Zoo
Downtown Aquarium, Denver
🇺🇸 United States
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 256 spp. present
Downtown Aquarium (formerly Colorado's Ocean Journey) is a for profit aquarium and restaurant located in Denver, Colorado, United States, at the intersection of I-25 and 23rd Ave. The 107,000 square feet (9,900 m2) main building sits on a 17-acre (6.9 ha) site adjacent to the South Platte River. Its freshwater and marine aquaria total approximately 1,000,000 US gallons (3,785,000 L), and exhibit a variety of fish and other animals. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
39.752° N 105.014° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
256
speciesOpened
1999
Size
Small
Visit
Opening hours
Mon–Thu · 10:00–20:00Fri–Sat · 10:00–21:00Sun · 10:00–20:00
Getting there
- Address
- 700 Water Street, Denver, CO 80211
- Phone
- +1-303-561-4450
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
LC
Ramsay's Python
Aspidites ramsayi
Sand Tiger Shark
Carcharias taurus
Before you go
Where is Downtown Aquarium, Denver?
Denver, United States
Downtown Aquarium, Denver is a zoo or wildlife park in Denver, United States, at 700 Water Street, Denver, CO 80211. Its coordinates are 39.752° N, 105.014° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Rocky Mountain National Park, about 92 km away.
What animals can you see at Downtown Aquarium, Denver?
256 species
Citizen-science photos record 256 species at Downtown Aquarium, Denver, including Northern River Otter, Emerald Tree Boa, Nurse Shark, Leopard Shark and Blue-and-yellow Macaw. 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 Downtown Aquarium, Denver in the wild?
Northern River Otter: Isle Royale National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Downtown Aquarium, Denver also live in the parks and cities we cover: Northern River Otter (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Isle Royale National Park), Emerald Tree Boa (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Brownsberg Nature Park) and Nurse Shark (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park).
Does Downtown Aquarium, Denver charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Downtown Aquarium, Denver lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Downtown Aquarium, Denver open?
Mon–Thu · 10:00–20:00
According to its open map listing, Downtown Aquarium, Denver is open Mon–Thu · 10:00–20:00; Fri–Sat · 10:00–21:00; Sun · 10:00–20:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Downtown Aquarium, Denver open and how big is it?
Opened 1999, 1.0 ha
Downtown Aquarium, Denver, a zoo or wildlife park in Denver, United States, opened in 1999 and covers about 1.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 256 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · the centre's official website