Dallas World Aquarium
1801 N Griffin St
Dallas, TX 75202
(214) 720-1801
dwazoo.com
Rating:
4 out of 5 stars
Hours: Daily 10am-5pm
Status: Closed
Description
Each tank in this privately owned aquarium represents a different dive destination, ranging from British Columbia to Fiji, and exotic plants and creatures from around the world are on display. You can explore a South American rainforest or observe monkeys, stingrays, piranhas, and penguins while visiting here. A restaurant, cafe, and gift shop are also on site.
by discoverourtown
on August 19, 2007 from discoverourtown
Tips
The Extras: Educational children's toys, books, jewelry and souvenir items such as hats, T-shirts, postcards and pens are available at the gift shop.
by Citysearch
on April 04, 2008 from Citysearch
Know Before You Go: The Aquarium added a permanent shark exhibit. The popular collection includes bull sharks and brown sharks.
by Citysearch
on April 04, 2008 from Citysearch
Editorial Reviews
In Short Everything from innocuous anemones and angelfish to daunting predators like sharks and stingrays make their home inside this aquarium. Take a walk through the 22,000-gallon tunnel for a panoramic view of marine life from as far away as Fiji, Sri Lanka and Japan. The garden portion of the exhibit is comprised of rainforest similar to that found in the South American Orinoco ...
Rated 4.2 stars by Citysearch
on April 04, 2008 from Citysearch
Housed in a former warehouse in the West End district, the Dallas aquarium not at Fair Park is a good place to hide out from the sun downtown. My niece and nephew enjoy communing with the stingrays, sea turtles, sharks, and reef fish. Their favorite, though, is "Orinoco -- Secrets of the River," an immersion into the tropical rainforest of Venezuela, a cool area teeming with Peruvian squirrel monkeys ...
by frommers
on September 26, 2007 from frommers