Spindrift
06-06-2012, 10:28 AM
[As of 2012]
Thought it would be cool if people talked about their experiences with aquariums in the US. There is also another thread specifically for aquariums in other countries: http://mernetwork.com/index/showthread.php?2130-List-of-Aquaria-around-the-World (http://mernetwork.com/index/showthread.php?2130-List-of-Aquaria-around-the-World&p=25275#post25275).
Heard of any cool projects these places are doing? Recommendations/Ratings? First-hand experiences? Jobs even, maybe? Merring opportunities?
How many have you been to?
Took this from the Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aquaria_in_the_United_States
Alabama
George F. Crozier Estuarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dauphin_Island_Sea_Lab#Estuarium) - Dauphin Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dauphin_Island,_Alabama)
McWane Science Center (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McWane_Science_Center) - Birmingham (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham,_Alabama)
Alaska
Alaska SeaLife Center (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_SeaLife_Center) - Seward (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seward,_Alaska)
Arizona
Sea Life (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Life_Centres) - Tempe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempe,_Arizona)
Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_World_Zoo) - Litchfield Park (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litchfield_Park,_Arizona)
Arkansas
National Park Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Park_Aquarium&action=edit&redlink=1) - Hot Springs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Springs,_Arkansas)
California
Aquarium of the Bay (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquarium_of_the_Bay) - San Francisco (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco)
Aquarium of the Pacific (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquarium_of_the_Pacific) - Long Beach (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Beach,_California)
Birch Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birch_Aquarium) - La Jolla (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Jolla,_California)
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabrillo_Marine_Aquarium) - San Pedro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Pedro,_California)
Monterey Bay Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monterey_Bay_Aquarium) - Monterey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monterey,_California)
Santa Monica Pier Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Monica_Pier_Aquarium) - Santa Monica (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Monica,_California)
Sea Life (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Life_Centres) - Carlsbad (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlsbad,_California)
SeaWorld San Diego (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SeaWorld_San_Diego) - San Diego (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego)
Steinhart Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steinhart_Aquarium) - San Francisco (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco)
Colorado
Downtown Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Aquarium,_Denver) - Denver (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver)
Connecticut
Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_Aquarium_at_Norwalk) - Norwalk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwalk,_Connecticut)
Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystic_Aquarium_%26_Institute_for_Exploration) - Mystic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystic,_Connecticut)
District of Columbia
National Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Aquarium_in_Washington,_D.C.) - Washington, D.C. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C.)
Florida
Clearwater Marine Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clearwater_Marine_Aquarium) - Clearwater (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clearwater,_Florida)[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aquaria_in_the_United_States#cite_note-0)
Florida Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Aquarium) - Tampa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa,_Florida)
Gulfarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gulfarium&action=edit&redlink=1) - Fort Walton Beach (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Walton_Beach,_Florida)[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aquaria_in_the_United_States#cite_note-1)
Key West Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_West_Aquarium) - Key West (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_West,_Florida)
Miami Seaquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Seaquarium) - Miami (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami)
Mote Marine Laboratory (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mote_Marine_Laboratory) - Sarasota (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarasota,_Florida)
Pier Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pier_Aquarium&action=edit&redlink=1) - St. Petersburg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Petersburg,_Florida)[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aquaria_in_the_United_States#cite_note-2)
The Seas with Nemo & Friends (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seas_with_Nemo_%26_Friends) - Orlando (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando,_Florida)
SeaWorld (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SeaWorld_Orlando) - Orlando (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando,_Florida)
Tarpon Springs Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tarpon_Springs_Aquarium&action=edit&redlink=1) - Tarpon Springs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarpon_Springs,_Florida)[4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aquaria_in_the_United_States#cite_note-3)
Georgia
Bo Ginn Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bo_Ginn_Aquarium&action=edit&redlink=1) - Millen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millen,_Georgia)[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aquaria_in_the_United_States#cite_note-4)
Flint RiverQuarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_RiverQuarium) - Albany (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany,_Georgia)
Georgia Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Aquarium) - Atlanta (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta)
Guam
UnderWater World Guam (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UnderWater_World_Guam) - Tumon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumon)
Hawaii
Maui Ocean Center (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maui_Ocean_Center) - Maui (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maui)
Waikiki Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waikiki_Aquarium) - Waikiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waikiki)
Sea Life Park - Oahu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Life_Park_Hawaii)
Illinois
Shedd Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shedd_Aquarium) - Chicago (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago)
Iowa
