I thought the admissions attendant at OdySea Aquarium with joking when she told my family the first thing we had to do was check out the bathroom.

• I laughed and she very seriously told me, "It's one of those, 'if you know, you know' things.'"

The intrigue: There aren't mirrors above the sinks, but instead a window into the aquarium's shark exhibit.

• It was named "America's Best Restroom" in a very unscientific ranking in 2017.

The bottom line: The bathroom alone may not be worth the steep price of admission ($49.95 per adult!), but the rest of the aquarium made it money well spent.