Ripleys Aquarium of Canada
Ripley's Aquarium of Canada is a fun and educational experience the entire family will love
One of Toronto's newest and most popular attractions, Ripley's Aquarium of Canada is located right in the heart of Toronto's downtown core at the base of the CN Tower. This impressive aquarium, which first opened to the public in October 2013, immediately became one of the city's premier attractions. Your visit is sure to be a memorable experience.
Within the walls of this 135,000 square foot attraction visitors will be able to discover and observe and incredible 16,000 exotic ocean and freshwater creatures representing in excess of 450 species. The exhibits are divided into nine different main galleries. Each gallery has its own unique features such as the wave maker in the Canadian Waters Gallery.
You will be amazed as you travel nearly 100 metres along a moving walkway surround above and on both sides by a ¾ million gallon Dangerous Lagoon. From here you will be able to observe sand tiger sharks, green sawfish and many other species from the perspective of an undersea diver.
In the Planet Jellies exhibit you'll be captivated by the brilliantly beautiful displays of jellies backlit by various colours of lighting. Feel for yourself what some of the skin textures feel like when touching creatures of the sea in the Shoreline Gallery or educate yourself with The Life Support Systems Gallery that teaches you about the water quality plus many more real issues that are dealt with behind the scenes. When visiting the Rainbow Reef Gallery relish in all the brilliant luminous colours of the tropical fish that will dazzle you when you first enter and enjoy the interactive dive performances showing every second hour.
Other permanent exhibits include a tropical reef tank, the Great Lakes exhibit and exhibits representing both the Atlantic and the Pacific ocean. There will also be a rotation of temporary exhibits helping ensure something new to see during repeat visits.
Ripley's Aquarium goes well beyond the role of entertanment as it also places a major focus on conservation programs and education.
The aquarium also has a gift shop that carries lots of unusual gifts as well as a Café with food that is sure to satisfy the whole family.
Facts For Your Visit
Fee: Yes. Visit the official website for details.Ripleys Aquarium of Canada Hours:
Opening hours may differ on holidays
- Monday: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Thursday: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Friday: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Saturday: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Sunday: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Address: 288 Bremner Blvd, Toronto, ON M5V 3L9, Canada
Phone: (647) 351-3474
Official Website: Ripleys Aquarium of Canada
Ripleys Aquarium of Canada Reviews
Rated out of 5
It's one of the biggest aquariums I've visited to date. It's absolutely worth every $ spent. It took about 1hr:30mins to go round the aquarium and experience all the sea creatures. Lovely close-up view of the sting rays, sharks, swordfish, jellyfish, piranhas, sea turtles, reptiles and so much more. I was shocked that the aquarium holds over 20,000 exotic and freshwater sea specimens. Impressive! The aquarium is easy to navigate, with plenty of kids' areas, rest zones, restrooms and dining spots. I recommend visiting with friends and family.
Abimbola Ogundiran - a week ago
A wonderful way to escape the Canadian winter for a few wonderful hours. Had a fantastic afternoon with my father, wandering the aquarium.
Loved the rays and the staff in that area were extremely wonderful and informative. The moving sidewalk in the tunnel through the large tanks with the sharks, turtles and rays was breathtaking. We loved that section and spent an hour!
Having coat check was the icing on the cake!!!!
Looking forward to coming back soon.
Haley Howe - in the last week
A selection of a few of the pictures we took. All the staff was pleasant one of the coin machines only had one option available, the gift shop was awesome and let us switch the duplicates! It was great cause my little guy was able to choose a coin from each machine instead of the options that were only in that one. It was clean and even though it was busy we always were able to find good views. Totally worth it for your fishy and reptile liking friends!
Sylva Marsh - a month ago
Beautiful but overpriced !!
Ripley’s Aquarium has an impressive variety of fish and marine life—truly a beautiful and well-maintained experience. Great spot for families or anyone who loves sea creatures.
That said, the ticket price feels a bit steep for what you get. The experience doesn’t quite justify the cost.
Even with a 25% discount, two tickets costed around $90, which doesn’t feel justified for the experience.
Kin - in the last week
Great place for anyone of any age. You can go at your own place, lots of things to do for the kids, the play ground is fantastic. Lots of places to seat for people with mobility issues. However if you do use a wheelchair or have a stroller the accessible entrance is pretty far from the main entrance and the is a steep incline for one part of the aquarium.
Emma Mullen - 2 months ago
Directions
| TTC Subway Line | Nearest Station | Walking Time |
|---|---|---|
| Yonge-University-Spadina | Union Station | 8 Minutes |
How to get to Ripleys Aquarium of Canada by TTC Subway
From Union Station follow the SkyWalk west or walk west on the south side of Front Street to York Street or Simcoe Street and go left (south) to Bremner Blvd then right (west) to the entrance.
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Exterior view of Ripley's Aquarium -
Main Lobby of Ripley's Aquarium -
Tropical Reef Exhibit -
Kids inside the Pop-up Tank -
Midtunnel view All photos courtesy Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
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