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321 E Harbor St - >98595, Westport
+1360-268-7070

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Public Aquarium at the Westport Marina

¡Bienvenido al Acuario de Westport, un encantador destino perfecto para las salidas familiares! Aquí, tendrás la oportunidad de interactuar con la vida marina local alimentando a los peces y a adorables patos con los camarones proporcionados con la entrada.

Nuestro personal amable y conocedor es apasionado por educar a los visitantes sobre las diversas especies en exhibición. Desde visitas guiadas que destacan la historia del acuario y sus habitantes, hasta divertidas actividades como tocar una estrella de mar, ¡hay algo para todos!

Los aspectos destacados de tu visita pueden incluir:

  • Alimentar a los peces y patos, ¡una actividad favorita entre niños y adultos!
  • Aprender sobre las únicas especies locales que se encuentran en nuestros tanques y comprender la importancia de la conservación marina.
  • Actividades de manualidades disponibles para que los niños exploren su creatividad.
  • Cuentacuentos dinámicos de nuestro personal, asegurando una experiencia enriquecedora.

¡Te invitamos a explorar las maravillas del mundo submarino en el Acuario de Westport, donde la diversión, la educación y la comunidad se unen!

🕒 Horario de apertura

  • DOMINGO: 12H-15H
  • LUNES: (CLOSED)
  • MARTES: (CLOSED)
  • MIéRCOLES: (CLOSED)
  • JUEVES: 13H-16H
  • VIERNES: (CLOSED)
  • SáBADO: 11H-15H

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🗣️ Acuario de Westport: Opiniones

4.3/5 (135 Opiniones)
Beth Larsen 1 month ago

Experiencia fantástica: Staff are friendly and informative! We enjoyed feeding the various fish (and two ducks!) shrimp. (: We had a good time.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your visit to the Westport Aquarium! Our fish and ducks appreciate your visit as well! :)

Dusty R 1 month ago

Experiencia fantástica: I really liked feeding the fish shrimp. Staff gave us a tour. I also like the price for it. The kids liked it.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

We are glad you and your kids enjoyed feeding the fish and enjoyed your tour! Thanks so much for Visiting the Westport Aquarium! We hope to see you again soon!

Arianna 1 month ago

Experiencia fantástica: This is a neat place. There are lots of local fish to observe. I was a little skeptical at first, as the tanks seemed dirty but was pleasantly surprised as the staff explained that the water the fish are swimming in comes straight from the ocean. They're swimming in their natural waters. The kids enjoyed feeding little shrimp to the fish who happily gobbled them up. There were a couple of ducks to feed as well. There is a small area where you can touch a starfish. We had a good time. Our kids are 5 and 9. The staff was friendly and knowledgeable.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks for your visit to the Westport Aquarium! We are glad you enjoyed your visit.

Joel Herron 2 months ago

Experiencia fantástica: They give you small shrip cups with every ticket to feed all their fish. Staff very nice and informative on every species they have! Would Definitely recommend checking them out!

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your visit! We are glad you enjoyed feeding the fish and learning about our local species.

Lion Tamer 4000 3 months ago

Experiencia negativa: Place was just sad. Not a lot of enrichment. A lot of poop in corners in the duck cage. Blind duck constantly stepping in poop. The fish looks sad. False advertisement of a shark all out place. I wouldn't give my money

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

I am sorry you had a bad experience. We were short staffed if you came last weekend. Usually the duck enclosure is quite clean but ducks are messy and our ducks are not blind. You might remember a duck from past years that was almost 18 years old. She was quite healthy. But as our vet said she was an ancient duck and as with many of us that get older sometimes our eye sight doesn't work as well. I expect that if you come back again you will have a better experience.

Chip 3 months ago

Experiencia positiva: Very interesting aquarium with a personalized touch

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks for your visit to the Westport Aquarium!

Katie Morrison 7 months ago

Experiencia fantástica: Alex was incredibly helpful and knowledgeable. We came from our of town and had a wonderful experience and the kids learned a lot. Highly recommend!

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

We are glad you enjoyed your tour with Alex and learned a lot about our local Pacific Northwest species! Thanks for your visit to the Westport Aquarium!

ian smith 8 months ago

Experiencia negativa: Very rundown and understaffed

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

I am sorry you didn't have a better experience. Our water was not the best this weekend as it is circulated 24 hours a day from the local marina and mud bay estuary and the water was stirred up due to the recent storms. We are an almost 70 year old historic aquarium so definitely not a modern facility. We do renovations regularly. I am sorry our usual tour guide took the weekend off because employees need holidays too. Feel free to come back on a clear summer day when the water is clear and we don't have staff on vacation and we will be happy to give you one free admission with this review and your ID.

Jason Hurst 11 months ago

Experiencia positiva: Small but the ppl were very knowledgeable about the fish they had there and you gotta feed the ducks.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your visit to the Westport Aquarium. We are glad you enjoyed feeding the fish and the ducks! We hope to see you again soon!

