National Aquarium (Baltimore)

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National Aquarium (Baltimore)

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🦒 Zoo · Baltimore

3.5 hours · $$$ · Reservation required

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 4.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 5.0
  • 🚗
    About 60 min drive
    From Rockville · Parking: Inner Harbor garages $20–30; admission about $50 adults, about $40 ages 3–11, free under 3, discounted online
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Lots of shade
    Rain-OK · Fine on cold days · Handles heat
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 3.5 hours
    Best seasons: Winter · Spring · Summer · Fall

One of the best aquariums on the East Coast: a spiral ramp climbs past coral reefs and the sharks of Blacktip Reef up to a rooftop rainforest where it actually rains, a 2-year-old can stand at the dolphin glass for half an hour, and the Australia exhibit has a touch pool.

💡 Tips
Strollers can do the whole thing on the ramps; there are elevators but you'll wait. Buy timed tickets ahead and go in at the 9am weekend opening. Port Discovery and the Maryland Science Center are both walkable, but you can only manage one per day.

What this place offers

✓dolphins
✓sharks
✓tropical rainforest
✓touch pool
✓indoor
✓restrooms
✓stroller friendly
✓harbor

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Sat 10/17
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Overcast · 41–57°F · 2% rain

Location

Baltimore, Maryland

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