Aquariums.

Julie Larsen Maher © WCS Today is the first full day of summer! Wouldn't you love to celebrate by diving into an aquarium and swimming with the sea turtles? Well, you can't. Against all my wishes since I was 4 years old, most major aquariums still won't let patrons "participate" in the exhibits. But that doesn't mean they're not still amazing places to visit this summer or any time! Pictured is a loggerhead sea turtle at the Wildlife Conservation Society's New York Aquarium. Global warming and other environmental hazards have endangered the lives of these noble animals, as well as other aquatic creatures that you can see at the New York Aquarium, including hawksbill sea turtles, and ...

Frankie, the red-tailed catfish. Jonathan Strazinsky Unusual Shelter: Monster Fish Rescue, a non-profit organization that calls itself "a dog pound for fish" Location: Orwell, Ohio - but much of the work is done online Jonathan "The Fish Guy" Strazinsky can't say for sure when he founded Monster Fish Rescue. When he was a teenager, Strazinsky worked at a small-town, mom-and-pop pet store. He bought a 185-gallon aquarium himself and set it up as a display in the pet store. Eventually people started bringing in fish they didn't want and over many years, his propensity for taking in other people's unwanted fish went from being a hobby to a calling, complete with LLC status. A few years ...