Camisha 1 year ago

Experiencia fantástica: ...Aquarium in Westport with lots of history, gems and culture, a great place to hang out with family and friends..

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks for visiting the Historic Westport Aquarium! We hope you will hang out and visit us at the aquarium again soon! You might be interested in our upcoming direct animation workshop. We will be watching the film we all make on an antique hand crank 35mm film projector. We would love to have you and your family and friends join us for this fun activity at the aquarium, it will be starting on Fridays and Saturdays in early October. Feel free to contact us if you want more information.

Joleen Karl 1 year ago

Experiencia negativa: Nothing to look at, dirty and dingy. Eight bucks apiece to get in. Total rip off.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Most people pay $6 for discount admission. We give many opportunities for discounts. I am wondering if you missed one of our 5 star tours??? We are a historic almost 70 year old aquarium with local fish. Feel free to go to the larger newer shinier aquariums and pay $30 to $100 a ticket.

Yhali Gat 1 year ago

Experiencia fantástica: This was an amazingly wonderful experience for such a small space, I think we spent almost 2 hours there. We really enjoyed Alex's tour, so knowledgeable and fun to listen to:) thank you

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for visiting the Westport Aquarium!!! We are glad you enjoyed Alex's tour! We hope you will visit again soon!

Whitney Walker 1 year ago

Experiencia negativa: Disgusting tanks. Fish are diseased. Don’t waste your money. Stinks

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

We are sorry you had a bad experience. This is one of the busiest weekends of the year and our staff was working on cleaning tanks, as we do always. We pull our water from the mud bay estuary side of the marina and we have a lot of silt in our area and plankton in our water. The pacific Northwest is not the tropics! Our fish are healthy. Just like humans, they are not all perfect. Have a wonderful day!

Jason Yant 1 year ago

Experiencia fantástica: Great local place to visit!

Chongfeng Hu 1 year ago

Experiencia fantástica: They have an elaborate seawater circulation system, and all their tank water is directly drawn from and returned to the harbor. Admission includes complementary fish feed. Extremely friendly staff.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your visit to the Westport Aquarium. Sorry for the late reply.

Felicia G. Mullins, MBA 1 year ago

Experiencia fantástica: If you don't visit the Westport Aquarium, your life will remain unfulfilled! No words but VISIT, FEED THE FISH, FEED THE DUCKS, MAKE ART, HAVE FUN!

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thank you so much for your visit to the Westport Aquarium Felicia!!! The ducks and fish appreciate your visit very much also!!! And we DO encourage you all to make Ocean Art and lots of it! We hope to see you again really soon!

Amber Allen 1 year ago

Experiencia fantástica: Fun, Family!

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks for your kind review! and thanks for your visit to the Westport Aquarium, sorry for the late reply.

Bigfoot Treasure 1 year ago

Experiencia fantástica: Enjoyable family owned aquarium. The staff is knowledgeable & helpful. This historical PNW gem is worthy of a visit.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your visit to the Westport Aquarium!!!

Andrew Flores 1 year ago

Experiencia fantástica: Thankyou Washington fishquest for the recommendation went today with thr family had a blast staff super friendly and attentive. My kids loved feeding the fish some shrimp and getting to touch a starfish. Will be back for more family adventures.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

We love Washington Fish Quest too!!! Thanks so much for your visit to the Westport Aquarium, we are glad you enjoyed it!

Dee Sobelman 1 year ago

Experiencia fantástica: What a marvelous experience we had in the aquarium. We fed the fish, learned the names of many of them, fed a starfish(!) and the young man who helped us, Alex, was patient, kind, funny and knowledgeable. If you get a chance - GO!

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks for your marvelous kind words. We are glad you came to the Westport Aquarium and enjoyed a tour with Alex! We apologize for the late reply.

Neha 1 year ago

Experiencia fantástica: this is the best aquarium I've ever been to!! It's a must to stop by. the small aquarium shows the local fish and other animals. They're clearly well taken cared for and loved because once you step up to the glass, they swim right up and observe you or try to play with you. you can also feed them shrimp! the admission is affordable, $10 for adults, $6 for students. My friends had forgotten their student ID's but the employees believed us. my favorite was how friendly and enthusiastic the employees are. it was a very casual and light environment with the staff making jokes with us as soon as we walked in. Alecks was a great tour guide and he was very knowledgeable. A little cute preteen boy was also helping us around and he was just as knowledgeable and very passionate about the aquarium! he was very excited to show me some baby sea anemone. it's very warming to see a young child being passionate about sealife. something I noticed is that the staff really care about the animals. they've named each one, know each ones history, and know each animal's specific behavior and quirks. I'm really glad my friends and I saw the aquarium sign and decided to stop by. this might have been one of my most memorable experiences on our trip and I definetly want to stop by next time!!

