Downtown Aquarium

I've been to several aquariums🐠🐡 in different parts of the world.🌏 This one was nice. Very clean water. Obviously older, but updated 😃and in a more difficult, unusual location. 😬 They have $15 on-site parking for a convenience, but if you are able, or without a family, you can get nearby parking 🅿️ for $3-$4 and walk a couple of blocks.🚶🏻‍♂️ The nicest tank here is up in the restaurant.🍽️ So be sure to venture up to see it. 👀There's also a bar 🍻 up there with a happy hour. Happy hour might be necessary if you end up there during traffic time because that would not be a good time to leave. 😑 This is a better place for kids than it is for adults. This is also my first aquarium with an amusement park which is kind of odd. But even more odd than that, this is the first aquarium where you don't get to see the sharks🦈 unless you pay additional 🧐 But there's tigers here!🐯 So That's probably even better than sharks. 😉

a month ago

This was our first time visiting the aquarium and the four of us really enjoyed everything. The beautiful fish, many varieties and colors, eels, sharks, stingrays and the incredible tigers. All the rides were fun, well maintained... The kids love the ferris wheel, the train, the carousel and especially petting the stingrays.. the animal show and tell also very interesting. I caught the kids two stuffies, thirty five dollars.Nice quality and then ate lunch at the restaurant which was delicious. I had the coconut shrimp, and the kids ordered the upgraded cups with the shark and the tiger, which they really enjoyed drinking out of. Everything was clean and well maintained.And the prices are very reasonable and parking was plentiful. Two big thumbs up.

2 months ago

This place is much smaller than expected. They charge by height so my 6 year old needed an adult ticket, which I understand if you're doing the rides (we didn't) but for just the aquarium is ridiculous. They have 2 random tigers that are beautiful but their outdoor enclosure is below an overpass. My kids did like the part where they could touch the stingrays but some of them appeared to have sores on their backs which was concerning. It was nice to say we went, but probably won't visit again.

3 months ago

I had an amazing time at the Downtown Aquarium. Never have I been to an aquarium that has a restaurant, stingray exhibit, rides, shark tunnels, and a tiger!! It was absolutely beautiful and I had the best experience. I totally would go back just to redo everything. The only downside is that the aquarium is on the smaller side, however I think everything else makes it worth the price!! Can’t wait to come back.

3 months ago

We visited on a Sunday night so it wasn't crowded which was great for us. The aquarium is extremely small, so take your time and walk through because the self tour will be over before you know it. For the Lion's Den it was only one lion and we felt bad for him because he was alone in that space ☹️. Other than that it was a cute little date night outing plus we had a chance to touch the sting rays which was a a fun experience. The rides were fun and we were happy the ticket prices included all the rides but bear in mind that parking is a separate fee. We paid around $15 in the aquarium's parking lot. The ferris wheel was not working that night but we enjoyed all the other rides available. The staff was friendly and the space was clean and beautifully decorated.

2 months ago