The Greater Cleveland Aquarium has yet to open, but it is already generating national buzz.

In a recent article in USA Today titled "8 Big Openings of 2012," the aquarium is featured alongside attractions like The Avenue of Sphinxes in Luxor, Egypt, SkyPoint Climb on Australia's Gold Coast, and the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement -- aka the Mob Museum -- in downtown Las Vegas.

"What's new -- or newly reopening -- in 2012?," asks the article. "So much. Here are eight notable attractions."

Greater Cleveland Aquarium

"The Greater Cleveland Aquarium debuts Saturday, Jan. 21, with 40-plus tanks swimming with sand sharks, native brook trout, piranhas, madtom catfish and more. The attraction is in the FirstEnergy Powerhouse on the west bank of the Flats."

See the rest of the list here.