This place was so much fun! Today, Mariann at the front desk saved us good money with the annual passes, we got our party of 6 all in, my son lives here in Texas and even though we are from Michigan, she still made it work for all of us with the Black Friday special. We got free admissions to visit the San Antonio Aquarium and the new Houston location next time we come back to Texas. This was a great deal for us, so we will be planning to visit all locations. Mariann was courteous and sweet. My kids had a great time. The place was packed! We didn’t see social distancing at all but we heard announcements often. Masks were required. Tokens are a little pricey but worth it. Devin made us feel pleased and Maricela by the snack area made it happen for us to finally have encounters. We loved the Disney music, and our kids went crazy excited when Ryan came around with the alligator. They have lemurs, a sloth, toucans, and so much more! Great experience!

This place was definitely worth a visit especially if you have children. I found the staff to be very welcoming and knowledgeable Ryan in particular takes a great amount of pride in his job & cares greatly for the multitude of creatures in the facility.I feel honored that I even made a friend named Sunshine who perched on my shoulder for most of my visit & was sad to see her go upon my exit. I will definitely be going back & would recommend this place for a visit.

The Austin Aquarium is one of the coolest aquariums Ive ever been too... Theres not just dress life here, but an array of small and exotic animals.The best part about the place is you can just about touch all of them... Which also means that theyre fairly free for the most part.The first time I visited the entry way was full of parrots flying freely from shoulder to shoulder of the workers. Its first that they love their animals and their animals love them.

I enjoyed my visit. Surprised it was in a strip mall with half price books. The animals are all in little areas where you can get up and close. If you buy tokens at the front youre able to feed different animals. For the price of about $15 you can have a lemur sit on your lap and eat fruit from your aquarium assistant. The stingrays are the most entertaining to feed in my opinion. A little overpriced for what it is. Then buying the tokens can bring total $50-$70 depending how much you want to feed.

Thoroughly enjoyed this place. One of the things that I LOVED the most is you can interact with the animals!! You have to purchase tokens and different animals require different number of tokens, but to me it was worth it! One of the employees named Ryan was AWESOME! He was like an opened book when it came to the animals. Ryan showed compassion with everything that he did. Some of the animals that my family enjoyed best were the otters, meeting and interacting with the octopus, lemurs, and the ittle parakeets fighting over the cup of food you had in your hand!

Great day trip! A bit on the pricey side but with it. It really is fully interactive and youre free to explore! Loving the reduced capacity due to COVID. Plenty to see, touch and do!

I love the great customer service. It wasnt to crowded too. The tokens are pricey but worth getting. You able to get into cages with the birds and other animals. feed fishes and sting rays so much more to do. Fun Fun Fun.

When comparing to other aquariums it is rather small and tight. But I love what they have done with what’s available with the decor and habitats. Admission is fair. Could be cheaper but it’s not ridiculous. I came around 2pm on a Sunday and I got to see all of the fish and animals, very active. Tokens are a bit expensive for what you get. Cost $12 (4 tokens) to get to interact with the lemurs who weren’t really wanting to interact with the guest, they did refund one token so that was cool and I really appreciated that. You can feed the stingray, other species of fish, and the sharks they have. It’s an experience so I wouldn’t complain too much. Worth your first time going. BUT I wouldn’t come again and pay what I did with the admissions and tokens.

Have so many funny things to do and to watch. Very small place, but we still spend there 2 hours, feeding parrots, hugging lemurs, stingrays. Kids would enjoy in a lot. Got some positive energy

Yesterday, we decided to pass by the Aquarium but there was a line of people outside, we didn’t think it was safe for us to enter. I have to mention that a few weeks ago, we did love the place because Marianna made sure we had a wonderful experience at the aviaries and even the 3D reality machines, she was everywhere. There weren’t to many people, so we recommend you to go on weekdays instead. Thank you, Marianna!

Great staff! Great animals! Clean facility! Small cute snack/food/drink/play/rest area, 5min enteractive shows for kids, petting areas throughout. Wide variety gift shop GREAT FOR 1ST TIMERS....however not much change ,if any in the last 5 years (and 6 visits later).

