List of aquaria in the United States explained

This is a list of existing public aquariums^[1] in the United States, some of which are unaccredited. For zoos, see List of zoos in the United States.

Aquariums are facilities where animals are confined within tanks and displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred. Such facilities include public aquariums, oceanariums, marine mammal parks, and dolphinariums.

Alabama

• Alabama Aquarium at Dauphin Island Sea Lab - Dauphin Island
• Cook Museum of Natural Science - Decatur

Alaska

• Alaska SeaLife Center - Seward
• Sitka Sound Science Center - Sitka

Arizona

• OdySea Aquarium - Scottsdale^[2]
• Sea Life Arizona - Tempe

California

• Aquarium of the Bay - San Francisco
• Aquarium of the Pacific - Long Beach
• Birch Aquarium - La Jolla
• Cabrillo Marine Aquarium - San Pedro
• California Science Center - Los Angeles
• Central Coast Aquarium - Avila Beach
• Heal the Bay Aquarium - Santa Monica
• Monterey Bay Aquarium - Monterey
• Ocean World - Crescent City
• Roundhouse Aquarium - Manhattan Beach
• Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center - Santa Barbara
• Sea Life Aquarium at Legoland California - Carlsbad
• SeaQuest Folsom - Folsom
• SeaWorld San Diego - San Diego
• Seymour Marine Discovery Center - Santa Cruz
• Steinhart Aquarium (California Academy of Sciences) - San Francisco

Colorado

• Downtown Aquarium - Denver
• SeaQuest Littleton - Littleton

Connecticut

• Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk - Norwalk
• Mystic Aquarium - Mystic
• SeaQuest Trumbull - Trumbull

Florida

• Clearwater Marine Aquarium - Clearwater^[3]
• Dolphin Research Center - Grassy Key
• Florida Aquarium - Tampa
• Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters - Marathon
• Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory, Inc - Panacea^[4]
• Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park - Fort Walton Beach^[5]
• Gulf World Marine Park - Panama City Beach
• Key West Aquarium - Key West
• Marineland of Florida - Marineland
• Miami Seaquarium - Miami
• Mote Marine Laboratory - Sarasota
• Orlando Science Center - Orlando
• Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science - Miami^[6]
• Pier Aquarium - St. Petersburg^[7] '
• Sea Life Orlando Aquarium - Orlando^[8]
• SeaQuest Fort Lauderdale - Fort Lauderdale
• SeaWorld Orlando - Orlando
• South Florida Science Center and Aquarium - West Palm Beach
• St. Augustine Aquarium
• The Seas with Nemo & Friends - Bay Lake
• The Turtle Hospital - Marathon
• Tarpon Springs Aquarium - Tarpon Springs^[9]

Georgia

• Flint RiverQuarium - Albany
• Georgia Aquarium - Atlanta

Hawaii

• Maui Ocean Center - Maui
• Sea Life Park Hawaii - Honolulu
• Waikiki Aquarium - Honolulu

Idaho

• Aquarium of Boise - Boise
• East Idaho Aquarium - Idaho Falls

Illinois

• Shedd Aquarium - Chicago

Iowa

• National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium - Dubuque

Kentucky

• Newport Aquarium - Newport

Louisiana

• Audubon Aquarium - New Orleans
• Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery and Aquarium - Natchitoches
• Shreveport Aquarium - Shreveport

Maine

• Gulf of Maine Research Institute - Portland
• Maine Aquarium - Saco (closed; plans for re-opening dependent on fundraising)
• Mount Desert Oceanarium - Bar Harbor
• Maine State Aquarium^[10] - Boothbay Harbor

Maryland

• Calvert Marine Museum - Solomons
• Glen Echo Park Aquarium - Glen Echo
• National Aquarium - Baltimore
• Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum - Ocean City

Massachusetts

• Berkshire Museum - Pittsfield
• Cape Cod Museum of Natural History - Brewster
• Maria Mitchell Aquarium - Nantucket
• New England Aquarium - Boston
• Woods Hole Science Aquarium - Woods Hole^[11]

Michigan

• Belle Isle Aquarium - Detroit
• John Ball Zoological Garden - Grand Rapids
• Michigan Sea Life Aquarium - Auburn Hills^[12]

Minnesota

• Great Lakes Aquarium - Duluth
• Sea Life Minnesota Aquarium - Bloomington
• Discovery Bay^[13] at Minnesota Zoo - Apple Valley
• SeaQuest Minnesota - Roseville^[14]

Mississippi

• Institute for Marine Mammal Studies - Gulfport
• Mississippi Aquarium - Gulfport
• Mississippi Museum of Natural Science - Jackson
• Ocean Adventures Marine Park - Gulfport

Missouri

• Aquarium At The Boardwalk - Branson^[15]
• Sea Life Kansas City - Kansas City^[16]
• St Louis Aquarium at Union Station - St Louis^[17]
• World Aquarium - St. Louis^[18]
• Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium - Springfield^[19]

