National Aquarium
Baltimore, MD, United States
- Opened
- 1981
- Species listed
- 26
About National Aquarium
The National Aquarium—also known as the National Aquarium in Baltimore or Baltimore Aquarium—is a nonprofit public aquarium located at 501 East Pratt Street on Pier 3 in the Inner Harbor area of Downtown Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Constructed during a period of urban renewal in Baltimore, the aquarium opened on August 8, 1981. The aquarium has an annual attendance of 1.5 million visitors and is the largest tourism attraction in the state of Maryland. The aquarium holds more than 2,200,000 US gallons (8,300,000 L) of water, and has more than 17,000 specimens representing over 750 sp…
Animals you can see here
26 species from our encyclopedia are recorded at this venue. Tap one to read its profile.
Atlantic blue crabCallinectes sapidus
Atlantic sea nettleChrysaora quinquecirrha
Banggai cardinalfishPterapogon kauderni
BarramundiLates calcarifer
Black-headed PythonAspidites melanocephalus
Blue Poison Dart FrogDendrobates tinctorius 'azureus'
Blue-crowned MotmotMomotus momota
Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
California SheepheadSemicossyphus pulcher
Chambered NautilusNautilus pompilius
Eastern Long-necked TurtleChelodina longicollis
Electric eelElectrophorus electricus
Frilled DragonChlamydosaurus kingii
Giant Pacific octopusEnteroctopus dofleini
Golden Lion TamarinLeontopithecus rosalia
Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydas
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
Lobed Comb JellyMnemiopsis leidyi
Moon JellyAurelia aurita
Painted TurtleChrysemys picta
Panamanian Golden FrogAtelopus zeteki
Pig-nosed TurtleCarettochelys insculpta
Scarlet IbisEudocimus ruber
Spiny-tailed MonitorVaranus acanthurus
Spotted eagle rayAetobatus narinari
SunbitternEurypyga heliasSpecies lists come from Wikidata and may be incomplete — collections change. Check the venue's own site before travelling to see a particular animal.