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Mississippi_River_Museum_%26_Aquarium) - Dubuque (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubuque,_Iowa)
Kentucky
Newport Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_Aquarium) - Newport (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport,_Kentucky)
Louisiana
Aquarium of the Americas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquarium_of_the_Americas) - New Orleans (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans)
Maine
Gulf of Maine Research Institute (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gulf_of_Maine_Research_Institute&action=edit&redlink=1) - Portland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland,_Maine)
Maine Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maine_Aquarium&action=edit&redlink=1) (closed; plans for re-opening dependent on fundraising) - Saco (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saco,_Maine)
Maine State Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maine_State_Aquarium&action=edit&redlink=1) - Boothbay Harbor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boothbay_Harbor,_Maine)
Maryland
National Aquarium in Baltimore (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Aquarium_in_Baltimore) - Baltimore (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore)
Massachusetts
New England Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_Aquarium) - Boston (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston)
Michigan
Belle Isle Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Isle_Aquarium) (closed) - Detroit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit)
Minnesota
Great Lakes Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lakes_Aquarium) - Duluth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duluth,_Minnesota)
SEA LIFE Minnesota Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEA_LIFE_Minnesota_Aquarium) - Bloomington (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomington,_Minnesota)
Missouri
Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonders_of_Wildlife_Museum_%26_Aquarium) - Springfield (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield,_Missouri)
World Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Aquarium&action=edit&redlink=1) - St. Louis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis,_Missouri)[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aquaria_in_the_United_States#cite_note-5)
Kansas City Sea Life Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kansas_City_Sea_Life_Aquarium&action=edit&redlink=1) - Kansas City (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kansas,_Missouri&action=edit&redlink=1)[7] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aquaria_in_the_United_States#cite_note-6)
Nebraska
Ak-Sar Ben Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ak-Sar_Ben_Aquarium) - Schramm Park State Recreation Area (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schramm_Park_State_Recreation_Area)
Henry Doorly Zoo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Doorly_Zoo) - Omaha (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaha,_Nebraska)
Nevada
Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark_Reef_at_Mandalay_Bay) - Las Vegas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Strip)
New Hampshire
Seacoast Science Center (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seacoast_Science_Center&action=edit&redlink=1) - Rye (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rye,_New_Hampshire)
New Jersey
Adventure Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_Aquarium) (formerly the New Jersey State Aquarium) - Camden (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camden,_New_Jersey)
Jenkinson's Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jenkinson's_Aquarium&action=edit&redlink=1) - Point Pleasant Beach (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Pleasant_Beach,_New_Jersey)[8] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aquaria_in_the_United_States#cite_note-7)
Marine Mammal Stranding Center (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Mammal_Stranding_Center) - Brigantine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigantine,_New_Jersey)
Trenton Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trenton_Aquarium&action=edit&redlink=1) - Trenton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trenton,_New_Jersey)
New Mexico
Albuquerque Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albuquerque_Aquarium) - Albuquerque (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albuquerque,_New_Mexico)
New York
Aquarium of Niagara (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aquarium_of_Niagara&action=edit&redlink=1) - Niagara Falls (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Falls,_New_York)
Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_Aquarium_and_Exhibition_Center) - Riverhead (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverhead_(town),_New_York)
New York Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Aquarium) - Brooklyn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn)
North Carolina
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina_Aquarium_at_Fort_Fisher) - Kure Beach (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kure_Beach,_North_Carolina)
North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina_Aquarium_at_Pine_Knoll_Shores) - Pine Knoll Shores (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Knoll_Shores,_North_Carolina)
North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina_Aquarium_on_Roanoke_Island) - Roanoke Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roanoke_Island)
Ohio
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Zoo_and_Aquarium) - Columbus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio)
Greater Cleveland Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Cleveland_Aquarium) - Cleveland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland)
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_Aquarium) - Tulsa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa,_Oklahoma)
Oregon
Hatfield Marine Science Center (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatfield_Marine_Science_Center) - Newport (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport,_Oregon)
Oregon Coast Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Coast_Aquarium) - Newport (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport,_Oregon)
Seaside Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaside_Aquarium) - Seaside (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaside,_Oregon)
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Aquarium) - Philadelphia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia) (1911–1962)
PPG Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PPG_Aquarium) - Pittsburgh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh)
Rhode Island
Oceans Aquarium Research & Science Center (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceans_Aquarium_Research_%26_Science_Center) - Coventry, Rhode Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry,_Rhode_Island)
South Carolina
Ripley's Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ripley's_Aquarium&action=edit&redlink=1) - Myrtle Beach (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrtle_Beach)[9] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aquaria_in_the_United_States#cite_note-8)
