We were thinking this was an aquarium, and it is nothing of the sort! We spent $20 for the two of us to drag our two young boys down the stairs into the black hole under the water. The windows showed some marine life - but it was all the same color. Someone else mentioned the mildew smell - it... more

I took my kids because I came here 30 years ago. Same place. Still worth doing, just to say you've been here. Touch pool has been updated. But the mildew aroma needs addressing. Zach the diver was great. Tried as he might, couldn't coaxe out the ocotpus. BUMMER! The employees said that's been an ongoing problem. However, he's the big... more

Go to the Hatfield marine science center (free) or to the Newport aquarium for $4 more. I'll never get back the $10 (per person) I spent to go in this place... My 2 and a half year old (who can be easily amused) wasn't impressed except by the lights in the floor and the spiderweb he found. Poor animals, poor... more

This was a really neat attraction. The kids with us (aged 9, 10, 15, 15, 16, and 17) all enjoyed the sea life. What was really fun was the deep sea diver (Zack) who goes down to show off the different fish. He was very interactive with the audience and made the kids laugh. The tank was extremely clean so... more

This was totally not worth it at all! It was much too overpriced, you could hardly see the fish or the divers, and the diving show was not entertaining at all. It was very crowded for such a lousy attraction, and it didn't help hearing the violinist outside playing the whole time. I would recommend heading over to the next... more

We just got back from our visit to Newport, and I'm sorry we couldn't have stayed longer! Like most other reviewers we purchased the three exhibit pass - Undersea Gardens, Ripley's, and the Wax Museum. Ripley's and the Wax Museum were pretty good, our kids enjoyed them and I felt that we got our dollars worth out of them. Our... more

I regretted talking my husband into seeing this "attraction(?)". It was VERY small, VERY dark, the water was VERY dirty, wasn't sure all the exhibits in the water were really alive. Brochure states "marvel at the antics of the ferocious-looking wolf-eel. (It lies inside a stump!) and "Watch as the world's largest octopus glides right past your eyes." There was... more

Newport's Historic Bayfront has some wonderful places to visit, but this place isn't one of them. Not only is it grossly overpriced, it's just tacky and shopworn. Better off to stay outside and watch the gazillion sea lions...and the occasional diver showing off. more

The best thing about this place is the sea lions outside of it! We had a three-attraction pass and we could have skipped this one altogether. I would have been majorly upset had we paid to see this...didn't even stay for the diver show. I don't know how you would have seen the divers because the water is so murky.... more