New England Aquarium Reviews

The aquarium is a very nice building, and traversing it is a lot of fun (such as the huge spiral walkway in the middle). They didn't have any large creatures, but the ones that were there seemed healthy and happy. It was a treat.

A good two hours brake to enjoy sea creatures... alot for fish varieties but was disappointed of the shy sharks.

Impressive collection of species and informative displays. Mertyle the turtle is a sight to see. The penguins are cute and playful.

Go to your local library to get discounted tickets! So much fun.

Big variety of animals, good location, and a nice way to spend a day with friends and/or family

Awful crowd control, narrow pathways and tiny cafe. so aim for the off season, mid week, and maybe you won't feel like a maniac by the time you leave.

Love the large center fish tank which illuminates the viewing area

Nice place. But it was really lower than what I expected. It is small compared to other aquariums and compare to the tickets price. And there is no much activities to learn about the marine life and creatures. One visit of 2 hours is totally enough, and if you don't have kids you will be done in less than an hour.

Lots of fish and other sea creatures, plenty of information, and beautiful exhibits

Really nice place. Wish the octopus display was moved to another area. That display was hard to get to.

Smaller than I had expected in comparison to Baltimore or Atlanta Aquariums so it doesn't take long to see all the exhibits. Kids loved the touch tanks. The downside was the large crowds there on the weekend.

Very cool aquarium! We really like the set up!! Lots of fish to check out too. Love the penguins! Can be a little over crowded at times, but that s Boston. Staff is friendly and very knowledgeable about the sea life.. Over all, I definitely recommend to anyone looking to check out a neat/good sized aquarium in New England!

Place is great, but the lines to get in are insane. especially on school Vaca.

Love it but its always so packed! They should limit the amount of people at a time or make time slots.

Beautiful, amazing the beautiful world that God has given us. What colors, what variety of fish

Aquarium and 3D show at imax are a must in Boston. Overall a great experience, nice exhibits and friendly staff.

Great place for kids and adults. It can get crowded, though.

Super cool huge central tank. Lots of cool displays. Great family outing. Little expensive for whole family, but I'm sure it has a large overhead.

Had a great time seeing the barking seals, and the little blue penguins, and the HUGE amount of different types of fish! Also make sure you are on the lookout for the 89 year old turtle named myrtle!

Great array of species, well-versed staff and a nice gift shop. The sea lions, penguins and ray touching tanks are awesome! The aquarium is pricey for adults and adds up for families.

Not worth the money, it's cute but for the price I expect a way bigger setting!

Spectacular place, has a beautiful bay and fantastic location near the train

Beautiful and educational. I spent two hours here during feeding and tank cleaning (schedules are posted on the website). Thoroughly enjoyed my time here.

Omg is all I have to say The displays are amazing the fish you can tell are healthy if your an aquarium goer you don t want to miss this one

Great aquarium with a lot of amazing animals to see. 3 different types of penguins, several types of seals, and a wonderful 3 story tank in the middle. My 4 and 8 year old kids loved it.

Always a joy, although overpriced. Good for a splurge or vacation. A must if you're in Beantown with kids. Penguins are cool!

It is ok. Not that big for the money you are paying. I have seen many bigger and better aquarium, like Chicago. This is small and tickets are on higher end. You can visit it once if you are in the city. Nothing special, just OK.

Was way to busy had to wait in line to see some of the tanks kept bumping into to people !

My grandsons loved to pet the baby shark. Being able to leave and come back prevent melt downs of Hungary boys.I thought the gift shop was reasonable.we all had a great time

Ways a great take for both kids and adults. Salem residents free in September with ID.

Be prepared to mortgage your house for 2 hours of so-so entertainment.

Update: I downgraded to 1 star from 2 after seeing this place somehow has a 4+ star rating. How is that possible?!!!

The touch tank is pretty cool, but insanely crowded. The exhibits are just... fine. The main fish tank is breathtaking at first but the grandeur wears off in 15 minutes.

I don't dislike like aquarium itself, the deal-breaker is the unbelievable cost of going to this place! My wife & I brought our 4yo and 1yo daughters. Between parking, admission, storage locker, 1 cheap souvenir from the gift shop & the token picture keepsake: WE SPENT $300! We didn't even eat there!

Needless to say, we'll be...cherishing the memory of our visit for quite some time. We won't be back for years if it's going to cost hundreds of dollars for 2 hours of luke-warm "fun". A total ripoff in my opinion. I'd rather buy a fish tank...

