This website states the hours of operation for the aquarium as being 9:30 -7:00 pm. This is incorrect. The actual hours are 9:30 till 5:00. We missed our opportunity to visit because of this error.

I took my daughter and granddaughter for a visit, found it nicely laid out and easy to follow. Attractions were open and plenty to see and visit. Atmosphere was quite relaxing. It did take us about an hour and half to go through the aquarium but well worth it. Granddaughter got a delight in trying to pet the baby stingrays zooming along, nurse ...

In my opinion this is the best thing to do as a family in New Orleans. The Big Easy is my favorite city but it is not very family friendly at times. This is always a great place for children and adults to enjoy. Everyone is very courteous and polite. Always something new to see.

As a native of the area I moved away due to my going into the military, but it doesn't stop me from visiting and since I have children now I educate them on New Orleans rich history. They love the aquarium and insist on visiting every time.

Great exhibits and a welcome break from the heat. For kids, there is a sting ray touch tank and a nurse shark touch tank.

I live in Lafayette and we visit every so often. I never realized how expansive the exbits are until we visted one in California. The entire exhibit would fit comfortably in my house! The Aquarium of the Americas is the kinda place you could loose yourself in for hours...

I've read it somewhere, it's A place to go, but not THE place to go.. with such the small building you can see from outside, you wouldn't see much in there. Probably because I'm from California, but this place is small to me. 1-2 hours at most you'll be out of there.

I just also checked out their new place the Audubon Insectarium. very disappointed. don't expect to see a lot of live insects in there.

This place could take up over two hours of your time easily if you indulged in all the informative ways the exhibits were displayed; plenty of guides with lots of information also; interaction with some species which appeal to children of all ages!