The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk Reviews

Very good place for family. Easy to parking, food court was very good too.

Expensive but great! Love that you can touch the jelly fish!

Awesome experience! Very fun and interesting! My family loved touching jelly fish and rays!!

Great place for all ages! Very large aquarium with lots to see

We've been coming here for years and many of the exhibits change throughout the year. The aquarium is especially great with our kids. The IMAX theatre is also great.

Not worth the price of admission. Price includes a 40 minute movie, whether you plan on seeing one or not. Overrun with loud, rowdy camp kids. Most of the aquarium is geared towards very young children so unless you have some, many attractions are walk-bys. Surprised that so many exhibits are full of artificial, dusty plants. Viewing area for the seal feeding is tiny. "Special exhibit" is 7 flamingos. Not all that special. Sorry to say, I don't recommend this aquarium. Go to the Bronx Zoo instead.

It's a good size to visit with small children. The cafe was clean and bright. The food could have been a little yummier for the price.

Nice relaxing place, there is no big fish it's really small you could cover everything in three hours, they also have some animals and birds

I wouldn t give any stars at all worst experience my kids were very upset with how fast we was in and out this place was not worth the fees they charge for such a short tour . I would have never left NY for this trash place.

Little aquarium but you can tell how good they take care of the animals in here

Large and in depth enough to have plenty to see,yet small enough to not be overwhelmed.

One of the best smaller aquariums I've been to! Great touch tanks, first one I've been to where you can touch jellies. The meerkats are adorable!

Great place to see aquatic animals and bring family

I'm giving this aquarium 1 star because I have to give one to post a review. The tanks were dirty and just looked like giant blue cement pools. The areas were small for the animals living in them. The one door I passed looked like it should be in a haunted house, boarded up. Other doors were covered with huge plastic sheets and duct tape.

We visited the maritime center on a class trip.the children and staff really enjoyed it. They also offer deals for schools and family and seniors so that everyone will get a chance to visit.the staff was respectful and the aquarium was clean .we got to see a lot of different varieties like birds turtles jelly fish sharks owls frogs eels ECT.i recommend this aquarium to family and friends its a good experience.

Good place to take your children or grand children. No matter what your age is, your are assured to have a very good time.

School field trip. Lots to see and do. Saw a Imax movie, touch tanks and a great day. Very crowed this day with other schools, but a good day.

I want to go to know you I hope to have a great time

Nice little aquarium, good for kids. Alot of things for kids to do.

It's a magical place where anyone can have fun and learn!

Went here with my nieces. Had a great time. Staff was great. Lotes of stuff to see.

wow - what a gem of CT. We had such a great day here

Great new things to see and do every summer. Love the new renovations!!

Great place to visit with the kids. I bought the season pass which was OK as we brought guests a few times. The shark tank is great and the guys going in do a great job.

This is an incredibly fun aquarium - it s the perfect size to explore for a day! Not too big where it becomes a chore to go through and not small enough to be boring. Playing with the stingrays is awesome (though I ve seen this at other aquariums)! BUT even cooler and rarer you get to actually boop jellyfish on their heads!!!! Apparently this aquarium in particular are pioneers for cultivating jellies which is incredible! The seal feeding shows are well done too. Come by for a visit!

Varied exhibits, well staffed, and engaging for all ages!

Was a great day of fun kept our 2 year old content all day reasonably priced

Great place. Perfect size, not too big not too small. Always clean and immaculate. Staff is great.

It was fun and educational. We had a blast touching the stingrays and seeing the jellyfish. It was so cool.

It was my first time to visit the Aquarium. I enjoyed and took pictures of different fishes and places. Hope to visit there again.

Beautiful place, great place for the family or a date.

We love the Maritime Aquarium! It costs about $100 for our family for a day, but it is worth saving up for and going. A family membership is worth it if you are certain you will go three or more times in a year. Since we live more than an hour away, we do not do the family membership.

My favorite aquarium in CT. I think it's better than Mystic. More to see and do and much less expensive.

Very nice little aquarium. Though small it has a lot of character and charm. We really loved watching the Harbor Seals in the main atrium. Our 2 year old daughter probably could have Sat there all day watching the seals and telling us about how they were swimming and playing.

It was also nice that they include one of their educational IMAX films with the admission. We saw Oceans which was a delight for our little one who adores all things fish and sea life. Definitely a fun day trip.

When your kid gets to color their own seal and then send it into the ocean, you got yourself a pretty sweet memory. Add to that the many creatures that can be seen here, the Imax experience or even the playground upstairs, and it's all turning into a perfect day.

I wasn't sure how happy I was about sauntering through outdoor exhibits in January. But then I met Juno the beluga, and I was never the same. He was nuzzling a five-year-old against the glass! And grinning! And doing it again! Then he came over and made out with me against the glass*! I really don't think I'll ever be the same.

