Description: Newport’s Oregon Coast Museum is situated on 23 scenic acres along the Yaquina Bay, near the Pacific Ocean. The aquarium is the former home of Keiko, the orca from the film Free Willy, and still commonly ranks among the top ten aquariums in North America. Exhibits here are focused on the flora and fauna of the Oregon Coast and include Sandy Shores, Rocky Shores, Coastal Waters and a rotating exhibit area. The Passages of the Deep exhibit allows visitors to pass through clear acrylic tubes, surrounded by deep water fish like sharks, rays, cod and rockfish. The aquarium is also home to a Seabird Aviary, housing Tufted Puffin, Common Murre, Rhinoceros Auklet, Pigeon Guillemot and Black Oystercatcher. Here you’ll also find a smaller mammal exhibit, home to sea otters, seals and sea lions.
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