South Carolina Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina_Aquarium) - Charleston (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_South_Carolina)
Tennessee
Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ripley's_Aquarium_of_the_Smokies&action=edit&redlink=1) - Gatlinburg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatlinburg,_Tennessee)[10] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aquaria_in_the_United_States#cite_note-9)
Tennessee Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Aquarium) - Chattanooga (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chattanooga,_Tennessee)
Texas
Caldwell Zoo Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Caldwell_Zoo_Aquarium&action=edit&redlink=1) - Tyler (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler,_Texas)
Children's Aquarium at Fair Park (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_Aquarium_at_Fair_Park), Dallas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas)[11] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aquaria_in_the_United_States#cite_note-10)
Dallas World Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_World_Aquarium) - Dallas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas)
Downtown Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Aquarium,_Houston) - Houston (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston)
Kipp Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kipp_Aquarium), Houston (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston)[12] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aquaria_in_the_United_States#cite_note-11)
Moody Gardens Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moody_Gardens_Aquarium) - Galveston (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galveston,_Texas)
Richard Friedrich Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Friedrich_Aquarium), San Antonio (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Antonio)
SeaWorld San Antonio (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SeaWorld_San_Antonio) - San Antonio (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Antonio)
Seven Seas Marine Life Park (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Seas_Marine_Life_Park) - Arlington (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlington,_Texas)
Texas State Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_State_Aquarium) - Corpus Christi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_Christi,_Texas)
Utah
The Living Planet Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Living_Planet_Aquarium) - Sandy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy,_Utah)
Vermont
ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECHO_Lake_Aquarium_and_Science_Center) - Burlington (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlington,_Vermont)
Virginia
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Aquarium) - Virginia Beach (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Beach,_Virginia)
Washington
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Defiance_Zoo_%26_Aquarium) - Tacoma (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma,_Washington)
Seattle Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Aquarium) - Seattle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle)
Wisconsin
Reiman Family Aquarium at Discovery World (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_World) - Milwaukee (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee)
Thought it would be cool if people talked about their experiences with aquariums in the US. There is also another thread specifically for aquariums in other countries: http://mernetwork.com/index/showthread.php?2130-List-of-Aquaria-around-the-World (http://mernetwork.com/index/showthread.php?2130-List-of-Aquaria-around-the-World&p=25275#post25275).
Heard of any cool projects these places are doing? Recommendations/Ratings? First-hand experiences? Jobs even, maybe? Merring opportunities?
How many have you been to?
Took this from the Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aquaria_in_the_United_States
Alabama
George F. Crozier Estuarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dauphin_Island_Sea_Lab#Estuarium) - Dauphin Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dauphin_Island,_Alabama)
McWane Science Center (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McWane_Science_Center) - Birmingham (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham,_Alabama)
Alaska
Alaska SeaLife Center (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_SeaLife_Center) - Seward (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seward,_Alaska)
Arizona
Sea Life (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Life_Centres) - Tempe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempe,_Arizona)
Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_World_Zoo) - Litchfield Park (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litchfield_Park,_Arizona)
Arkansas
National Park Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Park_Aquarium&action=edit&redlink=1) - Hot Springs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Springs,_Arkansas)
California
Aquarium of the Bay (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquarium_of_the_Bay) - San Francisco (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco)
Aquarium of the Pacific (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquarium_of_the_Pacific) - Long Beach (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Beach,_California)
Birch Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birch_Aquarium) - La Jolla (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Jolla,_California)
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabrillo_Marine_Aquarium) - San Pedro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Pedro,_California)
Monterey Bay Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monterey_Bay_Aquarium) - Monterey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monterey,_California)
Santa Monica Pier Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Monica_Pier_Aquarium) - Santa Monica (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Monica,_California)
Sea Life (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Life_Centres) - Carlsbad (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlsbad,_California)
SeaWorld San Diego (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SeaWorld_San_Diego) - San Diego (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego)
Steinhart Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steinhart_Aquarium) - San Francisco (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco)
Colorado
Downtown Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Aquarium,_Denver) - Denver (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver)
Connecticut
Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_Aquarium_at_Norwalk) - Norwalk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwalk,_Connecticut)
Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystic_Aquarium_%26_Institute_for_Exploration) - Mystic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystic,_Connecticut)
District of Columbia
National Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Aquarium_in_Washington,_D.C.) - Washington, D.C. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C.)
