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/ August 21, 2026
The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk sits in the historic SoNo (South Norwalk) district of Norwalk, Connecticut, inside a converted 1860s iron works building. It opened on July 16, 1988 as the “Maritime Center” before being rebranded the Maritime Aquarium in 1996 to spotlight its growing…
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/ August 20, 2026
The Florida Aquarium opened in downtown Tampa’s Channel District on March 31, 1995, and has since grown into one of the region’s premier marine attractions. Spanning roughly 250,000 square feet along the waterfront, the aquarium houses more than 671 species and nearly 20,000 aquatic and…
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/ August 20, 2026
Birch Aquarium at Scripps sits on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean in La Jolla, California, serving as the public outreach center for the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. The aquarium traces its roots back over a century to Scripps’ early marine…
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/ August 20, 2026
The Seattle Aquarium opened on May 20, 1977, on Piers 59 and 60 along the downtown Elliott Bay waterfront. Managed by the nonprofit Seattle Aquarium Society since 2010 and accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums since March 2024, it now draws roughly 850,000…
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/ August 19, 2026
Mote Marine Laboratory began in 1955 as a small shark research lab founded by pioneering scientist Eugenie Clark, growing over the decades into one of the most respected independent marine research institutions in the country. For 45 years, its public aquarium welcomed visitors to its…
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/ August 19, 2026
Moody Gardens is a non-profit educational destination in Galveston, Texas, established in 1986 by The Moody Foundation on land owned by the City of Galveston. Spread across 242 acres, the campus is anchored by three glass pyramids, each dedicated to a different environment: rainforest, marine…
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/ August 18, 2026
Downtown Aquarium is a Landry’s-owned aquarium and entertainment complex at 410 Bagby Street in downtown Houston, opened in 2003 on a 6-acre site built around two redeveloped city landmarks: historic Fire Station No. 1 and the old Central Waterworks Building. The project cost Landry’s roughly…
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/ August 18, 2026
Downtown Aquarium Denver opened its doors on June 21, 1999, as Colorado’s Ocean Journey, a nonprofit aquarium built by Bill Fleming and Judy Petersen Fleming at a cost of about $93 million. Sited on 17 acres beside the South Platte River near the I-25 and…
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/ August 18, 2026
OdySea Aquarium sits in the Arizona desert on land within the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in Scottsdale, an unlikely home for the largest aquarium in the Southwest United States. It opened on September 3, 2016, after roughly 18 months of construction, and quickly became…
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/ August 17, 2026
Audubon Aquarium sits on the banks of the Mississippi River at the edge of the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana. It opened on September 1, 1990, as the Aquarium of the Americas and quickly became one of the city’s signature family attractions, drawing visitors…
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/ August 17, 2026
The South Carolina Aquarium opened on May 19, 2000, on Charleston’s waterfront, giving visitors a close look at the diverse ecosystems found across the Palmetto State, from mountain streams to the open ocean. The nonprofit, AZA-accredited facility sits at 100 Aquarium Wharf with sweeping views…
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/ August 17, 2026
Texas State Aquarium opened on July 6, 1990, on Corpus Christi’s North Beach, growing into the largest aquarium in Texas and one of the largest in the United States. Run as a nonprofit and accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums since 1995, it…
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/ August 16, 2026
The Oregon Coast Aquarium sits along Yaquina Bay in Newport, Oregon, where it has introduced visitors to the marine life of the Pacific Northwest since opening on May 23, 1992. Spread across 23 acres, the AZA-accredited facility blends indoor galleries with outdoor habitats that mirror…
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/ August 16, 2026
Shark Reef Aquarium sits inside Mandalay Bay resort on the Las Vegas Strip, giving visitors a walk-through look at one of the largest collections of sharks in the United States. Opened on June 20, 2000, after a $40 million construction investment, the 105,000-square-foot facility was…
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/ August 15, 2026
Adventure Aquarium sits on the Camden Waterfront along the Delaware River, directly across from Philadelphia. The facility traces back to 1992 as the New Jersey State Aquarium and reopened under its current name in 2005 after a major renovation led by Herschend Family Entertainment, which…
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/ August 15, 2026
The Tennessee Aquarium sits on the banks of the Tennessee River in downtown Chattanooga, where it has anchored the city’s riverfront since opening its first building, River Journey, on May 1, 1992. A second building, Ocean Journey, followed on April 29, 2005, expanding the complex…
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/ August 15, 2026
The Aquarium of the Pacific opened on June 20, 1998, on a 6-acre site along Rainbow Harbor in Long Beach, California. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, it was built to showcase the biodiversity of the Pacific Ocean, from…
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/ August 14, 2026
National Aquarium Denmark, known locally as Den Blå Planet (The Blue Planet), opened in March 2013 in Kastrup, just outside Copenhagen, replacing a smaller aquarium that had operated in Charlottenlund since 1939. Designed by Danish architecture firm 3XN, the building’s distinctive whirlpool-shaped form has won…
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/ August 14, 2026
Two Oceans Aquarium sits at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa, taking its name from its unique location where the cold Atlantic Ocean and warmer Indian Ocean currents converge along the Cape coastline. Opened on 13 November 1995, the aquarium has grown into…
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/ August 13, 2026
L’Oceanogràfic is a vast oceanarium in Valencia, Spain, forming part of the City of Arts and Sciences complex in the dried-up bed of the Turia River. Opened on February 14, 2003, it was designed by architect Félix Candela, with structural engineering by Alberto Domingo and…
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