Examining water-quality levels, feeding animals—biologists and aquarists perform these tasks every day before Aquarium of Boise opens at 10 a.m. And thanks to the nonprofit's morning rounds program, visitors can tag along (for an additional charge), which makes it the perfect treat for any aspiring marine biologist, the most popular career a child dreams of having, right after dinosaur. After spending time with the experts, visitors can explore the facility itself and see more than 250 species of animals and marine life in more than 35 exhibits.

The aquarium even has several exhibits where guests can interact with the creatures. For example, guests can feed adult sharks and stingrays at the shark and stingray pool, and they can actually pet fish over at the 1,700-gallon Amazing Angels exhibit. Of course, not every critter dwells in the aquarium's more than 35,000 gallons of saltwater; some, including chameleons and lizards, lounge in a rainforest canopy, and others, such as yellow-breasted lorikeets, flutter about in the bird aviary.

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Christine

Top reviewer

19 ratings|17 reviews

Great hands on and feed exhibits for the kids. Small but nice and clean!

Merchant reply:

3 years ago

Thank you Christine for visiting with us at the Aquarium of Boise! We appreciate the kind and supportive feedback! We hope to see you and your family again in the future. Thanks so much!

Paige

Top reviewer

8 ratings|6 reviews

Its not the largest aquarium but packed with many interesting aquatic species. My favorite was the stingrays. They will come up to be touched and you can feed them for a small fee. I loved it!

Merchant reply:

5 years ago

Thanks Paige for the kind review and support of the Aquarium of Boise! We appreciate your feedback and visit with us! We are glad to hear that you had a fun experience with the rays and we hope that you will check them out again in the future. Thanks so much!

Stephanie

1 rating|1 review

Charged us another $27 for our family if 2 adults and 2 kids on top of the $28 we paid Groupon for the certificate. Will never go there again.

Heather

2 ratings|1 review

Very friendly staff, & rays too - the kids LOVED getting high-fives, petting, & feeding these gentle, interactive creatures!

Merchant reply:

5 years ago

Thanks for the kind feedback Heather! We are glad to hear that you had an enjoyable visit with the stingrays & got high fins all around. :) We hope that you will come and visit with them again in the future. Thanks so much!