The aquarium is small, we spent 40 minutes on inspection. It is convenient to walk with small children, everything is close. Beautiful design, sounds. An interesting episode - riding the train, unusual. In addition, there are added attractions (open on weekends for an additional fee), two entertainments in one place.

Very cool experience. Restaurant was particularly good for what I expected. Lots of nifty things to do. The train under the shark aquarium was something my little fella will remember. Many interesting sea creatures with informative information along the way. A white tiger lunged at us while we were viewing her.Would be nice to have a more inclusive package rather than a bit of nickel-and-diming, but I get that. One thing that really would have been nice was if there was a discount for people who showed up an hour before close to not have to pay the full day pass price. Girl at the ticketing could have been friendlier, but I know good help is tough these days.Great fun overall. Would recommend.

Really fantastic. The food was terrific. I had blackened snapper and my wife had sirloin and lobster. The kids had plenty to choose from on their menus to keep them happy. Atmosphere was as good, of course. Service was excellent.

The food was very good and decently priced for what they served. The seating is on three sides of a massive tank filled a great variety of fish, sharks, and rays. The staff were very professional and kind to the children. They had lots of facts to share about the fish. They have a paid parking lot under the overpass and on the backside of their property.

The exhibit wasnt that long, bt definitely long enough. Very informative. The ride attendants are nice and Friendly. Im rating it 3 stars because the food is overpriced, for it to taste the way it does.I recommend the Watermelon Lit. Its $14 with a souvenir glass, 11 without one.The rides are cheap and fun.

THIS IS ONLY FOR THE AQUARIUM RESTAURANT: The staff and customer service is one of the best in town and the food is excellent giving you large portions without sacrificing quality. We didnt realize it was HRW but were so excited when we realized it was! The top sirloin and stuffed flounder were amazing, some of the best Ive had in a long time. We also got the strawberry shortcake and another chocolate-y cake that was pure heaven. The calamari also has artichokes and sweet potatoes. The seafood gumbo was slightly salty but still delicious. We had a GREAT time.THIS IS FOR THE RIDES: The Lighthouse Dive was closed down due to weather conditions, but the weather that day was SPECTACULAR, probably the best weather of the year so far. It was a huge disappointment, to say the least.The self-parking is $8.

Nick and Jose were attentive, but not overly attentive! Nick made my wifes unsweet mango tea perfect! This was a great night at the aquarium and they sat us right in front of the tank at a big window. My family and I enjoyed walking around see the different fish and taking pics. Its been a few years since weve been here. Nick answered many questions about the fish and how they are cared for.

Had a great time! Took us about an hour and a half to do the whole thing. Everything was operational for the most part. A couple small exhibits closed. Had a great time on a Sunday not too busy. Train ride was fun.

First time coming here, would have been nice if there were employees watching other guests and their behavior. A lot of people walking around without masks and crowding around. It was super stressful, but the aquarium itself was nice.

First time here and had a Wonderful experience and great food. The tigers are absolutely stunning.

Really enjoyed it. Our first time there. Favorite thing was feeding the rays. Theyre amazing creatures. A great variety of sea life and some were able to be viewed face to face based on the aquarium they were in. i.e. the sea horse exhibit.

The place is incredibly small, the sting rays were all cut up and that made me upset. The place itself is pretty and the staff was amazing otherwise definitely not impressed by anything. To each is own...

We were celebrating my husbands 50th Birthday. We had an amazing time and everyone was so accommodating.

Cute place! Overall, they offer more than most aquariums. Theres a small amusement park attached with numerous rides, including a train that takes you through an aquarium tunnel and provides interesting factoids along the way, a restaurant and bar, splashpad, and a stingray exhibit where you can feed/touch/pet them. Ooh and they have a cool Bengal tiger exhibit too. Bottom line: Really fun way to spend the day without breaking the bank.

Its a nice place for kids. Quiet small for aquarium. Decent amount & number of fish display. They have sting Rey pool where you can feed them and touch them.They also have 4 Bengal tigers. But its quiet a small place for tigers and when you look at them you feel sad because you feel this artificial environment has made them dull and uninterested of there surrounding.They have outdoor seating area. Two floors of dining area. Even you can have a private function like birthdays etc in there.Outside they have a toy train ride for which you have to buy tickest seperately. They have a couple of rides like the carrousel and merry go round.

Fun, relaxing, not over crowded. I love the fact that the train was sanitized after each ride, I even saw the employees cleaning seats after each ride. Definitely a step in the right direction in getting back to public social gatherings. Of course we wore mask and brought hand sanitizer along with our daily prayers for coverage for everyone. Definitely a great place to enjoy a little fun educational outing with the kiddos! ️

It was great! I loved it! Theres a Lott of cool fish and sharks and the tiger was really cool too

Awesome!we had a blast. Everyone was extremely nice. Food in the restaurant was hot and very good. We had a great waiter. Was our first time but will not be our last.

