This is a list of existing public aquariums in the United States, some of which are unaccredited. For zoos, see List of zoos in the United States.
Aquariums are facilities where animals are confined within tanks and displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred. Such facilities include public aquariums, oceanariums, marine mammal parks, and dolphinariums.
Alabama
Alabama Aquarium at Dauphin Island Sea Lab - Dauphin Island
Cook Museum of Natural Science - Decatur
Alaska
Alaska SeaLife Center - Seward
Sitka Sound Science Center - Sitka
Arizona
OdySea Aquarium - Scottsdale
Sea Life Arizona - Tempe
California
Aquarium of the Bay - San Francisco
Aquarium of the Pacific - Long Beach
Birch Aquarium - La Jolla
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium - San Pedro
California Science Center - Los Angeles
Central Coast Aquarium - Avila Beach
Heal the Bay Aquarium - Santa Monica
Monterey Bay Aquarium - Monterey
Ocean World - Crescent City
Roundhouse Aquarium - Manhattan Beach
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center - Santa Barbara
Sea Life Aquarium at Legoland California - Carlsbad
SeaQuest Folsom - Folsom
SeaWorld San Diego - San Diego
Seymour Marine Discovery Center - Santa Cruz
Steinhart Aquarium (California Academy of Sciences) - San Francisco
Colorado
Downtown Aquarium - Denver
SeaQuest Littleton - Littleton
Connecticut
Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk - Norwalk
Mystic Aquarium - Mystic
SeaQuest Trumbull - Trumbull
Florida
Clearwater Marine Aquarium - Clearwater
Dolphin Research Center - Grassy Key
Florida Aquarium - Tampa
Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters - Marathon
Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory, Inc - Panacea
Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park - Fort Walton Beach
Gulf World Marine Park - Panama City Beach
Key West Aquarium - Key West
Marineland of Florida - Marineland
Miami Seaquarium - Miami
Mote Marine Laboratory - Sarasota
Orlando Science Center - Orlando
Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science - Miami
Pier Aquarium - St. Petersburg'
Sea Life Orlando Aquarium - Orlando
SeaQuest Fort Lauderdale - Fort Lauderdale
SeaWorld Orlando - Orlando
South Florida Science Center and Aquarium - West Palm Beach
St. Augustine Aquarium
The Seas with Nemo & Friends - Bay Lake
The Turtle Hospital - Marathon
Tarpon Springs Aquarium - Tarpon Springs
Georgia
Flint RiverQuarium - Albany
Georgia Aquarium - Atlanta
Hawaii
Maui Ocean Center - Maui
Sea Life Park Hawaii - Honolulu
Waikiki Aquarium - Honolulu
Idaho
Aquarium of Boise - Boise
East Idaho Aquarium - Idaho Falls
Illinois
Shedd Aquarium - Chicago
Iowa
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium - Dubuque
Kentucky
Newport Aquarium - Newport
Louisiana
Audubon Aquarium - New Orleans
Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery and Aquarium - Natchitoches
Shreveport Aquarium - Shreveport
Maine
Gulf of Maine Research Institute - Portland
Maine Aquarium - Saco (closed; plans for re-opening dependent on fundraising) Mount Desert Oceanarium - Bar Harbor Maine State Aquarium - Boothbay Harbor