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Maria Mitchell Aquarium

Q: Where is Maria Mitchell Aquarium?

United States. Maria Mitchell Aquarium is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, at 28 Washington Street, Nantucket, MA. Its coordinates are 41.282° N, 70.096° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Acadia National Park, about 364 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Maria Mitchell Aquarium?

10 species. Citizen-science photos record 10 species at Maria Mitchell Aquarium, including Leopard Gecko, Rodents, Eucinostomus, Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Does Maria Mitchell Aquarium charge an entrance fee?

Free. The open map data for Maria Mitchell Aquarium lists it as free to enter. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.

Q: When did Maria Mitchell Aquarium open and how big is it?

Opened 1997, 0.1 ha. Maria Mitchell Aquarium, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1997 and covers about 0.1 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 10 species are photographed there.

🇺🇸 United States

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 10 spp. present

The Maria Mitchell Association Aquarium (MMA Aquarium), also known as the Nantucket Aquarium, is a small, local, seasonal aquarium in Nantucket, Massachusetts. It serves as the island's only marine science center and resource. The aquarium is one of the many resources offered by the Maria Mitchell Association, a local non-profit organization that promotes scientific education and research in service to the legacy of Maria Mitchell (1818–1889), America's first female astronomer and Nantucket native. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

41.282° N 70.096° W

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

Free

Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

1997

Size

Small

Visit

Getting there

Address: 28 Washington Street, Nantucket, MA

mariamitchell.org/visit/aquarium ↗

Who runs it

Run by: Maria Mitchell Association

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Eublepharis macularius

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Rodentia

Daily sighting probability —

See the group

Eucinostomus

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Paralichthys dentatus

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Centropristis striata

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Mycteroperca phenax

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Not in our parks or cities

Menidia menidia

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Syngnathus fuscus

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Before you go

Where is Maria Mitchell Aquarium?

United States

Maria Mitchell Aquarium is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, at 28 Washington Street, Nantucket, MA. Its coordinates are 41.282° N, 70.096° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Acadia National Park, about 364 km away.

What animals can you see at Maria Mitchell Aquarium?

10 species

Citizen-science photos record 10 species at Maria Mitchell Aquarium, including Leopard Gecko, Rodents, Eucinostomus, Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Does Maria Mitchell Aquarium charge an entrance fee?

Free

The open map data for Maria Mitchell Aquarium lists it as free to enter. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.

When did Maria Mitchell Aquarium open and how big is it?

Opened 1997, 0.1 ha

Maria Mitchell Aquarium, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1997 and covers about 0.1 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 10 species are photographed there.