My wife and I had a blast here. All of the different fish, snakes and sharks were great. You have to gage a ride on the train to see the sharks. That was a great display.The touching of the stingrays was great too. Another hidden treasure right here in Houston. If you havent been yet I recommend checking this place out.

Cool place, nice aquarium but seemed small if you only go to the aquarium. Id recommend the full day pass to experience everything. The train ride was fun and the restaurant was really good. Parking was difficult for us due to so many people there.

The aquarium took us in with just half an hour left open. Where most restaurants would be short and ready to get you out of the building we received excellent service! The food was fresh and our waiter Jamal was knowledgeable friendly and courteous. We felt welcomed and the food was delicious. If you are lucky enough to be waited on by Jamal your experience should be everything youre hoping for.

Had a great time here with my family, I was so happy to see the new and enriched tiger enclosure. However, the reticulated python had a lot of stuck shed on them which was a little concerning to me. We also saw some jelly fish in a rectangular enclosure in which they were all sinking to the bottom. Other than that had a great experience!

It was a fun experience but there was nothing really wow!!!! About it. I was expecting SeaWorld level I guess but I still enjoyed my time being there.

Definitely a experience for a date, or to take the kids. My first time going and I enjoyed my self, it was pretty nice, and the exhibits were good to look at and experience.

It was great to finally be able to do something as a family, the kids loved feeding the stingrays and being able to pet them, Id definitely recommend doing it again only next time its not raining so we can do all the activities that are available.

Everything was very clean and sanitized. Everyone kept their distance and it was very organized. We had a lot of fun and I would definitely come back. Also, the food was delicious and I love the fish tank that they have inside the restaurant.

Its awesome that place. Great place to enjoy with the family. We love it

Good family friendly acquarium...not huge so you can get through it in just 30mn and if you’re hungry you can even go to dinner upstairs. I didn’t eat there but I’m sure you’ll find something great on the menu especially with a family.

Really beautifull place it was my first time and i enjoyed it alot great service evryone following the covid guidelines and i enjoyed all the games

Great place to visit! Very cool assortment of different type of fish. My favorite part the visit was seeing the beautiful white tiger!️

Whole experience here was great. Food was delicious and service was really good. The Kids loved watching the fish while we ate. The whole family enjoyed all of the attractions that were open.

Nice place I have fun the Aquaruum restaurant is excellent thank you to my waiter mr NC the best food ...

Aquarium is really nice, but indoor exposition could be bigger.

Great Food! Fantastic atmosphere! The shovel head sharks are the coolest! Loved the Farris Wheel! Fun time! #DateNight

Really enjoyed the aquarium. Petting the stingrays was a first for me. The Bengal tiger was a really cool surprise.

If yall go into the restaurant we went yesterday and our server was katrina. She is LITERALLY THE BEST! ASK FOR HER TABLES! SHE WAS SO SWEET TOLD US ABOUT HER DREAMS WAS VERY ATTENTIVE. ABSOLUTELY LOVE HER! I HOPE SHE SEES THIS! AND THEY SHOW HER!

Its was the best adventure ever with my family we loved it it has all kids of underwater species they also have a white tiger that you can see through a wall glass everything is amazing I recommend people to go and enjoy all the amazing sea fishs they have and a big snake they have there plus the train that takes you around the aquarium that goes in through a underwater tunnel where you can see all kinds of I couldnt show you the pictures cuz I took videos of not pictures but you should go and find out yourself you will love it.

Nice rides for kids. I think the tiger was nicer than the aquarium!

A lot of people walking around without masks and crowding around.

Not an aquarium, a romper room with some fish. No exhibits, no explanations. Lots of screaming kids, loud pop music, and amusement park rides. You spend more time in line than looking at fish. $8.00 parking fee. If youre looking for education, dont go here.

Just about all stingrays you can touch are hurt and under fed. Went to get hotdogs and pretzels but only had one left of each, I guess Ill consider myself lucky to get the last ones. And youd think they would have the supplies to feed people on a Sunday. Other than that it was okay...

Great time. Well organized andlaid out. I was surprised how many activities were there. Really fun place for kids. Recommended!

To our surprise this was a great experience. We had so much fun here.

Enjoyed the tour, viewed the aquariums and fed the stingrays. They were hungry lol.

