The New York Aquarium Reviews

Enjoyed the new sharks exhibit. It offers an upscale underwater viewing experience and a movie

The sea lion show was very simple and cute, and it didn't appear that animals were being exploited. They have a moray eel there, but he was hiding, and I missed him. That was dissappointing. We also missed the feeding of the penguins, but we were there late.

It's the smallest aquarium I've been to and it sucks. You will pay $23 for 2 people plus $13 parking and it will take 5 minutes to see the whole aquarium. Not worth it at all

The NY Aquarium gives you an exhilarating glimpse of an entire aquatic world you have most likely not seen in your lifetime.

Extraordinary. An unmissable ride. Special for the family. Children take advantage of it by learning. The adults recover the capacity of astonishment.

I love fish, i been here let me tell you...... It the best ever

Still under renovations. Parts that are finished are modern. Coming along but very very very slowly.

Fish,fish,sharks,turtles not the ninjas hahaha lol,penguins,seals doing a show for us that was the must see of all,food,interact with living sea creatures wow,I mean WOW,but let's not forget the 4DTheatre..i had a blast in here newly renovated and still going with other things that are on the way... and after you done with it let's not forget the beach and rides,sure it's going to be a little expensive but it will be worth the moments of pleasure,something that never will be forgotten so come and have a blast,I did..

Smaller than we thought. Half of it was closed. Not really crowded. Seems it needs some renovation

Went to visit with kids from summer school,,and they love it...had a wonderful time

A beautiful place even in winter to share with the family

I slept on this gem for too long I'm a native Brooklyn night and I hadn't been to the aquarium since I was a child. I was truly missing out. it is such a testament to wildlife conservation it's so beautifully maintained and educational and informative.

Excellent place, but I would like to know which day is free, before it was Friday but they changed it.

It was fun. Limited experience. It's under construction.

awesome place it's good for kids and adults a lot of interesting fish and sharks great place to spend the day

Not much to see, the show and movies best part. Still under restoration 1yr ago, don't know if it's completed yet.

If you get to visit this place, you definitely should! Though it's relatively to the smaller scale, the experience you have is great! Definitely good for the summer

Place still under construction, didn't know about it when I bought the membership

The NY Aquarium recently reopened after being closed due to the COVID Pandemic. I went on Friday, 8/28/2020. They highlight the precautions and how they re enforcing social distancing and mask wearing, but upon my visit, I saw they weren t really doing that. Only place I saw any enforcing of mask wearing and social distancing was in the amphitheater show. Even with the online reservations, crowd control , and timed tickets, the aquarium was PACKED. The lines for Spineless and Sharks had absolutely no social distancing at all, everyone was standing extremely close to each other, just like standing in a line before the pandemic. Loads of people walking around without masks on. Absolutely no one was enforcing social distancing or the mask wearing. And the hand sanitizing stations were empty! WHAT?! 3/4 of the stations I went up to to get hand sanitizer had nothing in them. Inside the exhibits, it was packed with no room to even socially distance from others. Everyone was so close to others, not wearing masks. Again, saw no one enforcing, even inside the exhibits! How do you say you re taking precautions and prioritizing safety when you re not even doing your job right?!

Beautiful place to visit with family or alone, the 4D room is fenomenous, amazing, and the customer service's shop is excellent. The prices are good too.

I lot of fun! Smaller than I thought it would be but a lot to do.

I think that one of the best NYC if you want to see the sea world! Great family fun place. My kids love it!! I love it every time I go there!!

Worst aquarium I've ever been too....save your money

That day, there was a little rain, a little cold
The sea lion show was temporarily cancelled and the tickets were also discounted.

There's a few cool things to do, especially for my four year old! It's trying very hard to make it. A few years and a few more renevations and it'll be a destination spot in NYC!

Had a fun day with family, but the aquarium seemed lacking. They're apparently still rebuilding in the aftermath of Sandy and you can definitely tell.

It didn't feel like there was much to look at fish wise, and the shark tank was pretty depressing (with promises of a great new one under construction). The live show with the sea lions was pretty good. The staff seemed really into it.

If you're nearby anyway it's worth a stop, but definitely not worth the trip if it's your only destination.

Look forward to it's future though. Hope to head back after the construction.

