Downtown Aquarium

Houston's Aquarium features sea life from around the world.

Save Money: Purchase tickets at the main entrance and several locations throughout the site. Rides and amusements are all priced separately. Kids under 2 get in free.

The Extras: In addition to the aquarium, there is also a tiger exhibit featuring a large viewing area for four white tigers.

The Scene
Suits, sporty families with strollers and denim-clad couples file in for a bounty of bivalves and an eyeful of coral and stunning sea creatures. Beware of a no-reservations policy, long waits, and tourist-bus crowds at… Read More

In the northwest corner of downtown, a few blocks from the visitor center, is this aquarium/restaurant/amusement park complex. The major exhibit consists of several tanks in the main building displaying different aquatic ecosystems. These are nicely done, and lots of little tanks hold highly specialized species from places like the Amazon. There are also touch tanks and an exhibit of rare white...

Dive into food and fun at the Downtown Aquarium – an underwater adventure! Experience the wonder of the underwater world at the unique Aquarium Restaurant, Dive Lounge, Nautilus Ballroom and as you tour the Aquarium Adventure Exhibit,...

The Aquarium Restaurant offers guests an exciting and unique dining experience in an extraordinary setting. Your underwater adventure begins as you are seated around the 150,000 gallon aquarium with excellent views of giant groupers, reticulated rays, majestic sawfish, and other fascinating creatures as they swim right by your table. The Aquarium is not only a feast for the eyes, but also for...