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your wonderful comments and review of the Westport Aquarium. We are so glad you enjoyed your tour with Alex and one of our student interns. We hope to see you again soon!

Cindy Fujimura 2 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: We've been here 2 years in a row and really have a good time with the little one. They've got a platform for shorter children to stand on so they can get right up to the tank to feed the fish. It's a lot of fun to watch. Alex, the guide, has a ton of aquarium knowledge. We've seen him this year and last. This year, he helped us spot skeleton shrimp. There are some crafts for kids to do at the front as well. The staff is friendly and we hope to visit again soon.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for visiting us more than once. The aquarium is often a different experience with different seasons as we circulate our water from the local marina 24 hours a day, the kinds of seaweeds, sponges, skeleton shrimp and other small creatures that grow in the tanks change with the seasons. Thanks also for sharing your wonderful photos of your visit to the aquarium. We hope you come back soon!

Jennalyn Nelson 2 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: If you are looking for something different, and love oddity type things this is a great place. They give you a cup of small salad shrimp to feed the fish and ducks. The employee that played the piano was brilliant!!

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your visit to the Westport Aquarium! I will pass on your kind words to the piano player!

Luke LeGrand 2 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Amazing place! Must see if you are in Westport. Everyone working there is very kind and knowledgeable. Was very exciting to see the local fish and get to feed them in top of it. Level set your expectations and you’ll have a great time learning about and seeing the local fish along with all the cool washed up skeletons!

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your visit to the Westport Aquarium! We are glad you enjoyed feeding the fish and also enjoyed the skeletons that our staff and community have worked hard to articulate. We hope to see you again soon!

Jessikah Wakefield 2 years ago

Experiencia positiva: Glad to see it open and running! Getting to feed the fish and the touching pool was a great extra. Not huge and not the biggest selection but again just so happy to see it back open since its closing during Covid-19 pandemic, as it was a place that was instrumental as a younger girl and a place we visited often to feed the seals while growing up some 20 years ago now. Friendly and knowledgeable staff also. Keep up the great work/progress.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your visit to the Westport Aquarium. We have been running the Westport Aquarium for 15 years and it has been running since 1957. Our hours are seasonal and follow the fishing seasons. So we are often open 2-3 days a week in Winter and 5 days a week in Summer. But we often take appointments in the winter also. Glad you enjoyed your visit and we hope to see you again soon.

Kimberlie Danielson 2 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Loved it.. it was fun and the people working there are amazing..

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your visit to the Westport Aquarium! We hope you will visit again soon!

Kim Kessell 2 years ago

Experiencia positiva: Small but very interesting with local sealife and touch tank. Collections of star fish from all over the world. Extremely helpful and informative staff. Family and pet friendly.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks. We are glad you enjoyed your visit to the Westport Aquarium.

Felicity Castillo 2 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Perfect for a rainy day. Cute little aquarium. Only $6 to get in for students. They give you shrimp to feed the animals, which was an unexpected surprise. Feeding the rock fish, starfish, anemones, and muscovy ducks was my favorite part. Very knowledgeable staff and you can tell they really care about the animals. All animals are donated from fishermen. And yes, the tanks are murky but because it is from westport. Natural water is murky

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for visiting the Westport Aquarium! We are glad you enjoyed your visit and enjoyed feeding the fish and ducks. Thanks also for your kind words about our staff and the local Westport Fishermen!!! We are indeed lucky to live in an area with so many talented fishermen!!!

Mobius 1 2 years ago

Experiencia positiva: Family owned. Owners are very nice, passionate and knowledgeable. I feel bad they have to give a disclaimer about the small aquarium size and silty water appearance not matching the big zoo aquariums- obviously some customers must complain, but their honestly is commendable. We are from out of town and were looking for a fun activity with our kids. They give out shrimp to feed the fish, which, even though we have fish as pets at home, it was a lot of fun. And my kids liked touching the starfish. Nice little shop on the front. I enjoyed playing the Steinway upright piano. I would come back, if anything because the owners know a lot about the aquarium and the town.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks for visiting the Westport Aquarium and for your kind comments about the aquarium. We talk about the water to raise awareness. I have heard clear tropical waters related to a desert. They do not have as much plankton living in the water in the tropics as we do here. Our Burrowing Sea Cucumber and many other fish are quite happy with the plankton in the water. Without it they would not be as healthy as they are. It does sometimes make it harder to see the fish, but we appreciate your understanding. We hope to see you again soon. Thanks so much!

Morgan Smathers 2 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Well behaved pups allowed. Fun place to bring my unamused dog to learn about local fish!

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your visit to the Westport Aquarium! I am glad your pup enjoyed the aquarium also!!! Wonderful picture- thanks for sharing!!! I think the interaction between the fish and the dogs is truly enjoyable to witness. It is definitely great enrichment for our fish and hopefully great enrichment for the dogs also!

