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Kentucky Christian University's Young Library Virtual Beach Vacation

Spend a few days reading, watching movies and taking virtual tours in Florida

Day 1 - National Aquarium - Baltimore, Maryland

 

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Day 1 is a travel day and our first stop, even though it is a little out of the way, will be the National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland.

 

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The National Aquarium opened on August 8, 1981. Each year it has 1.5 million visitors and is the largest tourism attraction in the State of Maryland. The aquarium holds more than 2,200,000 US gallons (8,300,000 l) of water, and has more than 17,000 specimens representing over 750 species. The National Aquarium's mission is to inspire conservation of the world's aquatic treasures. Click on the link to take a virtual tour of the aquarium!

 

Need to take a break?  Spend some time at the Dolphin Show!  Click in the first box in the column on the left.

 

You can also watch the live cams at the aquarium.  Look for sharks at Blacktip Reef,  Jellyfish, and the Pacific Coral Reef,  (Live from the National Acquarium!)Just click on the link and imagine the coolness and the quiet.

 

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As you climb back in the car, start to read Frank Reade, Jr.'s Search for the Silver Whale by Luis Senarens.  All you have to do is click on the book cover on your phone! 

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You can also lean your head back and listen to A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam', our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months by Anna Brassey or Fighting the Whales by R. M. Ballantyne. Again, just click on the cover to listen to the audiobook.

 

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Finally, end the day by watching an episode of the Television show The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau!  The link is located in the column on the left. Get some rest, tomorrow will be another big day!