Downtown Aquarium

  • 700 Water St, Denver, Colorado
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Phone:

+1 303 561 4444, +1 720 855 0205

Website:

www.aquariumrestaurants.com

The Downtown Aquarium, formerly the nonprofit Colorado's Ocean Journey, provides guests the opportunity to not only view lots of fish and underwater wildlife, but also plenty of ecosystems and animals that depend on the oceans and ... more on GoCityKids

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3.0

55 reviews

80% of guests recommend this place.

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Top Reviews from Around the Web:

The Downtown Aquarium is a great experience for kids of any age. more on GoCityKids

Great Dinner in a very unique setting. more on CitySearch

I'd also recently been to the Denver Zoo, and their Tropical Discovery building was a much better experience. more on TripAdvisor

We finished the aquarium pretty quick but my son was RUNNING through it and we couldnt read all about the fish but overall it was definitely worth 25 dollars for all 3 of us to have a day of great memories and pictures. more on GoCityKids

While none of us found the food to be exceptional....it was good enough, and plenty of it. more on We8There

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50 reviews

Top Reviews From TripAdvisor

We were in and out of here within an hour. In fact, we spent more time in line waiting to pay then we did actually going through the aquarium. They do have beautiful exhibits but, it is just to expens ... more on TripAdvisor

If you have young kids fascinated by fish and marine live, the Downtown Aquarium isn't a bad experience. The exhibits had plenty of eye candy, along with some informational signs. I noticed that the p ... more on TripAdvisor

There is a restaurant in the aquarium that serves both lunch and dinner. It is set up so you think you are in the aquarium. I would suggest going at lunch, because dinner was a little pricey. It was d ... more on TripAdvisor

Read some reviews that indicated others found the price a little steep. We didn't find this to be the case. Well worth the price. The huge shark tank lets you get right up close to the animals. The sh ... more on TripAdvisor

Although this aquarium may be small compared to some, there are a lot of very interesting exhibits. The large tanks with tunnels through them are ... more on TripAdvisor

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4.0
Top Reviews From GeckoGo

As far as city aquariums (not near the ocean) go this is a pretty good one.  If you have kids it is a great activity.  Besides all of the aquatic species, ... more on GeckoGo

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