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.

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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.

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Shedd Aquarium/Brenna Hernandez

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

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

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