Nebraska

• Schramm Education Center - Schramm Park State Recreation Area, Omaha
• Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium - Omaha

Nevada

• SeaQuest Las Vegas - Las Vegas
• Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay - Las Vegas
• The Aquarium at the Silverton Hotel - Las Vegas

New Hampshire

• Explore the Ocean World Oceanarium - Hampton
• Seacoast Science Center - Rye

New Jersey

• Adventure Aquarium - Camden
• Atlantic City Aquarium - Atlantic City
• Jenkinson's Aquarium - Point Pleasant Beach^[20]
• Marine Mammal Stranding Center - Brigantine
• Sea Life New Jersey Aquarium - East Rutherford
• Seaport Aquarium - Wildwood
• SeaQuest Woodbridge - Woodbridge

New Mexico

• ABQ BioPark Aquarium - Albuquerque

New York

• Aquarium of Niagara - Niagara Falls
• Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium - Cold Spring Harbor
• Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center - Riverhead
• New York Aquarium - Brooklyn
• VIA Aquarium^[21] - Schenectady

North Carolina

• Aquarium & Shark Lab by Team ECCO - Hendersonville
• Discovery Place - Charlotte
• North Carolina at Fort Fisher - Kure Beach
• North Carolina at Pine Knoll Shores - Pine Knoll Shores
• North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island - Roanoke Island
• SciQuarium - Greensboro
• Sea Life Charlotte-Concord Aquarium - Concord

Ohio

• Columbus Zoo and Aquarium - Columbus
• Greater Cleveland Aquarium - Cleveland
• Toledo Zoo and Aquarium - Toledo

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma Aquarium - Jenks
• Medicine Park Aquarium - Medicine Park

Oregon

• Charleston Marine Life Center - Coos Bay
• Hatfield Marine Science Center - Newport
• Oregon Coast Aquarium - Newport
• Seaside Aquarium - Seaside

Pennsylvania

• Electric City Aquarium & Reptile Den - Scranton
• Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium - Pittsburgh

Rhode Island

• Biomes Marine Biology Center - North Kingstown
• Save the Bay The Exploration Center and Aquarium - Newport^[22]

South Carolina

• Ripley's Aquarium of Myrtle Beach - Myrtle Beach^[23]
• South Carolina Aquarium - Charleston

South Dakota

• Butterfly House & Aquarium - Sioux Falls^[24]
• Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery - Yankton
• The Outdoor Campus - Rapid City^[25]

Tennessee

• Aquarium inside Memphis Zoo - Memphis
• Aquarium Restaurant - Nashville
• Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies - Gatlinburg^[26]
• Tennessee Aquarium - Chattanooga
• Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute - Chattanooga

Texas

• Austin Aquarium - Austin
• Aquarium Restaurant - Kemah
• Children's Aquarium at Fair Park - Dallas^[27]
• Dallas World Aquarium - Dallas
• Downtown Aquarium - Houston
• Kipp Aquarium - Houston^[28]
• Moody Gardens Aquarium - Galveston
• Richard Friedrich Aquarium - San Antonio
• San Antonio Aquarium - Leon Valley
• Sea Center Texas - Lake Jackson^[29]
• Sea Life San Antonio Aquarium - San Antonio^[30] (opening spring 2020)
• SeaQuest Fort Worth - Fort Worth^[31]
• SeaWorld San Antonio - San Antonio
• Seven Seas Marine Life Park - Arlington
• Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center - Athens^[32]
• Texas State Aquarium - Corpus Christi

Utah

• Loveland Living Planet Aquarium - Draper
• SeaQuest Utah - Layton

Vermont

• ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain - Burlington
• Montshire Museum of Science - Norwich

Virginia

• Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center - Virginia Beach
• Virginia Living Museum - Newport News

Washington

• MaST Center Aquarium - Des Moines
• Marine Life Center - Bellingham
• Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium - Tacoma
• Port Townsend Marine Science Center - Port Townsend
• Puget Sound Estuarium - Olympia
• SEA Discovery Center - Poulsbo
• Seattle Aquarium - Seattle
• Westport Aquarium - Westport

Wisconsin

• Beaver Springs Fishing Park - Wisconsin Dells
• Discovery World - Milwaukee

See also

• List of aquaria
• List of AZA member zoos and aquariums
• List of CAZA member zoos and aquariums
• List of dolphinariums
• List of nature centers in the United States
• List of zoos in the United States

References

• Public Aquaria, Fins: The Fish Information Service, Actwin.com, 2000, retrieved on: June 22, 2007

