Aquarium

Mississippi Aquarium

Q: Where is Mississippi Aquarium?

United States. Mississippi Aquarium is an aquarium in the United States. Its coordinates are 30.368° N, 89.088° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Great Smoky Mountains National Park, about 770 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Mississippi Aquarium?

57 species. Citizen-science photos record 57 species at Mississippi Aquarium, including Masked Lapwing, Scarlet Ibis, Northern River Otter, Hooded Merganser and Green Turaco. 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 Mississippi Aquarium in the wild?

Masked Lapwing: Daintree National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Mississippi Aquarium also live in the parks and cities we cover: Masked Lapwing (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Daintree National Park), Scarlet Ibis (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Caroni Swamp) and Northern River Otter (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Isle Royale National Park).

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

1.9 ha. Mississippi Aquarium, an aquarium in the United States, covers about 1.9 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 57 species are photographed there.

🇺🇸 United States

🐠 Aquarium, United States 57 spp. present

Mississippi Aquarium is a nonprofit public aquarium located in Gulfport, Mississippi; it opened August 29, 2020, on the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, replacing the Marine Life Oceanarium, which was destroyed by the hurricane. The 5.8-acre (2.3 ha) complex incorporates both indoor and outdoor habitats with more than 200 species of animals and 50 species of native plants. Construction costs were paid through federal, state, local, and private consortiums. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

30.368° N 89.088° W

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

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Size

Small

What visitors say

🐠 Animals in captivity

Vanellus miles

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Daintree National Park+ 25 more parks

Eudocimus ruber

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Caroni Swamp+ 1 more park

Lontra canadensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Isle Royale National Park+ 19 more parks

Lophodytes cucullatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge+ 30 more parks

Tauraco persa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

in Odzala-Kokoua National Park

LC Endemic

Alligator mississippiensis

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Big Cypress National Preserve+ 3 more parks

Guira guira

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Iberá National Park+ 12 more parks

Ducula bicolor

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Komodo National Park+ 2 more parks

Before you go

Where is Mississippi Aquarium?

United States

Mississippi Aquarium is an aquarium in the United States. Its coordinates are 30.368° N, 89.088° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Great Smoky Mountains National Park, about 770 km away.

What animals can you see at Mississippi Aquarium?

57 species

Citizen-science photos record 57 species at Mississippi Aquarium, including Masked Lapwing, Scarlet Ibis, Northern River Otter, Hooded Merganser and Green Turaco. 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 Mississippi Aquarium in the wild?

Masked Lapwing: Daintree National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Mississippi Aquarium also live in the parks and cities we cover: Masked Lapwing (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Daintree National Park), Scarlet Ibis (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Caroni Swamp) and Northern River Otter (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Isle Royale National Park).

When did Mississippi Aquarium open and how big is it?

1.9 ha

Mississippi Aquarium, an aquarium in the United States, covers about 1.9 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 57 species are photographed there.