Newport Aquarium

Such a great aquarium! I went often as a kid and just went back as an adult and it’s been updated and is a really amazing aquarium. I’ve traveled all over going to aquariums and this is in the top five for sure. It’s very clean, a wide variety of animals, and knowledgeable/friendly staff. They also have a lot of touch tank opportunities which adds so much to the experience!

The aquarium is spectacular. There are several interactive experiences. Staff was all around and were so knowledgeable about the fish. I absolutely love the penguins, this one little guy was just watching everyone looking at them. Sharkey's Cafe was good, food decent priced for being in the aquarium, and the food was good.

Alot of the machines were broke down and took quite a bit of money from us and we never got reimbursed for anything. That was the worst part of it. Fish were very active and the touch pools were pretty awesome those I didn't get to touch a big stingray. Other then that my daughter enjoyed the speaker with the sharks and loved being able to be a vaulnteer during it. Food wasn't very good in the cafe.

Absolutely love Newport Aquarium! Getting to it is a bit difficult but once you get there it's absolutely amazing! The Stingrays are also super friendly. And love getting pets! They would come right up to you just for you to get them pets! All in all I definitely recommend going to Newport Aquarium, the staff there is also super amazing and very friendly!

This was such a great family experience! We had kids from 4yrs to 60 and everyone had a great time! There were numerous hands on tanks, which the kids absolutely loved. We've been to almost every aquarium in the south east and this gem didn't disappoint.