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Parque das Na��es, on the northeastern edge of Lisbon, was built for the 1998 World Expo.� The extensive grounds lay on the banks of the Tagus and house a large shopping mall, cable car ride over the grounds, and many new office and residential buildings.� The real reasons to go there as a tourist, however, are to visit the massive Lisbon Oceanarium (one of the largest aquariums in the world and the largest in Europe) and to enjoy a meal at one of the many cafes and restaurants that lie in a long line along the river.

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The Oceanarium, built in 1996, is the centerpiece of the Parque das Na��es.� The aquarium features a gigantic central tank which displays everything from large ocean sharks to reef sharks to large and small fish in one integrated ocean biosphere.� The Oceanarium is a fantastic respite from the hustle and bustle of central Lisbon, and is only a short train ride away from downtown.�
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	Vasco da Gama bridge		Artwork in front of the Parque das Na��es
	Wide pedestrian walkway along the water		Cafes and Restaurants along the water
	Close up fish in the Oceanarium		Cable car line high above the Tagus
	View from the cable car over the Parque das Na��es		Long line of cafes and restaurants at the Parque das Na��es
	Arctic bird exhibition		Staring up in wonder and the sheer size of the tank
	Everyone's favorite bird -- the penguin		Sea otters playfully swimming around
	Massive Oceanarium main tank offers multiple viewing points		Rays swimming on the bottom of a shallow pool
	Oceanarium stone fish		Spotted eagle ray on the Oceanarium bottom
	Manta rays and schools large fish in the main tank		Looking out into the clear blue depths of hte Ocearium
	Main tank viewed form the bottom level		Admiring the rocky bottom of the main tank

You can get to the Parque das Na��es by taking the train to Oriente station, and heading east from the station to the park grounds.

	Oriente Train Station
	Oceanarium
	Restaurants and Cafes
	Atlantic Pavilion
	Portugal Pavilion
	Lisbon Casino
	Interactive Science Pavilion
	Vasco da Gama Tower

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