Aquarium
25 tanks.
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Parque Explora is an interactive science museum in Medellín, Colombia, in the city's North Zone between Parque Norte and the Botanical Garden, about 3 km north of the city centre in a straight line. It opened in 2008, loosely modelled on San Francisco's Exploratorium. The museum has more than 300 interactive exhibits, a 3D auditorium, a planetarium, a television studio and a vivarium. It holds South America's largest freshwater aquarium, with more than 2,000 organisms and about 250 of Colombia's most common species in 25 tanks showing life from the country's rivers and oceans, including piranhas and electric eels. The architect Alejandro Echeverri designed the building, which mixes indoor and outdoor space, and its four big red cubes house the science and technology halls. The red cubes stand out from afar against the valley's mountains, surrounded by plazas, shaded walkways and large dinosaur models among the plants. Visitors can reach it easily on Medellín Metro line A at Universidad station, near the University of Antioquia. It combines well with the neighbouring Botanical Garden in one day, and it is ideal for families and children.
25 tanks.
Science halls.
Sky shows.
North Zone, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Metro line A, Universidad station.
Yes, it has many interactive exhibits.
