Downtown Aquarium

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Downtown Aquarium

Photo: Katie Haugland Bowen · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

🦒 Zoo · Houston

2.5 hours · $$ · No reservation needed

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 4.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 5.0
  • 🚗
    About 30 min drive
    From Sugar Land · Parking: Paid on-site lot and garage (about $10); street meters free on Sundays
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Some shade
    Rain-OK · Handles heat · Good on cool days
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 2.5 hours
    Best seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall · Winter

A downtown restaurant, aquarium and mini amusement park all in one: the indoor aquarium takes you past a shipwreck and rainforest to see sharks, rays and white tigers, the Shark Voyage train outside rolls through a shark tunnel, and there's a Ferris wheel and carousel. A backup for rainy and scorching days.

💡 Tips
Aquarium tickets are about $15–20, rides are priced separately, and an all-day pass is about $30 (check the website). The aquarium itself takes about an hour, so decide how many rides to buy based on how excited your kids are. The restaurant has a giant fish tank, so even lunch is part of the show.

What this place offers

✓aquarium
✓white tigers
✓small train
✓Ferris wheel
✓carousel
✓restaurant
✓air conditioning
✓restrooms

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Sat 10/17
Overcast · 59–73°F · 1% rain
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Sun 10/18
Partly cloudy · 58–78°F · 1% rain

Location

Houston, Texas

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