Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center Reviews

Great place for younger kids, interactive and fun. Well worth it.

Beautiful aquarium with indoor and outdoor experiences for the whole family! Love the Stingrays and horseshoe crabs!!

Too much money for less than 30 minutes of " tanks" even with a small child.

Had a blast filming here with Joe Pera and his awesome tv crew

Great place to take kids. There is free admission with in a week of your birthday. when you are there you can see not only sea creatures but also land animals, insects, and birds.

This is Hands down the best Aquarium Ever!! We had the most amazing time. It's so Interactive for kids and such a great educational learning experience. We stayed at the hotel next door too and did the penguin encounter. I recommend every single thing. I would come here 100 times a month if I could.

Impressed! Wasn't expecting the Sea Lion show (which is done in a very ethical way) or the huge shark exhibit. The butterfly exhibit was also wildly impressive.

We went for the Penguin Encounter and explored the aquarium afterwards both were wonderful and very interesting. Lots to see for adults and children!

Great place with many sights. A little pricey though.

From peacefully butterflies to sharing a cage with birds to serene coral reefs. Something to be in awe of for everyone

I love this place it s a little confusing walking around but all together I would recommend to anyone with kids to go

Variety of marine life on display. Fun to feed fishes

Pretty nice aquarium. Not like the New York Aquarium, though. Plenty of free parking was a definite plus after driving for over 2 hours. The cost of admission I feel was a bit steep and I paid a little extra to interact with and pet penguins, which I thought was great. And they have a little sea lion show for about 15 minutes that was entertaining. I would visit again in the future....

Never been here before,but was pleasantly surprised. Nice outing especially if you have children.Butterfly and bird sanctuary are really nice.sea lion show was good,and so many more interesting things to see.

It's very expensive for how small it is. You can feed stingrays, walk through a butterfly room and see a large array of fish and sharks but they nickle and dime you every step of the way. I've been a few times and never spent more than a couple of hours there.

Went with my son's class on a field trip and we had a lot of fun! The animals and sea life that live here seem very well taken care of. The sea lion show was a blast!

Very nice aquarium. A lot to see. Sea Lion show is pretty good.

Great place. My one year old had a blast petting sting rays and watching butterflies and birds up close. It's a little bit pricey but overall a great day.

It's a little bit more money. But worth it feeding Birds different kinds of fish the butterfly exhibit water ride a tower ride

Touching stuff is fun, touching sea life is also fun. You walk in and you touch the stingrays, they are so cute and squishy. To the right are the turtles, to the left the bird and butterfly exhibit. Enough stuff for a day, if you go late, not worth it. Start early, catch the shows before the sun gets too hot, carry water, they don't have any fountains out and about. Cafe is expensive, vending machines are expensive. Decent gift shop. Decent exhibits

The whole place very cool,but the bored were just a few parotts

Beautiful place. Many cool exhibits. It is a bit pricey but the money does go to a good cause. If you can't find street parking there is a lot that charges 12 dollars for a day or parking about 2 blocks over(just across the train tracks) handicap accessible and there is a food court.

Very nice place. Loved the sea lions! Jaba is the best!!

There are shows with sea lions and you can feed catfish

Very nice place to hang out with family. Kids will really enjoy here. All the staff members are friendly and helpful. All colorful fish will attract you and moreover sharks will steal the show. Lucky to experience sea lion show.

I had a hard time rating this one because the experience is great however they did not enforce social distancing at all. The place was not regularly cleaned and children were running everywhere smearing up the glass and just generally out of control. They instated timed entry which would give the appearance of crowd control but they failed miserable in this regard. I felt unsafe and feel like they could be in for a rude awakening if the virus is spread due to their experience.

