We were lucky enough to visit on a Tuesday afternoon when there were only two other families in the aquarium, and I cant recommend that timing enough! The staff were very welcoming and helpful, and we saw animals in multiple exhibits being fed (which was super fun to watch!) Everything was very clean and the path through the aquarium was easily marked. Perfect afternoon for a family with kids, or just a couple like us!

Really a nice aquarium with plenty of things to see. Great jelly fish display and the view room of the large tank is mesmerizing. They have a great collection that is beautifully displayed of many varieties of living coral. (Love the coral rescue lab, too). Its definitely worth a visit!

Didnt remind me of the regular aquarium Ive been to our go to. I was saying, lets just go through this to end so we could go to 4d movie in rainforest triangle.But, great views on top and bottom of sea lion/seal and penguin display disregard us. Loved how they orchestrated the set up of room to room, sea animals to sea animals.

I dont believe what you get is worth the price. We paid over $130 for 2 adults and 2 young children for a walk through that took less than an hour. We also werent informed that some exhibits were closed.

AQUARIAM AT MOODY GARDENSvisitors love this place becauseReally a nice aquarium with plenty of things to see.Great jelly fish display and the view room of the large tank is mesmerizing.They have a great collection that is beautifully displayed of many varieties of living coral. (Love the coral rescue lab, too).Its definitely worth a visit!

I loved it, the rain forest was the seller of the memories and the membership. Staff is friendly and courteous. The aquarium was awesome as well had a good time. If you go enjoy it is enjoyable. If you plan on going alot get the membership its only 100 dollars and it gets you into everything except the water park.

The aquarium has so much to offer for kids and adults. There is a very large variety of marine life from small reef type fish, black tip sharks to sea lions and penguins. I always enjoy coming here and taking in the colors of life that are offered. One of my favorite aquariums close to home.

Cool place for the whole family. Lots of awesome sealife.

A great aquarium! We spent about 2 hrs there. Lots of things to see. We didnt want to rush. Well maintained facility. I would have loved to speak to someone in the lab doing research. Dont cheat yourself by not going.

What a amazing place. Ive never seen an aquarium like this. The way you see it on multiple levels is so cool. Weve been to a couple of aquariums but this by far is the best. Went here on vacation and wish we could have stayed longer. One day is not enough for the whole place. My daughter (5) had the time of her life. Plenty of Interactions to keep her amused and still me in my 40s I had a good time. We will be back

If you want a fun and entertaining place with the family this place is perfect for an hour or two of your day. Informative, creepy and just awesome with the creatures and animals that we don’t get to see every day.

Very exciting and fun!!@#! Interesting and filled with new knowledge on these sea creatures!! Spectacular scenery and sealife!!@! :)

Always been one of my fav places and I took my boyfriend for his first time to have a birthday memory with me. It was amazing as always

Very impressed! So much awesome sea life. I absolutely loved the jellyfish! Too bad I cant upload videos. They are a must see!

Worth the money. The penguins are so cute!

Not as big as I expected it to be but very clean and nice inside. Employees were very helpful & friendly. Price was a bit high, in my opinion.

My whole family enjoyed our trip to the aquarium! From our 2 year old all the way up to Grandma. I thought it may be a bit overpriced especially considering all the touch exhibits are now closed. But it was still really fun! The penguins at this aquarium are the only penguins Ive seen in an enclosure that truly looked healthy and happy.

This place was really nice and clean.Very informative and had a great time checking out all of the exhibits.

Lots of fun and cute penguins

The aquarium was nice. My family enjoyed the exhibits. I do feel like there could have a been a little more things to see, but it didnt stop me from having a good experience.

Visited during Covid so there were some downsides. The biggest being no touch pools. However being from Georgia the price we paid was the same and was able to see all attractions which I loved. It was overall a wonderful experience. The rainforest and paddleboat were my favorite. Cant wait to return and hopefully things will be back to normal so we can experience the touch pools. Keep up the good work at keeping everyone and thing safe during these times!!

We loved our visit to the Moody Gardens Aquarium... It had been several years since our last visit and we really enjoyed coming back.

This was our 2nd time here and l got to say covid19 killed off crowds but it also killed off all hands on interaction as well sadly. It was $74 for 2 adults. It would have been cheaper to do the whole grounds for $64 each bc we were in and out in an hour w just the aquarium. My favorite was the octopus which look like Pokémon candles and the chocolate chip starfish. Pics added. A/C mask required.

Love the fish there!! Especially the sharks.

