New York Aquarium

Lots of room for improvement but the new changes are nice so far. The aquarium was quite crowded on a Sunday. There was a new shark exhibit which was quite nice. The sea lion show was too short and also really sunny. It could be improved on by increasing the amount of animals and tricks and increasing length of time. It took a while for everyone to file in and to have it so short was disappointing. 16.60 for chicken tender and fries combo, I liked that they had different types of sauces including hot honey I had free tickets due to work but $33 is definitely not worth it for a small aquarium. Definitely purchase tickets in advance as the line was long for ticket purchasing at the kiosk.
Helen H - 2 weeks ago

This is cute, but it’s kind of small and expensive for such little exhibits. Only saw fish, jellyfish, a few sharks, one octopus, a couple of king crabs, one sea otter, and a few sea lions. It’s $30 a person, which would be okay if there were more to see. Still not a bad hour to spend. Was cool to see some of the animals.
Jennifer Maybloom - a month ago

We really had a great time! We went on a Monday, June 24th, so school was already out but there were no lines to get in and it wasn't that crowded. The exhibits were really great. It's small enough to get through in one day, but also big enough to spend the whole day. My kids are 4 and 1 and we were there from 11am to 4pm! We enjoyed this aquarium.
Alicia F - 2 months ago

The sea lion exhibit was being worked on today so half of it was down and there were no sea lion shows. The exhibits in this building, including penguins and sea otters, are open to the outside and seem to grow a tremendous amount of algae. The otter tank was so bad that we couldnt even see in the glass. This was disappointing to see. It feels like the tanks are not being adequately maintained when you see these things. It was very busy today and the shark building with the sea tunnel was filled with screaming children...and I do mean screaming...not just loud! This building echoes. It was so bad that we, and several other families had to leave. Some signage is needed at this building indicating quiet, inside voices please. I realize that children are excited but the acoustics in the space makes it difficult for all to enjoy. Setting, environmental expectations could help. Lastly, the trash to art exhibit was on display. This exhibit is exceptional!!! Its truly worth seeing all on its own. This exhibit made the whole experience at the aquarium today.
Ingrid Hill - 2 months ago

Being in New York City for this Aquarium the expectations were really high. It’s comparatively small to other Aquariums we have seen. Sea lion show was good but if they would hv added a shed then it would hv been much better experience. The sea lion and harbor seals area looks like was never cleaned and I am not sure it’s to keep the natural habitat or just ignorance.
Saurabh Kohli - a week ago