Austin Aquarium

This is a fun little place to have an outing with your kids, or even just to enjoy with a significant other. There are plenty of aquarium displays, but there are more bird and mammal displays that are interactive and really good for the critters and the customers. I would recommend it to anyone...budget an hour or so and you'll be able to really enjoy the whole place.

I would recommend austin aquarium to anyone visiting the area! It is Small but that's what makes it so great! The amount of love, care, and knowledge of all the animals by all of the staff was so impressive. The encounters will give you lasting memories and you learn so much! Ryan went over and beyond throughout our entire visit to make our visit an awesome experience! We ended our visit with a visit with Ryan and Sid the sloth. Ryan's knowledge, passion, and love for Sid is nothing but amazing and heart warming. It is hard to find a place that 3 college age kids all enjoy but this place was the place and they knocked it out of the park! We will definitely be back!

I highly recommend checking this place out!My best friend and I went right when they opened and I was blown away with how much I learned from the staff. Brandi, Tim and Ryan were exceptionally knowledgeable about all the animals and it was obvious their staff is very passionate about what they do. I can't wait to bring my boys here to have the same wonderful experience I had. FYI, if you have a cat you won't be able to visit with the lemurs and wallabies!

This place has been steadily getting better over time. Has some nice salt water aquariums and lots of opportunity for kids to interact with the animals. The gift store has some good options for kids. There is a snack bar but I’d suggest you have alternate plans. It’s about a 1 hour visit.

The environment is a clean and well-lit ambience…. The staff is very friendly and they do not suffocate the visitor. The encounters were informative and virtually privatized. Emma was patient, kind and succinctly knowledgeable, especially after repeating to numerous customers—it was still very personable with a high-level of professionalism….. we will be bak, since the service and experience was worth us getting annual memberships 🙂….. Thank You Austin Aquarium!!!! 🐍🦆🐢🦖🐓🐛🦜🦘🦐✨🌎👌‼‼‼‼

P.S. Caring for Exotic Animals requires a “Community of service” and the prices factor into the operation, of such an establishment…. Thanks again ‼

I still remember John super nice guy we played with bird, and they have cute AXOLOTL!!! I love this place it’s so amazing i love the art and energy in this place. The people are the most nice I have ever met.

Awesome location! The staff was super nice and very informative and knowledgeable on all the animals. Big shout out to Vonnie for making our experience a great first experience 😁 she was very patient with my daughter and explained everything with a smile! She even made sure we were able to get a few good pictures for memories! Thank you again to all the staff for a great experience, will definitely recommend and come back to spend more money here.

The aquarium is small, but there are a variety of exhibits to enjoy. For kids, there are many opportunities to have "encounters" with animals, learning about and interacting with certain animals under the supervision of the staff. We have a membership and like to pop in every so often for a leisurely hour or two.

I had no idea this place even existed and I was taken here for my birthday this week and it was AMAZING. The staff is awesome and you can clearly tell they all love their jobs.

The highlight was definitely Ryan giving us the best experiences with both Sid the 2 toed sloth and Spike the porcupine. I would highly recommend everyone that loves animals visit.

Absolutely incredible place to visit! Many interaction opportunities, the staff are all well educated and very friendly! Our favorite moment of the day was getting to hang out with Brandi and Sid the Sloth! They were both amazing and really made the visit special! I would come back here a thousand times more just to feed the parakeets! Awesome place with awesome animals and experiences for a really great price! 100% recommend! Also, Sid you are the most beautiful boy, I hope to see you again!

I had such a phenomenal time here! This was my first ever aquarium and I couldn't have been more happy. The animals were so adorable, and had such personality! The animals were also so well cared for and the staff ensured the animals were comfortable the entire time. The staff was phenomenal, everyone was friendly and genuinely kind. Anna was the staff member we interacted with the most and she was amazing! She was talkative (in the best way!), sweet, and very informative. She told us so much about the lemurs and their personalities. I absolutely adored how helpful and awesome she was! Brittany (hope I spelled that right) was also another staff member who was amazing. She was super kind and friendly, even talking to us about the penguins while she was cleaning up. It was great! There were quite a few other staff members who were awesome, including a couple of people at the front desk and a guy who was a manager/supervisor. This was towards the beginning of the trip so my mind slipped their names, but they were awesome as well! I definitely plan to come back ASAP, this place is amazing.

