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:

2fish tang goby goby wolf fish		tangs foxface and friends lionfish facing left lionfish facing right		lionfish two moray and sea bass seahorse tree angelfish

Photos taken at the old Steinhart:

anenome anenome clown anenome

flame angel lionfish

lionfish reef tank

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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