Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center Reviews

On July 27th I drove out to the aquarium for a fun filled day with my daughter and 2 young granddaughters. Shortly after we got our tickets, we realized that the excessive HOT temperature in the aquarium that day was going to make our visit very uncomfortable. After only one hour, we had to leave due to the heat. As the perspiration dripped down our faces, my granddaughters began to cry because they wanted to stay. But unfortunately, none of us were in any condition to continue on with the day due to the heat.
I wrote a letter to the aquarium, but they did not respond. The cost to get in was so high and I thought it only fair that they reimburse me. NEVER AGAIN!!!!!

A small but well designed aquarium with some good attractions. Really looking forward to coming back this summer.

A very nice place to enjoy family time. Not overcrowded, very friendly stuff. A must visit place. Small, great for families with young children. Beautiful butterfly exhibit!

This aquarium is my favorite. There are a lot of exhibits and you can really spend the whole day here. The butterfly room with the birds is great fun. I enjoy both the indoor and outdoor portions so you can get some sunlight. There are also shows you can watch where animals are being fed/ doing tricks which is my favorite. I always elect to do the behind the scene tour. This time we took a picture with Mr. Java the sea Lion Awesome time.

One of our favorite places to visit. Everyone who works there is so friendly and very knowledgable.

My entire family LOVES this place! Very educational and entertaining. Love the Aviary room and the Butterfly room! Great family outing!

Loved this place. My son had so much fun between all the different exhibits and the touch tanks. This is on our weekend summer list of places to go again in 2015!

The aquarium is great. We are a long time yearly pass member and love to go to the aquarium often. Great place!

Great spot for the family, good learning experience for the kids

Great for a day trip with the family or loved one. Parking is at a fee. Food court is open. Fish touching and feeding available. Many experiences available some at a additional fee. Close to town

We had so much, so much to do. I haven't been here in long time and was surprised how nice it was and how much hands on activity the kids could enjoy. They lived the butterflies and birds too- at the aquarium. It's great

Free if it's your birthday and good fun for the whole family!

Will be going sometime this month i never been here and looking foreward to it im sure i will love it.

Big disappointed, place was packed and people didn't keep distance.

This was a great place to take my 2 1/2 year old grandson. We spent 4 hours at the Aquarium. There was plenty for him to see and touch. He enjoyed the shark tank, and the colorful saltwater fish.

This place wasn't too bad. Its small. You can be in and out with a half hour. Its good for kids.

Free parking in the municipal lot across the street.

Lots of attractions for children there, animals are pretty active there.

Great place to visit

Really fun. Shark dive looks like a fun, and amazing experience.

This aquarium packs a punch for its unassuming footprint. It is pretty complete and even has a shark tank diving experience as well as an outdoor snorkeling area. Great fun for kids and adults.

Nice aquarium. Felt it was overpriced for what there was to offer but my kids loved the stingray feeding pond.

Nicely themed aquarium. Wide variety of exhibits and activities.

What a wonderful day we had here! The place is well thought out. Animals are very well cared for. Staff goes above and beyond to help with anything! Food was pretty good too!

Best place to educate your children while they have lots of fun learning.

Sea lion kisses, feeding rays, and playing with birds! We had a great time!

$$$$ Be prepared to spend a small fortune. Nice time but not worth the amount of money you have to spend $$$$

Expensive and more money to do all the activities once you get inside. Nice place for pictures and they are always expanding.

If you want to go to a good aquarium and close and don't want the hassle of going into the city, this is the place to go. We took our son and he loved it. Its nice because you can also walk outside and see other animals. We will come back!!

It is very beautiful and a lot to see. had a lotta fun

So much fun and the staff was both super friendly and very knowledgeable. Great family trip

Must see for kids, "swim with sharks" attraction for adults. I loved butterfly garden - big and diverse! Though this is not the biggest aquarium I visited in the US, this is definitely worth checking out.

The saltwater tank is really great! Awesome corals and lots of very healthy fish, we could have send hours just watching!

I was quite disappointed with this aquarium. Everywhere you walked, they were trying to upsell you for a different feature and my kids kept pestering to spend more then the exorbitant entrance fees. The shows were very lame and boring. The Brooklyn, Camden, and Baltimore aquariums are far more entertaining.

Baby's birthday- great experience and excellent staff ( food wasnt great, but its an aquarium). The room.was clean and the staff was very helpful. The room was a bit on the small side but it was worth it. Sharks swam by our window every few minutes. The kids and adults both enjoyed it.

This aquarium is great for kids. My daughter loved the fact that she was able to feed and pet the Animals.

Nice but wish they had a one in all price for all activities. You come out broke.

The place looks a little run down, in my opinion it needs a remodel

Great place to relax and enjoy a beautiful sunday evening.

Kids had a good time & it had a lot of things to see.

Beautiful aquarium with a large variety of species and a bird and butterfly exhibit

This place is so sentimental and close to my heart. Ive been visiting nearly 15 years now, so it s fair to say I have a bit of bias when it comes to this place. That being said though, regardless of if it s your first or fifteenth time visiting, you will have an awesome time here. Coming from someone who visited all the time with my grandparents when I was 5, to visiting last week with my girlfriend, I can assure you that all memories made here are special ones.

Loved Taste the East End but even a visit anytime is something we look forward to

Very nicely done, just a bit too small. Loved the butterflies!

They do a lot with the space and it's impressive, a bit expensive, but the experienceis so nice I don't feel cheated.

Really nice aquarium. The butterfly exhibit is beautiful, and certainly worth the extra cost. Overall, the aquarium is small, so take your time, read the info about the fish, and don't worry about not seeing everything, because you can. My wife and I were able to see all the major attractions and all the tanks in four hours. Only downside was that the price was still the normal price even though a few of the outdoor exhibits were closed for the winter.

We had a great time with our 2 year old. Great interactive little areas plus plenty to see at eye level for the little one. Would not recommend a stroller unless it was necessary for your little one. Preferably let them walk with you. I am knocking a star because I do have the say it is a bit over priced esp when you add the $10 parking on top of the admission. Parking should be free or the admission should be lowered. We did not eat here so cannot speak to the prices or food. Overall nice experience, would go again.

We got a membership for our son here it was a good year definitely got our moneys worth and loved all the exhibits

Nice and crean
Good place.

The Employees Are Very Helpful With The Schedule Of Shows And Navigation Around The Aquarium And Are Very Kind To Kids As Well As Teens. The Food Is Expensive And The Taste Unfortunately Doesn't Make Up For It. They Do Fortunately Have Incredible Icecream Although Its Expensive Its Definitely Worth It. I Have Nothing Bad To Say Considering The Employees, Cleanliness, And So On.

It s smaller than what I was expecting, but still a really nice and family friendly aquarium. I enjoyed the parrot and butterfly enclosure, that was really nice. Seeing someone diving with sharks was pretty interesting as well. Some of the employees that worked there looked like high school kids that really didn t want to be there lol. One of them left the parrot enclosure for another shift, and no one was there to supervise for at least five minutes

Well my hubby its a fisherman sooo wi love the ocean