点评:Passes for aquariums and the like can often be very expensive, and not worth the cost of admission. I was happily surprised with the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium. Student tickets just over $20 and I think my full price one was $24? Certainly under $30, which I was pleased with. And even more so after our visit. It was fun! It was large enough to spend a few hours but small enough to see everything and go at your own pace.
We could have sat and watched the sharks, penguins, and otters forever. Very zen. We went on a rainy Sunday so it was definitely busy and lots of small kids, but my young adult son and I didn't mind at all (it was kind of fun, actually, to see all the littles and the wonder on their faces). The windows to the tanks had plenty of space and opportunity to view.
Where staff were posted near the larger, more popular habitats, they were always friendly, offered tidbits of trivia, and were game to answer all my son's questions.
Well worth the quick trip south from SLC to Draper.
翻译:水族馆之类的场馆的门票往往价格不菲,甚至有些不值这个价。不过洛夫兰生命星球水族馆让我惊喜不已。学生票只要20多美元,我记得全价票大概是24美元左右吧?总之肯定不到30美元,这一点让我很满意。参观结束后,这种满意感更强烈了。真的很有趣!场馆规模适中——足够让我们待上几个小时,但又不至于太大,可以按自己的节奏慢慢游览所有展区。
我们真可以一直坐着,尽情观赏鲨鱼、企鹅和水獭呢。非常宁静祥和。我们是在一个下雨的周日去的,所以那儿人确实很多,还有很多小孩子。不过我和刚成年的儿子一点也不介意(事实上,看着那些小孩子们以及他们脸上洋溢的惊奇表情还挺有趣的)。观赏池的玻璃窗足够大,便于观看。
在那些较大且较受欢迎的动物栖息地附近,工作人员总是面带微笑,会分享一些有趣的冷知识,还乐意回答我儿子提出的各种问题。从盐湖城南下到德拉珀,这一趟绝对值得。