Discovery Reef
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Aquarium area featuring touch pools & a huge tank for colorful tropical fish, sharks & coral.
Welcome to Discovery Reef, a charming aquarium located in the Columbus Zoo! This delightful aquatic experience features:
- A Variety of Marine Life: Discover countless vibrant fish and captivating sea creatures, including the most awe-inspiring saltwater tanks you'll ever see.
- Great for Families: Perfect for a fun outing with kids, showcasing fascinating aquatic displays that will leave everyone mesmerized.
- Comfortable Viewing Areas: Enjoy comfortable seating arrangements to relax while observing the beautiful fish swim by.
- Educational Opportunities: Engage with informative staff who enhance the learning experience for both kids and adults alike.
- Special Events: Frequently hosts events that allow visitors to touch and learn about marine life, making for an interactive experience.
Whether you're a seasoned aquarist or just looking for a fun day with the family, Discovery Reef is a great place to explore the wonders of underwater life!
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🗣️ Discovery Reef: Reviews
Positive experience: Discovery Reef at the Columbus Zoo is a bit mid. While the aquatic life is interesting, the exhibits and layout feel a bit underwhelming compared to other parts of the zoo. It’s okay but doesn’t offer the same wow factor as some of the other attractions.
Positive experience: Smaller, not a full aquarium, but a part of the zoo.
Fantastic experience: Had a blast at the Columbus Zoo's aquarium! Spotted a small shark, two massive mystery fish, and countless vibrant reefs. Such an amazing underwater world! #AquaticAdventure
Positive experience: A nice, if small, aquarium with a variety of fish. There are places to sit and watch the large tank, which has some sharks also.
Fantastic experience: Good place to take the kids.
Fantastic experience: Had a toddler this time and she was mesmerized!! Luv it!!
Positive experience: One great thing that came of COVID is that we can enjoy the aquarium and take phenomenal photos without all the gross fingerprints and crowds hogging window space. They don't have the touch pool anymore, which is safer for the marine life, in my opinion. Be sure to go next door to the manatees and be entertained by Stubby and her foster babies.
Fantastic experience: So many beautiful fish and more
Fantastic experience: Beautiful area of the Columbus Zoo. There are the coolest sharks and fish.... Then there are the guys who look like the lonely kids on the playground... Seriously one or two have faces only a Mum could love. I love this place for artistic inspiration, bring your sketch pad.
Positive experience: Would be 5 stars if they didn't have all the seating roped off. Dumb. Even for Covid standards, it's dumb.
Positive experience: Great place to view fish but it is very limited. It does offer a good place to sit down in the heat or air conditioning.
Fantastic experience: I really enjoyed it. I was able to touch 4 types of exotic marine life in a touching pool.
Fantastic experience: The touch pool was great and the employees were very informative and good with kids
Positive experience: The zoo was great but the aquarium was surprisingly small.
Fantastic experience: These behind the scenes tours are amazing. Hope you guys offer more in the future
Fantastic experience: Love this place
Fantastic experience: I loved this place
Fantastic experience: Amamals! Water! Its Discovery Reef!
Fantastic experience: Very nice zoo but starting to get a little to cold for the animals most of them were in the warm but all in all we had a great day
Positive experience: I love the aquarium! It's not very big but there's lots of fish and it's a nice to come in and sit down to enjoy the fish!
Fantastic experience: I love aquariums so of course I had to go see this!
Fantastic experience: Awesome time The reason we bought a family membership
Fantastic experience: So fun! Even though it it's a bit small you can spend a ton of time on there. The little ones love the touch tank!
Fantastic experience: Great experience for even the youngest Squeals of delight!We love the Columbus Zoo in Ohio
Negative experience: How can you sell alcohol at the zoo but not allow people to smoke at designated smoking areas? Promoting people to drive home with the kids after drinking..Good move jack?? I've been coming here for 25 years and you remove designated smoking areas? But you sell booze to alcoholics that have to drink at a zoo full of kids..While I can't smoke OUTDOORS far away from kids at a safe secluded spot? I don't drink alcohol at the zoo but lots of people do and I don't understand it but it's allowed to happen in plain view..But hidden smoking areas are not allowed..So I guess the people making up these rules drink but don't smoke..So they just keep letting people drink booze at a zoo full of children....weird...
Fantastic experience: This place was awesome!! Cant wait to visit again!!
Fantastic experience: Breath taking displays of aquatic life. This massive indoor aquarium it's beautiful. And there is almost always an event going on to let you touch some of the fish!
Fantastic experience: The fish and tank are always fresh and clean.
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