Rescue & Rehabilitation Aquariums

Located in Atlanta, Georgia Aquarium is one of the largest aquariums in the world, housing over 100,000 aquatic creatures. Visitors can experience unique exhibits like Ocean Voyager with massive whale sharks, interact with penguins, beluga whales, and sea lions, and enjoy captivating dolphin presentations. Features extensive educational programs, summer camps, and accessibility accommodations including sensory-friendly hours.

Situated on Boston Harbor, the New England Aquarium welcomes over a million visitors annually. Home to the largest shark and stingray touch tank on the East Coast, a Marine Mammal Center with California sea lions, and the impressive 200,000-gallon Giant Ocean Tank featuring a Caribbean coral reef ecosystem. Features marine animal rescue programs, research initiatives, and comprehensive educational offerings.

Located on Elliott Bay, the Seattle Aquarium offers interactive education experiences with sea and river otters, seals, moon jellyfish, pufferfish, and sea anemones. Recently expanded with the new Ocean Pavilion, the aquarium is dedicated to marine conservation and educating visitors about the Puget Sound ecosystem. Features extensive research programs, marine animal rescue, and citizen science opportunities.

Located in Seward, Alaska, the Alaska SeaLife Center is the only public aquarium in Alaska. Visitors can experience Alaskan marine wildlife up close, including seals, sea lions, salmon, rockfish, and invertebrates like king crabs and sea urchins. The center offers special encounters with some of its residents, like octopuses and puffins. Combines public education with marine research and wildlife rehabilitation programs.

The largest aquarium in Texas spans seven acres near Corpus Christi Bay, focusing on two unique marine ecosystems: the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Home to over 4,000 animals including flamingos, sharks, and vampire bats, it also houses the state's largest coastal wildlife rescue facility. Features comprehensive educational programs and wildlife rehabilitation initiatives.

Located in Mystic, Connecticut, this aquarium is renowned for its beluga whale exhibit and interactive experiences. One of only a few facilities in the United States to house belugas, Mystic also features African penguins, seals, sea lions, and various fish species. The facility is also a leader in marine animal rescue and research. Offers comprehensive educational programs and marine biology research opportunities.

Showcasing the aquatic environments of North Carolina from the mountains to the sea. Features include a 306,000-gallon Living Shipwreck exhibit with sand tiger sharks and schooling fish, a sea turtle rehabilitation center, and hands-on touch pools. The aquarium is dedicated to conservation and education about local ecosystems. Features sea turtle rescue programs and marine conservation education.

Located in Charleston, the South Carolina Aquarium highlights the state's diverse aquatic habitats. The centerpiece is the two-story, 385,000-gallon Great Ocean Tank teeming with sharks, fish, and a sea turtle. Also houses the Sea Turtle Care Center™, a working hospital for sick and injured sea turtles. Features comprehensive sea turtle rescue programs and marine conservation education.