A map on the wall indicates the area where each body of water is located. Habitats modeled after the specific rivers are in each tank. Listen to the sounds of rushing water and look at the stalagmites that jut out of the ground where the Blind Cavefish swims. Trees, roots and plant life make up the majority of the other tanks. The Hellbender Salamanders and all the fish in the Licking River display were collected at nearby Thomas More College.
Turtle Island is the centerpiece.
A small rocky formation sticks out of the center of a small, elevated acrylic pool. Between 20 and 25 small turtles inhabit the island. Before you leave, look at your feet. The floor here was designed to look like a dry, cracked river bed. Origins Hellbender Salamanders live from southern New York State to Alabama and Georgia.