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Set on the Mississippi riverfront at the edge of the French Quarter, the Audubon Aquarium opened on Canal Street in September 1990 and broke attendance records for a United States aquarium on its first day, drawing more than 13,000 visitors. It anchors the riverside Woldenberg Park and is run by the Audubon Nature Institute, the non-profit that also operates the city's zoo and several other conservation sites. A consortium of local architects gave it a wave-like silhouette and a sweep of glass f...