Dallas World Aquarium, Public aquarium in West End Historic District, Dallas, US.
The Dallas World Aquarium is a for-profit aquarium and zoo in the West End Historic District of Dallas, Texas, housed in a gutted and rebuilt 1924 warehouse. Its levels reproduce an Orinoco rainforest canopy with aviaries and primate enclosures, an understory, and Amazonian fish and manatee tanks. A rusted brown metal sign band with raised silver letters reading "DALLAS WORLD AQUARIUM" runs above the entrance, below a facade of pale grey glass panels.
The aquarium opened in 1992 inside a converted warehouse from 1924 that was previously used for trade and storage. Over time, more buildings and sections were added to accommodate new animal species.
The Orinoco exhibit reproduces a rainforest canopy, with aviaries where scarlet ibis and toucans fly freely above the walkway. The name refers to the river whose freshwater life the upper levels show, while the alley between the two 1924 warehouses separates freshwater from saltwater exhibits. Staff from Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Magnet High School work here through a school work-study program.
The entrance is on North Griffin Street at 1801, where a restaurant is also located. Feedings and animal presentations take place throughout the day, so visitors can see several of them.
The Cloud Forest Trek uses a 25-foot-high (7.6 m) and 52-foot-wide (15.8 m) LED screen showing high-resolution images from South American rainforests with day-night transitions. Visitors see this projection from different angles as they walk through the section.
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