A Trip to the Coex Aquarium

I got some pictures yesterday from Darrell. They had made a trip to the Coex Aquarium with the boys. And, of course, I had to do some searching and see what was said about the aquarium. A couple of sites I looked at made reference to the extrememly high cost of admission. For the 5 of them, the admission was 57,500 Won. Of course, I had to find a money conversion table to see how much that was in US dollars. I was expecting something outrageous, but the conversion said that 57,500 Won was equivalent to $61.14. Dang, one person can't go anywhere around here for that amount. Here's what I found about Coex Aquarium.

Regarded as the greatest theme aquarium in South Korea, Coex Aquarium is a massive facility with more than 2500 tons of water. With a variety of 650 species, the aquarium houses over 40,000 marine animals. If this seems impressive already, wait, there is much more to disclose. The theme exhibition at this aquarium is the "Journey of Water". The journey of water begins from mountain tops as snow and glaciers melt; then passing through the deep and inaccessible curvatures of rain forests, the journey ultimately ends in the deep blue sea. This theme is a great way to know the lifecycle of water.

After you acquire knowledge of the lifecycle of water, it is time to know more about spectacular marine life. There is an undersea tunnel at Coex Aquarium that passes through 2000 tons of water. Enveloped by durable Optical fiber glass wall, walking through this tunnel you would discover and be amazed by spectacular looking marine animals including fearsome sharks.

The Coex Aquarium is unique in another respect. Blending pleasure with learning, the section called "Lectures at Sea" provides a holistic knowledge to the visitors about spectacular marine life. Commonly regarded as ruthless predators, this park aims to eradicate misconceptions about sharks.

Coex Aquarium has a sea food restaurant too. So after getting a lot of knowledge about different marine species, enjoy some great tasting sea fish and squid at "Deep Blue". To add more to your pleasurable eating experience, the restaurant has one of its walls shared with the main aquarium. So enjoy seeing marine animals elegantly swimming by as you eat.

An adult ticket at Coex Aquarium, Seoul costs around 14,500 Won but a children ticket can be purchased at 9,500 Won only. There is also discount available for a group of over 20 people.

From Darrell -- "Today we took our first family subway trip (about 10 miles from post) to the COEX Aquarium. (That 10 miles on subway took about 30 minutes, where if we would have driven, it would have taken probably an hour - and we would have probably gotten lost)... Pretty neat aquarium and mall complex. After about 3 hours, the boys were falling apart and it was time to come home."

Here's a picture of the Subway system and the main station. (And I thought that Marta in Atlanta was confusing! HaHa!)



And, now, some pictures from the aquarium. Looks like there is some pretty neat stuff to see.