The Virginian-Pilot
THE LEDGER-STAR
SERVING SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA AND NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
: Saturday, June 15, 1996
- BATTLE OF THE SEXES IN ``TWIST'' ISN'T NEW
- A VIEW OF CHRISTIAN'S DUTY TOWARD THOSE OF OTHER FAITHS
- DOWN TO THE SEA
AFTER YEARS OF PLANNING AND LABOR, DOORS OPEN ON $37-MILLION ADDITION
- LAST LOOK: AQUARIUMS AROUND THE NATION
HOW THE VIRGINIA MARINE SCIENCE MUSEUM COMPARES WITH OTHER WATERY ATTRACTIONS.
- OVERVIEW: HOW THE MUSEUM GREW
AFTER YEARS OF PLANNING AND SETBACKS, THE ORIGINAL EXHIBITS OPENED A DECADE
AGO.
- INTRODUCTION: A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY
TRAVEL FROM MOUNTAIN STREAM TO OPEN OCEAN, AND MEET THE NATIVES ALONG THE WAY.
- OVERVIEW: MUSEUM'S MISSION: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
THE MESSAGE...IS PRETTY SIMPLE: WHAT'S IN YOUR BACK YARD HERE IN VIRGINIA IS
IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE.
- ATTRACTIONS: IMAX 3-D THEATER: A REALLY BIG SHOW
WANT TO SEE A MOVIE WITH REAL DEPTH? THE MUSEUM'S GOT ONE 2/3- WITH MORE TO
COME.
- ATTRACTIONS: HARBOR SEALS
NORMALLY WINTER VISITORS, FIVE WILL BECOME FULL-TIME RESIDENTS.
- ATTRACTIONS: MARSH TRAIL
LINKING THE MUSEUM'S TWO BUILDINGS IS A SUBLIME OUTDOOR EXHIBIT.
- LAST LOOK: OCEAN TRIPS: "NATURE AT ITS BEST"
VISITORS TAKE TO THE SEAS IN A 65-FOOT HEAD BOAT, THE MISS VIRGINIA BEACH, OUT
OF RUDEE INLET.
- ATTRACTIONS: THE OLDER EXHIBITS
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AQUARIUM AND COASTAL RIVER AND RAY AREAS ARE STILL WORTH A
LOOK.
- ATTRACTIONS: NORFOLK CANYON
THE MUSEUM'S LARGEST AQUARIUM SIMULATES THE OPEN WATERS OF THE ATLANTIC.
- ATTRACTIONS: SEA TURTLES
A 70,000-GALLON TANK WILL HOLD ONE OF THE MUSEUM'S RAREST ANIMALS.
- ATTRACTIONS: WHEN YOU GET HUNGRY...
- GUIDE: VIRGINIA MARINE SCIENCE MUSEUM
THE VIRGINIA MARINE SCIENCE MUSEUM'S $36.7 MIILION EXPANSION OFFICIALLY OPENS
TODAY, THOUGH SOME EXHIBITS ARE NOT YET FINISHED. NOTABLE PARTS OF THE
EXPANSION INCLUDE SEAL AND OTTER EXHIBITS, THE HUGE NORFOLK CANYON AQUARIOUM,
AN IMAX 3-D MOVIE THEATER AND AN AVIARY.
- ATTRACTIONS: RIVER OTTERS
THESE SLEEK SWIMMERS WILL DELIGHT VISITORS WITH THEIR DISPLAY OF AQUATIC
ACROBATICS.
- ATTRACTIONS: BIRDS
AVIARY RESIDENT WILL INCLUDE HERONS, VULTURE AND AN OWL.
- ATTRACTIONS: MARINE MAMMALS
WITH ITS STRANDING PROGRAM, THE MUSEUM HELPS SAVE THE WHALES.
- ATTRACTIONS: OCEAN AQUARIUMS
TANKS DISPLAY FISH AND OTHER ANIMALS THAT LIVE OFF THE VIRGINIA COAST.
- ATTRACTIONS: REEF TOUCH TANK
SEA STARS AND SPONGES ARE WITHIN VISITORS' REACH.
- ATTRACTIONS: SHARKS
"THEY'RE WORTHY OF OUR AWE AND APPRECIATION
by SS