San Antonio Aquarium

Mackenzie C. 

on Yelp

5 years ago

I give this place negative stars. It's awful! I'm disappointed in myself for giving money to them...the animals look miserable. The setting is that of an old grocery store not an environment appropriate for living animals. Made a four hour trip for the aquarium and zoo and I am extremely disappointed. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND NOT COMING HERE. We spent leas than 5 minutes inside before leaving, and I left in tears because it was so upset. PLEASE DO NOT SUPPORT THIS INSTITUTION. There is no way that are properly taking care of the a... read more

Vivienne W. 

on Yelp

5 years ago

I fully understand the low rating and comments once we arrived and went through. This shouldn't be called an aquarium. It seemed more like a place that someone who likes to collect various animals owns. There were far more land animals than water creatures. Overall weird experience and odd setup. Staff was extremely nice and helpful. 

Lisa Y. 

on Yelp

5 years ago

This place shouldn't be called aquarium it barely has fish. It is more a side mini zoo nice . They do need to tell you if you buy tokens 15 dollars they dont do refunds and the gift store credit is stupid i got 10 dollars back. I was robbed. 

Charisma M. 

on Yelp

5 years ago

I recommend this aquarium to all families!! it is such a fun and safe experience. They took every precaution possible! Frank was especially helpful with our experience, he made it that much better !!! Thank you Frank! 

JaDee W. 

on Yelp

5 years ago

This place deserves zero stars. It is DISGUSTING. The smell alone is enough to have you leaving feeling sick. Having traveled to many aquariums around the world, this is hands down the worst place I have ever been to in my life. It's a money pit. They put more money into their arcade than they did the animals. Half the animals look sick, diseased, or you can't even see through the water to know what you're looking at. Most of the animals aren't labeled so you have no idea what you're looking at. The animals are sleeping on c... read more

Nikki S. 

on Yelp

5 years ago

Dark, dirty, dirty water, very little actual aquarium life, the sting ray area smells very bad, was over $100 for our family of six and we were there less than an hour 

Charles S. 

on Yelp

5 years ago

There are birds next to sharks. Birds. Next. To. Sharks. None of the curation makes sense, and there was nothing truly impressive in the entire experience. This was barely an "aquarium"; it was more of a random animal yard. But I get it -- "San Antonio Random Animal Yard" doesn't sell. On top of that, if you're looking to escape the heat in the middle if a Texas summer, you might as well open your freezer and stick your head in it. This place barely has an air conditioning situation that makes the arbitrary station explorati... read more

Breeanna B. 

on Yelp

5 years ago

My little sister is visiting from California, and because of the pandemic it's been a little hard finding things to do. My husband suggested checking out the Aquarium today since it's one of the few things open. If your wondering what there is to do at the Aquarium because of the pandemic I have good news. As of August 4th all of the animal encounters, the arcade, gift shop, and bounce houses are available to enjoy when you visit. The only thing that wasn't open for business today were the outside exhibits, which we didn't m... read more

Lizette C. 

on Yelp

5 years ago

THIS IS THE WORST AQUARIUM IVE EVER BEEN TO!! Literally just got out five mins ago, this place is a free for all. No works on sight. There is bouncy houses in the middle of the place, so many kids inside it! The animals are disgusting. Poor animals I wish I could've save all of them. It's a scam for the money. Bought 30 dollar tokens and didn't use not one of them. Left in under 10 mins.