Updated for September 2026
The Best Aquariums in Gelderland
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 Gelderland that qualifies for the list, fullest entry first.
Listed alphabetically
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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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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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Our ranking methodology
This is not a ranking. The 2 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.