Dallas World Aquarium

We had a rainy Sunday afternoon so we decided to pay a visit to Dallas World Aquarium (http://www.dwazoo.com/), along with the rest of the residents of the metroplex it seemed. The word 'Aquarium' sells it short a little, as it comprised of all the ecological layers in a rainforest from the tree canopy to below water. You enter at the tree canopy level, which is full of plants and tropical birds, and work your way through the layers passing monkeys, otters, reptiles and insects in a realistic setting. There was certainly plenty to spot and see, my favourite being the sloths. Then you pass into the underwater kingdom with huge fish, a manatee, and of course a shark tunnel. As always when I visit a zoo I would have liked to see the animals in a larger space, but the design was good and the kids enjoyed it.