Riverbanks Zoo and Garden opens the Aquarium Reptile Complex (ARC), the highlight of Riverbanks’ first major expansion project. The facility was not intended to be a traditional reptile house or aquarium, but rather a unique blending of the two. The combination of innovative design, exotic creatures and creative educational graphics continues to make the ARC one of the Southeast’s educational and recreational showpieces. It helped boost Zoo attendance from 600,000 to almost 1,000,000 visitors.
