Aquarium

Aquarium of the Americas

Q: Where is Aquarium of the Americas?

United States. Aquarium of the Americas is an aquarium in the United States, at 1 Canal Street. Its coordinates are 29.950° N, 90.063° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Padre Island National Seashore, about 767 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Aquarium of the Americas?

148 species. Citizen-science photos record 148 species at Aquarium of the Americas, including American Alligator, African Penguin, Barred Owl, Red-tailed Hawk and Hooded Merganser. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Aquarium of the Americas in the wild?

American Alligator: Big Cypress National Preserve. Some of the animals photographed at Aquarium of the Americas also live in the parks and cities we cover: American Alligator (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Big Cypress National Preserve), African Penguin (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Table Mountain National Park) and Barred Owl (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Congaree National Park).

Q: When did Aquarium of the Americas open and how big is it?

Opened 1990, 1.0 ha. Aquarium of the Americas, an aquarium in the United States, opened in 1990 and covers about 1.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 148 species are photographed there.

🇺🇸 United States

🐠 Aquarium, United States 148 spp. present

Audubon Aquarium is an aquarium in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. After a $41 million renovation that would see the Audubon Insectarium merge with the facility, the aquarium reopened with new exhibits and experiences on June 8, 2023. The Audubon Nature Institute runs the aquarium, and the institute also supervises the Audubon Zoo, Audubon Louisiana Nature Center, Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center, Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species (ACRES), Coastal Wildlife Network, Audubon Wilderness Park, and Audubon Park. The aquarium is located along the banks of the Mississippi River by the edge of the historic French Quarter off Canal Street, at the upper end of Wo Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

29.950° N 90.063° W

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

—

Tourism

High

Species present

148

species

Opened

1990

Size

Small

Visit

Getting there

Address: 1 Canal Street
Access: Wheelchair accessible

auduboninstitute.org/visit/aquarium ↗

What visitors say

🐠 Animals in captivity

LC Endemic

Alligator mississippiensis

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Big Cypress National Preserve+ 3 more parks

Spheniscus demersus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Table Mountain National Park+ 2 more parks

Strix varia

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Congaree National Park+ 16 more parks

Buteo jamaicensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Irazú Volcano National Park+ 67 more parks

Lophodytes cucullatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge+ 30 more parks

Ara ararauna

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Emas National Park+ 12 more parks

Ginglymostoma cirratum

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park+ 1 more park

Spatula discors

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Elk Island National Park+ 61 more parks

Before you go

Where is Aquarium of the Americas?

United States

Aquarium of the Americas is an aquarium in the United States, at 1 Canal Street. Its coordinates are 29.950° N, 90.063° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Padre Island National Seashore, about 767 km away.

What animals can you see at Aquarium of the Americas?

148 species

Citizen-science photos record 148 species at Aquarium of the Americas, including American Alligator, African Penguin, Barred Owl, Red-tailed Hawk and Hooded Merganser. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Aquarium of the Americas in the wild?

American Alligator: Big Cypress National Preserve

Some of the animals photographed at Aquarium of the Americas also live in the parks and cities we cover: American Alligator (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Big Cypress National Preserve), African Penguin (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Table Mountain National Park) and Barred Owl (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Congaree National Park).

When did Aquarium of the Americas open and how big is it?

Opened 1990, 1.0 ha

Aquarium of the Americas, an aquarium in the United States, opened in 1990 and covers about 1.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 148 species are photographed there.