Updated for September 2026
The Best Aquariums in Europe
How this list is ordered: by how complete our listing is — how much we hold on opening hours, ticket prices, accreditation, photographs, animals and facilities. It is a measure of our own coverage, not a judgement of the venue. We hold no visitor scores or conservation assessments, so “best” here means every aquarium in Europe that qualifies for the list, fullest entry first.
Listed alphabetically
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Guided tourEducation programOn-site dining
ACUARIO DE SEVILLA
Aquarium in Sevilla
Thirty-five separate tanks hold animals of more than 400 species, and an oceanarium of about two million litres has a water column nearly 9 m deep. Part of the route is themed on the Magellan-Elcano circumnavigation. It opened to the public in 2014 and belongs to the company Aquagestion Sur S.L.
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Keeper talk or showChild friendlyParking
Aquazoo Löbbecke Museum Düsseldorf
Zoo & Aquarium in Düsseldorf
The building has 6,800 m² of floor space and 25 themed rooms, holding roughly 560 animal species as of July 2018. The displays are rounded out by 1,400 natural history specimens, models and hands-on stations. Just under 500,000 visitors a year make it the city's best-attended cultural institution.
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Animal encounterChild friendlyParking
Blue Planet Aquarium
Aquarium in Ellesmere Port
Queen Elizabeth II opened it in July 1998, when it led the United Kingdom for size, and it remains the biggest in its region. It cost £12 million, and the architects Buttress Fuller Alsop shaped the building like a breaking wave.
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Touch poolBehind-the-scenes tourGuided tour
Exploris Aquarium
Zoo & Aquarium in Newtownards
This is Northern Ireland's only public aquarium, standing on the Strangford Lough marine nature reserve, a major wintering spot for waders and seabirds. The lough holds close to 75% of Northern Ireland's marine species, among them common seals, basking sharks and brent geese.
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Animal feeding experienceParkingAssistance animal policy
Galway Atlantaquaria
Aquarium in Gaillimh
It is the largest aquarium in the country, holding over 170 species, and has a long record of rehabilitating wildlife. A joint exhibition was run with University of Galway on algae used for the timed release of drugs.
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Keeper talk or showGuided tourOn-site dining
Haus des Meeres – Aqua Terra Zoo
Zoo & Aquarium in Wien
It occupies a Second World War flak tower in the Esterházypark, in the sixth district, Mariahilf, and is made up chiefly of marine tanks and terraria. Things to do include Guided tours and Feedings.
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Keeper talk or showAssistance animal policyDisability admission concession
Lakes Aquarium
Zoo & Aquarium in Ulverston
Displays are grouped by region, covering the Lake District along with Asia, Africa and the Americas, and hold such species as axolotls, piranhas, tetras, Arctic char and seahorses. Windermere Lake Cruises call here, and the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway terminates alongside. It ranks third among the paid-entry visitor attractions of Cumbria.
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Animal encounterBehind-the-scenes tourImmersive media attraction
L’Aquàrium de Barcelona
Aquarium in Barcelona
It opened in 1995 with 80 tanks holding some 11,000 animals of 600 species, and belongs to the Aspro Parks group. More than 40 million people have visited since then, making it the fourth most visited attraction in the city, behind the Sagrada Familia, Park Güell and the FC Barcelona museum. A new phase began in 2025, alongside its thirtieth anniversary.
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Keeper talk or showBehind-the-scenes tourOn-site dining
National Marine Aquarium
Aquarium in Plymouth
It is Britain's biggest aquarium, holding over 5,000 animals, and was the first in the UK founded expressly for marine learning, research and conservation. It stands in Sutton Harbour, by the Barbican and the fish market.
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Oceanário de Lisboa
Aquarium in Lisboa
It opened in May 1998 as part of the Expo 98 world's fair, built on the site of the former Cabo Ruivo seaplane harbour, and ranks as the second-largest facility of its kind on the Iberian Peninsula. The complex covers 20,000 square metres and holds roughly 7.5 million litres of water across more than thirty tanks, housing around 8,000 animals from 500 species, spanning birds and mammals alongside fish and other marine life. At its centre sits a five-million-litre tank built around a Global Ocean theme, holding sharks, barracudas, rays and tuna, surrounded by four smaller habitats representing the North Atlantic, Antarctic, temperate Pacific and tropical Indian Ocean.