This aquarium has been a beacon of light in a really dark damn time. Everyone that works here is so genuine and kind and has a love for what they do and sharing their knowledge. This place is my sons absolute favorite place to go. It’s not just somewhere that you stand around and stare at animals, you can actually feed and interact with them and I feel that teaches all of us a respect for creatures other than ourselves by allowing us to forge a physical connection with them. Please, go at least once. You won’t regret it.

Very interactive. Looks way better on the inside. Love the birds flying freely all around. You can feed almost all of the animals!

Had so much fun! The staff was very friendly and helpful! Being able to exchange tokens for refreshments was awesome! Amazing hands on experience for the whole family!

I originally rated this place higher as I hoped it was new and would eventually expand however the more I looked into it I realized how awful and literally ILLEGAL this place actually is. I honestly dont know how they are still in business. It is clearly a huge money grab and has no intention of providing a loving and enriching environment for the animals here

Aquarium is kind of small, but definitely worth the price of admission. Being able to feed the sting rays and handle the lemurs was the highlight of our visit.Tokens are needed to purchase food to feed the animals or interactive exhibits, $5 worth is enough, can purchase more but they will not refund unused tokens

We are members and love visiting. We probably visit once a week. However, we are constantly having to wait to get in the bird exhibit. When visiting today the attendant said he was in charge of three exhibits. On a weekend there shouldn’t be one person stationed for three exhibits. 3 other families including ours left because we were tired of waiting.

WOW such an unexpectedly fun experience!! As an aquarium, I assumed I’d see a museum of fish but this was VERY interactive, educational, and diverse. As a 24 year old, I learned so much about lemurs, sloths, birds, snakes, and animals I honestly hadn’t seen before. Like the other reviews say- yes, definitely pricey. But YES, worth every penny and would 100% go again. A smaller space than expected, but truly jam packed with adventure. The associates made the experience so much more memorable, every single of them were so passionate about the well being of their animals and the environment was very much so the ANIMALS’ world- we were just livin in it I think I walked through the entire exhibit three times!! I only have good things to say about this place. Y’all go do it!!!

Amazing place all around. Wonderful staff and happy, healthy animals. The interactive exhibits give you a chance to get up close and observe or even feed them! I personally recommend buying a pass for one of the special exhibits (my favorite so far has been the octopus experience, but the lemurs are amazing too) and getting an amazing experience and story.

Great place to take the family. Love that you can touch the fish and other animals. We also got a season pass.

Being a hip white woman, my boyfriend and I were super stoked to touch animals based on the website. It took a long time to track down employees to get into animal interactions. We really enjoyed all the up close encounters. You can touch almost everything in the place its a great experience. I would suggest forgoing prepaying for tokens as we were not able to do everything planned and they are nonrefundable.

AMAZING! The outside is underwhelming but please don’t let it deter you from visiting. This is the most interactive aquarium I’ve ever seen and it’s absolutely perfect for a 3 year old. They maintain awesome procedures during the pandemic to keep everyone safe. The animals seem really happy. The staff was great! Especially the young girl working at the concession stand!

Parking is free. Handicapped accessible through everything. Not as much aquatic stuff as we expected but there was a lot of interactive stuff. Lots of birds. The tokens $3 per token or buy them in a bundle. The sloths cost 20 tokens and lemurs 4.. so we thought it was rather pricey per person. I was disappointed that many exhibits didnt have information about what it was. We did have fun

The kids really enjoyed it. I have to praise the staff. From the moment we walked in, the young man behind the counter was so nice and helpful. From there, the staff was very knowledgeable and polite. They were great with the kids. Their favorite part was holding the snake and the virtual reality activity.

AWESOME!! My kids loved it! As did my husband and I. 10X better than the zoo or the drive thru Safari. Just wonderful.

This is such a nice place to take your family. If you haven’t gotten a yearly membership I really recommend you get it there’s such a big discount and you can go any day of the year. My kids love it

The best I can say is that it was ok. It may not be the same experience for everyone, but when we went most of the animals were either sleeping or not available for interaction. Its fairly expensive for what it is, especially if you purchase tokens (which we purchased for the lemurs then were unable to use do to them not being available)The staff is unable to refund tokens but they did refund my admission, and for that I will say thank you

