Wonders of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium

See aquarium habitats and detailed wildlife dioramas in a huge conservation museum next to the Bass Pro Shops flagship store.

500 W Sunshine St · Springfield, MO

About Wonders of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium

Johnny Morris, the founder of Bass Pro Shops, built this 350,000-square-foot museum and aquarium beside the company's flagship store. The aquarium side holds 1.5 million gallons of water and about 35,000 animals, in settings that include an ocean shipwreck, a Louisiana swamp, an Ozark forest and the Amazon rainforest. The Wildlife Galleries place mounted animals in detailed habitat dioramas from around the world. The expanded attraction opened in 2017.

#aquarium
#wildlife museum
#natural history
#bass pro shops
#indoor attraction

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