Virginia Living Museum
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| Virginia Living Museum | |
| Date opened | 1987 |
| Location | Newport News, Virginia, USA |
| Number of Species | 254+ |
| Virginia Living Museum Website | |
The Virginia Living Museum is an open air museum located in Newport News, Virginia that has many living exhibits of Virginia's indigenous species. The exhibits include aspects of a aquarium, science center, aviary, botanical preserve and planetarium.
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The main building features animals living in several exhibits that depict the many environments of Virginia, including the coastal plains, the Piedmont, Appalachian Mountain Cove and cypress swamp, as well as a gallery of nocturnal life.
Outdoors, the museum features a 5,500 square foot aviary, a butterfly garden, and a 3/4 mile boardwalk with animals living in their natural habitats, including bobcats, river otters, pelicans, and red wolves.
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