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Exhibits Explore Award-Winning Exhibits

Experience dozens of unique aquatic habitats—from a northern Australian river gorge to an Indo-Pacific reef to a tropical rain forest—all interconnected by the binding force of water.

Harbor Wetland®

Immerse yourself in a re-created salt marsh habitat like those that existed in Baltimore City hundreds of years ago.

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Upland Tropical Rain Forest

Australia: Wild Extremes

Blacktip Reef

Jellies Invasion

Shark Alley

Tours & Experiences Experience the Aquarium Like Never Before

Experience a 4D movie, explore behind the scenes, meet our experts and come face to face with amazing animals.

Saturday Shark: A 4D Experience®

Oct 10, 2026

Saturday Turtle Odyssey 4D

Oct 10, 2026

Saturday Shark: A 4D Experience®

Oct 10, 2026

Saturday Sea Lion 4D

Oct 10, 2026

Saturday Dolphin Tour

Oct 10, 2026

Featured Animals Thousands of Animals. Hundreds of Species. One Aquarium.

Learn about animals from all over our blue planet—from the depths of the ocean to the canopy of the rain forest—and discover the connection they all share with water.

Anemones (Actiniaria)

Sea anemones are named after and resemble flowers.

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Horn Shark (Heterodontus francisci)

Bleeding Heart Tetra (Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma)

Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)

Livestream Streaming Live From the National Aquarium

Tune in to our livestreams and enjoy the Aquarium no matter where you are!