Extremely surprised how interactive the visit was! My friend and I got to pet a lot of the animals as well as feed them! There are tokens for purchase to feed animals, but most of the exhibits were free so you don’t have to break the bank to enjoy! All the employees truly care about the animals and making everyones experience so much fun. The employees are knowledgeable about the animals too! Ryan was an employee who showed us Louie the crocodile! Such a fun experience! Highly recommend!

We attended for our Greek Organization banquet. We had an awesome time! Ryan was a super helpful tour guide and taught all of us fascinating things about all of the animals. We had the best time with the loving stingrays, lemurs, and snakes!

An incredible place to visit to interact with animals, fish and exotic birds. I was able to feed and touch 3 different penguins, pet a boa, a black and white lemur and two toucans. It is small but well taken care of. A memory that I will always cherish. The staff and animal handlers were friendly and informative.

The experience my family had today was beyond expectations. Every one of the staff were amazing especially “Ry Guy”. Their knowledge that was shared helped our children learn more than they thought they would. The BEST encounter was Spike the Porcupine he was so sweet and cute! We also witnessed a lemur giving birth. I highly recommend this experience.

Wow! I went with my husband and best friend for a day of fun things, which included our first visit to the Austin Aquarium. We were already very pleased with how happy and well-socialized the animals seemed, and the variety considering how relatively small the building is! I was grabbing a sloth souvenir for my sloth-loving mom as we were leaving, and educator Ryan asked in passing if we were sloth fans. I told him it was for my mom and mentioned that we’d looked in on the sloth but didn’t see him, and he said he had some time to show us Sid! Ryan was so frickin’ friendly and knowledgeable, and passion practically oozed from him as he told the three of us a BUNCH of information about sloths, training, and sloth conservation as we stood in Sid’s enclosure for almost half an hour. He absolutely turned our pleasant visit into an unforgettable experience, and I’m so grateful for him!

What an amazing place! We spent roughly 3-4 hours and could have easily spent more time. The staff was amazing, there was no question every one of them absolutely loved the animals. Between all of the encounters and the staff walking around with animals we learned so much, everyone is very knowledgeable about the animals they work with, especially Ryan! Ryan was nice enough to take my girlfriend’s phone into an enclosure to get a video of one of the lemurs and her baby. The best part was getting to meet Sid the sloth! We were allowed to feed Sid and learned so much about him and other sloths. I have been to many Zoos and aquariums by far this was the best experience I’ve ever had. Wish I could give them more stars!

I really love this aquarium. It’s great for small children.. very hands-on. Easy to feed the fish and wasn’t too crowded. I’ll definitely be coming again.

Was so much fun! Meeting a sloth was one of the highlights of my year. Aleas I believe her name was helped with the sloth encounters and was amazing she made it an even more enjoyable exeperience with her knowledge and personality. Highly recommend!

My now 20 year old Daughter and I went to the aquarium last month while she was home from college for Christmas break. She and I went to your aquarium years ago and weren’t impressed but had fun anyway because she was so little! 😆. We were SO surprised at how much better it was this last visit, ESPECIALLY since you have a Mermaid now! That’s so perfect! Her name is Merlissa and let me tell you guys you need to hold on to her! She made our visit so fun! We watched her with all the littles and she was very graceful, kind, patient and so realistic! She’s BEAUTIFUL and so poised! Once we were able to go say hello she was super delightful and made us feel welcome even though we’re both adults! Hahahah! My Daughter was able to get a picture with her and she didn’t hesitate when we asked! She made us feel as though we were at Disney!. A true professional. I hope you all will keep her on. I didn’t even know you all had a mermaid but it’s awesome! You really should advertise it! And make sure you pay her for what she does too! I’m not sure what those princesses make at Disney parks but let me tell you that young lady, Merlissa, is your BEST attraction! We will tell everyone about her and visit often now. Thank you Merlissa! 🧜🏻‍♀ 🐠 🐟 🛳 ⚓ 💕