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The New England Aquarium sits on Central Wharf overlooking Boston Harbor, housing over 20,000 animals across marine and freshwater habitats. Its centerpiece is the four-story Giant Ocean Tank, a 200,000-gallon coral reef exhibit.
Opened in 1969 on the then-neglected waterfront, the aquarium was a catalyst for Boston's harbor revitalization. Architect Peter Chermayeff's brutalist design was revolutionary for placing visitors inside habitats rather than viewing them from outside.