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A virtual walking tour of the Monterey Bay Aquarium is now available ofn Google Maps Street View. It is the first aquarium on the site to offer both interior and exterior images.

Considered one of the world’s great aquariums, the Monterey Bay Aquarium on Cannery Row in Monterey has nearly 200 galleries and living exhibits. Highlights include one of the largest jellyfish collections anywhere, a two-story exhibit of playful sea otters, a three-story kelp forest, a million-gallon Open Sea exhibit with sea turtles, hammerhead sharks, tunas and more; a walk-through wave crash tunnel; and the Splash Zone family galleries with tropical corals and fishes, penguins, and other engaging animals and activities. The aquarium’s website features several live cams.

The aquarium joins other prominent natural wonders, architectural landmarks and museums around the world in Google Maps Street View. Other notable collections include the White House, the Taj Mahal, the Eiffel Tower, St. Mark’s Square in Venice, the Galapagos Islands, the Art Institute of Chicago and the San Diego Zoo.

As with the other collections, Monterey Bay Aquarium’s galleries appear in 360-degree views.

Google Map’s Street View team mapped the aquarium in May 2013, using the Google Trolley to map the inside and the Google Trekker outside.

Link to Monterey Bay Aquarium interior (viewers can toggle between floors using the “elevator” numbered boxes on right): http://bit.ly/1nf8scY

Link to Monterey Bay Aquarium exterior: http://bit.ly/1gl7Wae