I invited my nephew who was visiting from the Netherlands to go a whale watch with NeAq. We went found ourselves on Stellwagen Bank in pretty thick fog and were thrilled to meet up with a huge female humpback who was apparently also happy with our company. She kept on circling around the boat up close and personal. It is daunting to be so close to an amazing and intelligent animal. The staff were wonderful and the scientist on board extremely knowledgeable.

Looking forward to going again with my grand kids!

The aquarium is noisy. No way to relax but to leave the place

We parked about 2 miles away from the aquarium and walked. We wished we had brought bathing suits for the kids. They had an area on the way to the aquarium where water shoots out the ground and kids would run through it. Once at the Aquarium there were long lines to buy tickets. It's much better to buy tickets online. This aquarium is absolutely beautiful. So colorful. We all enjoyed petting the stingrays, star fish & horseshoe crabs. We missed petting the sharks. They come out in the morning and evening. We were there midday. The various species of penguins reminded me of the movie Happy Feet. The main aquarium is 4 levels high and is 23 feet deep. We were able to watch scuba divers cleaning the tank and the backs of the huge turtles. I loved the colorful anemani. I will definitely visit again.

The smallest aquarium I've ever been to but they seem to take good care of the animals.

A perfect place to spend the morning with my boys. Great setup and exhibits.

Interesting place. Penguins, fish and a giant tank, with numerous species and sea turtle.

This place was a amazing my kids enjoy themselves there

Great place to go to with a friend who is a visitor/tourist to the city, but probably not something I would go to otherwise. They don't seem to hold events (e.g. like they do at the CalAcademy in SF) or change things up very much, so if you've been once, there's not too much reason to go again, except maybe to see the adorable penguins again. Bring your camera to remember things by!

The aquarium was fun, but definitely charged more than it was worth. The layout does not allow for large crowds, so there were bottlenecks is several places that made is almost impossible to see the animals.

Great aquarium and fun for the kids for sure! We try typ go every few years just because it's fun and educational.

Lots of lovely creatures and interesting info. The main spiral tank is very unique worth seeing!

It was amazing!! The staff were super knowledgeable and friendly. It had a large variety of species and great information to learn from. Lots of conservation tips and ways to "Live Blue."

Lots to look at, great place to bring the family! We could have spent all day here and we are in our 20s. Penguins, seals, jellyfish, frogs, fish, snakes. There is so much to see!! If you plan to do more things in Boston check out the GoBoston! Pass for discount and packaged deals. We saw so many cool things and really enjoyed the touch tanks with starfish, and sting rays. Highly recommend and would definitely come again!

We went on Saturday and it was insanely crowded. We expected it to be busy but it was so full it made it hard to walk around and look at the exhibits. I wouldn't care if it wasn't so expensive. The price is ridiculous.

Love! So many great exhibits, so much to learn! The open-concept was awesome, it felt as if you were closer to the penguins (LOVE the penguins) and the view from the top of the tank, is amazing.

The variety and diversity of animals here is astounding. What s also amazing is that each is given their own natural habitat! A must see at least once.

Nice place to visit.. neatly organized..clean . Enjoyable for kids...

Admissions fees are too high. Exhibtions were not very exciting. Great place to bring kids, but I have seen better aquariums .

Great spot for all ages. I always find something new I didn't see before. They have a stroller check if you need to ditch the wheels.

Fun and educational! Lots of different exhibits. Friendly staff. Large gift shop.

It's a cute aquarium but not really big despite it being about 3 floors. It has a big tank in the center which you basically just go around seeing. As you go up in levels you just really see get to the point of the top of the tank. Sharks are small. Temperature in the aquarium was extremely hot. Mix that with the spacing being small and a huge crowds it makes for the experience not so great.

I brave the packs of families at least once a year when I take my niece and nephew to the aquarium so I can press my face against the glass of the huge coral reef tank and listen to them scream in delight as the bottom side of a ray grazes our faces. Good times.

Not the biggest aquarium but the center tank is impressive.

I've loved this place since I was a wee lad...We get a membership every year...It really is the way to go!

This is a great place for family, all ages will have fun learning. Deffinetly worth checking out, if you do, you'll be back.

I love visiting this place, under the sea adventure. It's great to see all the different types of fish in the center tank. Take the time to stop at each window as it will bring new surprises. My fav is the jelly fish, I could watch them all day. We used our ebt card for my daughter and I and admission was only $10 winning!! Or so I thought till I got back to the parking garage and spent $40 on parking, there went all my awesome savings for the day. So you have been warned. We were only there for less than 3 hours, i was disappointed in that. Otherwise the animals provided a great morning adventure.

The kids loved it . The touch tank and seeing the seals were super fun