Location: Long Beach, California Years Active: 1998 – Active The Aquarium of the Pacific ain’t your average sleepy seawater exhibit. This place is loud, bold, and seriously in-your-face about the Pacific Ocean. Forget staring at fish behind glass. Here, you’re practically swimming with sharks (well, you can touch them anyway). They’ve got towering kelp forests,…
Location: Monterey, California Years Active: 1984 – Active The Monterey Bay Aquarium isn’t just another tourist trap. This place is legendary – they were the first to ever showcase a living kelp forest! It’s more than just gawking at fish. They’re all about teaching you how the ocean works, and why you should care. You’re…
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Years active: 2016 – Active Forget everything you think you know about deserts. OdySea Aquarium will blow your mind. It’s a massive marine wonderland in the middle of Arizona! This place is more than just fish tanks. They bring the ocean to life with crazy interactive experiences that you won’t find anywhere…
Location: Quarteira, Portugal Years Active: 2011 – Active Aquashow Park in Portugal is a mixed bag. That’s not a bad thing! It’s the kind of place where you’ll find mind-blowing water slides next to animal shows that feel a little outdated. If you want picture-perfect and polished, this isn’t your spot. But if you’re down…
Location: Castelnuovo del Garda, Italy Years Active: 1975 – Active Sharks swimming right above your head! That’s just the start at Gardaland Sea Life Aquarium. Get hands-on with starfish, uncover bizarre ocean secrets, and be amazed by creatures that look like they’re from another planet. he staff are full of fascinating facts. Don’t be afraid…
Location: Hong Kong Years Active: 1977 – Active Ocean Park Hong Kong… it’s that place every Hong Kong kid has been dragged to at least once. Sure, it’s got the big rides and the requisite pandas, but let’s be real – it’s seen better days. Some of the attractions feel a bit dated, and the…
Location: Carlsbad, California Years Active: 2008 – Active The first Sea Life Aquarium in North America opened at Legoland California in 2008. It has 36,000 sq ft of floor area on two stories, featuring a 35 ft long acrylic walk-through tunnel and LEGO models in the tanks. Sea Life Aquarium Map 2025 In 2025, Sea Life Aquariums…
Location: Brooklyn, New York Years Active: 1896 – Active The New York Aquarium is the oldest continually operating aquarium in the United States, located on the Riegelmann Boardwalk in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City. It was founded at Castle Garden in Battery Park, Manhattan in 1896, and moved to Coney Island in 1957. The aquarium is operated by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) as part of its integrated system of four zoos…
Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario Years Active: 1961 – Active Marineland (official name Marineland of Canada Inc.), is a themed zoo and amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. The park has performing marine animal shows, sea mammal and land animal exhibits, and amusement rides. It keeps dolphins, sea lions, an orca, and beluga whales. The park also keeps bears, deer, and other land animals. It was…
Location: Redwood Shores, California Years Active: 1968 – 1986 The animal theme park now known as Six Flags Discovery Kingdom previously operated as Marine World/Africa USA in Redwood Shores, California. The park was named Marine World when it first opened in 1968 before merging with the failing land-animal park called Africa USA in 1972. In 1986,…
