The New York Aquarium Reviews

It's a but small but still worth the money. The 4D show is very entertaining. There are attendants all over the aquarium willing to answer any questions you may have about the different tanks. And the show in the aqua theater is quite nice.

Has a surprisingly entertaining and educational sea lion show for the kids. The aquarium is undergoing construction and thus doesn't have much aquarium fish. Also it gets very crowded.

It's a small aquarium with very limited variety of species. They do have few shows running daily. They need to expand it. New York City deserves much bigger aquarium than this.

Its a great place to go if you wanna see and learn more about water animals

My trip to the New York Aquarium was definitely worth it. I thought all of the exhibits were pretty cool, but my favorite was definitely the shark exhibit. There s a hallway in that exhibit where the sharks can swim above you which I thought was incredible. It was a bummer that the touch exhibits were closed because I m sure that that would have been a fun thing to do. The only negative feedback that I have for this place is that I felt that it could have been cleaned more thoroughly.

Really basic aquarium not a lot to see. I live in Florida so this was just a random thing to do to pass time, I ve been to better aquariums. I did thoroughly enjoy the shark tanks and what the WCS does and contributes to helping the ecosystems and wildlife.

Brilliant experience, staff is prepared and ticket quite cheap, loved the walrus show!

It was awesome love the shark dome ... the sea lion show was great always enjoying coming to the New York Aquarium every summer

It was under renovation when I was there, but the seal show is very good

As of now, nothing is open. Wait til the spring to get your money's worth or go to the Central Park zoo instead.

The Sea Lions are wonderful and there is lots more to see -- and it is going to be bigger! The Coney Island location adds to making a full, fun day.

Was under construction. Can not wait till it is finished in July!!!! It is going to be 5 stars!!!! People working there were great and the sea lion show fun!! 3 stars only ? Not entirely their fault. Not everything was open due to the cold weather . But I"'ll go back in the summer.

Really lackluster since the hurricane a few years age, but the plans on the construction everywhere seem promising to return it to its former glory

Fix your compatibility with chase and the people who work at the parking gate. Terrible service, small aquarium, not worth it. Go to Connecticut.

They have open the shark exhibition that not only has sharks on it the place its an art building my kids enjoy so much so many animals they have outdone themselves

It was really nice. Love the new shark exhibit just wish they had someone controlling the guests as it can get really crowded. But the aquarium isn't bad for the price.

My son and I have membership to WCS - we love the Aquarium - come here every month - can't wait for the new section to open.

Went to see the new Shark exhibit. Very impressed. Might want to wait till the kids are back in school to see it. Too many kids, although polite, crowding around the viewing areas so it was hard to get close to see.

Was a small aquarium but very enjoy for me and my 6year old son. wonderful experience

I enjoyed my visit and I was able to get in with the promotion they had going on. I just was a bit disappointed because there wasn't much to see. In 30 minutes I was already done viewing the whole aquarium. Im hoping in the future they add more attractions

We went there on a hot Saturday afternoon and it was so crowded we did not really enjoy ourselves. It would probably be better during off peak hours.

The sharks are weak sauce, absolutely no action what so ever, complete waste of money, these sharks need to get a new job cause there not doing what there paid to do.

Very informative, Cool showings and animal, affordable , not time consuming on foot and able to easily see everything, and people are not bothersome.

If you want to have somewhat decent food, you have to go outside

I thougth the aquarium was going to be bigger. There were a few buildings that are still closed due to construction after hurracain sandy.

Omg where do I begin? The place is amazing the water tunnels are so beautiful. We had the time of our lives

Was a little wait for a wednesday at 3pm, but worth it for the money saved. We donated a dollar and paid 30 dollars for the 4D Shark short film and 18 dollars in parking. There were great things to see. Especially the HUGE TURTLES. and the sea lions and sharks. Regular price I feel is too much for a family of 5 because things weren't open and no food is really allowed and no food ventors so go on a full stomach.

Great place to spend time with family and friends! You will enjoy your visit here! Kids will definitely love this place and will enjoy the marine life species they will see!

Pretty small compared to other aquariums, many attractions are a joke (they had one where 40+ ppl lined up to touch a rock in a home sized fish tank), sea lion show was good though

Pretty average aquarium in my opinion but it looks like they're continuing to improve not just the animal exhibits but the overall experience!

Great experience, Aquarium was amassing and amusing. New shark exhibit is mesmerising and looks unreal, its a thing you NEED TO SEE. Seal show is also very fun and entertaining. I recommend this place to everyone, just amazing.

Aquarium liked .. I recommend to visit .. very interesting .. especially children ..

I know this aquarium is under construction but with more that half of the exhibits closed its hard to spend more that 45 minutes here. When the renovation is finished it will be great again but until then save your money and ride the cyclone a couple more times.

This place is a nightmare esp w all the annoying and rude little kids with their snobby parents. Sat here for hours trying to get a good view of any of the tanks and I honestly couldn't because a bunch of screaming toddlers were screaming about "dory and nemo" and rubbing their snot on the aquarium glass. It's an ok place just be prepared to not enjoy it as a young adult w no kids...pure hell

Very good. If you go there such v3z give you free ticket to the zoo of the central park

This Aquarium is not as large of a scale like the Boston aquarium however if you have small children and wanting to find something to do with them, this would be the place to go for a couple of hours.

I really want to give more stars but there just isnt enough open yet to give it s higher score. They did offer half price admission because of the lack of some attractions. The new shark exhibit is very well done and quite stunning with the glass hallway and having sharks swim above you. I also like the addition of a rooftop bar and resturant. We got a few beers (be careful, they only come as 24oz cans and we didnt expect to drink that much) we also ordered the fish tacos and they were reasonably tasty. I cant wait for them to bring back the jelly fish and octopuses.

Can't wait for Shark exhibit to reopen and for Spineless Wonders next year. Aquarium is quite small since superstorm Sandy damaged.

I took my 1 year old daughter and idk who had more fun me or her!! Would most definitely go again!

the place is not the biggest aquarium, sea lions show is pretty amazing, didn't know sea lions were so interactive. The are renovating and expanding.

Very nice place for new experiences and get to know the marine nature nice place of entertainment

Maybe it's because it was under construction but this aquarium was tiny and I literally saw everything in like 30 minutes. The sea lion show took up most of the hour (or so) that i was there. This zoo is mainly for children I think because it's kind of a joke... no offense. But great for children. Not suited for teens or adults though, you'll get bored for sure.

Love, love the shark exhibit. Lots of different sharks in the shark tunnel and my personal favorite is the big room with the huge window into the Hudson canyon. Who would have thought that we have that much wildlife right outside our "door"!

Was not aware on 1/4 of the park was open and 18.00 parking charge for being there only 50 min.

The Shark exhibit is nothing short of marvelous...from the hands on touching of a small shark on the roof to the ceiling tanks...the NY Aquarium is a def must especially for children.

Quiet and beautiful place to visit with the family or with your spouse.