Fun for adults and kids alike, the Austin Aquarium is an educational and memorable outing for the whole family. Feel like you dove beneath the depths of the ocean and discover the brightly hued creatures that live below as you gaze into the giant tanks, feel the silky smooth skin of a stingray, and learn about the resident giant Pacific octopus. Daily talks, tours, special sleepovers for children, and birthday parties let guests get up-close and personal with the many inhabitants at the aquarium.

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Peter G on Trip Advisor

★★

21 days ago

Great family half day out Great afternoons worth of interactive fun for families. Lots of opportunities to get close to animals and learn. Excellent customer service.

Hilary G on Trip Advisor

★★

22 days ago

A very interactive, fun experience for children Thoroughly enjoyed seeing the joy in our grandsons faces as they were able to touch and feed the various fish and other animals at the aquarium. The centre is small but the experience very interactive, fun and educational.

Katie S on Trip Advisor

★★

4 months ago

Loved it The aquarium was an awesome experience. Lots of animals to feed. You will definitely want to get tokens to go in with some of the animals, like the lemurs.

Memememe on Trip Advisor

★★

4 months ago

Man and beast Marcus in the front was so kind and helpful. The ladies by the lemur cages were also great. Everything form the animals to the humans, love it all.

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mandylangley421 on Trip Advisor

★★

7 months ago

Decent experience This aquarium is much smaller than we anticipated but it was entertaining. The lemurs and additional encounters were the highlight. Not the cleanest aquarium we've ever been to... a decent couple of hours spent here but I didn't feel like I got anywhere near our moneys worth.

Adrienne on Trip Advisor

★★

9 months ago

Good enough if you don’t have all day And OK aquarium if you have young kids with short attention spans. Otherwise the fish displays were just so so. Highlight of the visit however was the lemur experience when you get to pet lemurs while they eat their lunch! Definitely worth the four tokens to experience that.

Lyric K on Trip Advisor

★★

a year ago

Best kept secret Austin Aquarium you truly are the MVP’s and care so much for not just their animals, but the community as a whole! It truly is my happy place! If you know me you know this! But they completely won my heart tonight! Truly if you have not been you need to check it out! For a smaller aquarium it’s amazing and so interactive! If you can I truly recommend doing the octopus experience or whatever special event they offer while there, you won’t regret it! I also love going in general, so if you wanna go let me know I’m down! Once again AA ThankYou for all your help when I needed your assistance! Everyone I’ve dealt with there are all so sweet and informative and just as excited about the animals as I or the kids are and it’s just a great atmosphere! #sograteful #AustinAquarium #AustinSaltLife #AquariumGang #saltlife #fishmom

thecarnleys on Trip Advisor

★★

a year ago

Fun, but filthy. This place was really cool. Lots of hands on experiences for the kids. Stingrays, lemurs, iguanas, sharks, touch tanks, turtles, chickens and more. My kids really liked the interactiveness of this aquarium versus others we’ve been to. It did have a pretty fishy odor, but it IS and aquarium. I did think cleanliness was lacking. Most tanks were very dirty. Even saw trash in one and a pressed penny in another. Kind of sad for the animals to live like that. The staff seemed knowledgeable but lots of waiting time to see the more popular animals. Strict rules…My 6 year old stood up and touched the tail of a lemur (moderate adhd child) and got “kicked out” of the exhibit. Overall, it was a good trip, but this place could definitely improve for the price.

Amanda on Trip Advisor

★★

a year ago

Fun Surprise!!! This place was a fun surprise to find! We were recently in Austin just exploring and I saw this place. I wasn't aware until inside that it's very interactive and you get to touch most of the animals inside. Very interesting. I think I spent a good twenty minutes just petting the stingrays alone! I would highly recommend this to anyone else who is an animal lover, has children with them, or just likes to be able to see different species in the same area. I plan on visiting again the next time I am in the area!