My family took a trip recently to Salt Lake City, Utah, along with my parents, my sister, and her family. While we were there, we wanted to visit the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium. They were kind enough to give me tickets so that I could share our experience with you!
Initially, I was planning to write a post of several fun things to do in Salt Lake City (and that will be coming soon!), but once we visited the Living Planet Aquarium, I realized that it really required a post all of its own. There was so much to see and do at the aquarium, that I really just wanted to share more about it with our fabulous readers!
The Loveland Living Planet Aquarium is huge! It looks big from the outside, but once you go in it’s so much larger than you would imagine. It is set up with multiple areas representing Antarctica, Asia, South America, Utah, the deep sea, the ocean, and more. Each area is packed with things to learn, look at, and even touch!
There is a 40 foot shark tunnel that we really enjoyed. The sharks swim around constantly, and even go up and over the tunnel, so you feel like you’re in the water with them. The shark tunnel also has fish and even giant sea turtles.
The Loveland Living Planet Aquarium featured all of the aquatic items you would expect– sharks, fish, turtles, and more– but it also includes many other cool things! There were otters, penguins, ducks, a leopard, toucans, frogs, and more.
Little Man is a huge fan of leopards, so he insisted that I take a picture of the leopard. He was also excited to receive his ticket to the aquarium, as it had a picture of the leopard on it.
I loved that there was so much to learn! There were interactive learning exhibits, along with things to read everywhere you looked.
The penguins were adorable. There were several with babies, or sitting on eggs. We even got to see one funny penguin who kept stealing rocks from the neighbor penguin. He went back and forth the entire time, taking them back to his lady-penguin!
The South America exhibit included a fun rope walk that Little Man had to go across at least 5 times, until we told him he had to stop.
Overall, we had a wonderful time at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium. It was definitely the highlight of our trip to Salt Lake City, and it’s a place I would take the kids again.
You could easily spend the entire day there, as there is so much to see and do, and so much to learn. Plus a free 4D movie is included with your pass! So bring a lunch (or take advantage of the food available for purchase) and spend the day there.
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Looks like an awesome aquarium. I think I would be like your son and want to walk across the rope bridge multiple times!
It was pretty fun! We all tried it, even my littlest, whose 3rd birthday was the day we went.
Wow, it looks like they have so much to see. Definitely need to add this to my list when I head to Salt Lake City!
You should definitely add it to your list! I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I was very impressed!
I love aquariums! My first was Shedd’s in Chicago, now I try to go to one where ever they are!
They are so much fun! My husband and I were in Chicago last year for a wedding, but unfortunately we didn’t make it to the aquarium.
I really love the pictures you took, looks like a lovely place to visit where kids have so much to see and learn at the same time. So much fun for adults too.
I think us adults had every bit as much fun as the kids did! Thanks for your kind comment!
How amazing is this place! I think it’s awesome that you were able to take the kids here, there’s so much that they can experience and learn especially about the marine life.
Yes, they learned so much! It was a great experience!
Your son looks like a huge animal lover, like mine. The aquarium looks awesome! I love the hands on areas for kids.
My son definitely is. My daughters are as well, but they tend to lean more towards puppies and horses, whereas my son loves the exotic animals!
That looks so much fun. We love going to places like that as a family. We can walk, talk and view w/out anything to worry about.
Yes! It was a great family experience! My parents joined us, and they were even quite impressed!
Awwwww what lovely photos!!!!!! My daughter loves it when we get a chance to visit places like this!
We love aquariums and seem to check one out where ever we go. This one looks amazing and like it was a lot of fun
It was really great! I am excited that they have such a wonderful facility in Salt Lake City!
The aquatic world definitely has a lot of interesting creatures to explore. I like that this aquarium also had other wild creatures to enjoy, like the penguins and leopards. Leopards are so beautiful!
It’s truly amazing the variety of aquatic life! That in itself could have taken our whole day, but watching the penguins was a blast!
Looks like you guys had an amazing time! My younger cousins love aquariums, so we try to visit them often. I am dying to visit Salt Lake City!
Salt Lake City is a truly fun town! And because of the cultural influences of the area, it is a very family-friendly city!
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