Florida
Clearwater Marine Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clearwater_Marine_Aquarium) - Clearwater (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clearwater,_Florida)[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aquaria_in_the_United_States#cite_note-0)
Florida Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Aquarium) - Tampa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa,_Florida)
Gulfarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gulfarium&action=edit&redlink=1) - Fort Walton Beach (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Walton_Beach,_Florida)[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aquaria_in_the_United_States#cite_note-1)
Key West Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_West_Aquarium) - Key West (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_West,_Florida)
Miami Seaquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Seaquarium) - Miami (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami)
Mote Marine Laboratory (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mote_Marine_Laboratory) - Sarasota (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarasota,_Florida)
Pier Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pier_Aquarium&action=edit&redlink=1) - St. Petersburg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Petersburg,_Florida)[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aquaria_in_the_United_States#cite_note-2)
The Seas with Nemo & Friends (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seas_with_Nemo_%26_Friends) - Orlando (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando,_Florida)
SeaWorld (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SeaWorld_Orlando) - Orlando (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando,_Florida)
Tarpon Springs Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tarpon_Springs_Aquarium&action=edit&redlink=1) - Tarpon Springs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarpon_Springs,_Florida)[4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aquaria_in_the_United_States#cite_note-3)
Georgia
Bo Ginn Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bo_Ginn_Aquarium&action=edit&redlink=1) - Millen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millen,_Georgia)[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aquaria_in_the_United_States#cite_note-4)
Flint RiverQuarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_RiverQuarium) - Albany (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany,_Georgia)
Georgia Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Aquarium) - Atlanta (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta)
Guam
UnderWater World Guam (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UnderWater_World_Guam) - Tumon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumon)
Hawaii
Maui Ocean Center (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maui_Ocean_Center) - Maui (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maui)
Waikiki Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waikiki_Aquarium) - Waikiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waikiki)
Sea Life Park - Oahu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Life_Park_Hawaii)
Illinois
Shedd Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shedd_Aquarium) - Chicago (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago)
Iowa
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Mississippi_River_Museum_%26_Aquarium) - Dubuque (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubuque,_Iowa)
Kentucky
Newport Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_Aquarium) - Newport (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport,_Kentucky)
Louisiana
Aquarium of the Americas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquarium_of_the_Americas) - New Orleans (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans)
Maine
Gulf of Maine Research Institute (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gulf_of_Maine_Research_Institute&action=edit&redlink=1) - Portland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland,_Maine)
Maine Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maine_Aquarium&action=edit&redlink=1) (closed; plans for re-opening dependent on fundraising) - Saco (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saco,_Maine)
Maine State Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maine_State_Aquarium&action=edit&redlink=1) - Boothbay Harbor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boothbay_Harbor,_Maine)
Maryland
National Aquarium in Baltimore (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Aquarium_in_Baltimore) - Baltimore (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore)
Massachusetts
New England Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_Aquarium) - Boston (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston)
Michigan
Belle Isle Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Isle_Aquarium) (closed) - Detroit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit)
Minnesota
Great Lakes Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lakes_Aquarium) - Duluth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duluth,_Minnesota)
SEA LIFE Minnesota Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEA_LIFE_Minnesota_Aquarium) - Bloomington (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomington,_Minnesota)
Missouri
Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonders_of_Wildlife_Museum_%26_Aquarium) - Springfield (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield,_Missouri)
World Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Aquarium&action=edit&redlink=1) - St. Louis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis,_Missouri)[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aquaria_in_the_United_States#cite_note-5)
Kansas City Sea Life Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kansas_City_Sea_Life_Aquarium&action=edit&redlink=1) - Kansas City (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kansas,_Missouri&action=edit&redlink=1)[7] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aquaria_in_the_United_States#cite_note-6)
Nebraska
Ak-Sar Ben Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ak-Sar_Ben_Aquarium) - Schramm Park State Recreation Area (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schramm_Park_State_Recreation_Area)
Henry Doorly Zoo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Doorly_Zoo) - Omaha (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaha,_Nebraska)
Nevada
Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark_Reef_at_Mandalay_Bay) - Las Vegas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Strip)
New Hampshire
Seacoast Science Center (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seacoast_Science_Center&action=edit&redlink=1) - Rye (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rye,_New_Hampshire)
New Jersey
Adventure Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_Aquarium) (formerly the New Jersey State Aquarium) - Camden (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camden,_New_Jersey)
