Greater Cleveland Aquarium

Located in the FirstEnergy Powerhouse on the west bank of the Flats in Cleveland, Ohio, the Greater Cleveland Aquarium features 1 million gallons of water and the SeaTube®, an exciting underwater walk-through experience.

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2000 Sycamore St (in FirstEnergy Powerhouse) Cleveland , OH 44113 United States

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Discover Ohio

The west bank of the Cuyahoga River is home to a 70,000-square-foot facility housing fish and marine life from around the world. More than 42 tanks are integrated into an historic powerhouse building!

Rachel Drum

Shark tunnel and touch pools are neat. Glad I had a coupon; $20 for an adult + $6 to park is a little steep. Made it through with a toddler in tow in about an hour. Very friendly employees!

Latha S

Near the touch tank, there is a small play area for toddlers. My three-year-old liked it. Has puzzles and a couple of books . Plenty of places to sit both on chairs and on the floor. Very spacious .

Cassandra Schumacher

This is one of the coolest aquariums I have ever been to. It is build in like an old factory . So much to do and see. Great for all ages.

Cleveland Magazine

The aquarium houses thousands of creatures ranging from almost 30 varieties of clown fish to the 7-foot-long tiger sharks and Ohio-native brook trout . Don't miss the alligators in the Everglades Zone.

Discover Ohio

Take part in Cleveland’s most aquatic holiday experience in the Winter Waterland! The aquarium will be transformed into an underwater wonderland, featuring large decorations, twinkling lights & more!

Chris Cegielski

Nice but small. Have something else planned for your day. There is street parking available if you want to avoid the $15 fee

Jarryd Huntley

Remember this isn't the Cleveland Zoo -where you need to run from one end to the other to see everything-. There's a ton to see here. Take your time and enjoy!

Paige Bryan

Super cool place to see many types of fish & sting rays are touch accessible! Don't let the shape of the building fool you!

Rachel Whinnery

Great place, especially for kids- most things are down low. On the smaller side, but fun! ???? ???? ????

Jennifer Ann

Get the family pass You'll save a lot of money. Café has a great meatball sub and slushies !

Kayla Ott

Check out the brand new African Tortoise exhibit located in Exotic Freshwater gallery ! Up close and personal experience!

Tim Wiseman

Rays in the touch tank seem to be most active and friendly near the very beginning, and end of the day.

Sarah Silbaugh

They really did a great job with this aquarium . But maybe wait a couple weeks, the water was really murky because the sand hadn't quite settled. Totally worth $22!

Carolyn K.

Don't let the boring Lake Erie exhibit turn you away. The ocean exhibit is quite good, especially the tunnel and the coral displays. Read more

Karen McCray-Erard

The tunnel was awesome!! Didn't wait at all for tickets, got there at 1130 on a Saturday perfect timing!!!!

Latha S

There is a café upstairs but it's not anything to write home about. Hardly any choices for vegetarians ; just cheese pizza & salad . If u are veg , bring your own food or plan on leaving to eat lunch .

Kevin Chuey

Buy tickets online before you go, you won't have to wait in the line , you can go straight in.

Rich A

They have a 20% military discount with proper ID. Immediate family of military personnel may get a discount as well .

Nancy S. ☕???? ????

The shark tube is amazing. .go through it several times

Dianna Threadgill

Come in the early afternoon to watch the feedings

Christin

I wish we would have known about buying tickets online so we could bypass the line . It didn't take too long though and we were there at 10:15 on a Saturday

Latha S

Nice place but admission and Family Annual Pass ($130) is expensive for what they offer. It's not that big. There are no dolphins. Babysitter option for Annual Pass is a ridiculous extra $50!

Lindsay Lauricia

Excellent staff , great touch tanks, and lots to look at!

Ralph Meyer

Nice place to take the grandkids on an afternoon.

Kathy Zane

Season pass is the way to go

Greg Hipius

No wait at 4:30p on a Monday. Been to better but this was good and fair for city size and price. Very poorly marked -we walked right past twice. Look for words on side of brick factory bldng.

Marlon Berry

Order tickets online before you get here. Line to wait just for tickets is 2 hours today!!

Steve Ripple

Park on the street if possible. No reason to pay $22 to get in AND pay to park . Kinda small, shark tank and underwater walkway are only real draws IMO.

Holly T.

This aquarium Is a joke. I was so disappointed starting with the $$$ to the exhibits to the fact it took 25 mins to see everything. certainly didn't match the hype! save your money for the rainforest!

Kenny Crum

Very neat. You can touch the rays and sharks too.

Michael B.

This is a nice place 2 go 2 see some fish in Cleveland.

foodphotog

Easily avoid $5 parking by parking on a nearby side street.

Scott

Purchase your tickets online ahead of time!

Bridgett Berry

Buy your tix on line !!!! Because the line for purchasing tix is crazy...long...and slow...

Destiny Paradise

Awesomely amazing!

Kate Eidam

Buy tickets online! Only took us 5 min to get in.

Diane Wonch

Nice but a little over priced!

Jess Grimm

Went today no line n it was easy to see everything just a average amount of people there.

Maja Mitrovic

Buy tickets on line ! Hour and a half wait just to buy them.

Richard McClendon Jr.

Horseshoe crabs are related yo spiders!

Santana Parker

I love it really worth b n a member

Brittany Davis

You can touch some stingrays & sharks..but defiantly not worth $20.

Susie Frenchak

Awesome place

Dee Gee

No strollers allowed on weekends until after 3 pm

DeAndre Marks

Buy tix online a must

Kevin Hawkins

I just took a construction tour . This will be very interesting when complete.

Liz Poucher

Ehhhh.......where's shamu?

Dave Miyares

New place for lunch .

Brian Graf

Way too expensive . The zoo has a comparable collection at a fraction of the cost.

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