Newport Aquarium
A large aquarium in Newport, Kentucky, across the Ohio River, with an underwater tunnel, a shark bridge and a penguin house, popular with families.
The Newport Aquarium is located across the river in the Newport on the Levee riverfront shopping district. It displays thousands of marine and freshwater creatures. Highlights include an acrylic underwater tunnel about 60 meters long, the Shark Bridge where you walk on ropes above the shark tank, a penguin exhibit, and a touch pool where you can touch sharks and stingrays. Admission is pricey, but buying tickets in advance on the official website gives discounts, and weekends and holidays are crowded. From downtown Cincinnati it is about a 20-minute walk across the Purple People Bridge.
Opening hours
Approx. 10:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Purple People Bridge
- Great American Ball Park
- Taft Museum of Art
- John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge
- Smale Riverfront Park & The Banks
- National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
- Mount Adams
- Fountain Square