austria
Date Posted: 11/07/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Mauison
Views: 38

More than 6.000 animals are shown on an area of 3.500 m2.

In the section for terrarium animals you see crocodiles, poisonous snakes, constrictor and saurians. The main attactions of the tropical seawater section are the huge fish tanks, the sharks, sea turtles, many different corals, as well as gorgeous fish. The center of the tropical freshwater is the aquarium containing piranhas.

A sensation is the new tropical house with free-flying birds and free-running monkeys and the new crocodile park.

The mediterranean sea section gives an overview over different life-forms of this ocean, starting with anemones to snakes, shells, crabs, sea urchins, starfishs and fish.

(Text from the official website, - see there for more information and webcam of the aquarium)

Physical address of aquarium: Fritz-Grünbaum-Platz 1, 1060 Wien, Austria

Website address: http://www.haus-des-meeres.at/en/start.html

Hours of operation: daily from 9am to 6pm, Thursday from 9am to 9pm

Admission cost: from 11,90 Euro (adults) to 3,80 (small childern)

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