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National Park Aquarium

209 Central Ave, Hot Springs, AR 71901
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Ranked #18 of 19 attractions in Hot Springs
2.5 of 5 stars 9 Reviews
Type: Aquariums
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Hot Springs, Arkansas
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5 reviews 5 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 28, 2012

I took my grandchildren to the Aquarium and they could name the fish because they have a small aquarium at home and their parents read books to them about fish all the time. They loved the fish due to the size of the fish and their tanks! It was an exciting day for all of us. More

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Crossett
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed January 10, 2012

We had a good time but were rather disappointed in the acquarium...rather amatuerish. More

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south arkansas
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed October 14, 2011
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This little aquarium has been around for years, and I keep hoping that they will expand someday. Basically, it is just 3 or 4 rooms with a very limited number of displays. Some of the specimen are exotic, but most of them are fishes and turtles found in arkansas. Kids would love it, but it's one of those attractions you... More

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Fort Worth, Texas
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed September 6, 2011
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If you want to occupy ten minutes of your day this is a good stop. It was like walking through a couple of isles at the local pet store. "National Aquarium" makes it sound like it is big; we were fooled. More

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Louisiana
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20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed July 31, 2011

This is not a large and nice aquarium you are used to visiting. It is very small, but my kids loved it. The best part was the turtle that has free reign of the aquarium. More

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Tyler, TX
1 review
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed March 9, 2011
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We took our 3 year old today and it was not worth the $9 we had to pay to enter. When we pulled up we knew it was not going to be great, but it was really bad. Filthy exhibits, not very many exhibits, etc. They shouldn't be allowed to put "National Park" in front of the name. More

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Hot Springs, Arkansas
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Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed March 5, 2011
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Badly maintained, even by amateur standards. It's sad to see fish kept in this kind of environment. More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 27, 2011
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It was over priced and very small. However it had interesting animals/fish. It was a neat little exhibit. More

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Fort Worth, Texas
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed November 3, 2010
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The national park aquarium, you have a better selection at the local pet store, although it doesn't cost much, your better to spend time else where. More

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