We Loved the Aquarium, so many fish to see and my girls loved touching the stingrays. We loved the rides as well and riding the train through the tunnel to see the sharks. Beautiful aquarium and nice staff. We will definitely be going back.

I loved the train/sharks and the tigers. Was cool as heck to see a sawfish!

Wow! What to say! I guess for what it was it was okay! We really expected just a bit more. The highlight of the whole visit was getting to see two white tigers, at an aquarium! They came out ate the planted food then layed down to wait their release back to their habitat. All the kids that were in the crowd enjoyed it!Had I known it cost 8.00 to park and then 14.00 per person I believe We would have passed! To many other things that could have been more fulfilling!

Small little aquarium in downtown Austin. Unfortunately current construction makes it difficult to get to. Ended up being directed around and through the back of the Houston police dept. Also has a small amusement park attached with a few small rides. Not a lot to the main exhibits but they also have a restaurant upstairs and a separate exhibit were you can pet stingrays. Also somewhat unbelievably they have a pair of white Bengal tigers as well. Dont know if its worth full price but using the city pass makes it tolerable. Probably good for little kids but teens may be less impressed.

The aquarium is not the greatest. Very small displays. We went as it was included with our City Pass, but we will not be returning. Parking was $8 which I felt ridiculous, we were in the aquarium for 30 minutes tops. Outside are some restaurants and shops but being the weekend, busy. And no one wearing a mask or social distancing enforced.Google highly ranked aquariums and save yourself the visit unless you’re planning on doing the outdoor activities/restaurants which you can add on to your CityPass for $6/pp which felt gimmicky.The nicest part of the aquarium is the beautiful white tiger. But the gift shop was jam packed with no one wearing masks or enforcing any social distancing.

Due to Covid-19 the Houston Downtown Aquarium was not too busy. They even had a coupon offer for $14.99 valid until 7/31/2020 that we used to save $32.00!! The rides were fun but we enjoyed the aquarium the most, especially the stingray touching pool and to end the walk through with their gorgeous Bengal White Tigers was a great touch! You can not leave the aquarium without dining at the Aquarium Restaurant. Our meals were made to perfection, with an immense amount of attention to detail. Definitely a gourmet chef experience!! Our waiter, Stan, was always on the sidelines ready to assist. Very, very impressed!

Ummm if you have kids it’s coo to go for the day check out the prices before you go. But me and my girl had a good time

Great price i enjoyed the exhibits. The restaurants food was delicious

Thought it would have more to see inside. But it was a good range of different fish. Clean. Staff at the front was busy on his phone the day we went he barely noticed us.

Small aquarium loaded with enough fun for an exciting family day out. The exhibits looked well maintained with some fascinating species on display. We had cartoon drawings of us made outside which was a fun activity as well. A couple of rides were there but we didnt get on any. Instead, we stayed out enjoying the live music band playing that evening.

You in Houston you’ve not been to Downtown Aquarium, what!!! You missing. Nice place to catch some fun with the people in your life that love you. Been there twice and looking forward to going again. Each time was a bombshell of unforgettable experience. Employees are nice and friendly. It has a gift shop and also a restaurant in the building. Food was bum, I had the “Louisiana Cajun pasta” and for drink, I had “Tropical Storm”, it was just perfect. Not to forget, it’s a beautiful place to take those perfect pictures you desire, to keep the spectacular moments you had with your loved ones alive. Check the pictures out ️

While getting to the Aquarium is a bit of a nightmare, the actual facility/rides are great for little kids - but I dont think there is enough to do for an all day activity.Both times Ive been it hasnt been too crowded and lots of stations to keep your hands clean (regardless of COVID, this is amazing for places that have lots of tiny human hands touching everything!).

Lots of Aquatic animals to see, rides and games. A nice way to spend with the family.

It would be nice to visit with my granddaughter, but yall do not answer your phone when someone calls for information. I just tried calling and yall hung up on me twice. Not very good.

Havent been here in a few years and I have to say that the improvements they have made looks amazing. This is my 2nd time and I enjoyed it as well my wife, her mom and her brothers and sisters. Really recommend this for familys who are trying to get out of the heat and want to relax with the kids. Cant go wrong with this trip!

The kids loved it. I LOVED the Bengal tiger exhibit. That was definitely a surprise. I was not expecting tigers at an aquarium. They are beautiful and the exhibits are very nice.The Stingrays were enjoyable as my kids always love that.The amusement park side was okay. I feel parking is bit expensive but if that helps the aquarium run.... #ByAllMeans

The aquarium was awesome, so many kinds of fish to see and even touch, like the stingrays. The rides are pretty cool but only just a few that they have.Would go back again sometime.

