Ripley's Aquarium 3.6 (reviews)

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About Ripley's Aquarium

It's time to explore the magical underwater world we have on our planet at Ripley's Aquarium!

Here, you get to enjoy a whopping 87,000 square-foot aquarium experience, located at Broadway at the Beach in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

In fact, the aquarium is actually the state's most visited attraction, where guests are entertained by some of the world's most beautiful, fascinating and dangerous aquatic life. And you can be one of those guests!

There are a whole heap of experiences that the whole family can enjoy when visiting this fun filled attraction. You can surround yourself on all sides by menacing and passive sharks, as they travel through the 750,000 gallon Dangerous Reef. This also includes a 330ft moving glidepath too!

Don't miss Ray Bay either, where you can see a variety of rays from multiple viewing levels, and you can even touch some of them too!  Atlantic rays, Southern rays, Cow-Nose rays, Spotted Eagle rays and Bonnet-Head sharks are all ready to be part of your animal encounters.

Rainbow Rock offers a stunning view of thousands of brilliantly colored Pacific fishes from Hawaii, Australia and the Indian Ocean through an acrylic window the size of two movie screens. You might just feel like YOU are underwater yourself!

But the great thing is, at Ripley's Aquarium, you can explore the oceans and not have to get wet....are you ready to meet the creatures of the deep? 

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Adults $38.99 Day pass

Children $12.99(Ages 3-5), $24.99 (Ages 6-11)

Last Update 2023

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Amy DiPasquale

10 years ago

I've been here several times throughout the years. It's always an enjoyable experience for me. I love taking photos in aquariums and this one offers some pretty great photo opportunities.It is a smaller aquarium, but as long as you know that going in, there's no way you can be disappointed. I feel like the exhibits they have make up for the small size. Some of my favorites are the shark tunnels and petting the sting rays! I love the sting rays so much, so this year I decided to do this thing they offer called Swimming with the Sting Rays. They give you a tour through the back to see the lab and kitchen for the fishes. Then they provide a wet suit and let you get in the shallow area while the trainer feeds them and they swim all around you. I also paid the extra $10 to snorkel in the deeper end. The whole experience was so worth the $75 to me. At the end they give you a bag and T-shirt and cd with pictures of you swimming around and hanging out in the tank. There were so many photos on there and that alone would have cost a bunch if you had to pay separate for it. At the end there were showers you could wash off in which was really nice to have.Oh and I found out about swimming with the rays after I had already bought my aquarium ticket. The $75 is supposed to include admission to the aquarium and so they just took off the price of the initial ticket when I paid for the sting ray experience.

Michael hilgers

10 years ago

It's just a small aquarium. It was overpriced, but most tourist attractions are. It could be a good rainy-day activity. It is very crowded, but there are good picture opportunities. Very geared towards kids, and there are no marine mammals. The sharks were cool though.

Josh Brown

10 years ago

Not an awful place to spend the day but if you've been to a Ripley's Aquarium before you're pretty much visiting the exact same one. Picking up horseshoe crabs and walking through a broken tunnel that weaves through the shark tank is only so much fun.It has it's nice and somewhat different exhibits but for the most part it's exactly like every other Ripley's Aquarium.

Ripley's Aquarium FAQ’s

Do they have baby facilities?

The Aquarium is stroller friendly. Strollers may be rented at Guest Services for $3.

I’m Hungry! Can I get food at Ripley's Aquarium?

There are plenty of places to fill up close by on Front street including a Mcdonalds, Wendys, Starbucks, Hotdogs and much more!

Any top tips when visiting?

Why not have a birthday party at the aquarium! They have great party packages with prices based on the number of guests, and kids can really have a fun AND educational birthday experience!

Teachers corner

With after school programs, field trips, camps, scout programs and animal encounter experiences, Ripley's Aquarium is the perfect place for some learning!

Do they have baby facilities?

The Aquarium is stroller friendly. Strollers may be rented at Guest Services for $3.

Is Ripley's Aquarium fully accessible?

The aquarium is wheelchair accessible and stroller friendly! They have wheelchairs available at guest services

Any additonal information?

They have free parking on site!