PHOTOS: St. Louis Wheel and Aquarium at Union Station set to open by end of this year
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - The coming St. Louis Wheel and St. Louis Aquarium are going to be a "Christmas present" to St. Louis as both are expected to be open before the end of the year at Union Station.
That's how Bob O'Loughlin of Lodging Hospitality Management described the coming 200-foot observation wheel and 120,000 sq. foot aquarium to gathered media before a look at the construction progress.
The wheel and its 42 climate-controlled gondolas will be running in October and open 365 days a year. It will feature more than 1 million customizable lights to be able to perform nightly light shows.
And the first live animal to call the St. Louis Aquarium home is a rare blue lobster named Lord Stanley. He was donated to the aquarium last month from the Boston:
