touch pool
Hands-on aquarium exhibit
A touch pool is a shallow tank at an aquarium or nature center where visitors can handle marine creatures—starfish, sea urchins, hermit crabs, anemones.
The pools are designed for gentle interaction, typically with staff monitoring to protect both animals and guests: The kids spent an hour at the touch pool.
- guided tourEscorted group sightseeing experience
- starfishFive-armed marine invertebrate
- hermit crabCrustacean occupying abandoned shells
- sea urchinSpiny marine echinoderm
- horseshoe crabSpike-tailed marine arthropod
ocean life · sea cucumber · anemone · sensory experience · field trip · stingray · hands-on learning · marine biology · mollusk · temperature control · shrimp · accessibility features · splash zone · filtration system · sustainable practices · habitat preservation · public outreach · water table
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