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Keeper talk or showDisability admission concession
St Andrews Aquarium
Aquarium in St Andrews
St Andrews Aquarium is an aquarium in St Andrews, United Kingdom. Animals on show include Asian Short-Clawed Otter, Caribe Piranha, Common Snapping Turtle, Cuvier’s Dwarf Caiman and Humboldt Penguin.
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Animal encounterOvernight stayParking
The Deep
Aquarium in Hull
The tanks hold 2,500,000 litres of water and 87 tonnes of salt. A schools programme takes 30,000 primary and secondary pupils annually, covering food chains, marine care, predator-prey relations, adaptations and habitats, and group sleepovers and special events are also run.
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On-site diningParkingWheelchair accessible routes
Tierpark Hagenbeck
Zoo & Aquarium in Eimsbüttel
Tierpark Hagenbeck GGmbH, opened in 1907, is a zoo in Germany. Animals on show include Weißrüssel-Nasenbären, Seebären, Rote Riesenkängurus, Sumatra Orang-Utans and Stachelschweine.
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Keeper talk or showParkingImmersive media attraction
Zoologischer Garten Köln
Zoo & Aquarium in Köln
Cologne Zoo, opened in 1860, is a mixed in Germany. Its exhibits include Elefantenpark, Hippodom, Clemenshof, Aquarium and Terrarium.
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ParkingAccessible toiletsWheelchair accessible routes
Anglesey Sea Zoo
Zoo & Aquarium in Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Claiming to be the largest aquarium in Wales, it shows over 150 native species and sits just outside Brynsiencyn. Attractions include a conger eel, a shark pool and a kelp forest, along with the Lobster Hatchery of Wales.
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Aquarium de Paris
Aquarium in Paris
Built in 1878, it is the world's earliest aquarium; it shut in 1985 and reopened in 2006. The visitor route covers 3,500 m2 underground, holding around 500 species of fish and invertebrates, some 10,000 specimens in all. The Polynesian tank contains 750 corals.
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Keeper talk or showTouch pool
Aquarium du Périgord noir
Aquarium in Le Bugue
The aquarium is in the Dordogne department, immediately beside the parc du Bournat.
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Animal encounterOvernight stayBehind-the-scenes tour
Aquarium of Genoa
Aquarium in Genova
It opened in 1992, conceived by the architect Renzo Piano for the regeneration scheme around Expo 1992, which marked 500 years since Columbus reached the Americas, and the project led to the reclamation and upgrading of the old port area. Its stated mission covers education, conservation and research directed at safeguarding aquatic environments.
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Indoor spaces
Aquarium Pula
Aquarium in Pula
The aquarium holds 211 species, including blacktip reef sharks and caimans, and runs a turtle rehabilitation unit. By early 2020, 160 loggerhead turtles had been treated there and returned to the sea.
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Keeper talk or showOn-site diningParking
Aquarium Wilhelmshaven
Aquarium in Wilhelmshaven
Over 600,000 litres of salt and fresh water hold more than 300 species. It is operated by a limited company and receives no public subsidy.
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Guided tourOn-site diningWheelchair accessible routes
Aquatis
Aquarium in Lausanne
Opened in October 2017, it has 3,500 m2 accessible to visitors and holds around 10,000 fish, 100 reptiles and amphibians and 300 plant species. Its 46 aquariums, terrariums and vivariums present 20 ecosystems from five continents along a two-storey route with digital projections, the whole of the lower floor given over to Europe.
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Artis Zoo
Zoo & Aquarium in Amsterdam
Artis Zoo is a zoo in Amsterdam, North Holland, Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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Overnight stayBehind-the-scenes tourOn-site dining
Bergen Aquarium
Aquarium in Bergen Municipality
Bergen Aquarium, opened in 1960, is an aquarium in Norway. Animals on show include sjøløver, pingviner and otere.
