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  • dont waste your money
    By A Yahoo! Contributer, 06/17/08
    its small, dirty, charges admission, sad, and is not in any way afilliated with Smithsonian. Not worth the trip, unless you want the historical aspect - it is the oldest aquarium in the US - and they have not changed a thing in all these years, including the tank water.
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  • Basement Aquarium
    By Steve, 06/11/08
    Don't expect much because there isn't much there. It's in the basement of a federal building and only a few exibits. Its only $5 so you can't complain. Have lunch across the street, relax for 30 mins inside the aquarium and then tour something else.
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  • new and improved!
    By buritacomm, 05/12/08
    Have you seen it lately?

    Like many of the other reviewers, DCs National Aquarium used to leave much desired. However, with their new affiliation with the Baltimore aquarium the aquarium has undergone a major makeover and is far more impressive than before.

    My three and five year old had a ball, especially watching the new baby loggerhead turtle in action!
    1 of 1 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
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  • Don't waste your time!!!
    By A Yahoo! Contributer, 07/22/07
    My family and I just got back from Washington, D.C. We visited the National Aquarium and we wasted $20.00. Dirty tanks and no fish in some. We actually saw one fish that was lying on the bottom of the tank and it looked like it was dying. Please don't waste your money on this aquarium. I was so angry when I walked out of there I told my ...
    3 of 3 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
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  • Very Disappointing
    By A Yahoo! Contributer, 07/11/07
    Very small selection of marine life. Most tanks were mislabeled. And unlike the other national exhibits in DC, it cost $5 (even for my 11 year old).
    1 of 2 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
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  • You've got to be kidding!
    By A Yahoo! Contributer, 03/16/07
    Having the name National Aquarium on the sign on the front is a National embarassment! On the day that we attended we "delighted" to 1 dead turtle and 2 dead fish. We lost count on the amount of empty tanks. I have only one question - The Smithsonian provides exhibits of dead animals for free and the National Aquarium is charging $5 for ...
    4 of 5 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
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  • Not worth the time
    By A Yahoo! Contributer, 10/13/06
    Very hard to find for good reason - it is not worth the time to find. We have MUCH better aquariums located in Oklahoma.
    3 of 3 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
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  • AWESOME, DUDE!! TOTALLY NARLY!!!
    By A Yahoo! Contributer, 10/03/06
    COOL fishies!! Must See!!! Bad location though,but very vibrant and bright fish. Tottlly cool gigt shop and very nice staff. Must see!
    0 of 6 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
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  • Horrible
    By Rusty Kuntz, 08/16/06
    "National Aquarium" - it couldn't be further from the truth. This place is a dump - it is small, in the basement of an office building, and contains fish that you can see in any local pet store. There is nothing charming about this tiny National Pet Store. A more apt title is "Pet Store located near the National Mall." ...
    7 of 8 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
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  • AWFUL!
    By A Yahoo! Contributer, 08/09/06
    It was terrible. I expected an AWESOME NATIONAL Aquarium and ended up with something I could have seen at a fancy sea food restaurant. Don't waste your money! They should be ashamed!
    2 of 3 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful
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