Belle Isle Aquarium & Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory - Detroit, MI
N 42° 20.183 W 082° 59.125
17T E 336437 N 4689034
Belle Isle Aquarium & Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory are located adjacently on Belle Isle in the Detroit River.
Waymark Code: WM1A488
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 06/16/2024
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The Belle Isle Aquarium, located on Belle Isle Park in Detroit, Michigan, was the oldest continually-operating aquarium in North America. Designed by noted architect Albert Kahn, it opened on August 18, 1904. It was completely outfitted in tile from the Pewabic Pottery which covers the vaulted sea green ceiling. It specially featured freshwater species native to the Great Lakes region as well as salt-water species from around the world including breeding programs for several endangered species. (now closed)
The Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory (commonly and locally known as the Belle Isle Conservatory) is a greenhouse and a botanical garden located on Belle Isle, a 982-acre (397-hectare) island park located on the Detroit River within Detroit, Michigan. While located near the Canada–United States border, the island is entirely within the U.S. The park itself consists of 13 acres (5.3 hectares) of preserved land for the conservatory and its botanical garden.
Opened in 1904, the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory is the oldest continually-running conservatory in the United States. It is named for Anna Scripps Whitcomb, who left her collection of 600 orchids to Detroit in 1955.-
Belle Isle Conservatory