Aquarium
Virginia Aquarium
🇺🇸 United States
🐠 Aquarium, United States 124 spp. present
The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center, formerly known as the Virginia Marine Science Museum, is an aquarium and marine science museum located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, just south of Rudee Inlet. The exhibits at the museum are contained in over 800,000 US gallons (3,028,000 L) of fresh and saltwater displays. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
36.821° N 75.984° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
124
speciesOpened
2009
Size
Small
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 9:00–17:00Public holidays · closed
Getting there
- Address
- 717 General Booth Boulevard, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
- Access
- Wheelchair accessible
What visitors say
🐠 Animals in captivity
Sand Tiger Shark
Carcharias taurus
Before you go
Where is Virginia Aquarium?
United States
Virginia Aquarium is an aquarium in the United States, at 717 General Booth Boulevard, Virginia Beach, VA 23451. Its coordinates are 36.821° N, 75.984° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Shenandoah National Park, about 294 km away.
What animals can you see at Virginia Aquarium?
124 species
Citizen-science photos record 124 species at Virginia Aquarium, including Komodo Dragon, Harbor Seal, Redhead, Sand Tiger Shark and Green and Black Dart-poison Frog. 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 Virginia Aquarium in the wild?
Komodo Dragon: Komodo National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Virginia Aquarium also live in the parks and cities we cover: Komodo Dragon (over 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Komodo National Park), Harbor Seal (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kenai Fjords National Park) and Redhead (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Elk Island National Park).
Does Virginia Aquarium charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Virginia Aquarium 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 Virginia Aquarium open?
Every day · 9:00–17:00
According to its open map listing, Virginia Aquarium is open Every day · 9:00–17:00; Public holidays · closed. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Virginia Aquarium open and how big is it?
Opened 2009, 1.0 ha
Virginia Aquarium, an aquarium in the United States, opened in 2009 and covers about 1.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 124 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)