The staff is really friendly and informative. Our 1st visit was a lot better since it was more hands on. With the Corona virus we could not touch or feed animals on this visit, but I totally understand. They did allow us to go through the visit multiple time. We only went through once since we went at almost closing time. My grandson loved it and thats all that matters to me. The beautiful albino boas name is Buttercup and such a lovely specimen. You can tell the stingrays miss being hand-fed. They came over to the side and shot out of the water wanting their treats. I wanted to give them all treats, but I behaved. Leading by example is tough sometimes

The animals are truly loved and an amazing setting for learning and experiencing Natures wonderful gifts i wish more zoos were amazing and had the same care as this aquarium

A cozy nugget of gold tucked into a strip mall in Austin. Its fabulously interactive attractions are designed for families with children but made for a really fun afternoon for my bride and me. Id recommend buying the food tokens because its so much fun to feed the animals!

My child loved it here, age restrictions are there for children under 6. They cant interact with the monkeys! However its very small. My child did have alot of fun and got to pet sharks and stingrays! At a last minute trip it would be a good place to experience!

So much fun! Most interactive aquarium Ive ever been too. However, it was very hard to find staff available to help with the animals encounters. And when we did find staff they all thought someone else was helping so we were pointed in 100 different directions.

It really is a childs destination. They play Disney movie music throughout the exhibit , which to me was honestly cool. You have to purchase tokens to pet some and feed the animals but it is an option.

The best! Staff are so friendly and love what they do. Such great entertainment. Exhibits are so well done and all types of animals and fish.

Staff was very knowledgeable and friendly made us feel welcome. Took my 16 month old son. He had a blast. Really enjoyed feeding the parakeets.

We had a great time at the Austin Aquarium. The staff was so friendly and you were able to interact with the fish, stingrays, sharks, and birds. My daughter had a blast! I highly recommend.

Kids absolutely love this aquarium. The staff is super friendly. They let the kids play and feed the fishes, birds and turtles. The best part is that it is so close and easily accessible with plenty of parking.

Very interesting place, lots of section to pet and feed the animals. Small place but unique dont miss out to visit the place if you can .

Its a small building, but that pack a good deal of exhibits in the area. They encourage you to pet and feed almost all of the fish. They also have visitation with several different birds and animal. The food and animal visits cost extra but its actually worth the extra fees to do so.

Austin Aquarium is so much fun. My granddaughter loves feeding the fish, stingrays and birds. Today she also got to feed the otters and a porcupine. The employees are so engaging and answer l the questions. It is a great place to take children. I highly recommend it.

First time visiting this amazing aquarium. Really enjoyed it and had a blast. Ryan made it that much better with all the knowledge he shared. I really enjoyed seeing everything from the lemurs to the shark eggs, everything in this aquarium made it an awesome experience. If you’re in town looking to do something, do yourself a favor and visit this aquarium you won’t regret it!

I cannot express enough how amazing and very friendly the staff that works there is, great time throughout the whole experience. I definitely recommend going here to see some interesting animals and get to have experiences petting animals like the lemurs and birds, but the staff definitely made the time amazing. So again definitely recommend.

Really small space for the amount of animals they have. They seem very money hungry. You’d think with the prices they charge that they’d be able to afford a nicer, individual building. Not a strip shopping center. I guess I expected more for the price. Take your money somewhere else. They seem understaffed, which is really unfair to the animals because it seems like they’re not cared for as well as they should. I love visiting aquariums any vacation I go on, but I should’ve done more research into this place before choosing to go here.

Today was my first time coming here and I have to say it was worth it, it was really fun and interactive. The staff was great and very friendly Id like to give a special thanks to Ryan for making the experience even better he was very informative and ready to answer any questions we had. He truly has a passion for what he does. I will definitely be coming here again.

First thing you should do when you get here is look for Zane! Everyone here is really cool and all deserve nothing but good things, however he took us out of our element and let us play with an octopus. That’s an experience I’ll never be able to get again, thank you Zane!

Very nice aquarium. Lots of hands on stuff. Perfect outing for a family.

We have been to the Austin Aquarium for the second time now and I can honestly say both experiences were great. I would recommend asking for Ryan when doing encounters with any of the animals. He is great with all the animals and makes the interactions better by sharing cool facts.