I loved everything about it just wish it would stay open longer

Absolutely the best rainforest exhibit Ive ever been to. Aquarium is amazing as well. Dont miss out

This place is absolutely amazing but I just need to pass on a word of warning for those people who might be visiting with a service dog.The entire place is service dog friendly EXCEPT the rainforest exhibit. The benefit of us having a service dog is that it helps my daughter be independent with her disability. The rainforest exhibit is completely open air, meaning birds and monkeys are just out running around the walkways. Our service dog is very well trained so this wasnt that big of a deal until exhibit staff came running to us and controlling our visit out of concern for their rainforest animals. Suddenly, we were singled out and given a whole lecture, asked a bunch of (ADA friendly) questions, and had all of our movements controlled and restricted. It was enough chaos and commotion to cause my daughter to start stemming and her service dog to start signaling which just made the entire situation even worse. We ended up just exitng out of that exhibit early, without really getting to enjoy any of it.We had no issues at any of the rest of the exhibits, including the aquarium. But if we would have known the rainforest exhibit would be like that, we would have been more prepared.

A beautiful place to visit and learn.

Wasnt worth the money, but enjoyed the time with the wife!

Very clean. Animals are well cared for. Absolutely loved watching the sea lions. Staff is amazing!

I took my 4 children to the aquarium in August and we all enjoyed! Extremely family friendly, clean, and organized.

My kids loved this place and i had a good time too

Pricey but well worth it. Kids were disappointed they couldnt touch the fish but they seemed to have a good time. Dont want the fish to get sick.

A lot of exhibits are close We understand that the pandemic makes a lot of things change. Wish the prices where a little cheaper to help everyone out but real surprise that a lot of people are not using and wearing their mask wrong and more surprising is that the staff does not remind or tell people to wear their mask and wear it correctly

Love love love it!!! Penguins and Sea lions were really fun.. Stingrey petting was so much fun... Lovely!!!!!

Fascinating and awe-aspiring. I do want to leave a review specifically for the cleanliness of their bathrooms. Whoever the janitor is I want to commend you and acknowledge your excellence. Even though what you do may be mundane it does not go unnoticed. So, I thank you greatly

Man that still a nice place to hug out the hotel over is still best place to to sleep I was there Dec 1 and 2 I like the ice land that was fun but man that was cold the manager that did the ice land he did a great job thanks its was fun

It is very beautiful and interesting place to see

Beauty of place. super recommended

We have just back from our family vacation from galveston. We had a party of 9 of us that has came down, with 5 being kids we decided to take them to the aquarium, and we were not let down. Lots of different sections with there own feel. From petting stingrays to big ole sea lions, to a happy little puffer fish seen down below, this place has a lot. Kids were constantly amused and we spent around an hour and a half there. Nice little gift store with decent food court, with the prices you would expect to pay at such a place. Would highly recommend stopping here if you are visiting the area.

Awesome experience! We really loved the penguins and jellies! 100% worth the aquarium pass.

Very nice. A lot of fun. Its a must, when in Galveston.

Very cool for kids & relatives. All the upgrades are very nice too.

We always a great time taking grandkids there and get yearly memberships. Masks are required now due to Covid.

Can not give this place enough stars!!! Such a beautiful place and very informative!!

It was a great place to take the children seeing the animals was great. It was fun for the whole family even during the pandemic.

When its too hot outside for the zoo. This is the place to be for indoor activity. The aquarium pyramid is the BEST.

Great fun for the whole family!!!

The aquarium was wonderful. The rain forest was ok.

Must see for families, loved this place and would go back.

We love the jellies and this aquarium is definitely the best weve visited in Texas. It takes about 2 hours to leisurely walk through and you have to be careful about following the fish path or you might miss out on some exhibits. Our girls love touching the sting rays, sea urchins, star fish, and jellies. Definitely great for young kids (ours are 4 and 5 years old).

Absolutely stunning place. They had baby sharks, penguin, jellyfish, an otter show etc.. Many other attractions around. It was perfect for young kids, teens and adults

A great aquarium on par with Boston, maybe better in size of windows

We loved this place. Luckily the day we went were having less crowd. We covered the aquarium and the 3D & 4D theaters. Kids will love it. The aquarium was so clean and well arranged. We could get to pet stingray and start from fish. The penguins were amazing. If anyone plans to visit this place when in Galveston, is a good choice as to could combine Schlitterbahn along with moody gardens as both at right next to each other. Definitely recommendable.

I loved this pyramid!This was amazing.My son really enjoyed touching the jelly fish, stingrays, and starfish. I will definitely be bringing my family to see this pyramid again.

Truly a fantastic experience. Beautiful facilities and the penguin encounter was one my boys are still talking about. They used the video for show and tell.

I absolutely love this place!!! Here are two of my decent pictures!

Some of the sea life wasnt in its tanks but the ones I saw where amazing

Genuinely the best pyramid. Very kind, informative employees, interesting movies, clean environment. I think this is the best pyramid you could go to.

Really awesome place. You can touch jelly fishes, star fish, and sting rays. It was really a great experience.Staff was very helpful and knowledgeable.They have variety of fishes and animals.This place is great for kids and adults.

Been here before an always great times...

Great family experience however is a bit on the pricey side.

The price was a bit up there but overall it was a good visit. The hallway flow is a little here and there but if you just pick one and follow it it will eventually spit you out in another hallway that you can follow. So dont worry about missing anything thinking you have to make a decision right at the beginning. We lucked out being there during some feeding time so seeing the seals so playful was fun. It was a nice option to have on a rainy day.