Small family oriented aquarium. The touch and feed stingray tank is awesome, and the shark tank is a big hit.

we have been here 2x now. to me their biggest attraction is the shark tank. it's something i can just sit and watch for a long time. it's huge and there are some pretty big sharks and fish in there. it is somewhat expensive in my opinion. $30 per adult to get in.

they also had a butter fly exhibit that's nice to walk through.

very nice I had an enjoyable time they do weddings and they do birthdays

Always a nice experience, highly recommended, be sure to take the boat tour as it is very educational and hands on for the children

Loved the experience as there's so much to see and do. It was a lot of fun. I also went on the informative boat tour and learned a lot about our sea life here on Long Island.

A Long Island Gem.... But the parking leaves a lot to be desired. Staff are very knowledgeable and eager to help.

Good for the kiddos; not bad for the 'rents, either.

Great Aquarium for the whole family! Definitely an amazing day trip. Lots to see and explore. Will be returning soon.

To tell the truth, I expected more. The tropical fish and shark tanks, at the beginning of the tour were fine but, that's it ! and I think the place is too dark. The rest of the place is just a fill in that has nothing to do with an aquarium: there are monkey, lizard, parakeets,butterflies and penguins areas that belong to a zoo, not to an aquarium.

Had a great time. 2 year old daughter loved the sea lion.

We love coming here several times a year, it's a great way to spend the afternoon.

Besides the rain, it was a great family day trip My children drove me crazy about the boat tour!

Nice aquarium that wasn't too busy when we went. There's a lot more to do that just see sea animals and my 3 year old had a lot of fun.

Small,but it s worth to go. My favorite is sharks and angel fishes. You need to make reservations during Cov-19 pandemic.

Had a great time!! Butterflies were beautiful!! So much to see! Absolutely will go back.

Great place for all ages. They also have a good assortment of fish and animals.

SO much fun loved the shows butterflies and the birds

Lots of fun for the whole family. The butterfly garden was really nice and the aquarium was outstanding. They had a sea lion show and much more. Will definitely be going there again

Very well organized and staff is very friendly and knowledgeable...

Nice family environment. The admission is reasonable. Kid will like the interaction.

Perfect place if family fun and quality time with those you love is what you're looking for!

Very expensive place for having almost all their attractions out of service claiming the weather wasn't good. But it seems that those attractions haven't been working in a while. Animals are fine, i would recommend this place to invest in fixing all the attractions that you pay for when you visit. Very sad and unsatisfied with this visit to the Riverhead Aquarium.

waaaaay over priced. the website is much nicer that the actual place. *disappointment*

Price is ridiculous. $30 per adult. Off site parking which is another $10 and 3 blocks away. Oh and to buy feed for the animals it's at least $2. Lunch... Yea, I felt like I was at a major sporting event without the ability to add a $12 beer to my order. Definitely not a good value of attractions for what you pay. Don't waste your time or money.

Always a good time with the kids. Love the look on theirs faces while experiencing everything

Go with your kids, they will have unforgettable experience!

It is a wonderful place whenever I can I come to the aquarium with my family to have fun alone I recommend to everyone

Best aquarium I've ever visited. The tour boat is great, and so are the other rides. The sharks are also cool.

Strange as it may seem, the social distancing was well enforced. Easy to follow the yellow arrows, registration moves quickly. We had 1100 entry that moved through the interior, then saw the seal show. There were no crowds.

I am writing this so you do not waste your money and time. Take my advice, If I could give this place 0 stars I would. First off when you walk in it smells overwhelmingly of mildew, they proceeded to tell us we did not know what we were talking about and the smell was fish. To continue, we went to the Snow monkey exhibit and witnessed the monkeys tearing off pieces of their swing and chewing it and swallowing the pieces of plastic, we brought this to their attention and again, I began by explaining that I was very concerned and that I am shaking from the things I witnessed and the depressing atmosphere, in which a "trainer" began to tell me she was shaking and upset too because I was wrong and I was making her upset. We spent about 20 minutes here, spent $19 and it was the WORST experience of my life, I asked for a refund and got denied. Do not waste your time, it was run down, tattered, and utterly depressing. I came here to have my spirits lifted, and walked out crying due to my experience. I truly wish I could fully explain the extent of how horrible this place is.

The Seals need human touches, belly rubs scratch there backs