Aquarium
Maine State Aquarium
32 locals recommend
Location
Mc Kown Point Road
Boothbay Harbor, ME
West Boothbay Harbor
Tips from locals
The Aquarium features touch tanks and other activities that will keep kids of all ages well entertained!
Fantastic place to learn about Maine ocean life. There are touch tanks where kids can pet sharks and skates (they're little don't be afraid) and items you will find in local tidepools.
194 McKown Point Road, Boothbay Harbor | maine.gov/dmr/education/aquarium | $3-7 The Maine State Aquarium features extraordinary lobsters of all sizes and colors. The giants (up to 23 lbs!) like to show off their mammoth claws. Colorful marine life, including red sea anemones and purple sunstars, can be seen in the “Downeast” tank. At center stage is an 850 gallon tank that is filled with sharks and skates. Experience the thrill of petting a live shark and discover the roughness of a skate’s skin. A special attraction is the 20’ touch tank that houses a multitude of invertebrates. Feel the spiny skin of a sea star or sea urchin and get squirted by a sea cucumber or scallop. Watch the moon snail pull in its enormous “gooey” foot and be fascinated by the sea star retracting its stomach.
194 McKown Point Road, Boothbay Harbor | maine.gov/dmr/education/aquarium | $3-7 The Maine State Aquarium features extraordinary lobsters of all sizes and colors. The giants (up to 23 lbs!) like to show off their mammoth claws. Colorful marine life, including red sea anemones and purple sunstars, c…
Touch pond for kids. Great Aquarium....this is a fishing town, and these folks know fish.
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