This is a list of existing public aquariums 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
Alaska SeaLife Center - SewardPublic Aquaria, Fins: The Fish Information Service, Actwin.com, 2000 Sitka Sound Science Center - Sitka
Arizona
Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium, and Safari Park - Litchfield Park OdySea Aquarium - ScottsdaleOdySea Aquarium Sea Life Arizona - Tempe Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum - Tucson
Arkansas
Blue Zoo Aquarium - Rogers
California
Aquarium of the Bay - San Francisco Aquarium of the Pacific - Long Beach Birch Aquarium - La Jolla Cabrillo Marine Aquarium - Los Angeles California Science Center - Los Angeles Central Coast Aquarium - Avila Beach Dennis Kelly Aquarium at Orange Coast College - Costa Mesa Heal the Bay Aquarium - Santa Monica Monterey Bay Aquarium - Monterey NorCal Aquarium and Wildlife Adventure - Folsom (formerly SeaQuest Folsom) Ocean Institute - Dana Point 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 SeaWorld San Diego - San Diego Seymour Marine Discovery Center - Santa Cruz Steinhart Aquarium (California Academy of Sciences) - San Francisco
Colorado
Downtown Aquarium - Denver
Connecticut
Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk - Norwalk Mystic Aquarium - Mystic
Florida
Clearwater Marine Aquarium - Clearwater Dolphin Research Center - Grassy Key Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters - Marathon Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory - Panacea Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park - Fort Walton Beach Gulf World Marine Park - Panama City Beach (closed 2025) Key West Aquarium - Key West Marineland of Florida - Marineland Miami Seaquarium - Miami (current iteration closed 2025; new version may open in the future) Mote Science Education Aquarium - Sarasota Orlando Science Center - Orlando Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science - MiamiPhillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science Sea Life Orlando Aquarium - Orlando SeaWorld Orlando - Orlando South Florida Science Center and Aquarium - West Palm Beach St. Augustine Aquarium - St. Augustine Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center (formerly the Pier Aquarium) - St. Petersburg The Florida Aquarium - Tampa The Seas with Nemo & Friends - Bay Lake The Turtle Hospital - Marathon Tarpon Springs Aquarium - Tarpon Springs
Georgia
Flint RiverQuarium - Albany Georgia Aquarium - Atlanta
Hawaii
Sea Life Park Hawaii - Honolulu Waikiki Aquarium - Honolulu Maui Ocean Center - Maui
Idaho
Aquarium of Boise - Boise East Idaho Aquarium - Idaho Falls
Indiana
Indianapolis Zoo & Aquarium - Indianapolis
Illinois
Shedd Aquarium - Chicago
Iowa
Blue Zoo Aquarium - Des Moines National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium - Dubuque
Kentucky
Newport Aquarium - Newport
Louisiana
Blue Zoo Aquarium - Baton Rouge Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery and Aquarium - Natchitoches Audubon Aquarium - New Orleans Shreveport Aquarium - Shreveport
Maine
Mount Desert Oceanarium - Bar Harbor Maine State Aquarium - Boothbay Harbor Gulf of Maine Research Institute - Portland Maine Aquarium - Saco (closed; plans for re-opening dependent on fundraising)
Maryland
National Aquarium - Baltimore Glen Echo Park Aquarium - Glen Echo Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum - Ocean City Calvert Marine Museum - Solomons
Massachusetts
The Feigenbaum Aquarium at Berkshire Museum - Pittsfield Cape Cod Museum of Natural History - Brewster Maria Mitchell Aquarium - Nantucket New England Aquarium - Boston Woods Hole Science Aquarium - Woods Hole
Michigan
Michigan Sea Life Aquarium - Auburn Hills Belle Isle Aquarium - Detroit John Ball Zoological Garden - Grand Rapids
Minnesota
Great Lakes Aquarium - Duluth Sea Life Minnesota Aquarium - Bloomington Discovery Bay at Minnesota Zoo - Apple Valley SeaQuest Minnesota - Roseville (closed) SeaQuest Interactive Aquarium Minnesota
Mississippi
Institute for Marine Mammal Studies - Gulfport Mississippi Aquarium - Gulfport Ocean Adventures Marine Park - Gulfport Mississippi Museum of Natural Science - Jackson
Missouri
Aquarium At The Boardwalk - Branson Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium - Kansas City, Missouri Sea Life Kansas City - Kansas City St Louis Aquarium at Union Station - St. Louis World Aquarium - St. Louis (closed 2019) Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium - Springfield
Nebraska
Schramm Education Center - Schramm Park State Recreation Area, Omaha Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium - Omaha
Nevada
One World Interactive Aquarium - Las Vegas (formerly SeaQuest Las Vegas) Shark Reef Aquarium - 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 Marine Mammal Stranding Center - Brigantine Sea Life New Jersey Aquarium - East Rutherford Seaport Aquarium - Wildwood Woodbridge Aquarium and Wildlife Center - Woodbridge (formerly SeaQuest Woodbridge)
New Mexico
ABQ BioPark Aquarium - Albuquerque
New York
Aquarium of Niagara - Niagara Falls Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium - Cold Spring Harbor Harborview Aquarium - Syracuse Long Island Aquarium - Riverhead New York Aquarium - Brooklyn VIA Aquarium - Schenectady
North Carolina
Aquarium & Shark Lab by Team ECCO - Hendersonville Catawba Science Center - Hickory 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 Blue Zoo Aquarium - Oklahoma City
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
South Carolina
Ripley's Aquarium of Myrtle Beach - Myrtle Beach South Carolina Aquarium - Charleston
South Dakota
Butterfly House & Aquarium - Sioux Falls Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery - Yankton The Outdoor Campus - Rapid City
Tennessee
Aquarium inside Memphis Zoo - Memphis Aquarium Restaurant - Nashville Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies - Gatlinburg Tennessee Aquarium - Chattanooga
Texas
Austin Aquarium - Austin Aquarium Restaurant - Kemah Children's Aquarium at Fair Park - Dallas Sea life Grapevine- Dallas World Aquarium - Dallas Downtown Aquarium - Houston Moody Gardens Aquarium - Galveston Richard Friedrich Aquarium - San Antonio San Antonio Aquarium - Leon Valley Sea Center Texas - Lake Jackson Sea Life San Antonio Aquarium - San AntonioLife San Antonio Aquarium SeaWorld San Antonio - San Antonio Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center - Athens Texas State Aquarium - Corpus Christi
Utah
Loveland Living Planet Aquarium - Draper Layton Aquarium and Wildlife Encounters - Layton (formerly SeaQuest Utah)
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 Feiro Marine Life Center - Port Angeles Puget Sound Estuarium - Olympia SEA Discovery Center - Poulsbo Seattle Aquarium - Seattle Blue Zoo Aquarium - Spokane Westport Aquarium - Westport
Wisconsin
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