Aug 12, 2020 20:00:00

Aquarium facing financial difficulties collects 'coin thrown by customers into a waterfall for a wish'

Like the Roman tourist attraction

Trevi Fountain , there are waterfronts all over the world with the legend that if you throw a coin, your wish will come true. The aquarium, which owned a waterfall with the same legend in the hall, carried out the work of 'collecting the coins thrown in' due to financial difficulties.

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It was the North Carolina Aquarium located in Pine Knoll Shores in the US that collected the coins thrown by the customers from the waterfall due to financial difficulties. In addition to the basic aquarium exhibits, the building is also focusing on conservation programs for endangered North Carolina endemic sea turtles and frogs.

However, on March 17, 2020, the North Carolina Aquarium was decided to be closed due to an outbreak of a new coronavirus infection, as Governor of North Carolina Roy Cooper issued an order to forcibly shut down stores in the state. The building has been caring for animals even when the income from visitors is not expected, but it faced financial difficulties as it closed for nearly five months.

A project that the North Carolina Aquarium has devised to overcome financial difficulties is to 'collect coins thrown by visitors from the waterfall in the hall.' The 30-foot waterfall in the same building is a popular spot for visitors with the legend that wishes come true when they throw coins, and many visitors were throwing coins. You can check the appearance of this waterfall in the following movie.