My husband and I took our 15 year old autistic son to this location and we had a wonderful experience. We went in December and the aquarium was nicely decorated for the holidays. Frequently we go to exhibits and our son looses interest fast. We were able to spend 2 hour at this aquarium! What a miracle. The exhibits were large with plenty of glass space for kids to watch the fishes. We stayed for the feeding time and to see the sea turtle. It was all very well done. Far surpassed our expectations. Would highly recommend a trip here.
Not a huge aquarium like you'd see in a larger city but it has a bit of everything even sharks. Not crowded or expensive. Has some to look at both in and outside. There's even a walking trail. Get your picture taken in front of a green screen and have them add fun backdrops. Nice for younger kids. There's a Dairy Queen outside the back as well as a gift shop.
This aquarium was packed on a rainy Saturday, but it still managed to please. We have been to it multiple times and always enjoy it. Love the otters!
We love this aquarium. They've made some incredible improvements and renovations. The aquarium gets really busy during lunch-early afternoon times, so I would suggest going as early in the morning as possible. The animals all seem very well taken care of and their enrichment programs are a lot of fun!
The Aquarium focuses on North Carolina and gives a nice quick overview. Easy to navigate and with very helpful staff, it is clean, easy to get to, with parking. Take time to walk outside and enjoy the location.
We have visited the aquarium several times and have enjoyed each trip. There are several interactive exhibits and shows. Our children love petting the sting rays and touching the hermet crabs and other sea creatures. We have enjoyed the bird show and shart feeding exhibits as well. Though the aquarium is rather small it is a very good place to take your family and friends. We hihly encourage this attraction.
We went to the aquarium during a rainy afternoon while on our Christmas break. It was a very nice time. My daughters (22 and 15) enjoyed petting the sting rays, playing with the crabs and other sea animals and we stayed for the dive show. The exhibits are not huge, but they have some really cool sea creatures and we got a ton of great pictures! The facility is very nice and it wasn't crowded since it was off-season. They also have an onsite Dairy Queen, but it was closed since it was off-season.
Great visit, displays are very well done, staff is very friendly and helpful. Great place to spend several hours on a chilly winter day! Lots of kid activities and exhibits to keep everyone interested.
Beautiful displays and state of the art facility. The shark exhibit is fantastic. I also love the sea horses and jelly fish.
We took our 5 year old son because he absolutely loves animals. The albino alligator was beautiful. But while we were there a bad little kid tried to poke it with a stick through the fencing, but I stopped him before he could. The employee that was there also said something to him after I had brought attention to it. we will be going back