Lunch and Learning at Aquarium Restaurants
January 1, 2009 7:17 am Dive Travel, General Commentary
Getting kids interested in water fun and the ocean environment is essential if we want to continue to produce scuba divers. There is no better way to get the young ones jazzed up about the ocean than exposing them to ocean life and the variety of fish found around the world. A local Nashville, Tennessee business has combined dining and a pleasant exposure to the beauty of the sea with the Aquarium Restaurant at the Opry Mills Mall. This is part of a larger national chain of restaurants with the same aquarium theme. My interest in the concept was peaked by some reading that resulted in my recent blog post about the same concept restaurant in Guatemala City. It is great to see that we have this same unique combination right here less than two hours from our store.
Reading through the website for the Aquarium Restaurant, it is clear that they have a great outreach and training program for kids. With programs like their Marine Biologist for a Day class, the guided tours of the facility, and the interactive Stingray Reef, this business is the perfect place to combines a short road trip, some good dining, and a great learning experience. Aquarium Restaurant also caters birthday parties for the kiddies, a great way to combined a celebration and some solid learning.
I encourage everyone to visit the website at www.aquariumrestaurants.com and take a look at the offerings at this unique Nashville, Tennessee enterprise. During the cold days of winter, what better way to get the kids interested in the wonder of beautiful sea life. Of course, for the parents, there is always the Dive Lounge for relaxing while the kids play.
Phil Ellis
Learn to Love the Sea at DiveSports.com
January 2nd, 2009 at 10:09 AM
It’s kind of funny that Phil chose to blog about the Aquarium Restaurant in the Opry Mills Mall. I was in Nashville at the mall on the Dec 29th. A group of friends and I actually ate at the Rainforest Cafe, another adventure themed restaurant in the mall. After our lunch, we decided to walk around the mall a bit and I walked by the Aquarium restaurant. Before then, I had no idea that such a restaurant existed. I was a little disapointed that we didn’t get to eat at the aquarium, but I did spend a few minutes inside the restaurant looking around. It is a very neat place and looks like it would be lots of fun to spend a few hours there. It is certainly worth a few hours in the car to eat there, esp. if you have kids. They’ll have a blast watching the huge variety of sea life in the aquarium while they eat. I will definately be making a stop the next time I am in Nashville.
Brad Ellis
DiveSports.com