Belle Isle Aquarium--Detroit, Michigan America's oldest Aquarium

Interior entrance to the Belle Isle Aquarium just before closing.

Architect Albert Kahn outfitted the interior with green glass tiles to give visitors the feeling that they were in an underwater cavern. The original tiles - often wrongly believed to be Pewabic tiles - still exist to this day. Tanks still line the walls. Magnificent pillars and other details compliment the soaring arched ceilings, as high as three stories in the center of the building.

Central dome of the Belle Isle Aquarium.