Laurel Williams 2 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: We loved it and the work they do for the environment.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much! We are glad you loved the Westport Aquarium. And yes! Environmental work is very close to our heart! Sorry about the delay in response.

Melanie McIver 2 years ago

Experiencia negativa: While it is very cool to see the aquarium, it is very dark. Most of the tank windows were so dirty/cloudy that you could hardly see the fish,and while having enthusiasm about working at an aquarium is great, following people around who have stopped looking at you and act very disinterested in anything you say is a clue to go back to the front desk and just let then be. I won't go back. It's great that they are the second oldest aquarium on the west coast, they need a lot of work to be worth going to.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

I am sorry you were disappointed in your visit to the Westport Aquarium. We work hard to engage our visitors in learning about the local species that are displayed in our aquarium. Aquariums- especially 65 year old Aquariums, are a little bit darker than your average big box store because the lower lighting in the room makes it easier for the visitors to focus on the fish in the tanks. Our water is circulated directly from the marina 24 hours a day so it is nutrient rich with plankton much like the water in the marina. Since we pull water from the estuary side of Westport we are more effected by the silts from the nearby mud flats.

InvaderMe0w 2 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Really awesome little aquarium highlighting the native species. Very reasonably priced and you get to feed the fish! Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and had tons of fun stories about the history of the aquarium, town, and the fish. Very friendly staff and it was an interesting piece of history where it was all the original building and tanks.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for visiting the Westport Aquarium! We are so glad you enjoyed your tour. Thanks for also mentioning that all of our fish and invertebrates are native to the Westport Outer Coast and they are also brought in by our local charter fisherman. We hope to see you again soon at the Westport Aquarium!

Rajiv Vishwa 2 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Fantastic little aquarium/museum. Dogs are allowed inside so my dog and my son had a great time. Lovely people gave us a great tour

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your visit to the Westport Aquarium! We enjoy our visitors bringing their furry friends and it is great enrichment for our fish to to meet our visitors pets too.

Wendy Bunker 2 years ago

Experiencia negativa: The admission is very high and it is a very small room. $7 for adult and $5 for kids. I was astonished and flabbergasted by how dirty the tanks were- and I’m not just talking about the murky water. Very inch of the tanks are covered in scum. There is a ton of excess food (shrimp) just littering the tanks. The staff give you cups of shrimp and encourage you to just dump them at random into tanks and to get refills. Instead of carefully controlling their feedings. There is water on the floors and the floors have no traction. The front area is very crowded and the rest of the aquarium is dim.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks for your visit to the Westport Aquarium. A bag of chips at the local store costs about 5 + dollars when not on sale, likewise if you want a state of the art Aquarium I think the price is more than reasonable. We tell our visitors regularly that they should break the shrimp up for the smaller fish and put them in one at a time. Refills on shrimp for our visitors is rare actually, most people do not ask for seconds, and when they do it is usually because they are having a great time. Our water in the aquarium is circulated 24 hours a day from the local marina, and it is fed by the nutrient rich silty mud flats of the estuary just outside the marina. It is important to note that visibility in the ocean varies widely. We vacuum our tanks very regularly, but we are not the tropics. Our water is like out land full of healthy living things.

Brein Boswell 2 years ago

Experiencia positiva: Staff was extremely friendly and knowledgeable. 3 stars because the tanks all looked really dirty and some very small. It made me sad for the animals.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks for your visit to the historic 65 year old Westport Aquarium! The concrete tanks that were built in 1957 have recently been painted on the outside and we circulate our water 24 hours a day from the local marina, so it has a lot of the plankton like the water does in the wild. Our water is full of tiny plants and animals. It is nutrient rich much like our land here in the Pacific Northwest. We also live in a region with a lot of silt. If you look at an aerial photo of this area the silt really collects along the jetty here. We live in an estuary environment and it is part of the ecosystem. We vacuum the tanks regularly and the fish and ducks are happy.

Arti Asbury 2 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Super cute aquarium! They gave us cups of shrimp at the front desk to feed the fish, crabs, starfish, and sea anemones, which was so much fun. They have whale, sea turtle, and sea lion skeletons articulated on display, it was really neat to touch them and feel the texture of the bone. Our tour guide was super helpful and informative and made the experience so much better! And they had a really cool shark hat. I would recommend this aquarium to pretty much anyone!

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your kind words about the Westport Aquarium! We definitely put a lot of our heart and soul into the Aquarium. It has 65 years of wonderful history. Thanks for your support! We couldn't do it without great aquarium visitors like yourselves!

Kai Spieler 3 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: My girlfriend and I were here last Friday and last year and we always enjoy feeding the animals shrimp. When we fed the ducks one of them was being a little greedy and wasn't sharing and sadly one of them didn't get shrimp. Overall next time she and I are in the area we do plan on coming back!