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On-site dining
Dingle Oceanworld Aquarium
Aquarium in Dingle
Dingle Oceanworld Aquarium, opened in 1996, is an aquarium in Dingle, Ireland.
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Animal encounterPlayground
Dolfinarium Harderwijk
Zoo & Aquarium in Harderwijk
Across Europe no marine mammal park is larger. Between 2005 and 2011 attendance stayed in a band of 700,000 to 800,000 a year. Takings fell by roughly €2.4 million to €12 million in 2012, a year in which the orca Morgan left and part of the site shut for building work.
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Keeper talk or showDisability admission concessionTouch pool
Drøbak Akvarium
Aquarium in Frogn
Opened in 1995 and pitched at children, it draws about 35,000 visitors a year. There are 14 tanks, two of them large, along with a touch pool. The fish are kinds common in Norwegian waters, including conger eel, wolffish and some sharks, alongside shellfish, molluscs, echinoderms, sea anemones and starfish.
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Keeper talk or showParking
Ecomare
Aquarium in De Koog
Ecomare, opened in 1929, is an aquarium in De Koog. Animals on show include vinvis, zeehonden, haaien, roggen and aalscholver.
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On-site diningDisability admission concession
FLUVIÁRIO DE MORA
Aquarium in Cabeção
FLUVIÁRIO DE MORA is an aquarium in Portugal. Animals on show include lontras-europeias, lontras-de-garras-curtas and saramugo.
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Grand Aquarium de Touraine
Aquarium in Lussault-sur-Loire
Billed as Europe's largest freshwater aquarium, the 5,000 m2 site has 70 tanks, among them a 30-metre freshwater tunnel. Species of the Loire are shown alongside others from oceans worldwide, with 12,000 fish held in two million litres of water.
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Touch poolBehind-the-scenes tourParking
Great Aquarium Saint-Malo
Aquarium in Saint-Malo
Great Aquarium Saint-Malo, opened in 1996, is an aquarium in Saint-Malo, France.
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Rides and attractionsGuided tourEducation program
Havets hus
Aquarium in Lysekil
Opened in 1993 to show the animals of the Gullmarn fjord and the surrounding western sea, it displays over 200 species in roughly 40 tanks. The route runs from the shoreline through successive marine zones down to deep seabed habitats. The largest tank is a tunnel holding 140,000 litres of salt water; water is drawn continuously from the fjord at a depth of 32 metres.
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Keeper talk or showOn-site diningParking
Kattegatcenter
Aquarium in Grenaa
Opened in 1993, it stands directly on the Kattegat shoreline. A shark tank of 550,000 litres of tropical seawater holds large sharks, rays and tropical fish, while a separate oceanarium shows fish, sharks and other creatures of the local sea. A tunnel runs through the shark tank, and both of the big tanks can be dived.
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Keeper talk or showGuided tour
Kotka Maretarium
Aquarium in Kotka
Devoted to Finnish fish and inland waters, it shows roughly 60 native resident fish species. It was created jointly by the city, the University of Helsinki and the game and fisheries research institute, and has rooms for researchers and a nature school alongside the tanks. The building also holds a sea theatre, the Merisydän café and a souvenir shop.
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Lofotakvariet
Aquarium in Kabelvåg
It sits on the shore about 1 km west of the main settlement. An earlier aquarium, founded in 1931, ran until 1985, when the ageing building had to shut on safety grounds, and the replacement building opened in 1989. It closes through December and January and otherwise opens daily, with the longest hours from early June to the end of August.
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Keeper talk or showBehind-the-scenes tourOn-site dining
Malta National Aquarium
Aquarium in San Pawl il-Baħar
The aquarium holds over 175 species, spanning fish, molluscs, reptiles and insects. Animals on show include sharks, Jellyfish, Piranhas, Octopus and stingray.