Such a nostalgic experience my husband and I had. It was very exciting to be able to interact with the animals. Staff was nice and interactive too ️

We went and the first thing we noticed was the location it was very small about the size of the Salvation Army right next to it. We drove around the back and saw small cages holding multiple animals in the ally way. Going in the smell was awful but that’s somewhat expected because of the animals. The employees were very nice but we hardly saw any while walking through the different rooms. It was very cool how interactive it was, but the animals seemed extremely hungry and were constantly up against the glass waiting for food. The otters were aggressively itching themselves as if they had flees or a rash of some sort. There are multiple animals in too small of a cage for there size or they had too many animals in one cage. There were also multiple dead cockroaches in the kids interactive areas. We have been to our fair share of aquariums and this was not a good stop. It was more depressing than anything.

The experience at the aquarium started out good, they had some cool sea life to look at, pet, and feed. Its definitely great to take your kids because its an interesting and entertaining aquarium. However, I was not expecting it to go downhill as it went. I decided to go into the interactive experience with some lemurs that you could touch inside their habitat and sit down with them and I was extremely taken aback by how the staff handled what happened. As soon as I went inside this habitat, a lemur jumped on my head and gripped my hair so I tried to tie my hair back and I guess it had looked like I had touched the lemur or went for it with my hand but I was just trying to tie my hair as I had forgotten to tie it back but it wasnt a requirement to have long hair back anyway. A young lady working in this habitat experience started unnecessarily shouting at me to get out of the habitat. I didnt have an issue being told to leave the habitat as I understand their priority is to protect the guests and the animals, mostly the animals. I do have an issue with how the staff member handled the situation and made a big unnecessary scene in front of my husband and others children. I did not receive the respect that I deserve as an adult and a guest from this staff member and that is why I am rating this experience a 1 star.

Great place. Great staff. Interactive, you get to touch and feed almost all of the animals. Had a ton of fun!!

Went for my second time to do encounters with the lemurs because my first experience was pretty boring. After waiting 20min to do a lemur encounter the lady scares you by telling you everything you can’t do (and you really can’t do anything) so you get nervous to even touch the animal which is what you’re there to do. I went in and sat down and the lemurs were really friendly which was really cool and no more than 5 seconds into the exhibit I gently rub my two fingers (those are the rules) down the lemurs neck and back to pet it and got kicked out immediately because my fingers were on its neck. It was completely my fault but 15$ down the drain and I was pretty upset because that was the only thing I wanted to do was pet lemurs. Not to mention before that, the workers are scratching and kissing the lemurs which is everything they tell you not to do so the fact I got kicked out for a little mistake and no warning is not cool.

Summary: Neat, fun and SUPER EXPENSIVE.The Details:The animals appear to be healthy and well cared for. The experience is neat and allows for the kids to get up close and personal with the animals. However, its up to the parents to make sure that the kids arent being too rough with the animals since there are not many minders present.The staff is very friendly and helpful.We payed $56 which included 10 tokens used for towards some feedings + for 2 adults. Our boy was free since hes under 3. At the current entrance prices, theres no way we will go back which is a shame because its a neat place.Its in strip mall shopping area next to a Salvation Army which is a bit odd and limits parking.Hopefully they can find a way to increase the value of the experience to justify the cost of admission. I wont hold my breath though because my guess is that this place isnt cheap to keep running.Overall, glad we did it but wont be going back.

Not the best aquarium in the world, but the best in Austin. The staff are incredible and will make sure your family has a great time!

More of a small zoo than aquarium. Understand this is a private organization and not state or city sponsored. You will have to purchase token to get to intact with some of the animals and feed them but not if you just want to look at them. They will have some animals to interact with that dont require tokens like the Macaws and Python. The sloth is on his schedule so dont be upset if they wont sell the tokens to see him. I would recommend going to the website and seeing what animals you want to interact with so you know how many tokens you need to buy. The number of tokens are for each person and not per group. My son and I enjoyed our time there and looking forward to going back.

The interactive experience was really unique to this aquarium. My problem is that every fish was begging for food and didn’t seem to be fed properly. From my knowledge, allowing every fish or reptile to be fed from the public, will cause inconsistency in their diet. Every day can valet in how much the public feeds, so one day the animals can be over fed or under. To me it looked like they were underfed. A few of the koi had gashes and the tanks looked over capacity. It was also a little sad to see the two otters in such a small enclosure. It’s a very very small aquarium that can be done in maybe 20 minutes. I would recommend going some place else to experience these lovely fish and reptiles.

