The New England Aquarium has an excellent collection of ocean displays & water tanks, concentrating on New England's bays and the wildlife swimming thru them. The literal centerpiece of the Aquarium is a multi-story plexiglass tank that held fishes that swam at various depths in a reef. The spiral walkway around this tank gives you a chance to see the differences at different depths. The Aquarium also has a range of side displays & tanks to show the residents of different oceanographic environments. The large displays of seals & penguins were particularly good, particularly during feeding time. An enjoyable way to spend a few hours.

This is a cute little aquarium with the most lovely and interesting exhibits. The aquarium animal caretakers were friendly, kind, and knowledgeable. I saw one gentleman answer about 100 questions from a little girl with great patience and humor. If visiting on a weekend, I absolutely recommend that you get timed tickets. This aquarium was packed on a cold, rainy, spring Saturday afternoon. They are very strict with your time on your ticket (no getting in early). While the aquarium was very busy, we rarely had to wait to view a tank or exhibit. Highlights for me included the rare blue lobster, dwarf seahorses, penguins, and the IMAX movie about blue whales.

While this aquarium is pretty small compared to other aquariums we’ve visited, the setup is pretty unique and fun. You can walk up a spiral ramp that wraps around a huge tank with lots of fish and three sea turtles, one of which is huge! The penguin setup all around the bottom floor of the aquarium is pretty cool, giving everyone great views of the penguins swimming and just waddling around. The touch tank was a nice touch. We wished there were more sharks, octopus, and sea mammals to check out, but it’s a pretty small aquarium and they do manage to pack a lot into the place. We would recommend visiting the aquarium with small kids, pre-teens, and even younger teens.

We were not really impressed with this aquarium. We paid $34 each for admission and just didn’t feel like there was that much to see that warranted that admission price. Yes, there are tons of little tanks with different colorful fish, anemones etc. However, the shark area is only comprised of tiny sharks the size of adult arms approximately and though there was a touch tank of small sharks and rays, the bigger specimens really are non-existent here. Also, there are no otters at all and only 3 sea lions. And to boot, the majority of the 1st floor is penguins. Very cute, but why not get otters in some of that space? Also, no dolphins. Also, the place is very disorganized. We were given no map and the signage mostly says things like “Exhibit 1, 2, 3” etc. Even in the elevators (which take forever) the floors are marked with exhibit numbers and not (sharks, penguins) etc. If you are a lover of the Atlanta Aquarium or something similar with large specimens of sharks and large collections of otters, dolphins etc., then I think you will be greatly disappointed in this experience.

Aquarium friendly to visit but without more, the central cylindrical aquarium is a good Attraction but I find it lacks appeal and animals for such a large aquarium... Skates are difficult to touch, seals are not so visible and other small aquariums are not of interest. The penguins are cool around the cylindrical basin but we do not stay for an hour to admire them. It made us spend 2 hours in the morning and it remains nice to visit.

This is not a large Aquarium but it is a great experience for all ages. The touching pool for stingrays is great, as are the sea lions, large turtles and penguins. The smaller tanks represent much sea life and we actually walked through the Aquarium twice which was kind of cool.

Not our first time at the New England Aquarium. We went with friends on a rainy day, so it was a bit crowded but we were still able to enjoy it. The kids loved the ray and shark touch tank. I recommend going early as it starts getting crowded after 1 p.m.

This was an amazing aquarium, it was so fun with all the seals and all the sharks and more! The shark and ray touch tank was the best as you get to touch the rays and sharks. The theatre was also a highlight, we watched The secrets of the sea and it was like our planet (national geographic). This was a wonderful experience, definitely worth visiting.

This was an awesome day! We probably spent 3 hours here! There is construction. The cafe is upstairs and the gift shop is upstairs and the signage isn’t great but the critters are numerous and beautiful and well taken care of. What an awesome aquarium! I hope everyone that visits Boston goes and visits Murphy! He is an added bonus!

Bof, bof,... If you have seen aquariums like La Rochelle or Nausicaá in Bologna sur Mer, remember to forget to tell your children that there is also an aquarium in Boston. Otherwise you will sweat for 2 hours around a central aquarium a little dull decorated with small peripheral aquariums without any interest, because children, they, never tire of aquariums... If you’ve never seen an aquarium, there will be more opportunities, and there are so many more interesting things to see in Boston! This city is fantastic!