The City of the Ocean

France / Basse-Normandie / Cherbourg /
 museum, amusement park, public aquarium / oceanarium / seaquarium, interesting place
The Cite de la Mer is an interactive maritime museum based in the old but renovated Transatlantic Ship Terminal. It includes an aquarium with a 30m deep pool as one of its main attractions. Visitors can view the Bathyscape deep water exploration sub and carry out maritime experiments using interactive computerised equipment.
Parents, Don't tell your kids this is a museum. They'll accept it as a fun-fair
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   49°38'47"N   1°37'2"W
This article was last modified 13 years ago