The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk Reviews

Very nice aquarium! Lots of exhibits for kids of all ages. Staff friendly and knowledgable.

It is super cool and clean I Loved it I will give it 5 Stars

Great for younger kids, small place, few hours is enough to see everything

Great fun, perfect size for my family's attention span.

Always a fun family visit. The staff is knowledgeable about the creatures in the aquarium and the aquatic environment of that area. They have an open play area inside and outside for kids to burn off some energy which or 1 year old loved.

Always love visiting the aquarium and the new renovations are a wonderful addition to an already stellar place!

Great little aquarium. It includes an IMAX film which is a nice bonus. Would redomend

Small, but fun and interesting. My two kids loved it

I'm biased as I love any/all aquariums. But what stands out here are multiple touch tanks!

Very nice and interesting place for kids. Staff is friendly, and were very accomedating to orthodox jews during our holidy.

My daughter loves this aquarium... unfortunately, I don't get up there as often as I would like to anymore.. but I do suggest for anyone who is interested in marine life to go. There are beautiful jellyfish displays. My favorite one is a water ball full of jellyfish. We even went there for a school trip also and it's always a fun place to visit.

My son and I were excited to wander around and see the exhibits. Up close and personal with seals, rays, jellyfish, etc. Big shark tank and lots of other exhibits. Parking could not be easier. This place is obviously a family hit. Gift shop and food available as well. Outdoor areas for when it is warmer (I was there in Nov 2018 so a bit chilly).

Amazing so much great things to do and see and the cafeteria is great and it is so resource friendly you can learn a ton from this place even pet fish weird right? but fun

Great place to take the kids, or just to watch an imax movie

Great place, staff is helpful and friendly, building is clean and well organized

Mid week visit, nice and calm. Generally a well maintained set of exhibits. Sadly they had building maintenance ongoing which was quite disruptive, and a lot of the 'interactive' touch screen displays do not seem to work. The iMAX theatre is impressive nonetheless.

Very kid friendly. Love the touch a jelly fish and sting ray touch tank. We were sad because the crab tank was closed that day.

My kids love it here but the toddler play area upstairs needs more items and needs to be cleaned in detail

It's a great place to take the kids for a day trip. There's an IMAX theater and a touch tank where the kids can pet stingrays and sharks. There's also a cafe and a nice gift shop. Definitely recommend.

Amazing place specially the theater my boys love it

Nice way to spend a few hours with your children. Not a ton of exhibits but kids love the stingray pool, the meerkats and the Imax theater.

Nice place for kids, great water quality, staff was always around. Fish looked happy. But I saw alot of construction in and outside the building, Hopefully it will be finished soon.

Nice place to go with the kids. They have some nice fish but nothing major.

Very nice, with many excellent exhibits and good food options, however the frog area is set up for adult height individuals only which was disappointing.

Nice variety of animals. The jellyfish exhibit was quite detailed and interesting. The staff member in that area was very knowledgeable.

Some nice displayes but wasn't worth the travel time. Too little stuff to see

Awesome! Your kids will love it! And not that expensive!

It was a bit small for the price. We enjoyed scuba Santa and the jellyfish poke tank.

The Aquarium was clean,friendly,and well cared for.The food in caff was cold,old,and expensive.

Great family atmosphere where the kids can really see and learn about marine life. From sharks to seals my kids love this place.

Kinda small, definitely kid-oriented, parking garage was packed insanely full. Half of the building was under maintenance, so I assume our experience would be better once they are finished. Not really sure why there were lizards and meerkats taking up a large portion of display space, but the petting stations for jellyfish and rays were pretty cool. Shark feeding was a cool concept, but I think they kept them too well-fed and we really didn't get as much fun and action out of it as anticipated.

Great place to bring kids Many different aquarium life to see and a nice touch is to be able to choose between a few movies to purchase to see while your there

Great family location. Easy parking across the street. The staff is very Covid conscious with ample room to walk.

Beautiful aquarium with very friendly staff. Lots of hands on activities for the kids.

My kids enjoy coming to the Aquarium, great place to have a good time....

Always love coming here with the family. Its rarely crowded and has easy access parking. Plan for a few hours of entertainment and stay for the imax movie. I have been to other aquariums in the area and prefer this one.

There was a lot to be excited about when you read up about the aquarium online. a Lot of animals were not there and a lot of things were not working. Little confusing to navigate to the Theater. Not planing on going back with friends and would not recommend either...

This is my family's place to go with my daughter. We are members and love coming here anytime we can. They have been remodeling lately and adding new attractions. We recommend that everybody come here at least once.

Very clean and lots of fish to see...great for kids

Such a great Aquarium! So many cool things to see! Great for kids of all ages, multiple touch tanks. Great information about the Sound!

My wife and I got married here, November 2016. The planning process was easy, our coordinator was prompt and professional, and the cost was flexible to meet our budget. The food is all local and/or sustainable and everyone raved about it after the wedding. The setting itself was perfect; the cafe looks beautiful with the tables cleared out, cocktail hour in the aquarium tank area (did your cocktail hour have sharks? It could have), and the reception in the main hall, with the seals.

In non-wedding terms, the exhibits here are varied and interesting, parking is not terribly expensive, and the local restaurants make this a good day trip.

I would definitely bring children back again. We had so much fun.

Ideal to be with the family. The little ones enjoy it very much

My son had the absolute best birthday spending it with the fish . everyone was so kind ! Cant wait to bring him back in the warmer weather .

Enjoyed my self went here for my wifes birthday had a good time.

More than decent aquarium. Love their IMAX theater. Food in the cafe is expensive but at least you get what you pay for. The quality is good.

This aquarium has many things and attractions to see, like petting sting rays, seeing a real coral reef, an IMAX theater, lizards, meerkat, seals, otters, and rainforest frogs. Also the cafeteria is a little expensive l, however overall the aquarium is great.

If you live in Connecticut, you should visit this place. Small but full of so many good things and information.

Great place for people of all ages. Aquarium is larger than it seems, you really need the whole day to see the entire place......so get there in the morning.

Love it! I went as a kid and now I bring my own child!

It is a good place to spend a good and entertaining time.

Wonderful exhibits, very educational and enjoyable. We loved it.

Wonderful aquarium. Small enough to get close to the creatures. Teens enjoyed.

I have been here many times in the past 29 years. From when I was a kid until now, it is always a fun and exciting experience. I haven't been able to go in 7 years and so much has changed for the better. They offer behind-the-scenes tours on the weekends and are currently in the process of providing a better home for their seals. I look forward to visiting in the future.

Great place to bring young kids. Not a very large aquarium but has lots of activities geared towards children; including a play area.

I loved the area and how you can pet the sharks and stingrays.

Sooo much to see. Different fish, jellyfish, can touch stingrays & starfish, giant tank with sharks, watch the seals being fed, hands on exhibits for kids, outside exhibits, big screen imax always has an interesting film or two. Snacks available for movie. Has cafeteria for lunch or snacks. Great gift shop, wide rangebof prices. Note: Bathrooms after you give tickets to enter and also by movie theater.

Wonderful and unique display of different aquatic animals. The best part is when they feed the otters and make a show out of it. It's didactic and very fun. Some other highlights are the enormous shark tank, the jelly fish and the turtles.