Granted, even as I grow old and wizened and miserly, I'm always ready to be instantly charmed by even pedestrian aquarium exhibits. I dig a little childlike wonder to break up the quotidian.

The sea lion show was great, if a little slow-paced--they performed a scene from The Cherry Orchard.*

Those badass hot pink tangles were jellyfish, the logs of mouth-breathing lumps were the moray eels, and the harmless-looking bores were the piranhas. My God, how I love them all.

One of the best auqarium, I ever been. Different experience. I will refer it to other.

This place is awesome. It's way better than the aquarium in Brooklyn

Long time member here and plan to remain a member for life. I love bringing my daughter here to see the slowly rotating exhibits and catch our favorite sharks. Excellent soft play area for under 5s upstairs, and easy to spend most of the day here. IMAX theater attached is excellent - have seen several 70mm prints (Interstellar, Rogue One, The Last Jedi) and the price can't be beat.

place is decide but there is lot of sea-world items to see but for the kids they will love it since they can learn lot and see lot of stuff over here.

With the price this place is smaller than it should be. Other than it's a good place to bring your young children. Need to expand.

Loved it! My students had a great time on the trip. Can't wait to take my own kids

Small and expensive, but what they do have is well presented. Lots of interactivity.

Great family fun. Friendly staff and the kids had a blast!!

Wonderful family experience! We have been coming here for years and it's always changing in the best ways.

This was a really great trip and we got to touch different sea animals.

Haven't been here in years and this visit really impressed! The maritime center has really expanded and is very child friendly. Lots of great things to see and lots to touch and interact with. Staff are all friendly and nice. This is a great activity for young and old alike!

Just have, pretty much, a saltwater animals and few snap turtle, salamander, frogs and 3 species of freshwater fishtank. If you would like to see freshwater fishtank go to some petstore because it's like the name says The "Maritime" Aquarium

Awesome place to visit for any leisure time. Great family fun and they have land animals as well as aquatic.

Loved the emphasis the aquarium had on plastic waste and how we need to keep our oceans clean. Would have liked an exhibit to show what the ocean looks like now (coral bleaching, etc.) and what it could look like if we help keep our oceans cleaner. Lots of kids though! They were everywhere and was definitely the first aquarium I went to with so many kids everywhere. It was crazy, but that didn't take away from the great exhibits and ocean life there.

Came here for a family outing. We love the exhibits, due to covid a lot is restricted for our own safety. They have a glow in the dark exhibit, jelly fish (different species). The seals, which are so beautiful, the otter ( I felt in love with her, such a cutie). They have a large exhibit, so it doesn t disappoint. We loved it.

Great place to take your family. Staff is friendly. They hold events after hours for groups such as Cub Scouts where kids and family are allowed to sleep at the aquarium overnight and get to see some behind the scenes things.

They are always adding new sites and areas. This rounds we saw meerkats and an owl

Always a great experience for our daughter. The best value yearly membership you can get.

Great for kids! Get the yearly pass it pays for itself

This place is great for adults and kids a little bit pricey but you'll have fun

Great place to spend +2 hours with your toddler. So many activities and animals, plus an IMAX theatre!

Very engaging aquarium. All inside so great for cold rainy days

This place is awesome for young children. They have a huge shark aquarium - which kids absolutely love. The diver's come to the aquarium on the weekends and actually swim with the sharks. My daughter and I went last weekend, and two diver's were there. They were in there with the sharks and it was completely safe. Definitely a learning experience for both kids and adults.

They've really outdone themselves with all of the improvements and additions...especially the octopus, never seen one close up before, so much personality... think Hank from Finding Dory ;) It honestly is AMAZING in there & we can't wait to go back very soon.

This is really geared toward families. The included IMAX film was very impressive! I loved the touch tanks and the seal feeding. A little pricey but least everything is included.

Great place. We brought a 21 month old who was a little young to get the full experience but still enjoyed it.

Great place with lots of very cool animals! See the shark tank with the divers.

Lots of free things to do with the family and children

It s the aquarium - a little expensive but a good time no matter what.

Love this aquarium for all the interactions and displays and evens it has

Love it. Had a great time with the family. Great mini shows and great exhibits. Some of it were under construction. Looking forward to see what they come up with. Pricing isn't bad at all.

Great for kids and family. Parking available close by. Had too many terrestrial animals for it being an Aquarium.

THIS PLACE WAS MY CHILDHOOD i did a camp and got to see the top of the shark tank. best little aquarium ever.

Nice place to visit, lots of aquatic animals to see, nice movie theatre, not very crowded.

Awesome place to explore, learn, and have a great time.

Very nice place to visit, love the food, and it's very clean, I love clean shiny floors A+