It was so nice this time around not so crowded. We got hands on...experience. There is still people who dont read signs 6ft or wait till the person is finished before processing. Wish someone would explain rules!!

We took a group from church there several months ago (yep, I’m late on this recommendation). We had so much fun. Our guide was awesome & incredibly informative. Our group really enjoyed how interactive the experience was—even the stand off-ish guys found themselves jumping in to touch, pet, & interact with the animals. I’m so thankful for Ross taking the time to help us out. We look forward to a return visit in the near future.

Dont be deceived by the location! This aquarium is located in an unsuspecting shopping center, but is an absolutely amazing experience! Admission is cheap, especially with a Groupon, and you can purchase tokens to experience encounters with several different animals, while some of them are free. The lemur experience was one of the coolest things Ive ever done! The staff is very knowledgeable about their animals and makes sure you and the animals are comfortable during the encounters. You can also use tokens to purchase feed for different animals like stingrays and sharks. The whole aquarium is very interactive and youll get every bit of value for the price! Would totally go again and again!

Fun trip with 1 and 2 year old. 5 tokens is enough to purchase to feed the fish. We has 2 extra token and wre able to use them to use them at the gift shop

A great little escape to do something while covid is happening. Felt safe there. Everyone seemed to be practicing safe mask and distancing.

I went with a couple of friends and we had an amazing time! Based on the pictures and the aquariums location, I expected the variety to be very limited. There were way more animals than I expected. The museum definitely exceeded our expectations. Also, I feel like the amount for entry was fairly low and a great deal. We definitely got our moneys worth. There were so many animals and lots of the exhibits were interactive. We got to touch stingrays as the swam around the tank, touch a baby shark, and have a crab nibble dead skin off of our hands. I had an awesome time and it was a great way to pass time with friends in town. I will definitely be back soon!

Amazing place for Kids and Adults. This place is a little on the smaller side, but it more than makes up for it with its interactive exhibits and range of exotic animals. Want to hold an exotic bird on your wrist? Pet a stingray? Or have a pair of lemurs run across your shoulders? This place has it all.Make sure to research their Token system, as this is about 1/2 the cost of the attraction. These let you feed animals and get into the more expensive interactive experiences.There is a wide array of animals, so the fact that this place is called an aquarium is more of a technicality. Fish, Birds, Reptiles, and even an Octopus!Theres even a play area and other fun surprises that will leave a lasting impression for those visiting with young ones. Definitely a great weekend activity for anyone who enjoys animals

Fun place great selection of animals. Really Friendly Staff.

Awesome place for kids. Despite its small size, the aquarium is very diverse and interesting. Its great that you can feed both birds and fish. It is a little sad that these creatures eat much more than they actually need. They really have too much food and too little space. Despite this, the impressions of the visit remained pleasant. Here you can also celebrate a childrens holiday. There are also attractions for children inside.

Staff was friendly and it was a treat for my grandson to be able to feed some of the animals

Small and overpriced. Drove a couple hours to visit and paid over $200 for a family of 4. We got to only feed fish and stingray and visit 1 exhibit. All the exhibits were closed because they were understaffed. We left with so much to tokens. Front desk should left you know whats closed before you buy tokens. Staff were extremely friendly though and very knowledgeable.

The Austin Aquarium was the perfect place to go on a hot humid day. I was pleasantly surprised by all the animals that they had and the helpfulness of the employees!! I was too busy having fun to even get pictures. Hint: but your tickets on Groupon

The place is small but jammed pack with so many interactive things to do. We will definitely be returning!!!

Fun for the entire family. Was a little pricey and the token scheme & pricing is atrocious but the kids had fun.

For how small the place is, I had alot of fun with all the animals. You get to pet and feed stingrays, koi fish, pheasants, ducks, sunfish, and even lemurs. The parrot and tucson shows are also fun.

Its like college students graduated and thought, man, we should start an aquarium for Austin! And from that point on, prices were ridiculous, animals are mistreated, inbred, and bought off the black market. This is the Exotic Joe of aquariums. Please take your money to a more professional, more spacious, and better cared for place. Anywhere really...Dallas, San Antonio, Corpus Christy....anywhere else please.

We love the Austin Aquarium. A fantastic place to take your family. Up close interactions with sea life, reptiles, and birds. An amazing experience that exceeds your expectations! Reasonably priced. Family friendly. Safe. Fun. We love it!