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Keeper talk or showOn-site diningParking
Multimar Wattforum
Aquarium in Tönning
Opened in 1999 and enlarged repeatedly since, it exists to teach visitors to the national park about life in the Wadden Sea. More than 30 tanks with a combined volume of 150 m³ double as a rearing facility for threatened creatures. Hippocampus guttulatus seahorses, a species thought to have gone from the North Sea, were bred there in the summer of 2004 from wild-caught stock.
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MUNDOMAR
Aquarium in Benidorm
Animals on show include dolphins, sea lions, penguins and meerkats. It is the sister site of the neighbouring Aqualandia water park and shares its car park, and a lookout beside the dolphinarium overlooks most of that park.
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Müritzeum
Zoo & Aquarium in Waren (Müritz)
Displays cover about 2,300 square metres and deal with nature, the environment, and regional and collection history. They are divided into a bird world, forest and nature, an aquarium landscape and a museum garden. The state natural history collections belong to a non-profit company set up at Waren on 1 January 2007.
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Nausicaà Centre National de la Mer
Aquarium in Boulogne-sur-Mer
It holds the largest tank in Europe, ranked fifth on a world scale, and is also the largest coral-rearing centre on the continent. The layout runs to three main routes: the older exhibition on shores and the people who live by them, and an open-sea route opened in May 2018 around a 10,000 m3 basin recreating the ecosystem of Malpelo island. Attendance averages over 800,000 a year, making it the second busiest tourist site north of Paris after Parc Astérix.
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Education programOn-site dining
Nordsøen Oceanarium
Aquarium in Hirtshals
The species on display come from the waters around Denmark. The oceanarium belongs to the Nordsøcentre, which also contains a conference centre.
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Animal feeding experienceChild friendlyOn-site dining
Oceanarium
Aquarium in Bournemouth
Oceanarium is an aquarium in Bournemouth, United Kingdom.
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Keeper talk or showChild friendly
Oniria
Aquarium in Canet-en-Roussillon
Oniria is an aquarium in Canet-en-Roussillon, France. Its exhibits include Montagne, Au fil de l’eau, Plage, Descente dans les grands fonds and La Jungle.
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Animal encounter
PALMITOS PARK
Aquarium in San Bartolomé de Tirajana
The park is owned by the Spanish multinational Aspro-Ocio. It is not a member of EAZA. Its exhibits include aviario, La casa de Mariposas and Casa de Orquídeas.
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On-site diningDisability admission concessionImmersive media attraction
Planet Ocean Montpellier
Aquarium in Montpellier
A combined aquarium and planetarium, formed in April 2018 from two sites that had until then been run separately, the Mare Nostrum tanks and the Galilée planetarium. The aquarium section has been open since 15 December 2007. It drew 305,000 visitors in 2010, placing it among the busiest sites in the Hérault, behind Europark at Vias with 537,000.
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Animal encounterBehind-the-scenes tourParking
Polaria
Aquarium in Tromsø
Billed as the northernmost aquarium anywhere, it opened in May 1998 and had 167,000 visitors in 2025. Displays centre on Svalbard, with tanks of local sea life alongside open and display tanks of rock-shore animals and juvenile fish for children. There is also a panoramic cinema with five screens and an arctic walkway showing polar exploration gear, taxidermy and mock permafrost.
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Rides and attractions
Sylt Aquarium
Aquarium in Sylt
Opened in 2004 right beside the dune belt, it draws fresh water straight from the North Sea by pipeline. There are 25 saltwater tanks holding around 2,000 fish, and a glass tunnel passes beneath one of them.
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Animal encounterRides and attractionsDisability admission concession
Zoo Aquarium de Madrid
Zoo & Aquarium in Moncloa-Aravaca – Madrid
Zoo Aquarium de Madrid, opened in 1972, is a mixed in Moncloa-Aravaca – Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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Guided tourParking
Acuario do Grove
Aquarium in O Grove
Acuario do Grove, opened in 1997, is an aquarium in O Grove, Spain. Animals on show include ajolote mexicano, tiburones, rodaballos and sargos.