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your return visits to the Westport Aquarium! All of the ducks get fed after hours by our staff too- they get a mix of poultry feed and all kinds of vegetables. So rest assured they will be fine.

Janelle D 3 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: So neat. Getting to feed the fish, and the gentleman giving the tour had so much knowledge! Cannot wait to bring my daughter back in July!

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your visit to the Westport Aquarium! We look forward to seeing you in July!

nikki freeman 3 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Small place but fun to check out local sea creatures and some cool skeletons. Alex is extremely knowledgeable and a great tour guide. Very informative. We loved being able to feed the fish and ducks.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your visit to the Westport Aquarium! Glad to hear you enjoyed Alex's tour. We are very grateful to have such talented staff!!!

Alice Lewellen's wonderland of pets 3 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Really fun little place to visit. You get to feed the fish and ducks and there is a really cool whale skeleton!

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your visit to the Westport Aquarium! This winter we might just have a few extra hours to complete our tiny house inside the Gray Whale. We hope you'll be back, to go inside the whale when we complete the next stage of our Gray Whale Exhibit.

Michael Kenney 3 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Kathryn and Cameron were great, my students had a blast!

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for bringing your students for a field trip to the Westport Aquarium, and thanks for the awesome photos of the students with their underwater ROVs in the marina too!! I am glad your students enjoyed it!

Michael Savage 3 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Admittedly kind of small, but lots of fun, the ladies that worked there made it a really enjoyable experience. Giving us lots of personal attention and activities for the whole family. There are definitely better aquarium in terms of what they have, but the experience and welcoming atmosphere makes up for it.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

I am glad you enjoyed your experience at the Westport Aquarium. Thanks for visiting, and thanks for your kind words about our staff! They can sure tell some awesome fish stories!

David James Hoban 3 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Me and my fiancee came in small but really fun. Staff was really nice and helpful. I really enjoyed it

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your visit to the Westport Aquarium! We are glad you enjoyed visiting with our staff and hearing our ocean stories.

Luke 3 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Great place. The staff was very friendly and knowledgeable, and it was fun to feed the fish. We even got to bring our dog inside with us.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your visit to the Westport Aquarium! We notice that sometimes dogs like the fish as much as people do. One visitor even had their dog playing hide and seek with the Buffalo Sculpin awhile back.

Christine R 3 years ago

Experiencia positiva: I appreciate their efforts, but this is a one time visit for us. Not a lot of fish on display. Fun to feed shrimp to the dish and ducks. We were in and out in probably 20 minutes.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks for your visit. I have learned over the years that it is more the amount of time one spends observing each fish, that makes ones time with the fish enjoyable. We are deeply committed to keeping as many fish as possible in their natural ocean environment. At any one time we have about 200 fish and invertebrates in all. That is quite a bit for a small aquarium.

Jeff Riggs 3 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Had a great time! Friendly and knowledgeable staff, perfect level of excitement for a toddler.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Awesome!!! We are glad your group and your toddler enjoyed the experience of visiting the Westport Aquarium! Sometimes being small is the perfect size! For example, did you find our little tiny High Cockscomb eel in the Where's Waldo tank? It is the perfect size to fit under half of an oyster shell! Thanks again and we hope to see you again soon.

Michael haas 3 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: I think it's a really cool place to go if you like to go see fish and the fact that you get to feed fish with your admission

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much Michael! It is made extra special by the local fisherman that come and share their stories about the fish that they see in our local waters.

Latosha Hanson 3 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: My husband recently took our son and our 3 year old twin nieces here. My son has talked about it ever since, and insisted we take his older sister, and some family friends, the next time we were in town. While we were sad to see the aquarium closed when we were there this past weekend, we fully respect and understand. We will definitely stop by on our next visit to Westport. Added bonus that our pup can tag along with us! <3

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much! We are so glad that your family and your son enjoyed their visit. We look forward to seeing you and your pup soon!

Sarah Foster 3 years ago

Experiencia positiva: Good experience for the kids employees are very informative on the animals they have. Loved the free paint area the kids can paint necklaces and paper plates for free, feed the fish for free all with admission.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your visit. We always enjoy seeing the wonderful art that the kids, families and art lovers of all kinds create at the aquarium.

Bronti Lemke 4 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: The kids had a great time feeding the fish shrimp. My favorite was the ducks. I had never seen that type of duck, they were pretty. The kids also got to decorate paper plates and put them in the window... pretty cool place

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your visit to the Westport Aquarium. The fish and the ducks appriciate the food and the great company. We hope to see you again soon.

Blaine Nelson 4 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: It was super fun and all

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks for your visit to the Westport Aquarium. We hope to see you again soon.

Joe Julian 4 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: The kid that works the exhibits loves his job so much, you can't help but get excited too. It's the only aquarium we've ever visited that let's you feed the fish.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks for visiting the Westport Aquarium.

