Aquarium of the Americas Reviews

We love this aquarium: very interesting, interactive, clean... For the cost of admission, I wish it had a bit more to see, or at least didnt ask you to pay more for several additional attractions. But really the amazon rainforest section is so neat--they even have pitcher plants. Will definitely go again.

It was a beautiful thing I enjoyed the fish because I raise tropical fish and I like the exhibits of what the fish area

Waste if money when 1/3rd of the exhibits are closed.

Excellent, very entertaining and educational, for children and adults

Been going to the aquarium for a long time now. I love the sharks and all the marine life they have!

Good cool place to visit with kids on a hot day. Its a very good aquarium, compared to other cities. I wish they had more saltwater coral exhibits.

Nice place to visit with family. Lots of different aquariums. Had fun petting stingrays.

A bit expensive (around $100 for 3 people, only stayed 1.5 hours) but was a lot of fun. Wish there were more feeding stations. We live in Austin, super small aquarium, but you do get to feed all the animals. So somehow it is more fun for small children. Overall a great aquarium with many exhibits.

It was a great experience at the Aquarium!!!! I had a good time site seeing, and it was a nice break from the extremely hot weather outside. I have no regrets at all coming to visit the Aquarium. In fact I learned alot by coming to the aquarium and the staff was very nice and friendly to me. Everyone should enjoy coming to the Aquarium because it is a must see in New Orleans!!!!

Kids LOVED it! Hurt our wallet between parking and admission

Amazing loved the picture coming in and all of the attractions were beautiful kids loved it but very expensive!

Love the aquarium. Hate the location. But, still a great family atmosphere and experience.

This is a great place to come visit! It's a fun time for all ages.

Amazing facility. Great for the kids and adults. We love to feed the parakeets

I'm a little biased because we have a fairly nice aquarium in my hometown, so lets just get that out of the way.

This charge of entry for two people was around 60-65$ which seemed a little steep to me for what was there. The aquarium does have some good exhibits though and is worth checking out - some below.

Jellyfish, Sharks, Rays, Penguins, Sea Otters

Tropical Exhibit
Mississippi Exhibit
Underwater tunnel/walkway
Swim adventure in the water
Touch pools for kids

Nice place for kids to explore and Adults relax from hustle and bustle world

Great place for a rainy day! I recommend the cownose ray touch tank.

What a MAJOR disappointment. Very expensive and poor quality care of animals/fish/reptiles. Please save your $ s and plan a trip to the Aquarium in Chicago...I understand that Louisiana is one of the poorest states in the USA...that said the WW 11 museum in amazing as is the food and New Orleans hospitality. A favorite destination.

Really fantastic, informative exhibits. The otters are a highlight as is the leucistic alligator. And they have brown sharks!

A beautiful aquarium experience. Be prepared to spend the day here.

Loved the penguins, but some exhibits were not open and there was no mention of this until you're standing at the closed sign.

Nice aquarium...a little small, takes a couple hours not an all day visit

Lovely, plus staff was really swell. Fed the stingrays. I highly recommend this.

Great set up, lots of different kinds of animals and fish. Friendly and organized place to visit.

I pet a newborn stingray. Greatest experience of my life

It was our first time visit in New Orleans so of course we had to visit the aquarium and I can just say it was the best experience ever. Even though the tickets were a little bit pricey but it was worth it. They have a food court area where they make pizzas right away and they were delicious. The outside of the aquarium has a big lot where you can walk around and see the outside before you going in.

It was our first visit to New Orleans, so, of course, we had to visit the aquarium and I can say it was the best experience of my life. Although the tickets were a bit expensive, but it was worth it. They have a food court area where they make pizzas right away and they were delicious. The outside of the aquarium has a large plot where you can walk and see the outside before entering.

Always a great place to visit. They are always updating so it is always different.

Was under construction but was okay best part was walking through tunnel with fish above you myan exibit closed also

Brought my little one for the first time and she loved it! ( I did too in case you were wondering.) The current theme is the Mayans

Great place for kids. Membership is very good idea.

Tanks were dirty, no staff controlling unruly or rude guests.

Alot seemed missing which I assume is due to covid and them not wanting the kids to touch all over, so it took 40 mins to go thru the whole place

Fabulous experience. Did the snorkeling in tank. Great time

Great layout. Informative exhibits. Decent prices on gift shop items. This would be a five if the ticket cost less for the size of the venue.

Great aquarium, but very congested with tour groups when I went. Got stuck at the top of the escalator with a group of people just standing obliviously in the way. Not safe, as people were trying to get off it had no where to go. Other than that, was a good tour through.

A great place for a family to spend some time together away from all of the mania of the French Quarter. The main aquarium has tons of fish varieties and a few different species of sharks. Penguins area was a family favorite as well as the stingray feeding. If you take your time you can get through everything in under two hours.

Nice aquarium with the highlights for us being the otter habitat and penguins.

I arrived early, saw the staff meeting by the entrance to eyemax. Great employees and great place.

Great place to take the kids! The only downfall is it's really quick to go through... not a whole lot to see.

This place is so much fun! My fiancee and I took the kids one Saturday and we spent the whole day there. They have places to eat inside, but we skipped that...had an early lunch before we got there.
We got the family pack when it comes to tickets and its so worth it!

A nice place for the family to go to on a Saturday. I definitely recommend getting the Audubon experience to get a bang for your buck. The only con is the zoo is not near the other attractions, so you will need to plan to go early to visit all 3.

Good place to visit with the kids . We have been many times . The new virtual experience the kids really enjoyed it . Really busy and crowded sometimes

I enjoyed it, big, clean and interesting! You should go!

Best thing I did in New Orleans, still doesnt seem like they stay on top of upkeep

I enjoy this aquarium so much. It just keeps going and the set up is very unique, they really try to replicate entire areas as a certain region truly amazing. I took over 250 pictures, let that be a testament

Aquarium is on the smaller side, but still enjoyable to go through. My favorite parts were the parakeet enclosure, the giant tank with sharks and a sea turtle, and the otters. Saw some new fish I haven't seen before, some cool seahorses and jellyfish, and they have a station where you can touch stingrays.

An absolute must if you're in the area. Excellent exhibits and specimens to wonder at.

Can't wait to see the exhibit completed, the otters were amazing

Smaller aquarium than what Ive visited before. Was nice, but only had penguins and otters in addition to various fish. The highlight was the parakeet experience. You purchase food sticks and parakeets land on the stick and feed.