Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Perhaps the most common trout species worldwide, rainbows have been introduced widely throughout the states as a sport fish from the West, but are also widely cultured as a food fish due to their rapid growth and mild flavor.

Heads Up! The Virginia Living Museum planetarium is CLOSED today for maintenance, but will reopen tomorrow. 

Wild Explorations

Heads Up! The Changing Exhibit Gallery, where our Wild Explorations exhibit lives, will close at 3PM today in preparation for an after hours event!