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San Antonio Aquarium
- Aquariums
- Leon Valley, TX
About this business
Our featured exhibits include a wide variety of amphibians, lorikeets , a parakeet aviary, and a variety of cold water and tropical fish including sharks and stingrays. San Antonio Aquarium is also pleased to bring you our rain forest vivarium where hundreds of reptiles, Ring-Tailed lemurs, and armadillos call home. Come meet our newest addition to the family, Kiwi the sloth! The San Antonio Aquarium welcomes you to experience everything the deep blue sea has to offer with our unique interactive experiences. Guests are... read more
Location details
6320 Bandera Rd, Leon Valley, TX, 78238, United States
Get directions| Weekday | Schedule | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. | |
| Tue | 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. | |
| Wed | 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. | |
| Thu | 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. | |
| Fri | 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. | |
| Sat | 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. | |
| Sun | 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. |
I think this aquarium is highly underrated. It is not the "normal" aquarium people are used to, so expect that going in. But it has so many different animals and they encourage the kids to interact and touch. Such a more personal experience than that of bigger aquariums. The staff is helpful and really seemed to enjoy teaching the kids or answering questions. They also have a huge room full of bounce houses and my kids went crazy when they saw that. We spent at least an hour in there. Yes, some things are closed bc of covi... read more
on july 29 i came here with my bf and his younger brother. we go to feed the stingrays and i didn't know there were sharks in that pool but i didn't mind at the time. i start feeding them and so far its fine. i put another piece of food down then a shark comes up and bites my fingers. my left pointer finger was bleeding profusely all over my hand and the floor, my shoes and socks having blood stains now as well. we go to the concession for help, the guy just said okay here's a bandaid and the girl took a picture then called ... read more
I visited last summer with my grandson. I felt so bad for all of the creatures in the place. Enclosures are waaay to small for them to live comfortably. A lot of the animals looked miserable and didn't seem to like being touched so much. The employees were very nice, but the owners of this place are definitely thinking more about the money it brings in than the health and well being of their animals.
Don't waste your money. It's overpriced, gross, and hot. There's barely any fish and the ones they do have, are the touch tanks where you can "pet" the fish. I feel horrible for spending my money here. The animals there deserve better than the tiny and dirty tanks/cages they're kept in and definitely don't deserve being touched all the time. They had this poor octopus in a tank where people could reach in and bother him while he was trying to find a dark corner to hide in. Do not recommend at all.
ANIMAL ABUSE!!!!! I visited this aquarium one time with family this week and will never go back. Not only is it insanely overpriced, but we found the staff to be incredibly rude and seemingly so miserable. There were kids banging on the windows, enclosures were VERY filthy, many animals couldn't even see the sun including the lemurs due to their tiny indoor enclosures, and no staff monitoring the public interact with their animals. My daughter literally saw a kid pick up a fish completely out of the water from the koi pond a... read more
I, like others, shouldve checked the reviews. The place is extremely run down and dingy. These poor animals are on concrete and constantly being handled. Haviing been to various aquariums in different states this def has to be one of the worst. Not to mention the prices are high, the $$ def isnt going to the well-being of this poor animals.
Zero stars. It won't let me give zero so I gave 1. Y'all, this place is absolute trash. Horrific treatment of the animals and I cannot believe the City of San Antonio allows this dump to be associated with our city's name. As you walk in there are exhibits, most with "encounters" for additional cost, with various animals in dimly lit, tiled floor, stinky, smelly, tiny enclosures with no windows. These poor things never see the light of day. We heard the lemurs absolutely losing it, causing children to flee covering their e... read more
Don't waste your money. It was so sad to see the enclosures for the animals. The habitats were far from natural and very small. Wouldn't consider this an aquarium at all.
I honestly should have checked the reviews prior to coming. We expected an aquarium, but we were greeted with a vibe that felt more like a circus oddities show. The place itself is run-down and smelly, and the conditions that these animals live in are awful. There is no way that these animals can have a good quality of life when you've got concrete enclosures with feces everywhere and overcrowding in the tanks. I swear, there were big fish sharing space with other big fish in tiny tanks. I kid you not, there was a whole sea ... read more
Frequently asked questions about San Antonio Aquarium
How is San Antonio Aquarium rated?
San Antonio Aquarium has a 3.9 star rating with 5,865 reviews.
When is San Antonio Aquarium open?
San Antonio Aquarium is closed now. It will open at 10:00 a.m.