This is a list of existing public aquariums[3] 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.
Many of the facilities in this list operate as a stand-alone facility, but some places might also be connected in a large part to an academic research center, garden, or zoo.
Alabama
- Alabama Aquarium at Dauphin Island Sea Lab - Dauphin Island
- Cook Museum of Natural Science - Decatur
Alaska
Arizona
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
Connecticut
Florida
- Clearwater Marine Aquarium - Clearwater[6]
- Dolphin Research Center - Grassy Key
- Florida Aquarium - Tampa
- Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters - Marathon
- Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory - Panacea[7]
- Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park - Fort Walton Beach[8]
- 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[9]
- Pier Aquarium - St. Petersburg[10]
- Sea Life Orlando Aquarium - Orlando[11]
- 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[12]
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
- Aquarium of Boise - Boise
- East Idaho Aquarium - Idaho Falls
Illinois
Iowa
Kentucky
Louisiana
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[13] - Boothbay Harbor
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
- Great Lakes Aquarium - Duluth
- Sea Life Minnesota Aquarium - Bloomington
- Discovery Bay[16] at Minnesota Zoo - Apple Valley
- SeaQuest Minnesota - Roseville[17]
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[18]
- Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium - Kansas City, Missouri[19]
- Sea Life Kansas City - Kansas City[20]
- St Louis Aquarium at Union Station - St. Louis[21]
- World Aquarium - St. Louis (closed 2019)[22]
- Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium - Springfield[23]
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[24]
- Marine Mammal Stranding Center - Brigantine
- Sea Life New Jersey Aquarium - East Rutherford
- Seaport Aquarium - Wildwood
- SeaQuest Woodbridge - Woodbridge
New Mexico
New York
- Aquarium of Niagara - Niagara Falls
- Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium - Cold Spring Harbor
- Bed-Stuy Aquarium - Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
- Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center - Riverhead
- New York Aquarium - Brooklyn
- VIA Aquarium[25] - 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
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[26]
South Carolina
- Ripley's Aquarium of Myrtle Beach - Myrtle Beach[27]
- South Carolina Aquarium - Charleston
South Dakota
- Butterfly House & Aquarium - Sioux Falls
- Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery - Yankton
- The Outdoor Campus - Rapid City[28]
Tennessee
- Aquarium inside Memphis Zoo - Memphis
- Aquarium Restaurant - Nashville
- Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies - Gatlinburg[29]
- Tennessee Aquarium - Chattanooga
- Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute - Chattanooga
Texas
- Austin Aquarium - Austin
- Aquarium Restaurant - Kemah
- Children's Aquarium at Fair Park - Dallas[30]
- Dallas World Aquarium - Dallas
- Downtown Aquarium - Houston
- Kipp Aquarium - Houston[31]
- Moody Gardens Aquarium - Galveston
- Richard Friedrich Aquarium - San Antonio
- San Antonio Aquarium - Leon Valley
- Sea Center Texas - Lake Jackson[32]
- Sea Life San Antonio Aquarium - San Antonio[33]
- SeaWorld San Antonio - San Antonio
- Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center - Athens[34]
- Texas State Aquarium - Corpus Christi
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
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
References
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- ^ "Clearwater Marine Aquarium". Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
- ^ "Gulf Specimen Marine Lab » Biological Supply, Education Center — Panacea, FL". Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ "Gulfarium". Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
- ^ Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science
- ^ "Pier Aquarium". Archived from the original on April 2, 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ^ "Orlando Sea Life Aquarium". Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ^ "Tarpon Springs Aquarium". Archived from the original on June 29, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ "Maine State Aquarium: Maine Department of Marine Resources". www.maine.gov. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
- ^ "Woods Hole Science Aquarium". Archived from the original on August 3, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
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- ^ "Minnesota Zoo Discovery Bay". Archived from the original on June 23, 2018.
- ^ SeaQuest Interactive Aquarium Minnesota
- ^ "Branson Aquarium | Aquarium At The Boardwalk". Archived from the original on December 30, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ^ "Sobela Ocean Aquarium". Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ^ "SEA LIFE Kansas City Aquarium". visitsealife.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ^ "St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station". www.stlouisaquarium.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ^ "WORLD AQUARIUM ... a children's place". WORLD AQUARIUM ... a children's place. Archived from the original on September 2, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ^ "Wonders of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium | Springfield, MO". www.wondersofwildlife.org. Archived from the original on July 3, 2006. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ^ "Jenkinson's Aquarium". Archived from the original on January 10, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ^ "VIA Aquarium Rotterdam NY | The Capital Region's Full Scale Aquarium". viaaquarium.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
- ^ "newport/ The Exploration Center and Aquarium". Archived from the original on July 25, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ "Ripley's Aquarium, Myrtle Beach". Archived from the original on November 7, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
- ^ "Outdoor Campus - Rapid City". Archived from the original on June 13, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies". Archived from the original on November 9, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
- ^ "Children's Aquarium at Fair Park Dallas". Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- ^ "Kipp Aquarium". Archived from the original on May 20, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- ^ "Sea Center Texas". Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
- ^ Life San Antonio Aquarium
- ^ "Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center". Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019.