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Behind-the-scenes tourOn-site diningParking
Aquarium Berlin
Aquarium in Berlin
The building stands on the grounds of the zoo, in the Tiergarten locality of the Mitte district, with a second door opening from Olof-Palme-Platz on Budapester Straße. It is listed as a protected monument together with the zoological garden. Graded programmes are offered to children and teenagers.
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Keeper talk or showGuided tourTouch pool
Aquarium de Guadeloupe
Aquarium in Le Gosier
Created in 1985, it is the island's best-attended museum and, measured by the breadth of its collection, the largest aquarium in the Antilles. Around thirty tanks hold over 450,000 litres of seawater. Close to 80 species of fish and 50 of coral, all from Caribbean waters, are shown.
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Touch poolParking
Aquarium de Lyon
Aquarium in La Mulatière
It opened in 2002 after two years of building work, under Maurice Chichportiche, who owned the Aquarium d'Intra Muros at Saint-Servan and founded the Grand aquarium Saint-Malo. It now belongs to the Spanish group Aspro-Ocio, owner of the Aqualand parks.
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Child friendly
Aquarium du Limousin
Aquarium in Limoges
The 600 m2 site opened in 1993 with forty tanks, three hundred species and about 2,500 animals, ranging from catfish and piranha to sturgeon and horseshoe crab. It took 41,000 visitors in 2007, making it the fifth most visited attraction in Haute-Vienne, and it holds the national Qualité Tourisme mark.
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Keeper talk or show
Aquarium Finisterrae
Aquarium in A Coruña
It stands on the seafront promenade between the Domus and the Tower of Hercules, which is visible from the site, and is grouped with the Domus and the Casa de las Ciencias. Its outdoor pools are connected to the Atlantic and rise and fall with the tides. The stated aim is to spread knowledge of the ocean and encourage positive attitudes towards water environments.
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Animal encounterBehind-the-scenes tourOn-site dining
Aquarium of Gijón
Aquarium in Gijón
Officially inaugurated on 9 June 2006 and opened to visitors the following day, it was once run by Coutant Aquariums and now operates under Bioparc. An exhibition space of 2,000 sq m holds 60 freshwater and saltwater tanks. There is also an events auditorium, a teaching room of roughly 100 sq m and a recovery area for marine mammals and reptiles.
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Aquarium of Trégastel
Aquarium in Trégastel
The first hall is roofed by a single block of pink granite spanning 22 by 15 metres and weighing close to 5,500 tonnes. The aquarium was fully refurbished in 2006, when a lobster mascot called Loutig was adopted.
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Education program
Aquazoo Leerdam
Zoo & Aquarium in Leerdam
Upkeep and management rest with the members of the local aquarium society. Animals on show include haaien, piranha’s, zeesterren, anemoonvissen and discusvissen.
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Guided tourEducation program
Jyllandsakvariet
Aquarium in Thyborøn
Jyllandsakvariet is an aquarium in Thyborøn, Denmark. Things to do include Dolphin safari, Seal safari, Amber safari, Amber workshop and Oyster safari in the Limfjord.
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Animal encounterGift shopTouch pool
Lanzarote Aquarium
Aquarium in Costa Teguise
Thirty-three tanks with a combined volume of 1,000 m³ show marine animals and plants. Blacktip reef sharks are among the larger animals kept.
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Guided tour
Macduff Marine Aquarium
Aquarium in MacDuff
The aquarium opened on 18 April 1997. It closed in 2017 so that the main tank could be drained and repaired, and Aberdeenshire Council announced a successful bid to the Levelling Up Fund in 2023. An expansion was planned that would add a second storey with a cafe.
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ParkingDisability admission concession
Meereszentrum Fehmarn
Aquarium in Fehmarn
Meereszentrum Fehmarn is an aquarium in Fehmarn, Germany. Animals on show include Korallen, Nemos, Seepferdchen, Feuerfische and Muränen.
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Touch poolPlaygroundEducation program
Nordsø Akvariet
Aquarium in Nørre Vorupør
More than 80 fish species are held across 16 saltwater tanks. Local food fishes on show include cod, plaice, sole, turbot and eel, with stock landed by the town's own coastal fishermen.
