List of aquaria in the United States

This is a list of existing, reputable, public aquariums in the United States. 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

• George F. Crozier Estuarium - Dauphin Island
• McWane Science Center - Birmingham

Alaska

• Alaska SeaLife Center - Seward

Arizona

• OdySea Aquarium - Scottsdale^[1]
• Sea Life - Tempe
• Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium - Litchfield Park

Arkansas

• National Park Aquarium - Hot Springs

California

• Aquarium of the Bay - San Francisco
• Aquarium of the Pacific - Long Beach
• Birch Aquarium - La Jolla
• Cabrillo Marine Aquarium - San Pedro
• Monterey Bay Aquarium - Monterey
• Santa Monica Pier Aquarium - Santa Monica
• Sea Life - Carlsbad
• SeaWorld San Diego - San Diego
• Steinhart Aquarium (California Academy of Sciences) - San Francisco

Colorado

• Downtown Aquarium - Denver

Connecticut

• Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk - Norwalk
• Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration - Mystic

District of Columbia

• National Aquarium - Washington, D.C.—closed 9/30/2013

Florida

• Clearwater Marine Aquarium - Clearwater^[2]
• Dolphin Research Center - Grassy Key
• Florida Aquarium - Tampa
• Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory, Inc - Panacea ^[3]
• Gulfarium - Fort Walton Beach^[4]
• Key West Aquarium - Key West
• Miami Seaquarium - Miami
• Mote Marine Laboratory - Sarasota
• Orlando Sea Life Aquarium - Orlando^[5]
• Pier Aquarium - St. Petersburg^[6]
• The Seas with Nemo & Friends - Bay Lake
• SeaWorld Orlando - Orlando
• Tarpon Springs Aquarium - Tarpon Springs^[7]

Georgia

• Bo Ginn Aquarium - Millen^[8]
• Flint RiverQuarium - Albany
• Georgia Aquarium - Atlanta

Guam

• UnderWater World Guam - Tumon

Hawaii

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

Idaho

• Idaho Aquarium - Boise

Illinois

• Peoria Riverfront Museum - Peoria
• Shedd Aquarium - Chicago

Iowa

• National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium - Dubuque

Kentucky

• Newport Aquarium - Newport

Louisiana

• Aquarium of the Americas - New Orleans

Maine

• Gulf of Maine Research Institute - Portland
• Maine Aquarium - Saco (closed; plans for re-opening dependent on fundraising)
• Maine State Aquarium - Boothbay Harbor

Maryland

• National Aquarium - Baltimore

Massachusetts

• Barnum's Aquarial Gardens - Boston (closed)
• Berkshire Museum - Pittsfield
• Boston Aquarial and Zoological Gardens - Boston (closed)
• Maria Mitchell Aquarium - Nantucket
• New England Aquarium - Boston
• South Boston Aquarium - Boston (closed)^[9]
• Woods Hole Science Aquarium - Woods Hole^[10]

Michigan

• Belle Isle Aquarium - Detroit
• John Ball Zoological Garden - Grand Rapids
• Michigan Sea Life Aquarium - Auburn Hills^[11]

Minnesota

• Great Lakes Aquarium - Duluth
• Sea Life Minnesota Aquarium - Bloomington

Missouri

• Kansas City Sea Life Aquarium - Kansas City^[12]
• Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium - Springfield
• World Aquarium - St. Louis

Nebraska

• Ak-Sar Ben Aquarium - Schramm Park State Recreation Area, Omaha
• Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium - Omaha

Nevada

• Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay - Las Vegas

New Hampshire

• Seacoast Science Center - Rye

New Jersey

• Adventure Aquarium (formerly the New Jersey State Aquarium) - Camden
• Atlantic City Aquarium - Atlantic City
• Jenkinson's Aquarium - Point Pleasant Beach^[13]
• Marine Mammal Stranding Center - Brigantine
• Trenton Aquarium - Trenton

New Mexico

• Albuquerque Aquarium - Albuquerque

New York

• Aquarium of Niagara - Niagara Falls
• Atlantis Marine World - Riverhead
• New York Aquarium - Brooklyn

North Carolina

• SEA LIFE Charlotte-Concord Aquarium - Concord
• Discovery Place - Charlotte
• North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher - Kure Beach
• North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores - Pine Knoll Shores
• North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island - Roanoke Island
• SciQuarium - Greensboro

Ohio

• Columbus Zoo and Aquarium - Columbus
• Greater Cleveland Aquarium - Cleveland
• SeaWorld Ohio - Aurora (closed 2000)

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma Aquarium - Jenks

Oregon

• Hatfield Marine Science Center - Newport
• Oregon Coast Aquarium - Newport
• Oregon Undersea Gardens - Newport, Oregon
• Portland Aquarium - Oak Grove- Closed
• Seaside Aquarium - Seaside

Pennsylvania

• Philadelphia Aquarium - Philadelphia (1911–1962)
• Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium - Pittsburgh

South Carolina

• Ripley's Aquarium - Myrtle Beach^[14]
• South Carolina Aquarium - Charleston

Tennessee

• Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies - Gatlinburg^[15]
• Tennessee Aquarium - Chattanooga

Texas

• Austin Aquarium - Austin
• Caldwell Zoo Aquarium - Tyler
• Children's Aquarium at Fair Park - Dallas^[16]
• Dallas World Aquarium - Dallas
• Downtown Aquarium - Houston
• Kipp Aquarium - Houston^[17]
• Moody Gardens Aquarium - Galveston
• Richard Friedrich Aquarium - San Antonio
• San Antonio Aquarium - Leon Valley
• SeaWorld San Antonio - San Antonio
• Seven Seas Marine Life Park - Arlington
• Texas State Aquarium - Corpus Christi

Utah

• Loveland Living Planet Aquarium - Draper

Vermont

• ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center - Burlington

Virginia

• Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center - Virginia Beach

Washington

• Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium - Tacoma
• Seattle Aquarium - Seattle

Wisconsin

• Reiman Family Aquarium at 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 zoos in the United States
• List of nature centers in the United States

References

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