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Oregon Undersea Gardens

250 SW Bay Boulevard, Newport, OR 97365-4535
(541) 265-2206
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Ranked #15 of 15 attractions in Newport
Type: Aquariums
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Boise, Idaho
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed June 17, 2013 NEW via mobile

Too many fish trapped in too small of a tank. Save your money and go to Hatfield's Aquarium or the Newport Aquarium.

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Portland, Oregon
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed May 8, 2013

The show was in a small, crowded room, and wasn't a particularly good experience. I suppose it would be fun for young kids, but there are many other much more worthwhile things for kids and adults to do in Newport. Seriously, don't bother with the Undersea Gardens.

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Corvallis, Oregon
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 13, 2013

This is a great place to take your kids to. I think adults like it as well but I have been so many times I just enjoy seeing the kids become excited. If you purchase group tickets it is a little more affordable.

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Homedale, Idaho, United States
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 9, 2013

Not much too see, over-rated fish tank. They had a waterfall type thing that might have had like a touch & feel like at the aquariums , but total fail. was very dirty and smelled awful. couldn't get out of there fast enough. Probly fun for kids to watch them feed the fish. but if older than 8 don't go.... More

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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed April 6, 2013

My best friend and I went for the old town three pack of afternoon entertainment; Rippley's Believe it or Not, Wax Works and the Undersea Garden. The first two were entertaining in their own ways. Rippley's had lots of fun things to play with including a room with a big screen and psychedelia movement capture camera which projects you dancing... More

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Portland, Oregon, United States
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed April 6, 2013

We took our 2 and 4 year old little ones here. It was awful! The walkway down was steep and there were only stairs to get down into the show/tank area. The gift shop was really crowded (in the off season, in the middle of the week) and expensive. We went downstairs for the "show" about 15 minutes early and... More

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Beale Air Force Base, California, United States
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 5, 2013

This is more like an aquarium, not an under the sea garden. Walking onto a boat and going down stairs- you kind of expect to actually see the ocean, but you just see a neat fish tank. I feel like that's a bit of money for a fish tank, but the show where the diver goes in and holds up... More

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Lakewood, Washington
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 30, 2013

I originally intended to go to just Ripley's, but when we saw that you get a discount if you go to all three attractions, we added the wax museum and the undersea garden to our list. The girl at the front desk was extremely rude. We had already purchased our tickets, and when we handed them to her, she just... More

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Portland, Oregon
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 28, 2013

Plan your visit here around the show they do, otherwise it will be a complete waste of money. They bring out an octopus during the show. It's a short educational show.

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Happy Valley, Oregon
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed March 26, 2013

Used a groupon so fortunately it was a low cost entry to undersea gardens, ripley's and wax museum. Took less than an hour to go thru all three "attractions" (word used loosely).

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