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Rides and attractionsOn-site diningNight and evening opening
Oceanium
Zoo & Aquarium in Rotterdam
It stands in the zoo's extension zone alongside a new entrance and car park, and was the zoo's largest project up to that point. The surrounding grounds carry displays themed on the Americas, and scientific work on coral conservation is hosted here.
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Child friendlyParkingSensory and cognitive support
Oceanopolis
Aquarium in Brest
It is a public facility owned by the metropolitan authority and run by the mixed-economy company Brest'aim, which took that name on 1 January 2025. It belongs to AMCSTI, the national scientific-culture network.
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Keeper talk or showIndoor spacesParking
Océarium Le Croisic
Aquarium in Le Croisic
It covers 1,700 m2, with more than 4,000 animals spread over 56 tanks. Attendance of over 250,000 a year makes it eleventh among French aquariums and the third most visited attraction in its department.
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Palma Aquarium
Aquarium in Palma
It stands 500 metres from the Playa de Palma, with 55 tanks housing some 8,000 individual animals of 700 species, drawn from the Mediterranean and from the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It holds environmental events and joins protection and awareness campaigns. Around 400,000 people visit each year.
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ParkingAssistance animal policy
Royal Burgers' Zoo
Zoo & Aquarium in Arnhem
Founded in 1913 by Johan Burgers, it houses many of its animals in large recreated habitats under cover. It draws roughly a million visitors a year, from Germany as well as the Netherlands.
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Animal encounterBehind-the-scenes tourParking
Sea Life London Aquarium
Aquarium in London
Attendance passed a million a year as of 2025. The aquarium is grouped with the London Eye, the London Dungeon and Shrek's Adventure.
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Keeper talk or showBehind-the-scenes tourIndoor spaces
Sea Life Scheveningen
Zoo & Aquarium in Scheveningen
The aquarium is part of the Sea Life chain, the world's biggest aquarium operator, with sites in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, England, France, Ireland, Italy and Spain, and further branches in the United States, Asia and Oceania. Sea Life itself sits under Merlin Entertainments Group. The building stands on the seafront boulevard, where a wave pool used to be.
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Animal encounterOn-site diningParking
Sealife Adventure, Southend-on-Sea
Aquarium in Southend-on-Sea
Sealife Adventure, Southend-on-Sea is an aquarium in Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom. Animals on show include Humboldt Penguins, Cownose Rays and snapping turtle.
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ParkingAccessible toiletsMobility equipment loan
Zee Aquarium Bergen aan Zee
Aquarium in Bergen aan Zee
The idea of a sea aquarium arose in 1954, and it was formally opened in 1956, built where the Hotel Nassau had stood before being pulled down during the Second World War. The Neptunus restaurant was built on top late in the 1960s, and further alterations were made at the end of the 1980s.
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Aquarium Boka
Aquarium in Kotor
This is the country's first and only public aquarium, and more than 8,000 people came in its opening three months. The Institute of Marine Biology in Kotor is the only body in the southern Adriatic studying and protecting marine biodiversity and river catchments, pairing research with education to promote marine conservation.
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Aquarium de Donostia-San Sebastián
Aquarium in San Sebastián
It was set up in 1908 by the Sociedad Oceanográfica de Guipúzcoa and was among the earliest Spanish bodies to combine marine research with public outreach. Its present home is the Palacio del Mar building, which has stood on the harbour quay since 1927. The live marine collection is one of the oldest in the Cantabrian region.
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Behind-the-scenes tourParking
Aquarium de La Rochelle
Aquarium in La Rochelle
Facing the old harbour in Charente-Maritime, it displays 12,000 marine animals of 600 species in 82 tanks. It describes itself as a centre for the study and preservation of marine species.
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Keeper talk or showGuided tourOn-site dining
Aquarium of Cattolica
Aquarium in Cattolica
It occupies a former summer colony for children, a building designed in 1933 by the architect Clemente Busiri Vici that later took a new name. The aquarium opened in 2000 as part of the restoration of that complex.
