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Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, Calif.
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Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, Calif.

Hammerhead sharks, jellyfish, sea turtles and bluefin tuna: the world-renowned Monterey Bay Aquarium has it all. The million-gallon Outer Bay exhibit boasts the largest community of open-ocean animals in any aquarium. Monterey Bay's research program is geared toward protecting endangered animals such as sea otters and tracking the migration of sharks and whales.

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