Visit the CT River Museum!

If you’re ever in SE Connecticut, check out this hidden gem! The Connecticut River Museum: Innovation is the word to best describe America’s first submarine. David Bushnell from nearby Westbrook, Connecticut was a Yale graduate interested in creating an...

Travel: Shedd Aquarium, Chicago IL

If you are in Chicago, Illinois you want to stop by the Shedd Aquarium.  It is a short walk along the “Magnificent Mile” on the edge of Lake Michigan. The Shedd Aquarium has one of the world’s largest indoor aquariums at ~ 5 million US...

Travel: Mystic Aquarium, Mystic CT

One Thanksgiving week my family decided to go on a short getaway to the Rhode Island shore. It was a tolerable 7hr drive after work for a late night check-in. One logical place to visit nearby, besides the infamous “Mystic Pizza” eatery, was of course the...

Travel: Maui Ocean Center

In a previous travel blog I mentioned that there were two aquariums in the state of Hawaii.  The first is the Waikiki Aquarium, which is part of the University of Hawaii. The second is the Maui Ocean...

Travel: Waikiki Aquarium

As an avid hobbyist I will always add an aquarium to the destination list of places I visit. I fortunately had a family trip to Hawaii a few years ago.  Hawaii has two aquariums, one of which is the Waikiki Aquarium.…