The Stralsund Ozeaneum is a really great museum, although given that I haven't visited that many aquariums, I may not be the best judge. We have visited as a family twice, and when Brienna was in the US for a recent conference, Aralyn and I visited again.
Like Rostock, Stralsund is an old Hanseatic trading city, with gorgeous old buildings and tall churches. However, we've really only visited the Ozeaneum and driven through the city on the way to Rügen.
Ironically for an aquarium, I most love the hall containing life-size models of whales, with no water in sight. It was put together in conjunction with Greenpeace and features a blue whale, the largest animal to have ever existed on the planet, a humpback and sperm whale as well as an orca. To add to the atmosphere, the hall is somewhat darkened and the roof has water imagery projected onto it to give the illusion that you are under water. The best way to take it all in is to use the recliners on the floor so you can relax, gaze up and just wonder at the size and beauty of these creatures. After all, you are never going to get this close or have this kind of view of a real blue whale.
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