If bad weather strikes then this newly opened aquatic wonderworld might be just the ticket. It's located in the nineteenth century Natural History Museum, and there are a plethora of attractions to capture the imagination of young monsters. The Oceanarium has been done up like a sort of Captain Nemo's grotto, replete with a giant octopus (not real in this case!) that spirals down from the ceiling. Neptune's Kingdom is represented in a multitude of forms, with everything from small reef sharks to iridescent star-fish. It's difficult not to feel sorry for some of the animals, but this is a professional enterprise and a lot better than the travelling circus type set-ups that used to come to town.
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