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Aquarium Of The Americas, New Orleans, LA

  • Address 1 Canal Street
    New Orleans, LA 70130
    United States
  • Phone number+1 504 581 4629
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Aquarium Of The Americas is a world-class aquarium with state-of-the-art exhibits, allowing visitors young and old to experience underwater nature first hand. Visitors immerse themselves in the major marine and submarine habitats of North and South America, including the Caribbean Sea and the Amazon Rainforest. The aquarium also features thousands of fish, reptiles, and birds native to these habitats.

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yelp Reviews ( 2 Reviews see all ) Top

Jerry S.

(Rating: 5.0) 

by Jerry S. on September 7, 2009

Zoo, park, golf course, restaurant, jogging trail, river front park, many things to see and do here even get married.

Maria W.

(Rating: 4.0) 

by Maria W. on December 9, 2008

A fun spot for an afternoon of exploration and learning, the Audubon Zoo sports a few different showcases apart from other Zoo's you may have visited. Among...

Trip Advisor Reviews ( 21 Reviews see all ) Top

“Up close & personal with sharks, stingrays and sea otters! Loved it!”

 by  Jewel21Dance  on  2008-12-31

This aquarium is really fantastic. We spent just a couple of hours there and had a blast! My 7 year old daughter was able to touch the stingray...

“Overpriced but good overall”

 by  LoveNate  on  2008-10-19

This aquarium is very nice but is about 20 years old. If you have been to newer and larger ones like the Georgia Aquarium, you may need to temp...

“Just Ok”

 by  bjcTx  on  2008-07-15

We had heard that the aquarium had suffered hurricane damage, but we didn't know what it was like before. It would have been informational to s...

“Just ok”

 by  MBroyhill  on  2008-06-25

My husband and I went on a Tuesday and it was ok. LOTS of screaming kids in a small space. We are spoiled by our hometown zoo and aquarium, so ...

“Take in to Account...Please”

 by  Pattycakes051360  on  2008-05-22

Anyone that has been to the aquarium before August 29, 2005 will surely tell you it is a great place to go. If you take the time to take into a...

“Sooooooooooo disappointed!”

 by  msu311girl  on  2008-04-15

I paid less to go to the Chicago Aquarium and it was fifty times better. There was hardly anything there and I was so disappointed. Plus, due t...

Yahoo Travel Reviews ( 66 Reviews see all ) Top

Ideally Located close to other attractions

 by  D. N  on  2009-02-17

I took my daughter and granddaughter for a visit, found it nicely laid out and easy to follow. Attractions were open and plenty to see and vis...

The Best of New Orleans

 by  West  on  2009-02-17

In my opinion this is the best thing to do as a family in New Orleans. The Big Easy is my favorite city but it is not very family friendly at ...

Love It!

 by  tacdennie  on  2008-12-27

As a native of the area I moved away due to my going into the military, but it doesn't stop me from visiting and since I have children now I ed...

Fun in the air conditioning.

 by  Elizabeth G  on  2008-07-08

Great exhibits and a welcome break from the heat. For kids, there is a sting ray touch tank and a nurse shark touch tank.

Great vacation place!!!

 by  Natalie  on  2008-06-24

I live in Lafayette and we visit every so often. I never realized how expansive the exbits are until we visted one in California. The entire ex...

B-

 by  A Yahoo! Contributor  on  2008-06-08

I've read it somewhere, it's A place to go, but not THE place to go.. with such the small building you can see from outside, you wouldn't see m...

CitySearch Reviews ( 15 Reviews see all ) Top

Kids love it!

 by  Vianne  on  2008-11-14

What a terrific way to spend the day by the river! My kids not only love looking at all the fish inside the acquarium, but they get a kick out ...

Not exactly a great aquarium. Update this site.

 by  kds1107  on  2008-03-21

Need to update this site. This site said 3 hrs free parking at the Wall of Whales with ticket stub...we were still charged $5.00 and were unde...

Amazing experience

 by  dmenkes  on  2006-11-17

I was taken here by my parents on a schoolday in the fall so it wasn't very crowded. As I understand it, it gets insane in the summer and on we...

Creatures that hail from the Caribbean to the mighty Mississippi go about their daily business all for your amusement.

 by  Contributor  on  2006-05-05

OverviewVisitors get up close to thousands of creatures from the depths of North and South American waters. A tunnel made of see-through ac

Don't visit on a rainy saturday

 by  katytexas  on  2004-07-13

My family made the mistake of going on a rainy Saturday. The place was so overcrowded you could not see the exhibits let alone read about them....

fantastic

 by  moondragon00  on  2002-10-23

I live in Oregon...the free willy state...this aquarium puts the Oregon Coast Aquarium to shame. It is absolutely fabulous. I couldn't pick the...

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