My wife accompanied me to Austin for a conference. While on our way back home to Nashville we decided to kill some time (we had a late flight) and take in the some sightseeing and check out the Austin aquarium. We actually thought Google Maps had taken us to the wrong place because is sent us to what looked like was a strip mall. Believe it or not is was an aquarium. The aquarium was set up in something along the size of an old grocery store. The staff was excellent, helpful and knowledgeable concening questions on any of the exhibits. However the aquarium itself looks like a overused hodgepodge building with a mixture of aquatic and animal life. It gave the impression of a aquatic pet store. A number of the exhibits were in need of repair. We have been to a number of different aquarium locations, most recently Chattanooga and Gatlinburg in Tennessee. Those aquariums are top notch and well worth the price of admission. It may be that I am comparing the Austin Aquarium to our recent visits to those locations in Tennessee. If you do make it to the Austin Aquarium, we hope you have a great visit.

Do not believe the five star reviews. If you have not been to the Austin Aquarium look into the Owners they are notorious for mistreatment of animals. The cages are too small and the animals are constantly stressed out. This is not a real aquarium it’s a poor imitation built to make money.

The aquarium (and more!) was such a great time! Its by far the most interactive zoo/aquarium experience Ive had and was a blast. So much variety of animals and exhibits! The new baby otters are adorable!

The Austin Aquarium may not be huge, but it is by far one of the best Aquarium experiences my family has every had. The exhibits are interactive, and the staff is knowledgeable and friendly.

Rather small aquarium but plenty of room for people to get in and look at the animals, able to feed stingrays, nurse sharks and a whole bunch of other fish types. Cool activities for children to do. Way better than the Dallas world aquarium which building wise was bigger but very cramped and is just basically in the same line from outside wait till you hit gift shop. All in all I would recommend for kids 4-13 very easily.

Doesnt look like much from outside, but worth much more than entry price. You can touch or feed almost everything in the place!! It was amazing!! Cant say enough great things, take your kids, your parents, the neighbors.... Not you dogs. It was just awesome!!

Please visit with kids. They will be amazed to see so many varieties of animals. Specially feeding fishes and love birds. There a bunch of eels, koi fish and colorful marine varieties. It includes iguanas, star fish, lion fish, sea horses etc.Prices should be lower.

Such a fun experience! Went without kids and even I enjoyed it. There are tons of opportunities for animal interactions, some paid and some free. Even if you do not pay for the extra ones, there are tons of ways for you or your children to engage!

Such a great place for the family or just something fun to do. I like that you can interact with some of the animals and fishes so cool.

Very cool and interactive aquarium. My 3 year old loved it. They also have a little play area as well.

I am very shocked that in such a huge state like Texas they have such small Aquarium here in Austin .It’s a nice little pace but definitely nothing compared with other Aquariums across the USI’ve been to . Not much to see and is very hard to walk around specially with a stroller

Of all the aquariums Ive visited, this one is by far the smallest, smelliest, overly interactive, and worst maintained. Majority of the fish are crowded into their tanks and look depressed. They instantly come to the top of the tanks begging for food whenever anybody comes close to it. There are a lot of non-sealife too, especially birds. Most of these exhibits are interactive by allowing patrons to pet the birds, lemurs, sloth ($40 per person), and otters. All of the fish food and animal interactions require the purchase of tokens ($2 for 1) on top of their, fairly cheap, tickets. Im not an animal care expert, but its very obvious that these animals are being used only for profit and do not live in the proper habitats. There are plenty of violations throughout the entire aquarium as well as animal cages located behind the building, where they most likely put animals in at night. Overall, you get what you pay for, a fish store pretending to be an aquarium where the animals arent properly taken care of.However, if you are still insistent of visiting, then I highly recommend researching their owner, Vince Covino, and previous aquarium that they tried to run in Portland, Oregon where hundreds of animals died within a three month period. As well as why it got shut down for animal abuse and the illegal attainment and transport of wildlife. I wish I did my research before coming to just waste my money. I wouldnt be surprised if animal rights activists were to come and actually got the place shut down.