After the construction they did a year ago, this is a totally new place!

We live in Hawaii and our Aquarium is awful. The New York Aquarium was amazing. Must get there very early, to miss the lines and to get parking. Highly recommended for the whole family

Great place to take the kids. The new shark exhibit is absolutely stunning! The sea lion show is super cute also. I love that it's right off the Coney island boardwalk so you can take a walk by the beach before or after the visit.

We had a ball all the classmates love the sea lion show and the Shark Tank exhibit was beautiful thanks will be coming back again ps6 stem cell class

As a paulistano, I was not very impressed.

It's a beautiful, well-organized place (like almost every attraction in NY), with a short sea lion show that kids can enjoy. When I went there was a shark exhibit, and you could see the water over a tunnel.



Anyway, for paulistanos, at least, would not classify this trip as a must.

took so long to build this place and its to small.its nyc!!! not some tiny town upstate.lines are crazy place is just too cramped.shark tunnel should be much longer .worst part is the black tar ground they put throughout entire place.so your family bakes in the sun all waiting online to see a small aquarium with all the same sharks in every tank

A good place. Outside, an interesting installation on the building. Was alone. With family, it would probably be more fun. A snack can be found.

LISTEN TO ME:
1. Do not go there when the aquarium offers discounts. You are literally donating the entrance fee. There were way too many people allowed in a small area. It is literally a fire hazard and I do not understand how the State of New Jersey allows this.
2. They sell water in a can and at a high price. Why do they sell water to a can? Because they have a water fountain station that will refill your water for free.
It too me longer (Manhattan East) to get to Coney Island then the time spent in the aquarium. I would never ever go back. It was the worst aquarium I have ever been too.

A great family experience. They have many tanks and animals to see. Not as large as some other aquariums, but they are expanding. Right on the Coney Island boardwalk so you can take the family elsewhere afterward.

Great stuff! Beautiful fish, rays, and sharks! The sea lion show is good too. Nice way to spend the afternoon. When you're done, stroll the boardwalk or hit Coney Island to enjoy some rides!

First time at aquarium and sad to say, I didn't like it much. It's small and too many kids running around.

Whole lot of fun for the family. Clean, easy to get to and not that crowded if you go early. Note, they're still making repairs to their property from Hurricane Sandy, so not all exhibits are open, but it's still a really fun time.

Neat sealion show. Not much to look at, mostly under construction, sadly.

I like how they renovated the sharks' exhibit, although there are just a few small sharks there. Haven't been to the aquarium for may be 5 years. It looked smaller. The sea lion's show was only 10 min long and they didn't show much tricks (was mostly talking). Many of the animals are no longer there. Too sad.

They had quests for kids, which is pretty cool. Makes you go around the whole place and teach the kids things.

Everywhere they talked about how important is to decrease plastic consumption but the gift shop was full with plastic toys, not to mention that the stuffed animals had at least 3 plastic tags.

There were several times, if you have never been, then go, it is interesting to spend time, there are performances of fur seals and other

Wonderful. I was surprised to visit again the aquarium has a beautiful pesera

Nice amusement park to bring the kids aquarium was great

Very little to do, majority of the time you spend it making a line. Got there at 4 and they were closing down the food kiosks and everything else, wouldn't even sale ice cream to their costumers already waiting in line. Very disappointed.

Love the new shark exhibit. Definitely an experience. Yes there are long lines, but it's the summer. Tickets are half priced until September. My family and I enjoyed it. Still a few exhibits under construction from the damage of Hurricane Sandy. But it's definitely worth a visit.

Worth seeing if you are making a day out of Coney Island in the summer.

Had a blast here. Literally could have spent the whole day with just the otters. The massive aquariums are amazing. The boardwalk outside the aquarium is a little depressing though. Too many closed shops since the hurricane.

By the reviews I thought this aquarium was going to be tiny, but it's a decent size it just gets crowded. Beautiful display of fish, sharks exhibit was beautiful and seal show was great. They encourage nature conservancy and recycling in all that they do and I really appreciate that. I would definitely come back.

Absolute gold but the problem was it was packed there wasn't any new installments on maybe fixing ways that people can get in and out a lot of families were there which is great but it was very tight and everything cost a fortune now really happy that the shark exhibit is finally open that's what's up