I so wish there were more exhibits but it is a pretty cool place. The first aquarium where Ive ever seen seals!

Amazing collection of fish, penguin, sea lions, harbor seals, jelly fish, sharks, ... you get the picture! Excellent staff cheerfully answered all my questions.

Fun trip! Definitely worth it! Kids had a blast. Pool area was great

The Aquarium at Moody Gardens is pretty impressive - especially the glass tunnel in which you can walk among the fish! Very nice selection of species in the tanks, very colorful indeed. The staff is very friendly and it is interesting to see the ending and the maintenance ongoing. Highly recommended when in Galveston.

Always love this place and covid friendly.

I had the best time here while at moody gardens we even saw a scale man fish

Aquarium part was good but sucked not being able to touch the jellyfish, stingrays, and starfish. In my honest opinion, the prices need to be lowered if curtain attraction arent available.

The Aquarium is so big with so many species of fish. The design of the aquariums give you up-close encounters and you are sure to catch a glimpse of whatever aquatic animals you wish. A great place to go as a couple or a family. Their is plenty of space so you dont feel overcrowded.

Always a crowd pleaser so much to see. And even a place to touch jellyfish and Rays too. Watch the penguins or seals and sea lions play. Fun to see such variety close up in their environment.

Great place, food court is closed and exhibits are not all open, but a great experience.

It was amazing, even during the covid-19 there were only a few people

Even though something pooped on me in the rain forest, we still had a great time! There are so many beautiful animals and plants to see!

It is far too pricey for the value you get. It takes about 20-30 min to go through the entire thing.If you consider some of your money being part donation it makes sense, but if you are expecting the aquarium to be equal to the value of what you spend for a family, be prepared to be disappointed.

Did the Valentines dinner event. It was awesome. Its a bit of a shame that the exhibits closed early but we were able to touch a jellyfish and a stringray which made up it. Would love to spend more time exploring there.

This ended up being much better than anticipated! I would even say its better than the state aquarium in Corpus.We visited during the Christmas Holidays and were able to take advantage of a day pass which let us visit the Aquarium and other attractions at Moody Gardens.There was plenty of things to see include a touch tank, penguins, and a glass ceiling walkway where fish are swimming over you.I was surprised to see that the food courts were reasonably priced compared to what youd find at these establishments.

The aquarium in Houston is much better but they definitely put together a nice enough aquarium.

Great Learning experience.

The best part was petting stingrays!!

We will forever LOVE the aquarium! My daughter looks for Chloe everytime!

Amazing such a great aquarium!

Great little aquarium love the tropical fish display

Great place to bring family and friends would recommend to buy the season all year pass is cheaper and you could come multiple times and watch all 3 theme parks with the family food is not cheap so eat before you get there

Super interesting to go see with kids. Its cheaper to purchase admission as a bundle for 2 or all attractions in the Moody Gardens.

Always amazing, very clean and lots of great exhibits

Great place to go adults and families you can touch Stingrays and Jellyfish

My vacay away from home! Love it. No complaints

Everything was awesome except for pricing at the food court witch that was to b excited

This place is very beautiful and had a good time very nice compare to other aquariums.

This place has so much information. It is a great place for the kids to learn.

Nice aquarium, well kept.

Loved it will go back very soon. The jellyfish and penguin exhibit were very awesome (my favorite) to see. The staff was very friendly and helped us along the way with any questions we had. Overall, one of the best aquariums I have been to.

My toddler had a lot of fun here, much to see. Definitely my favorite pyramid of the three. Love how close to us the sea lions got!

You have to visit the aquarium. So cool.There are so many things to do while in Galveston, Texas but if its raining or too hot out think about coming here.We visited here on a week day, after Labor and it wasnt busy. It was nice to see the support for home school programs. The kids were there learning about the different sea animals and enjoying the interactive atmosphere. Especially being able to touch the stingrays.The history of how the aquarium was built is cool. Put this one on your places to see list.

Honestly it was pretty cool but definitely not worth the money. Half the exhibits didnt have animals and you werent even allowed to be next to the glass for most of it. Definitely disappointed in the rainforest not worth it at all....

It is way better then Houston aquarium and Houston has a great aquarium!!!!

For the price point I was expecting more. I was keen on going to the aquarium in San Antonio, not being able to do that as originally planned we came up with this spot as a nice compromise. 98 dollars, two adults, one 5 yr old child. Consisted of less total exhibits than one house inside of the zoo. They are definitely impressive, but a lot of it was also empty. The jellyhouse exhibit had two exhibits with absolutely nothing in it. ALL of their interactions were done by the time we showed up at 2pm.I might check out other aspects of Moody Garden, but I seriously doubt Ill be back to the Aquarium unless my daughter requests it, and I doubt she ever will.Hopefully San Antonio is better.

Had to wait awhile to get tickets, enjoyed the aquarium experience.