This place left me very pleasantly surprised. If you are expecting to walk into a big building with a lot of things behind glass you will be surprised too. This is a complete hands on and interactive experience. We did a deal on Groupon which was great to save on at the door admission prices. They also sell add ons to your ticket such as where you can go interact hands on with lemurs or you can feed the alligators. That costs extra but you will have plenty of fun without that if you dont want to get that. This place is great for toddlers to adults. They have a small playground area inside too and reasonable prices in the snack bar with a good little selection. One of the things I enjoyed most was how friendly, knowledgeable and enthusiastic the staff was. They were all eager to interact with us too and give us knowledge about the animals. They also had staff around with different creatures and some dressed in costume. A very fun place to spend a few hours. Highly recommend!

We had a blast! Reasonable prices and interactive exhibits! Looking forward to the new octopus exhibit, sad to hear what happened.

This place actually beat my expectations. I was able to find a discounted deal online to make the entry more bearable, but even at full cost the experience would have been worth it. We were greeted by a staff with a snake for the kids to touch if they wanted and some really fun displays. There is a lot of thought put into the displays both in and outside the tanks. There are plenty of birds and other wildlife. We noticed throughout some great animals you could touch, and activities, food, play areas. There is really a lot to do. There were a lot of people but it didnt feel crowded. Will visit again.

It was fun but a little disappointed wasnt really what I was expecting. Parking lot was dirty. People inside were very friendly.

Excellent place for kids. Although not very large in size but they have different kinds of aquatic animals and also reptiles, lemurs, monkeys and birds. Their activities are interactive and fun for little children. When it comes to entertaining your kids, this place in Austin is perfect for it.

We came here on a Tuesday, hoping it would have less people, which it did.If you are looking for the same experience during Covid, come on Mon-Wed, the slowest times, according to the employees. They also have social distancing stickers in place, so, we can be responsible customers and follow it.This is our 4th visit and we love it here!It helps to know that this place is small, in a strip center so, expect to see less selection than some other aquariums you may be accustomed to. While it may seem plain on the outside, dont judge a book by its cover.The opportunity to have far more interaction with the various creatures, from feeding to petting, is amazing. There are just a few simple rules to follow and you pay for each one. It can be pricey but, you know it goes toward the care of the animals and support.of the employees so, why not?They utilize the limited space well to incorporate a variety of creatures. You can join lemurs in their mini habitat, feed stingrays and sharks, plus see reptiles, birds, fish and more. It is a nice variety.See Ryan, especially, along with the other employees, for some friendly and informative conversation as they seek to educate you to help further enjoy your experience. Each employee was a great communicator. All of them were friendly and welcoming. They love what they do and care for the animals, actually knowing each animal by name. Keep up the good work.If youre looking for an up close, personal experience with several of Gods creatures, come on by.Well be back!

I was not expecting much when we pulled up to the entrance. Weve been to a lot of aquariums all over the world. We were so incredibly surprised and excited by how Hands-On this aquarium was. Allowing us to interact with so many different species but still ensuring that every animal in their care was properly housed, fed, and kept in a safe environment. Not a huge aquarium, but definitely worth a visit. As far as the overall experience goes, we enjoyed it just as much as many larger aquariums.

Cool environment the entry isnt enough you will need to get tokens and it get pricey when you factor that in.

Really enjoyed the hands on experience! Didnt mind paying for the tokens for the opportunity to interact with the animals. I would highly recommend going.

We had the greatest time. From getting our hands “cleaned” by shrimp to learning about sharks to feeding sting rays. So many fun activities for kids and the staff was awesome. Definitely recommend and will be visiting again.

Just save money for tokens the enconters are awesome. We loved the lemurs! There was so much to pet and feed. We had a lot of fun. The staff was super nice and the animals loved them so they must be doing a great job with them.

Great experience. Perfect for younger kids. They have a lot of hands on stuff just not as many animals as I would expect but enjoyable for the entire family!

Decent Aquarium, where you can pretty much touch and interact all animals. You can get the admission tickets through Groupon, but still have to buy feeding tokens. There is a $5 off 10 tokens when you check in Yelp. The facility is well maintained and the staff were courteous and friendly. Kids love this place and easy to spend couple of hrs.

Had so much fun here! They have animal encounters for a variety of animals.

Awesome staff! They gave us free admission to come back post COVID. However, this aquarium is super small. But, the kiddos had a blast and enjoyed their time.