Elliott Robertson 4 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Great staff! Was a blast, I really enjoyed getting to feed the animals and learn about local species. They have an amazing collection of marine life skeletons as well, each with a story to tell. I highly recommend this stop for everyone! From kids to the crankiest of adults.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your visit to the Westport Aquarium! We are glad you enjoyed your visit. All of our marine life skeletons are articulated and preserved with great care by the Westport aquarium staff, interested students, and other members of our community. Our staff are very proud to share their ocean stories with you. Thanks for your visit and we hope to see you again soon.

Queen Bituli 4 years ago

Experiencia negativa: Skip it. It's gross and it's filthy. The building should be condemned. Just a dark room full of dirty tanks.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

I am sorry you felt that way. We did actually have you down for an appointment for your birthday group. Unfortunately you came before your appointment time and the aquarium was very busy. If you had gotten a proper tour you would have learned that it is a historic aquarium with water that circulates from the local marina 24 hours a day.

Sarah Strait 4 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: This is such a wonderful little place! The animals are well-loved and taken care of, and the staff truly enjoys what they do. They've even named many of the animals there, which I found super adorable. The water is pumped in directly from the marina, which is better for the animals that call this aquarium home. Our son loved being able to feed all the fish and the ducks. I highly recommend supporting this aquarium during your time in Westport!!

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your kind words. We do love and take care of the fish as if they were our family. We are very proud of our tour guide: Alex who loves to name the fish. We think he comes up with some cleaver names.

Annie Stafford 4 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: The two people that were there today when we went were so very nice and the lady in the back was very sweet to my children telling them all about the different fish in all the tanks and even bringing over a step stool over so the girls could feed the fish. My husband even enjoyed himself when he saw the piano in the front and was allowed to play it . ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for visiting the Westport Aquarium! We always enjoy the music when visitors play the piano. There is something very special about the combination of music and fish! And we think the accoustics in the aquarium are kind of fun. We are glad you enjoyed your visit. We always enjoy telling fish stories as well.

Sara Anglin 4 years ago

Experiencia positiva: Very small and the tanks were very dirty and cloudy. The staff was very friendly.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks for your visit. We circulate our water from the local marina 24 hours a day. Our local waters have lots of silt and plankton so they will not be as clear as tropical waters that are nutrient poor. This is a 63 year old aquarium so the tanks are older and have some scratches on the windows that you might not be used to seeing in a newer aquarium.

Sonja Rosas (Sawnch) 4 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Outstanding! Kathryn, the owner, generously made time for my partner and I to visit during the week. We had a great time and enjoyed feeding the fish and getting to learn more about the individuals and species. They're assembling a whale skeleton which you can walk right up to! Also an amazing collection of shells and other ocean ephemera. Very affordable and fun!

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your visit! We are working on putting the whale rib bones on the skeleton this week. Hopefully you can make it back to climb inside the whale skeleton when it is all finished.

Matt Anderson 4 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Mark was an awesome host! Great place to visit!

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your visit to the Westport Aquarium. We are glad you enjoyed your tour.

Cloe Nuckols 4 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: We had a really special visit. The kids were ecstatic to watch the fish eat. And the whale skeleton is an awesome addition.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

A belated thank you for your kind words about the Westport Aquarium. We are enjoying the process of re-articulating the 39 foot Gray Whale skeleton and hope you'll come back to see the progress and see it when it is finished.

Allonah Podvin 4 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: We had the most amazing adventure today! Knowing safety regulations are always changing, I wasn’t sure if we could make this happen... but I called the Westport Aquarium to see if there was any way we could visit during our stay. They said they have been doing some renovations during closure (they have been in that very same building for over 60 years) but if we didn’t mind the mess, we could come by for a private tour and help feed the animals! The aquarium itself was unique; for its size, it offered a surprising amount of things to do, see, and touch. The owners were absolutely wonderful. Kathryn was warm and knowledgeable as she lead us through each corridor. It was really special to hear her stories, you can tell she has genuine love for the science and her community. She has a connection with every single creature, and the exhibits have been created and placed with care and intention. I couldn’t be more grateful and delighted with the way they went above and beyond to host a one-of-a-kind experience for us We can’t wait to go back!

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your visit to the Westport Aquarium. I am so glad you enjoyed your visit. You were very kind and patient to listen to all of my stories. :) It has been a few months since we have been able to have visitors so I was quite anxious to share the aquarium once again. We hope you will come back soon and book an appointment to help us attach a whale rib bone to the 39 foot Female Gray Whale Skeleton we have been working on.

M Speer 4 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Nostalgic

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks for your review. The Westport Aquarium and it's historical setting, is reminiscent of the good old days.

Michael Oberembt 4 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: This is fun place for the whole family. You can feed the fish and ducks here which is fun for kids. It is a small aquarium but the prices are not bad. I definitely will come back.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks, we look forward to your next visit.