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Aquarium of Rhodes
Aquarium in Rhodes
The building was constructed in the 1930s, while the island was under Italian rule. Besides carrying out marine research, the aquarium joins civil protection schemes, among them one concerning the pufferfish, and runs awareness and teaching programmes for varied social groups.
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Aquarium River of Zaragoza
Aquarium in Zaragoza
It holds around two million litres of water and some 350 species, and is billed as the largest river aquarium in Europe at 10,000 built metres. Five great river basins are presented, the Nile, Amazon, Mekong, Murray-Darling and Ebro, with a central feature standing for Pangea that mixes river species from around the world. The architect was Álvaro Planchuelo.
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L'Oceanogràfic
Aquarium in Valencia
L'Oceanogràfic, opened in 2003, is an aquarium in Valencia, Spain.
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Keeper talk or show
Osijek Zoo and Aquarium
Zoo & Aquarium in Osijek
It stands on the left bank of the Drava, set apart from the town and its noise amid greenery, and is home to more than 100 animal species. The giraffes, African wild dogs, lions and tigers occupy some of Europe's largest enclosures for those animals.
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Poema del Mar Aquarium
Aquarium in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Poema del Mar Aquarium, opened in 2017, is an aquarium in Spain.
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Gift shop
Seal Sanctuary in Hel
Aquarium in Hel
The site is made up of three breeding pools, several small isolation pools for young or sick animals, and a teaching and laboratory building with a seminar room. Its scientific work aims at re-establishing a grey seal colony in the southern Baltic. Funding comes from voluntary payments, EU grants, the University of Gdańsk, ticket sales and a gift shop.
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Accessible toilets
Acuario Municipal (Santa Pola)
Aquarium in Santa Pola
Acuario Municipal (Santa Pola), opened in 1983, is an aquarium in Santa Pola, Spain.
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Aquário da Madeira
Aquarium in Porto Moniz
Aquário da Madeira, opened in 2005, is an aquarium in Porto Moniz, Portugal.
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Aquário Vasco da Gama
Aquarium in Oeiras
A public aquarium, it belongs to the Navy's cultural commission as one of its cultural venues and stands in Dafundo, in the parish of Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo.
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Civic Aquarium of Milan
Aquarium in Milano
The third oldest aquarium on the continent, it was intended to portray Italian fresh and salt water environments in detail. It sits in Parco Sempione between the Arena Civica and the Sforza Castle, and is counted among the city's notable Liberty-style buildings.
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Dolphinarium in Klaipėda
Aquarium in Klaipėda
An auditorium seating a thousand looks onto a show pool of 1,800 cubic metres, which is used by dolphins and sea lions.
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Varna Aquarium
Aquarium in Варна
The building was designed by the architect Dabko Dabkov. It stands in the Sea Garden beside the naval museum and close to the festival and congress centre.
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Touch pool
Øresund Aquarium
Aquarium in Helsingør
The aquarium stands close to the strait and the north harbour, and opened its doors in 1973. A rebuilding and enlargement carried out across 2005 and 2006 was the largest such work in its history, and new filtration equipment is claimed to give the country's purest tank water.
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Constanța Aquarium
Aquarium in Constanța
Built between 1955 and 1958 to designs by the architect A. Bernovschi, it arranges its tanks and plant rooms around one larger central basin. It opened on 1 May 1958 as the country's second public aquarium. The first had run during the 1930s and 1940s in the cellar of the Grigore Antipa museum.
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Behind-the-scenes tourImmersive media attraction
Cretaquarium
Aquarium in Γούβες
Conceived by staff of what was formerly the Institute of Marine Biology of Crete, it is a creation of the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research. It is presented as a park combining research, teaching, culture and leisure in order to spread knowledge of the sea, and stands east of Heraklion.
Our ranking methodology
This is not a ranking. The 90 venues above are listed alphabetically by name, the same order used throughout this site. We do not collect visitor reviews, star ratings, ticket-sales figures or a conservation-impact score, so none of those exist here to rank by — “best” in this page’s title means every venue that qualifies for this list, not first-to-last by quality. If we ever add a data source robust enough to support an honest ranking, this note and the order above will change together.