Seattle Aquarium

Is a public aquarium opened in 1977 and located on Pier 59 on the Elliott Bay waterfront. It promotes marine conservation and helps over 800,000 visitors each year understand of their impact on marine life. It also conducts research on marine life. An 18,000-square-foot (1,700 m2) expansion that opened in June 2007 includes a new 2,625-square-foot (243.9 m2) gift store and café, as well as two new major exhibits: Window on Washington Waters and Crashing Waves.

http://www.seattleaquarium.org/