Pull an Ariel and get a taste of life under the sea at these stand-out aquariums across the country.

Audubon Aquarium, Louisiana

You’ll find theAudubon Aquariumon the Mississippi River in New Orleans.

National Aquarium, Maryland

There are thousands of animals at theNational Aquariumin Baltimore.

Couple holding hands and looking at stingray in tunnel at Oregon Coast Aquarium

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Attend for half price on any Friday night for an exciting start to the weekend.

The aquarium even offers encounters with some of its residents, like octopuses and puffins.

Texas State Aquarium primarily focuses on two unique marine ecosystems: the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

The Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Kelp Forest exhibit

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A lionfish at New England Aquarium

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A round window view of the fish tank at Audubon Aquarium of the Americas

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Toddler looking up at beluga whale at She’d Aquarium in Chicago

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People viewing the larger than life wall tank aquarium with a whale shark in Georgia

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Exterior of Seattle Aquarium

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Two sea otters looking at the camera at the New York Aquarium

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National Aquarium and Power Plant at Inner Harbor of Baltimore

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A young visitor at the Alaska SeaLife Center.Alaska Sealife Center

Aerial of the Texas State Aquarium

View over Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi, Texas.typhoonski/Getty Images

The Odysea Aquarium in Scottsdale, Arizona

A staff diver in the Living Sea carousel at Odysea Aquarium in Scottsdale, Arizona.Caitlin O’Hara for The Washington Post/Getty Images