8-480: The World Aquarium was an interactive animal exhibition, conservation research center, and animal sanctuary located in Laclede's Landing, St. Louis , Missouri, United States, founded by Leonard Sonnenschein. It closed in mid-2019. Some highlights of the child-centered exhibition are being able to feed and touch many animals. The museum allowed general admission, school tours and behind-the-scenes tours. The aquarium housed
16-411: A variety of animals such as sharks , rays , turtles , parrots , marsh turtles , otter , snakes , alligator , crocodile and sloth . The displays were located on multiple levels and in different rooms. One room featured large fish displays, and other areas were designed for interactive, immersive experiences for kids and adults of all ages. According to the curator, the mission of World Aquarium
24-605: Is a small urban historic district in St. Louis, Missouri . It marks the northern part of the original settlement founded by the Frenchman Pierre Laclède , whose landing on the riverside the placename commemorates. Originally he tasked his 14-year-old stepson, Auguste Chouteau , with the task of preparing the land that sat 10 miles south of the Mississippi-Missouri area. A stone house was erected and named Laclede's home in
32-669: The Eads Bridge ) on the Mississippi River front, the Landing is a collection of cobblestone streets and vintage brick-and-cast-iron warehouses dating from 1850 through 1900, now converted into shops, restaurants, and bars. The district is the only remaining section of St. Louis' 19th-century commercial riverfront . Laclede's Landing has many cobblestone streets. It is adjacent to the Eads Bridge, and Interstate 44 (I-44 does not run over
40-625: The Eads Bridge). On the Eads Bridge there is the Arch-Laclede's Landing MetroLink Stop. Laclede's Landing once housed Metro's (the local transit agency) headquarters. Alternative rock band Wilco mentions the Landing in "Heavy Metal Drummer", a song on the 2002 album, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot . Although now based in Chicago , Wilco was initially based in St. Louis and cut their teeth in rock clubs in and around
48-556: The Mississippi Riverfront in 2016, after a short hiatus, to allow for a move from its previous location at City Museum . The new location saw success until 2019 in a historic neighborhood of St. Louis, featuring close-by views of the Gateway Arch . But however, in 2019 it was permanently closed for good. Laclede%27s Landing, St. Louis Laclede's Landing ( / l ə ˌ k l iː d z -/ ), colloquially "the Landing",
56-407: The village he named "St. Louis" as a homage to King Louis IX of France . Initially, fur trade and trapping was the economic interest that would spark Pierre's interest in using the landing and making his stepson the richest citizen. The area is now decorated with 19th century warehouses and other period buildings. Located just north of Gateway Arch National Park (separated by the overland spans of
64-415: Was to increase the knowledge of aquatic life and environments, to enable people to conserve the world of water, and to provide leadership for the preservation and sustainable use of aquatic resources globally. The aquarium depended heavily on its volunteers and donations. Some volunteers had been working for five years or more. The aquarium, which had been open since 1993, reopened in a historic building near
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