The Austin Aquarium is a vibrant, interactive marine and wildlife attraction located at 13530 US-183 in Austin, Texas, home to over 8,000 living animals representing species from the Oregon shores to the remote islands of Indonesia. Visitors can explore exhibits featuring sharks, stingrays, tropical and coldwater fish, amphibians, reptiles, and a lush rainforest habitat, as well as rare mammals like ruffed lemurs, capybaras, sloths, and kinkajous. Hands-on touch tanks allow guests to interact with bamboo sharks, anemones, and stingrays, while interactive aviaries feature parakeets and doves. The Austin Aquarium is notably one of only two facilities in the United States where visitors can pet and interact with lemurs, making it a uniquely immersive family destination in the Texas Hill Country.
