Last Updated on 29 June 2025

The following list is a snapshot of society’s current opinions of the 60 “best” aquariums in the world. I averaged 23 different ranked lists of “best aquariums worldwide” to get this definitive compilation.  See my Methodology page for the research process that was used, including the full spreadsheet and links to all 23 lists that were averaged. The list below mostly contains links to the official aquarium websites.

  1. Georgia Aquarium – Atlanta, GA, USA
  2. S.E.A. Aquarium – Singapore
  3. Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium – Okinawa, Japan
  4. Oceanogràfic Valencia – Valencia, Spain
  5. Dubai Aquarium – Dubai, UAE
  6. Monterey Bay Aquarium – Monterey, CA, USA
  7. Chimelong Ocean Kingdom – Hengqin, China
  8. Lisbon Oceanarium – Lisbon, Portugal
  9. Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan – Osaka, Japan
  10. Vancouver Aquarium – Vancouver, Canada
  11. Shedd Aquarium – Chicago, IL, USA
  12. SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium – Sydney, Australia
  13. uShaka Marine World – Durban, South Africa
  14. Aquarium of Genoa – Genoa, Italy
  15. Atlantic Sea Park – Alesund, Norway
  16. Seattle Aquarium – Seattle, WA, USA
  17. Oceanographic Museum, Monaco
  18. Aquarium of the Pacific – Long Beach, CA, USA
  19. Istanbul SEA LIFE Aquarium (TurkuaZoo) – Istanbul, Turkey
  20. National Aquarium – Baltimore, MD, USA
  21. Curaçao Sea Aquarium Park – Willemstad, Curaçao
  22. Nagasaki Penguin Aquarium – Nagasaki, Japan
  23. Nausicaä Centre National de la Mer – Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
  24. Belle Isle Aquarium – Detroit, MI, USA
  25. Aquàrium Barcelona – Barcelona, Spain
  26. Moscow Oceanarium (Moskvarium) – Moscow, Russia
  27. SEA LIFE Centre London Aquarium – London, England, UK
  28. Aqua Planet Jeju – Seogwipo, South Korea
  29. Kenting National Museum of Biology and Aquarium – Kenting, Taiwan
  30. The Florida Aquarium – Tampa, FL, USA
  31. National Aquarium Denmark – Kastrup, Denmark
  32. The Deep Aquarium – Hull, England, UK
  33. AQUATIS Lausanne – Lausanne, Switzerland
  34. Cube Oceanarium – Chengdu, China
  35. Poema Del Mar – Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
  36. Blue Planet Aquarium – Cheshire, England, UK
  37. Shanghai Ocean Aquarium – Shanghai, China
  38. The Lost Chambers Aquarium – Dubai, UAE
  39. Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada – Toronto, Canada
  40. Tennessee Aquarium – Chattanooga, TN, USA
  41. New York City Aquarium – New York City, NY, USA
  42. Oregon Coast Aquarium – Newport, OR, USA
  43. Tropicheskiy Aquarium – Moscow, Russia
  44. Texas State Aquarium – Corpus Christi, TX, USA
  45. AquaRio – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  46. The Seas with Nemo & Friends, Epcot – Bay Lake, FL, USA
  47. Tropicarium – Budapest, Hungary
  48. Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies – Gatlinburg, TN, USA
  49. National Marine Aquarium – Plymouth, England, UK
  50. Yantai Haichang Whale Shark Aquarium – Yantai, China
  51. Aquarium of Western Australia – Hillarys, Australia
  52. Antalya Aquarium – Antalya, Turkey
  53. Waikiki Aquarium – Honolulu, Hawaii
  54. Ambassador Lagoon – Dubai, UAE
  55. Aquarium of the Bay – San Francisco, CA, USA
  56. Kelly Tarlton’s Sealife Aquarium – Auckland, New Zealand
  57. New England Aquarium – Boston, MA
  58. Grand Aquarium of the Ocean Park – Hong Kong, China
  59. Caribbean Coral Reef Aquarium, Epcot – Bay Lake, FL, USA
  60. Adventure Aquarium – Camden, NJ, USA

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