Jenkinson's Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jenkinson's_Aquarium&action=edit&redlink=1) - Point Pleasant Beach (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Pleasant_Beach,_New_Jersey)[8] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aquaria_in_the_United_States#cite_note-7)
Marine Mammal Stranding Center (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Mammal_Stranding_Center) - Brigantine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigantine,_New_Jersey)
Trenton Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trenton_Aquarium&action=edit&redlink=1) - Trenton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trenton,_New_Jersey)
New Mexico
Albuquerque Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albuquerque_Aquarium) - Albuquerque (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albuquerque,_New_Mexico)
New York
Aquarium of Niagara (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aquarium_of_Niagara&action=edit&redlink=1) - Niagara Falls (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Falls,_New_York)
Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island_Aquarium_and_Exhibition_Center) - Riverhead (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverhead_(town),_New_York)
New York Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Aquarium) - Brooklyn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn)
North Carolina
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina_Aquarium_at_Fort_Fisher) - Kure Beach (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kure_Beach,_North_Carolina)
North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina_Aquarium_at_Pine_Knoll_Shores) - Pine Knoll Shores (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Knoll_Shores,_North_Carolina)
North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina_Aquarium_on_Roanoke_Island) - Roanoke Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roanoke_Island)
Ohio
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Zoo_and_Aquarium) - Columbus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio)
Greater Cleveland Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Cleveland_Aquarium) - Cleveland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland)
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_Aquarium) - Tulsa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa,_Oklahoma)
Oregon
Hatfield Marine Science Center (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatfield_Marine_Science_Center) - Newport (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport,_Oregon)
Oregon Coast Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Coast_Aquarium) - Newport (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport,_Oregon)
Seaside Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaside_Aquarium) - Seaside (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaside,_Oregon)
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Aquarium) - Philadelphia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia) (1911–1962)
PPG Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PPG_Aquarium) - Pittsburgh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh)
Rhode Island
Oceans Aquarium Research & Science Center (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceans_Aquarium_Research_%26_Science_Center) - Coventry, Rhode Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry,_Rhode_Island)
South Carolina
Ripley's Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ripley's_Aquarium&action=edit&redlink=1) - Myrtle Beach (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrtle_Beach)[9] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aquaria_in_the_United_States#cite_note-8)
South Carolina Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina_Aquarium) - Charleston (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_South_Carolina)
Tennessee
Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ripley's_Aquarium_of_the_Smokies&action=edit&redlink=1) - Gatlinburg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatlinburg,_Tennessee)[10] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aquaria_in_the_United_States#cite_note-9)
Tennessee Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Aquarium) - Chattanooga (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chattanooga,_Tennessee)
Texas
Caldwell Zoo Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Caldwell_Zoo_Aquarium&action=edit&redlink=1) - Tyler (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler,_Texas)
Children's Aquarium at Fair Park (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_Aquarium_at_Fair_Park), Dallas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas)[11] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aquaria_in_the_United_States#cite_note-10)
Dallas World Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_World_Aquarium) - Dallas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas)
Downtown Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Aquarium,_Houston) - Houston (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston)
Kipp Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kipp_Aquarium), Houston (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston)[12] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aquaria_in_the_United_States#cite_note-11)
Moody Gardens Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moody_Gardens_Aquarium) - Galveston (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galveston,_Texas)
Richard Friedrich Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Friedrich_Aquarium), San Antonio (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Antonio)
SeaWorld San Antonio (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SeaWorld_San_Antonio) - San Antonio (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Antonio)
Seven Seas Marine Life Park (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Seas_Marine_Life_Park) - Arlington (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlington,_Texas)
Texas State Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_State_Aquarium) - Corpus Christi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_Christi,_Texas)
Utah
The Living Planet Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Living_Planet_Aquarium) - Sandy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy,_Utah)
Vermont
ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECHO_Lake_Aquarium_and_Science_Center) - Burlington (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlington,_Vermont)
Virginia
Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Aquarium) - Virginia Beach (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Beach,_Virginia)
Washington
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Defiance_Zoo_%26_Aquarium) - Tacoma (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma,_Washington)
Seattle Aquarium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Aquarium) - Seattle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle)
Wisconsin
Reiman Family Aquarium at Discovery World (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_World) - Milwaukee (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee)