Until October 15, 2006, the Miami Museum of Science & Planetarium hosts the international blockbuster "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition," with more than 250 artifacts recovered from the debris field and personal stories from the passengers and crew of the fateful voyage. A smaller exhibition, "Wondrous Cold," opens this fall and "The Science of Aliens" exhibition makes its United States debut in Miami on November 15, 2006. For more information, visit www.MiamiSci.org.

On October 13, 2006, "The Scoop on Poop" exhibit will make its debut inside Miami Metrozoo’s Dr. Wilde’s World. This traveling exhibition, based on the popular book by Dr. Wayne Lynch, leads visitors on an investigation of what poop is and how animals and humans use it. The exhibition treats the subject with a tactful blend of good science and fun. By the end of summer 2006, Miami Metrozoo will also be one of the first organizations to offer visitors the option to download a podcast onto their iPod. The podcast will serve as a “personal” tour guide full of animal information, sounds and regional music. Also new at the Miami Metrozoo is a Giraffe Feeding Station, where visitors can get very close to the resident giraffes and feed them a special treat for a small price. For more information, visit www.MiamiMetroZoo.com.

Miami Seaquarium has reopened the park’s historic main building, the “Windows to the Sea”. Bold aquatic colors, new shows, more open space, educational graphics and new food offerings give the area a fresh new look. This exhibition area is home to the Top Deck Dolphin Pool, where six Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins amaze their audiences in an all-new show, the “Rock ‘n Roll Cruise.” “Windows to the Sea” is also home to the 250,000 -gallon Tropical Reef Aquarium, a habitat for tropical fish, large groupers, cobias, loggerhead turtles, moray eels and more. Also in the process of being updated are 16 new 660-gallon “jewel” aquariums around the main dolphin pool. These aquariums will feature some unusual inhabitants that can be found on tropical coral reefs. The renovation of the main building took 2-1/2 years at a cost of $4 million dollars. In addition, Miami Seaquarium is continuing to expand its dolphin swim program with the construction of a new facility scheduled to open in January of 2007. The new facility will allow the park to accommodate more guests interested in swimming with the dolphins. For more information, visit www.MiamiSeaquarium.com.

New this year at Parrot Jungle Island is the Hippo Water Slide, a four-story, 168-foot-long slide set on a beach overlooking Biscayne Bay, which was built recently with 40 truckloads of Miami Beach sand. For more information, visit www.ParrotJungle.com.