The Downtown Aquarium is a family-friendly, easily accessible and fun place to spend a morning or an afternoon. Be sure to take the guided tour on the train and pet the manta rays in the fish tank. If you are hungry, grab lunch or snacks from various restaurant and food cart choices. Ride the Ferris wheel and enjoy a great view of downtown Houston.

My 3 and 5 years old sons love this place, train ride and Ferris wheels are their favorite.

A wonderful place! Exceptionally clean and full of colorful creatures.

Definitely disappointed. Paid $60 for 2 adults and 2 children plus $8 to park for 15 minutes. My 3 year old was looking for way more animals. We covered the entire aquarium in 15 minutes and that’s including feeding the stingrays. The biggest part of the aquarium is the restaurant.

The exhibit wasnt that long, bt definitely long enough. Very informative. First time here and had a Wonderful experience and great food.

The aquarium by all means was great unfortunately we were stumbling on other families and kids everywhere. Some kid even grabbed my hand. Watch your kids people I wanted to wash my hands so bad immediately after. The food was good but also kinda high but with the veiw it evens out! Stanley is a great server by the way!! Im sure hed love to serve you!

So much fun! This aquarium is the best one Ive ever been to! We got to touch sting rays! And the trin that gose under the tank with the sharks in it was so awesome!

Easily the least impressive aquarium weve ever been to. This attraction is apart of the houston city pass and shouldnt be. It takes around 30 minutes to get through and doesnt warrant the ticket prices. As other people have said the marine life is interesting but, the tigers are out of place. The enclosure is too small and depressing. Ultimately I feel like we didnt really gain much out of the experience and definitely would never return.

Purchased a package off Groupon for 4 tickets and gift card at Landrys last earlier this year. Because if Covid, I didnt get to go, BUT, the expiration date was extended. I redeemed my voucher and the gift card and aquarium tickets were supposed to be emailed me to separately. I received the Landrys card and have not gotten thr aquarium tickets. Ive called about 10 times and only reached someone once. I told her the issue, she took my information and said either her or someone else would contact me. Thats was days ago. Still nothing. Ive been calling all morning, still no answer. Im getting pretty upset that I spent money and have not gotten my tickets and cant reach anyone and it expires the end of this month!!

The food in the restaurant is amazing. I suggest reserving a table! Friendly staff, decent prices, calming ambience. Highly recommend for people of all ages. Elevator available for those who have trouble climbing stairs. Visiting from NY. Visited the aquarium several times.

Was a smaller than I thought it would be from the reviews I read. But the exhibits were good and had more animals than just fish to look at. Petting the stingrays was an experience. There werent many rides. But the $6.50 upgrade was worth it. The train ride under the shark tank is something you wont want to miss. The resturant had great service and food. It is surrounding a huge aquarium and the balcony has great views. There was a fish expert that came to each table and explained what was in the tanks and answered any questions. But expect to pay average 20 to 40 dollars per person. If your going to be in Houston a few days I would highly recommend the city pass. $62 for adults. And has 5 attractions entries included. I found by the 3rd attraction I was already saving money.

Most of the rides our closed but it was really fun!

It was enjoyable, I do wish there was some more to see however.

When I arrived here it wasnt full being Friday . I found a parking space and went to the aquarium and we were the only ones there we enjoyed it and rode the rides with out the wait.

Love this place. Good family fun. Watch fish swim while you eat! Landry’s members can rack up points here - in restaurant and gift shop! (Unfortunately not the rides.)

This place is very good. Worth going for sure.Will yall see more of me on my YouTube channel? Just go on YouTube and search (Grandpa Fatty) thank you

Very fun, not as big as I expected but it was good overall. I just wished I they had a description of each animal in the exhibit as well as the speed of the description on each of the animals.

Love Love Sharing this place with my family !!

Very aesthetically pleasing attraction. Relaxing patio particularly in the evening that allows you to watch the palm trees and lights from the rides. The aquarium itself was smaller and less spectacular than I had imagined but Im still glad we were able to go. The tiger exhibit was my favorite part hands down which I think is an odd thing to say about an aquarium! I would buy the all day combo passes if I went again. It seems like it would be worth it even if there is only one ride youre interested in. Loved the restaurant that accompanied it. We would visit again and allow more time just relaxing.

You need 2 people to ride Ferris Wheel but I was alone. They sent a staff to go with me. Tyler was super friendly

Nice little aquarium by downtown with small amusement park next door, restaurant on site, lots of different exhibits including a tiger, reasonably priced

Great family fun.

Loved this place! We went with our little (3yr old) and rode the train through the shark tank several times, fed sting rays, rode rides and played fair games. We also enjoyed a surprisingly delicious meal at the aquarium restaurant surrounded by fish. We made a day of it and will definitely be back in the future.

