BRIANA: MOST OF US HAVE MEMORIES OF TOSSING PENNIES INTO FOUNTAINS. NOW SOME OF THAT SPARE CHANGE IS HELPING A NORTH CAROLINA AQUARIUM THAT CAN’T OPEN YET. STAFF AT THE AQUARIUM AT PINE KNOLL SHORES ...

The waterfall at the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores was never meant to be a wishing well. Yet, over time, the 30-foot Smoky Mountain waterfall has become a popular spot for visitors to ...

For one aquarium, the coins tossed into its waterfall as wishes have become something more than submerged hopes and dreams. The North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores said it's transforming the ...

CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. — The North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores said it removed coins from its waterfall for the first time in 15 years, WCTI reported. Staff decided to turn off the 30-foot ...

A North Carolina aquarium closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic is collecting coins that have piled up in a wishing well for many years, while the U.S. continues to experience a shortage in coins ...

PINE KNOLL SHORES, N.C. (WNCT) – Employees at N.C. Aquarium of Pine Knoll Shores has been doing a lot more than taking care of animals at the center during this pandemic. For the past couple of weeks, ...