{"id":664602,"date":"2023-06-12T09:48:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T09:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=664602"},"modified":"2023-06-12T09:48:43","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T09:48:43","slug":"dive-head-first-into-lebanons-marine-wildlife-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/664602\/dive-head-first-into-lebanons-marine-wildlife-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Dive Head First Into Lebanon&#8217;s Marine &#038; Wildlife Museum"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Feel like doing something a little different that is fun for the entire family? <\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>Established in 2001 in Jeita, the <strong>Lebanon Marine &amp; Wildlife Museum<\/strong> was founded after Dr. Jamal Younes&#8217; collection grew too large to be stored in Tyre. Currently, the museum is host to over 5,000 specimens, representing more than 2,000 species native to Lebanon.<br><br>The museum is divided into six exhibitions: mammals, birds, reptiles, minerals, seashells, and marine life. A wonderful representation of Lebanon&#8217;s diverse and rich natural ecosystems, this museum stands as a testament to the range of life that calls the country home.<\/p>    <blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@beirut.com\/video\/7243414013617409288\" data-video-id=\"7243414013617409288\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\" > <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@beirut.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@beirut.com?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@beirut.com<\/a> The Lebanese Marine and Wildlife Museum \ud83c\udf0a\ud83d\udc3blocated in Jeita, blew my mind \ud83e\udd2f with its incredible collection of animals found right here in Lebanon. Who would have thought? \ud83e\udd88                       <a title=\"lebanon\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/lebanon?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#lebanon<\/a><a title=\"beirut\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/beirut?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#beirut<\/a><a title=\"jeita\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/jeita?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#jeita<\/a><a title=\"cave\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/cave?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#cave<\/a><a title=\"shark\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/shark?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#shark<\/a><a title=\"dolphin\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/dolphin?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#dolphin<\/a><a title=\"marinelife\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/marinelife?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#marinelife<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c Eye In The Sky - The Alan Parsons Project\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Eye-In-The-Sky-6696534577088825346?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c Eye In The Sky &#8211; The Alan Parsons Project<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>    <p>Among Lebanon&#8217;s wonderful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/63971\/9-remarkable-museums-around-lebanon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cultural tapestry<\/a>, the Marine &amp; Wildlife Museum stands as one of the most unique. Whether you&#8217;re looking to admire sharks, snakes, or even Spongebob and Patrick, you&#8217;ll definitely enjoy this ride through Lebanon&#8217;s fascinating nature. The museum is just 800m away from the famous Jeita grotto, and open every day of the week from 8AM till 8PM. The entrance fee is 400,000 L.L. at the time of publishing. <br><br>You can keep up with the museum on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/marineandwildlifemuseum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, and with all of Lebanon&#8217;s hidden gems on Beirut.com&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@beirut.com?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tiktok<\/a>.<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feel like doing something a little different that is fun for the entire family? Established in 2001 in Jeita, the Lebanon Marine &amp; Wildlife Museum was founded after Dr. Jamal Younes&#8217; collection grew too large to be stored in Tyre. Currently, the museum is host to over 5,000 specimens, representing more than 2,000 species native [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":153,"featured_media":664611,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_preview_accessed":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[1161,143,1160],"media-embed-type":[],"class_list":["post-664602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stuffwelove","tag-arts-culture","tag-family-fun","tag-museums"],"authorship":[144],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dive Head First Into Lebanon&#039;s Marine &amp; Wildlife Museum &#187; Beirut.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Established in 2001 in Jeita, the Lebanon Marine &amp; Wildlife Museum is one of the most unique spots you can visit in the country.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/664602\/dive-head-first-into-lebanons-marine-wildlife-museum\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dive Head First Into Lebanon&#039;s Marine &amp; 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