Oceanarium, Vladivostok (must see)

The Oceanarium is a maritime museum which represents Vladivostok's under-water life. The museum has a dry and lively exposition devoted to the nature of the Pacific Ocean and has two exhibition halls. There is a large round room with 13 aquariums in which there are 120 species of fish, animals and freshwater bodies found in Peter the Great Bay and tropical seas. You can also see the diorama seal rookeries and bird colonies, a collection of sea shells, corals and sponges. Near Oceanarium, in the waters of Amur Bay, is the Dolphinarium. Here you can see the beluga whales and sea lions.