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National Aquarium
Aquarium and Zoo
Inner Harbor, Baltimore
"Shark tanks are awesome and jelly fish tanks will amaze you."(11 Tips)
"Best part are the jelly fish exhibit and touching the stingrays!!!"(8 Tips)
"The jellyfish exhibit is fantastic and I loved the dolphin show!"(7 Tips)
"Can get very crowded at times so bring your patience with you."(13 Tips)
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Jochen LillichMay 3, 2017Go early in the morning and enjoy thousands of beautiful animals in a tranquil atmosphere.
Christopher PowisSeptember 12, 2015Great exhibits. No strollers permitted, but they provide infant tote backpacks.
Raven CatlinMarch 28, 2013During spring break, go early to get your tickets and entry time. Our entry time was 2 hours from when we purchased our ticket at the window.
Parth AgarwalAugust 3, 2015Touch the exhibits is awesome. You get to touch jellyfish, stingray, starfish and more all bare hand.
Dirty BirdAugust 9, 2014The location was so fun right in the Bay Area with lots to see and do around it
Joseph GJanuary 18, 2015Nice way to spend the day in bmore! Although I do like the Camden aquarium a little more.
Going on a discount day or when the yankees/redsox are in town means it'll be really crowded. But it's a great aquarium with a lot to see and do. The rain forest is gorgeous!
DannyMarch 22, 2022I don't understand why the reviews are so positive. If you've ever been to a real aquarium this pales in comparison. Expensive, dark, hot and crowded just to barely be able to see a few fishtanks.
Carolina RevillaAugust 3, 2014Great place for children and adults. Strollers must be checked in and they give carriers for the babies at no charge
Vannie GorospeMay 31, 2015They have the new jelly fish, horseshoe crab exhibit. They allow you to pet them!
Bmore TwistSeptember 11, 2015Start early and head straight for the black tip reef window - sit by yourselves and be entranced- Gloria JamesJuly 28, 2015This is a great aquarium to check out, located in the heart of the Inner Harbor.
Christine OsazuwaNovember 10, 2012Go after 5PM on Fridays for the cheapest tickets. Aquarium stays open til 9:30
Mooney MjAugust 9, 2014Great aquarium with $35 admission fee (plus parking) and throngs of people wandering aimlessly.
JOctober 28, 2012Love this aquarium! Dolphin show is great but you might get wet haha 4D show is worth the 5 extra dollars.
Rachel LSeptember 15, 2014Go on a Friday after 5. It's cheaper. Also make sure to catch a dolphin show.
Mohana M ShivashankarApril 25, 2011Pros: Superb dolphin show, souvenir shop is good, gigantic skeleton of God-knows-what-osaurus Cons: The 4D show has nice effects but is way too short (I watched the Seasons one, not sure abt others)- Derek FlanzraichApril 24, 2017Among the best aquariums in the world. Catch the dolphin training show before it's over!
Tony MillerNovember 18, 2011If you go in when the doors open in the morning, you can watch the divers feeding the rays without crowds when people go to the dolphin show.
Gene TaylorJanuary 2, 2012Go early, staff has all the information too! if not, they find the answer for you! Really enjoy Level 3 in the main aquarium building.
Kate BiernatSeptember 19, 2014Amazing aquarium!! Would definitely come back for the dolphins alone!!
Andrew ErmanJanuary 2, 2018Amazing how well this place still is after so many years. Terrific aquarium.- John Song PotomacMay 4, 2016Had such a great time here. My nephew and I loved the jellyfish exhibit!
Margaret KamaraMarch 15, 2014Try to take note of the photographer that takes your souvenir photos, the company's system misplaces photos.
JuliaAugust 31, 2013Check out the dolphins and the jellyfish at the Dolphin Encounter and the Jellies Invasion!
Ali DeanDecember 29, 2012The aquarium does NOT allow strollers do don't depend on one to schlep your kids and stuff around. They do lend out pretty decent baby carriers if you don't own one.
Liz ZahnJanuary 4, 2013Only $12 entry after five on Fridays! They stop selling tickets at 8 but you can stay in the aquarium until 9:30.
Conor DaltonJuly 13, 2013Barnes & Noble is a great (Air conditioned) place to wait for your entrance time!
Victoria Mann-MaloneAugust 18, 2011Buy your tickets ahead of time to get a time to enter. We waited over 2 hours to get in but still had a great time.
National Wildlife FederationMarch 6, 2012Check out the work the National Aquarium does for their Marine Animal Rescue Program. Very cool stuff!
BaltimoreSeptember 21, 2011Voted Best Attraction and Best Place to take Kids by City Paper Readers for Best of Baltimore 2011
Kristen GrayJune 24, 2010Check out calypso the sea turtle. She is the new love of my life. The australia exhibit is PERFECT.... there are spitting fish. That is all.
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