By Rhett Butler




The Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco, which opened in September 1923, is the oldest, still-operating grand municipal aquarium in America. The aquarium's collection includes species found at no other institution in the world, as well as species that are extinct in the wild.

The Steinhart Aquarium is currently located at 875 Howard Street in downtown San Francisco (between 4th and 5th).

The New Steinhart Aquarium will open in fall 2008.

Other photos:
Steinhart Aquarium - Freshwater Fish | Steinhart Aquarium - Saltwater Fish | Steinhart Aquarium - Reptiles & Insects | The New Steinhart Aquarium

Photos by the Steinhart staff:

fire-bellied newts turtles axolotl

axolotl facing left matamata poison dart eye

poison dart frogeye salamander kiss spotted turtle spotted turtle two

Photos taken at the old Steinhart:

blue poison dart frog blue poison dart frog butterflies butterfly mimics chuckwalla

clawed frog clawed frog emerald boa emerald boa green poison dart frog mimics2

rainbow of butterflies rainforest insects rattlesnake science insects Caimen

Other photos:
Steinhart Aquarium - Freshwater Fish | Steinhart Aquarium - Saltwater Fish | Steinhart Aquarium - Reptiles & Insects | The New Steinhart Aquarium
Freshwater Habitats Other Photos

By Rhett Butler

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