North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher - Kure Beach Zoos and Aquarium

Address: 900 Loggerhead Road, Kure Beach, NC 28449-3786
Phone: 9104588257
Email: Donna.Moffitt@ncmail.net
Website:www.aquariums.state.nc.us

Average Rating	4.5	10+ reviews from 3 sources
Yahoo! Travel	5.0	5+ reviews
Yelp	4.0	2+ reviews
Epinions.com	3.5	3+ reviews

North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher

900 Loggerhead Road
Kure Beach, NC 28449-3786

North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher Details

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(There are actually three locations now for the North Carolina Aquariums .. Fort Fisher, Roanoke Island, Pine Knoll Shores) -- Located on Roanoke Island, at Pine Knoll Shores and Fort Fisher, the Aquariums were established in 1976 to promote an awareness, understanding, appreciation, and conserva... more on MuseumStuff.com
Situated on a 22-acre beachfront site, this 84,000 square foot facility contains numerous features including a half-acre freshwater conservatory, a two-story saltwater habitat, many interactive exhibits, a 150-seat auditorium, pondside observation decks, garden boardwalks, ... more on Yahoo! Travel
The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher is situated on 24 acres of property within the Fort Fisher State Recreation Area. The 30,000-square-foot building houses aquariums ranging from 100 gallons to 17,000 gallons, a touch tank, interactive exhibits, classrooms, meeting rooms, ... more on Epinions.com
The new North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher (reopening March 22, 2002) takes visitors on a journey from freshwater rivers and swamps to saltwater marshesand estuaries and into reefs and the open ocean. The 84,000 square foot facility includes a large ocean tank offering two-story, multi-level ... more on aza.org
The oceanfront North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher features a 235,000-gallon saltwater tank that's home to sharks, stingrays, moray eels, and other fish from nearby waters. Twice a day, scuba divers enter the multistory tank and answer questions from the onlookers. New exhibits feature creatur... more on Fodor's

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5.0: New and improved

When we travel to Kure, we always go to the aquarium. Its fun for the whole family. A Yahoo! User, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel
5.0: Great family day the Aquarium

The aquarium was great. There was 4 adults and 2 small children in our group. We had an excellent time. The staff greated us like we were part of their family. I have been to several aquariums over the past 6 years and I enjoyed this one the best. We went on a Monday. It was not crowed at all. Th... Lamar13, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor
3.0: Not a bad couple hours

As aquariums go, it doesn't compare to the likes of some of the commercial facilities like Ripley's or SeaWorld. It doesn't even compare to MarineLand of olden days. The aquarium at Fort Fisher is a natural history museum with living displays, not much else. It's nice but it's not highly entertai... 6-Jul, a user of epinions.com. Read full review on Epinions.com
4.0: Chuck B. 's review

Recently renovated and reopened in May 2006 the Aquarium offers a little of everything for the whole family. There are static exhibits but more importantly ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp
: NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher

This aquarium starts with a huge conservatory complete with a swamp, venus fly traps, turtles, snakes, fish and alligators! ... a user of Trekaroo. Read full review on Trekaroo