Notes and References

1. Web site: Top 10 Best Aquariums in the USA. 2020-08-23. Attractions of America. en.
2. http://www.odyseaaquarium.com/scottsdale/ OdySea Aquarium
3. Web site: Clearwater Marine Aquarium . 2010-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100923224542/http://www.seewinter.com/ . 2010-09-23 . live.
4. Web site: Gulf Specimen Marine Lab » Biological Supply, Education Center — Panacea, FL . 2019-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190330115309/http://www.gulfspecimen.org/ . 2019-03-30 . live.
5. Web site: Gulfarium . 2010-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101027233138/http://gulfarium.com/ . 2010-10-27 . live.
6. http://www.frostscience.org//Miami/ Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science
7. Web site: Pier Aquarium . 2010-04-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080402090546/http://www.stpete-pier.com/pieraquarium.php . 2008-04-02 . live.
8. Web site: Orlando Sea Life Aquarium . 2014-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021040252/http://www.visitsealife.com/orlando/ . 2014-10-21 . live.
9. Web site: Tarpon Springs Aquarium . 2019-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190629012615/https://www.tarponspringsaquarium.com/ . 2019-06-29 . live.
10. Web site: Maine State Aquarium: Maine Department of Marine Resources. www.maine.gov. en. 2018-06-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20180623034600/http://www.maine.gov/dmr/education/aquarium/index.html. 2018-06-23. live.
11. Web site: Woods Hole Science Aquarium . 2012-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120803061230/http://aquarium.nefsc.noaa.gov/ . 2012-08-03 . live.
12. Web site: Michigan Sea Life Aquarium . 2014-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021041154/http://www.visitsealife.com/michigan/ . 2014-10-21 . live.
13. Web site: Minnesota Zoo Discovery Bay. https://web.archive.org/web/20180623033255/http://mnzoo.org/blog/animals/discovery-bay/. 2018-06-23. live.
14. https://www.roseville.visitseaquest.com/roseville/ SeaQuest Interactive Aquarium Minnesota
15. Web site: Branson Aquarium Aquarium At The Boardwalk. en-US. 2019-03-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20181230124812/https://www.aquariumattheboardwalk.com/. 2018-12-30. live.
16. Web site: SEA LIFE Kansas City Aquarium. visitsealife.com. 2019-03-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20190308022257/https://www.visitsealife.com/kansas-city/. 2019-03-08. live.
17. Web site: St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station. www.stlouisaquarium.com. 2019-03-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20190222095241/https://www.stlouisaquarium.com/. 2019-02-22. live.
18. Web site: WORLD AQUARIUM ... a children's place. WORLD AQUARIUM ... a children's place. en-US. 2019-03-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20180902233135/https://www.childrensaquarium.org/. 2018-09-02. live.
19. Web site: Wonders of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium Springfield, MO. www.wondersofwildlife.org. en. 2019-03-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20060703085620/http://www.wondersofwildlife.org/. 2006-07-03. live.
20. Web site: Jenkinson's Aquarium . 2010-04-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100110133718/http://www.jenkinsons.com/aquarium/index.cfm . 2010-01-10 . live.
21. Web site: VIA Aquarium Rotterdam NY The Capital Region's Full Scale Aquarium. viaaquarium.com. en-US. 2018-06-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20180623061837/https://viaaquarium.com/. 2018-06-23. live.
22. Web site: newport/ The Exploration Center and Aquarium . 2019-02-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190725034408/https://www.savebay.org/family-fun/aquarium/ . 2019-07-25 . live.
23. Web site: Ripley's Aquarium, Myrtle Beach . 2011-11-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111107091022/http://myrtlebeach.ripleyaquariums.com/ . 2011-11-07 . dead .
24. https://butterflyhousemarinecove.org/Sioux Falls/ Butterfly House & Aquarium
25. Web site: Outdoor Campus - Rapid City . 2019-06-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190613154742/https://gfp.sd.gov/toc-west/ . 2019-06-13 . live.
26. Web site: Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies . 2011-11-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111109023113/http://gatlinburg.ripleyaquariums.com/ . 2011-11-09 . dead .
27. Web site: Children's Aquarium at Fair Park Dallas . 2012-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120502003418/http://www.dallaszoo.com/aquarium/aquarium.htm . 2012-05-02 . dead .
28. Web site: Kipp Aquarium . 2012-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120520090835/http://www.houstonzoo.org/KippAquarium/ . 2012-05-20 . dead .
29. Web site: Sea Center Texas . 2019-04-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190403180012/https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishing/sea-center-texas/ . 2019-04-03 . live.
30. https://www.visitsealife.com/san-antonio/Sea Life San Antonio Aquarium
31. Web site: SeaQuest Interactive Aquarium . 2018-07-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180724062903/https://fortworth.visitseaquest.com/ . 2018-07-24 . live.
32. Web site: Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center . 2019-04-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190412163952/https://tpwd.texas.gov/spdest/visitorcenters/tffc/facts/ . 2019-04-12 . live.