Orman Anderson 5 years ago

Experiencia positiva: Very al nutural. Not fancy or large but very well-done. They pump seawater from the harbor across the street and take great care of the marine life. They also have a lot of other cool things like microscopes, ducks and crafts. Relatively inexpensive and a good way to pass an hour. Part of a great harbor area with lots of nice shops and restaurants.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

We are glad you enjoyed the aquarium. Thanks.

Michael Taylor 5 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Always a treat for the kiddos hands on

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks for your visit.

Penny Nichols 5 years ago

Experiencia positiva: Used to come here several times a summer as a kid. I loved it because of the seals. They no longer have seals, which made me very sad. However, the staff is extremely friendly and knowledgeable on the fish they have and now you can feed the fish. A cute little aquarium. Must visit if you are in the area.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks for your visit, I am glad you enjoyed feeding the fish. The seals left about 20 years ago and went to the Albuquerque New Mexico Zoo. The seals were a big part of the history of the aquarium and that era of aquariums also. We hope you will visit the Westport Aquarium again, but if you enjoy feeding the seals, we recommend Seaside Aquarium in Seaside, Oregon also.

Rakashael Connolly 5 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Small but cute. The lady who was working things was just the most adorable person. The way she lit up to talk about all the fish was really what made it amazing. If only that 1898 Steinway was playable at the time. I wouldn't have hesitated to stay and play every piece I know. Lol... but the fish were fun to feed, and the ducks, and learning the stories of the skeletons. I'll definitely go again to see how that grey whale skeleton looks all put together.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your visit to the aquarium, we just are limiting the amount of people playing the piano right now with the State safe start rules in place, due to the pandemic. Next time we hope you will play the piano.

Mark Laufmann 5 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Small aquarium, but a fun stop and the only aquarium I have been that they give you a bunch of cocktail shrimp so you can feed the fish as you explore. Pretty cool.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Sorry it has taken me so long to reply, I am trying to make sure I reply to all comments, thanks so much for your visit and we are glad you enjoyed feeding the fish.

Terri Cobb 5 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: I love it here it's grant funded so not many fish but the ladies that work here are amazing and can answer every question

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your visit. Actually we are a no- profit and we operate on a much lower budget than most public aquariums, but we are not grant funded. Almost all of our funding comes from Visitor admissions. Thanks for visiting! We always love questions about the ocean and the fish and invertebrates.

Gaila Palo 5 years ago

Experiencia negativa: Very few fish and hard to navigate with a wheelchair.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

There will be more fish soon, we are just getting started for the season. The aquarium is a 63 year old historic building. Most of it is wheelchair accessible, the old seal pit area which is now the duck area is a bit more difficult.

Andrew Ravelo 5 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: This was by far one of the coolest aquariums that I have seen and been to. not only are the owners super knowledgeable and friendly, they also care about the fish and wildlife! We come to westport once a year and we will be visiting this place every time from now on! You get to feed the fish and they are very interactive! They have ducks you can feed as well! I cannot say enough great things about this aquarium! Must visit if you are in the area!!!

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

We are so glad you enjoyed the aquarium and our aquarium staff. We look forward to seeing you again soon. Sorry for the delay in response, I am trying to catch up on a few we missed awhile back.

Walter Chandler 5 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Love it the staff are so awesome and friendly they love their aquarium for sure and appreciate any guests they receive!!! A must stop if you're in westport

Stan Lengele 5 years ago

Experiencia positiva: Small. Not much to see.

Anna Wright 5 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: We love it. Friendly people, great fish...

Krista Wakefield 6 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Neat aquarium of local aquatic life! We even got to feed some of the fish and ducks (which were adorable). Cool to see the fish up close and interact with them. Had the opportunity to touch a skate fish and some creatures in a touch tank. Definitely worth the student entry fee!

Angelina Holmes 6 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Super neat place! YOU CAN FEED THE FISH! my toddlers and their older cousins(I and 11 years old) loved this aquarium. It's only a few rooms but so neat to see all the local critters!

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks Angelina for your nice review!

Mark Roach 6 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Awesome aquarium. Plenty of cool fish to see, clean grounds, and easy to navigate.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks Mark for your kind words! We're glad you came!

Matthew Dolan 6 years ago

Experiencia positiva: A great place because of the people! VERY friendly and VERY knowledgeable! They need another attraction like an octopus or shark to get the 5th star from me, but the info from the 2 hosts was invaluable. Feeding bay shrimp to the "flatfish" Flounders provided some fun entertainment and laughs! :)

John Lentes 6 years ago

Experiencia positiva: Sadly its for sale now

Brett Roberts 6 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Simply the best! We go every year and it is truly the highlight of our vacation ( not to include the go cart rentals or getting our minivan stuck in sand). The folks that run Westport Aquarium are truly hospitable and patient with the kids. The place is a throwback to when learning was fun and an adventure. It's rustic, homemade, uniquely elegant and honest. I only wish they had more room for more tanks and sea life.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for the kind words Brett! Hope to see you again!

