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
Alaska
Arizona
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
Connecticut
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
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Iowa
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
- Gulf of Maine Research Institute - Portland
- Maine Aquarium - Saco (closed; plans for re-opening dependent on fundraising)
- Maine State Aquarium - Boothbay Harbor
Maryland
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
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
New Hampshire
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
New York
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
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
Tennessee
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
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
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
- ↑ OdySea Aquarium
- ↑ Clearwater Marine Aquarium
- ↑ http://www.gulfspecimen.org
- ↑ Gulfarium
- ↑ Orlando Sea Life Aquarium
- ↑ Pier Aquarium
- ↑ Tarpon Springs Aquarium
- ↑ Bo Ginn Aquarium
- ↑ "The South Boston Aquarium (1912–1954)". Neaq.org. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
- ↑ Woods Hole Science Aquarium
- ↑ Michigan Sea Life Aquarium
- ↑ Kansas City Sea Life Aquarium
- ↑ Jenkinson's Aquarium
- ↑ Ripley's Aquarium, Myrtle Beach
- ↑ Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies
- ↑ Children's Aquarium at Fair Park Dallas
- ↑ Kipp Aquarium
- Public Aquaria, Fins: The Fish Information Service, Actwin.com, 2000, retrieved on: June 22, 2007
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