Took my 7 year old here for the first time because I didnt want to drive all they way to Kemah. I have to say I am disappointed in the exhibit and lack of rides for younger children. The exhibit is also small and a short walk through. I happened to snag tickets on sale though. I would never pay full price for this place. I got us an all day pass. Dont buy an all day pass or all weekend pass unless youre planning on visiting the other sites all at the same time. Its just too small and they dont have enough things to do for an all day pass at this location. My kid liked the train to see the sharks and feeding the stingrays. Will never come back again to this location as my kid got bored after only two hours. We even rode some rides multiple times too. So much for the all day pass.

In all honestly this is a hidden jem of Houston. Not only are their multiple activities for all ages to spark learning, excitement and conversation, but also the restaurant upstairs serves some of the best cuisine around. Our server Alyssa was attentive to the table, knowledgeable, and overall kind. Other staff like Steven and Aly also warmly greeted our table to check in on us and ensure a great night. 10/10 would recommend for an adventure.

It was raining but still an amazing experience. Everything on my trip was going wrong until we said, we cant leave Houston without having done anything and there it was Aquarium off the highway. We said what else could go wrong. (Started to pour down) lol we still went and it was so much fun!!! Great rides and oddly enough a nice chili cheese dog!!! Lol incredible!

Super fun! Love all the fish and sharks. Train line is super long, so be prepared to wait in line for awhile

It took a total of 20 min going through the entire aquarium. Most of the rides were closed and we paid over $100 for a family of 5. I was expecting more for the price

Its good if you have little ones. It is very small though. There are more things to do outside, like rides and a train. This is the smallest aquarium I have seen.

I really enjoyed visiting here. It is a smaller aquarium but it is very fun and clean. The exhibits they do have are very nice. Also the stingray reef is really cool, you are able to feed and pet the stingrays. The shark tour on the train was also very neat. They also offer games and few rides for the family to do. It’s all reasonably priced. The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is you have to wait for the tv to flash through each fish to see what type it is. It would b nice to have every fish listed and instead of having to wait. Other then that, this a fun place even as an adult.

It’s a good place but was small (however, being in middle of downtown, can’t really complaint). Suggestions is to visit after dark to enjoy the fountain lights and downtown skyline. The tram ride was good and amusement park rides inside the aquarium was fun.

I paid $40 for me and my boyfriend to go with the basic passes and it wasn’t even worth $5. Each exhibit that they make out to be so grand is just one small room and it took us 15 minutes maybe walking slow through the whole thing. I love aquariums and am soooo disappointed.

Had an amazing time at the aquarium, lines were a but long but other that that fantastic. Restaurant was top notch as well and our server was off the charts.

We had a great day at the Downtown Aquarium in Houston. Our grandson loved all of the aquariums and exotic fish. We especially enjoyed the touch tank where we were able to touch and feed the manra Rays.After the touch tank we rode a few of the rides and had lunch. It really is a great place for the family.We also had a family day for our company there and they treated us very well.

Very small aquarium,visit could be completed within 30 mins, take a day pass only to make worth it,however the entire area with kids can be covered in just 3 hours. Decent rides though are very small and good eating options at the restaurant. There is usually a live music station along with fountains which u can enjoy

This is a nice tourist spot to take the kids to see some cool animals and even a beautiful white tiger! The kids enjoyed themselves until we went to the gift shop to get them take home gifts.Well please review the attached photo and you will understand my dismay. Early in the day the kids saw these bubble wands they wanted, so we told them we would buy them right before we leave the park. Unfortunately the kiosk outside had went back inside so we went into the gift shop. As you can see by the photo we were under the impression that the cost was buy one, get the 2and at 1/2 price...but that was not the case. Any consumer looking at the signage over the set-up would assume that whatever is under the sign is on sale. After overhearing that this was not the case, but it only applies to the other bubble wands on the same display AT THE BOTTOM, my wife and I were very upset. We explained to the young kids working there that it was false advertising and deceptive practice. That didnt matter to them as they tried to explain it to us grown working professionals that the price applies only to the smaller ones. Please note that neither wand we purchased even worked! See the signage below!! BAD BUSINESS!!!!

The food was delicious, and the aquarium makes for a lovely setting and a calming place to eat.

Honestly it was ok. I expected more. I kept hearing for awesome it is so I finally went and it was ok. Dont know if Ill ever go again.

I think there should be more focus on different and interesting types of aquatic life, the rides and games and train ride seem to be more for a carnival type setting, more food carts outside would be nice, still a good time, just some people might leave wanting to see more kinds of sea animals.