Explore the ocean depths with your family at one of these top-rated aquariums, filled with fascinating sea creatures and hands-on exhibits.

You might think swimming with sharks would be a tall order in a landlocked state like Colorado. But the Downtown Aquarium — housing more than a million gallons of water in the heart of the city ...

From up-close and personal animal encounters like snorkeling with sharks and rays or carefully tong-feeding sea turtles, The Adventure Aquarium is best known for having the world’s longest V ...

Getty Images/iStockphoto Months after endangered gray nurse shark Mary-Lou was seen participating in mating activities in an Australia aquarium, the ocean predator welcomed a “surprise” pup ...

A Louisiana aquarium is investigating how a baby shark hatched without a male present for three years. Experts suspect delayed fertilization or parthenogenesis, a rare form of asexual reproduction.

The events include visits from a group of "real-life" mermaids who swim with the sharks, hang out with stingrays and meet guests. The folkloric creatures will dive in the aquarium's 550,000-gallon ...