Paul Paiva 6 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Quaint Historic Building. Kind, Knowledgeable Staff. Perfect for small children. Had a great time.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks for the review Paul!

Charlotte Archer 6 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: One of our favorite spots in Westport! Fun native fish to feed, plus a station for kiddos to paint or make art!

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks for the great review Charlotte!

Kayla Bosarge 6 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: The owners and staff are great and incredibly knowledgeable! They are truly invested in preserving this historic place. They care for the animals deeply and I have not met any family nicer than these owners. It's a purely locally owned business on the harbor

Brent Sherhag 6 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Loved it!

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much!!!

Stacy C. 6 years ago

Experiencia positiva: First time I'd been to this place since the 60s when there were still seals here. Now I get the senior discount ugh lol. The brown algae must be cleaned off the glass! I could barely see the fish. A bit of filtration would be a good thing as well. The kids working were, one was, helpful. Otherwise pretty into their phones and tablets. Gave us a few salad shrimp to feed the fish and ducks. Yup... ducks. All in all okay and the same place including the sediment and algae in the tanks.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks for your comments, some days are better than others as we pull our water directly from the marina and low tides always contribute to the amount of silt we see in our tanks.

Goodpickx 6 years ago

Experiencia positiva: Very small aquarium. They charge $7.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

It is $6 for adults and 4$ for kids and discounts are often available if needed.

emma peel 6 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: This place needs some serious funding. Great for kids. Love Elvis

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thank you for your visit and comments. While we don't have the visitorship or support of a big intercity museum, we do fill a niche for families that are looking for a more affordable experience. Many adults also thank us for displaying the fish that their fishing family members are fishing for in the outer coast.

Jolee Smith 6 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: I wish they were open more often! We live to go with our kids!

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks for your input on our hours, each year we strive to add more hours, Westport is still a somewhat seasonal fishing town and I think that contributes to it's charm also. Be sure to remember you can call and make an appointment to see the aquarium if we are not open when you want to visit. 360--268-7070, if we don't answer cause we are taking care of the fish or talking to visitors, leave a message and we will get back to you.

Tabitha Dalton 6 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Absolutely charming. I wish I could stay the entire day here. Very relaxing. Had a very informative and charming experience with the entire town and espically this cozy aquarium. The halibut are super entertaining to feed!

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your visit!! I hope you can make it back to Westport soon!!

Kortaney Morales 6 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: This place was so neat. I love that the fish they caught locally are donated here. Cuddles was my favorite duck. Tha k you for lwtting my sons play your piano!

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your visit, the fish, ducks and the visitors love the music also!!!

Melissa Johansson 6 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Staff is amazing!

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your compliment on our staff!! Many of our staff are local students, or people that work with the local schools and appreciate the opportunity to learn about the fish and the ocean as much as our visitors.

Amanda Collins 6 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: The lady who runs this aquarium is a sweetheart. She was patient and kind to my children. They have crafts for kids to engage in. A small sandbox for kids to look for these fossils they've hidden and then they get to choose a prize. The lady taught us about some of the fish. My kids loved interacting with the fish by feeding them with provided salad shrimp. The ducks got a lunch of romaine lettuce and some shrimp too. Great small town aquarium. Don't go expecting some grand display because that is not this. Do go expecting personality and authentic people, up close viewing of fish, and a way to keep a small town attraction alive.

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, I am glad you enjoyed the tour of the aquarium.

Carla Schulz 6 years ago

Experiencia negativa: Tanks were dirty and dingy. I felt sorry for the animals

Westport Aquarium
Westport Aquarium

I am sorry you felt the tanks were dirty. We do circulate our water 24 hours a day from the local marina and this ocean and bay area is filled with silt. We do our best to keep a healthy balance in the tanks. If you were to dive in the marina or out in the bay here you would also see lots of silt in the fishes natural habitat.

Jared “JVM” M 6 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Great!

Maxine Doyle 6 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Great place to take the kids! #ducks #funday

Maggie Sparkman 6 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Wonderful small aquarium. The people who work there are passionate about showing visitors all the critters and telling all about them. And you get to feed the fish and ducks!

the polylock hoe 6 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: It's the best place to learn about fish

Quill McConnell 7 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Almost the same as I remember it from when I read a kid, though the seals have been replaced with ducks. Your admission covers entrance and shrimp/lettuce for the fish and ducks. Very friendly people running the place, they answered all our questions and made a few jokes too.

Miles Schacher 7 years ago

Experiencia fantástica: Friendly staff, enjoyed the explanations of the fishes, being able to feed them and have them all come up to the glass was a neat experience.

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