TidePools Aquarium

Fantastic experience: A wonderful experience! The staff was great with kids, very knowledgeable and kind. We got to touch different types of sea stars and sea urchins, as well as see other creatures like eels, crabs, and sea slugs. It's really cool and interactive! They are a catch-and-release aquarium so the animals change from time to time. Plus, the organization supports conservation and education efforts on the coast

Fantastic experience: I was really impressed by the volume and variety of critters to be found in this small aquarium. The staff member (or perhaps volunteer?) was so informative, and totally accessible for questions while also providing lots of space to explore on your own. Money well spent for about 45 minutes of entertainment and education.

Fantastic experience: What a gem of a place! If you are visiting, please don't skip over the Tide pools Aquarium. Even though it is a small exhibit space, it's packed with interesting displays of marine life, a touch pool and staffed with very accessible, and very knowledgeable staff. I watched my kids (17, 14 and 12) all revert back to curious 5 year olds. We spent a good hour and a bit there just looking at all the neat marine life, asking questions and got to watch a crab hunt, break open a clam and have it's lunch. And this experience is super affordable!

Fantastic experience: It was really fun we even got to touch some of the creatures. I highly recommend. The aquarium was amazing, having a big punch packed in to a small space. The staff was very enthusiastic and knowledgeable. Admission price is great. We spent a few hours here. Wish we lived closer, as we could then visit all the time. Thank you!

Positive experience: Geat value and fun half-hour activity for the family. Knowledgeable, helpful staff and good information about the local marine life. my son loved the touch tanks. Great value

Fantastic experience: We had an absolutely fantastic experience at the aquarium, and we learned so much! The staff were kind and attentive, and spent significant time answering our daughter's many (many!) questions. Thank you for filling our holiday weekend with aquatic joy! :)

Fantastic experience: Amazing being able to see the local marine life up close! Great experience

Fantastic experience: Absolutely amazing hidden gem totally worth the cost. Doesn't look like much from the outside, but the staff are a wealth of knowledge and the diversity of species are numerous. Would recommend for anyone, especially kids.

Negative experience: I tried to go by on August 10th and it was closed. Nowhere on any social media or the website was it mentioned that it would be closed. (Another comment said you posted it but I’m not finding it at all) will not be trying to return. Waste of my time.

Negative experience: We took the ferry over and wanted to stop by and see some exhibits. The website said they were opened but when we got there, the aquarium was closed because of a private event that they failed to mention on the website. If we had known, we wouldn’t have made the stop. We also peered in through the door and they had signs up that the touch tanks were permanently closed.

Fantastic experience: We absolutely loved it!!!, this place is like the ucluelet aquarium, they have the aquatic fauna for a while and then release them again to the ocean!, everything is well preserved, clean and the staff is amazing!, my husband was si thrilled!, you can touch sea stars and hear some sound of the ocean in the ipad activity, i wish more places like this exist!, if you are going to the sunshine coast this place is a must!, they will relese the animals on this next weekend june 15!

Negative experience: It was my one and only trip to Sunshine Coast and guess what; it was closed due to tge power outage in the area.

Fantastic experience: Great small town attraction. Very good tour guide and full of well marked displays.

Fantastic experience: Not bad for the kids

Fantastic experience: This place was a true highlight of Gibson’s for me. Shannon was incredibly knowledgeable and excited to share her aquatic friends with me - how inspiring! Gorgeous creatures that are hosted sustainably and thoughtfully.

Fantastic experience: Why are one of the picture Santa in one of the tanks. He's gonna drown.

Fantastic experience: Such a big hit with our kids, we come almost weekly, and always something new to learn for the adults too. Friendly knowledgeable team!

Fantastic experience: Fantastic little aquarium showcasing the marine life found within Howe Sound! Catch & release so most critters get to go home after 6 months as well. The staff are always stoked to share their passion and knowledge with you

Fantastic experience: Awesome aquarium. Definitely a hidden gem of Gibsons. Highly recommended checking it out, young and old. Great time. Great staff.

Fantastic experience: The Marine centre is small, but there was so much to see! Easily can spend an hour inside. All the marine life are part of a catch and release program, and so the tanks change all the time. Fun and educational! The volunteers are super friendly and knowledgeable!

Fantastic experience: So glad to spend some time here! My kids absolutely loved seeing the exhibits, finding different sea creatures, and learning about the waters off where we call home. We will be back again!

Fantastic experience: Surprisedly awesome! All local sea life that are rereleased. The staff is beyond friendly and knowledgeable. Precovid touch tanks were great. Such interesting and beautiful creatures

Fantastic experience: Its only 1 room large but i ended up spending 2 hours here. Graham was very helpful, very informative, and fun person to talk to. The exhibit changes with time. Everytime i look at the exhibits i notice things i didnt notice earlier.

Fantastic experience: Visiting here is a wonderful experience for anyone. It’s a rare opportunity to spend time with ocean creatures. I left with a sense of awe. An enthusiastic and well informed volunteer, Valerie, was a pleasure to talk to and learn from. Highly recommend.

Fantastic experience: Amazing displays and interesting facts about the marine life of Howe Sound! There are 2 touch pools that my daughter got to experience, the volunteers are very engaging and easy to talk to. Worth visiting when you are in Gibsons.

Fantastic experience: The kids absolutely love it here! And the staff & volunteers are a wealth of information.

Fantastic experience: Beautifully done collection of local species. Very clean and nice displays. Animals are switched out and returned to the wild after awhile too which is neat.

Fantastic experience: We had an incredible experience! The opportunity to see and learn about all the critters from the sea that surround us is a wonder. Beautiful!!

Fantastic experience: Fun little interactive Aquarium. Great for kids as they are allowed to touch most sea creatures on display.