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Downtown Aquarium, Houston

Experience the wonder of the underwater world as you tour the Aquarium Adventure Exhibit, a 500,000-gallon aquatic wonderland. You’ll be amazed by all the fascinating sea creatures, sharks, and more. Touch and feed stingrays at Stingray Reef, and catch a glimpse of the magnificent Bengal Tigers of the Maharaja's Temple.

Houston CityPASS includes:

General Admission: Aquarium Adventure Exhibit — Entry includes 500,000 gallons of underwater exhibits with domestic and international marine species on display.

The six-acre entertainment and dining complex is home to a 500,000-gallon aquatic wonderland, with over 400 species of aquatic life from around the globe.

Step inside the sunken hull of a 17th century Spanish galleon and look out at the beautiful diversity of species the ocean world has to offer.

Highlights

  1. 01.

    Tour the marsh and bayous of the Gulf Coast in the Texas Bayou. Enjoy wild encounters with gators, alligator snapping turtles and spotted gar, and see the crayfish, catfish and bullfrogs that make this a true Cajun Country experience.

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    Step back in time when you enter the Shipwreck. From inside the sunken hull of a 17th century Spanish galleon, see the amazing diversity of species the ocean holds, including living coral reefs, a giant pacific octopus and a moray eel, plus a colorful array of fish.

  3. 03.

    Visit the lush Rainforest and keep an eye out for red-bellied piranhas and venomous freshwater stingrays. Enjoy the colorful displays of an emerald tree boa, rainforest frogs and beautiful birds.

Visit Downtown Aquarium, Houston with CityPASS®

CityPASS tickets offer a great way to see Downtown Aquarium, Houston while saving you time and money.

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Advice for Visitors

Tips

Best Time to Visit

Weekdays are least crowded.

Learn more on the CityPASS Blog about what you'll experience at Downtown Aquarium.

Attraction Features

Amenities

Dining: Aquarium Restaurant & Dive Lounge

Gift Shops: Treasure Chest Gift Shop

Parking/Transportation

Get more information on parking, transportation and directions.

Offers & Upgrades

All-Day Adventure Pass

Take a thrilling ride into the Shark Voyage Tunnel and play the day away with exciting midway games and amusements! Rides and games require a separate fee; upgrade to an All-Day Adventure Pass at the ticket booth. Cost for CityPASS guests: $6 unlimited access.

$5 Off Gift Shop Purchase

Get $5 off your purchase of $25 or more at Treasure Chest gift shop.

Free Chef's Appetizer of the Day

Free Chef’s Appetizer of Day in the Aquarium Restaurant with the purchase of an adult entrée.

Contact Information & Hours

  • Downtown Aquarium
  • 410 Bagby Street at Memorial Drive
  • Houston, TX 77002
  • Sun-Thu, 10am-9pm
  • Fri-Sat, 10am-10pm

Hours adjusted seasonally.

Occasional early closures or late openings may occur due to private events.

Please contact Downtown Aquarium to check current hours when planning your visit.

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Great experience
It was easy to buy online, easy to use and was so worth it. We took the family to Houston to hit up all the museums, zoo, and aquarium; the works. We had an amazing time and had no issues using our CityPASS. We bought it online and printed the confirmation. Easy.
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CityPASS ROCKS! I am a single parent to 3 awesome kiddos. This year I had family visit from CA and needed to show them the great state of Texas, but on a budget. I found the Houston CityPASS while doing a search and was I excited.
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Rated 1 out of 5 by from Not great Was not that great parking prices to high Houston Acarium needs taken off it was a rip off Only thing worth it was Zoo and musieum
Date published: 2026-04-26
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Worth the money I bought the CityPASS for myself and family, we ended up only being able to use 2 of the events due to illness, however we loved the convenience and ease of using the pass. Would purchase again in the future. If I had one complaint it would be to have to use it within 9 days from the first use
Date published: 2026-04-22
Rated 1 out of 5 by from Don’t wait till last day, not worth Pass did not work on the last day, we were trying to go to the museum and it didn’t work, pass wouldn’t opem
Date published: 2026-04-21
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Best Deal Ever While visiting Houston my niece found Citypass online and we decided to give it a try. Especially since we were planning on going to at least 34 of the museums anyway. Citypass saved us a lot of money and was so easy to use. Highly recommend to anyone.
Date published: 2026-04-20
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Excellent purchase I bougth Citypass for second time and of course I'm going to keep doing it. I definitely recommend this pass, it helps a lot, for some places you can even skip lines and you have all your tickets in 1 app. Really useful app by the way, I forgot to make a reservation for a museum and I did it through the app.
Date published: 2026-04-15
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