Oceanworld aquarium is located shorefront in downtown Dingle. Walking distance to everything. I'm always a fan of visiting a local zoo or aquarium. I love the animals and seeing how each city/country highlights different aspects of their own wildlife. My husband and I really liked the Oceanworld aquarium and felt that we got our money's worth (if nothing else, we felt like we contributed to their conservation efforts). As you would expect, the aquarium had lots of fish both small as large and fresh water or salt water. They also had an otter exhibit (quite big actually) and since it was still morning, they were swimming and out and about. So cute!! Our favorites were both of the penguins exhibits. They were swimming and playing and interacting with us. Their names were posted and they had little beaded bracelets to identify each one. The king penguins would launch out of the water to jump onto to rocks and would torpedo through the water (using their poop to propel them). We met Molly the sea turtle who was rescued in one of the local bays. She was also very interactive but almost trance-like, so that was kind of sad too. They had 2 large sharks in her exhibit and beautiful large mantra rays (which I absolutely adore their faces that usually are on the ocean floor, but they would climb up the glass and show off for us. Another unique exhibit was the butterfly room and we learned that if you wear a bright color like hot pink, they might actually land on you! The aquarium was breeding the butterflies in a case too, so it was cool to see how they invest in their little habitat. As we left the aquarium, we walked through their large gift shop (great for kids) and stopped at the dolphin, Fungi's statue, before making our way into town. read more

This is a fabulous rainy day activity! The weather was pretty awful...strong wind and sideways rain...it was bad enough that businesses were limiting use of certain doors if the wind was likely to pull them off when opened. This was not a walk in the rain anyway kind of day. The good news is that there is parking right across the street at 1€ per hour...only downside is pay station is outside and you have to get the receipt back to the dash of your car. Anyway the aquarium is lovely. It is small, but big enough to fill an hour and a half or so. The tanks were all sparkling clean, and all the fish and other animals looked cared for and healthy. The big shark tank is amazing. The bigger sea animals are all rescues that can't be released, so they have the role of ambassadors. The staff clearly care about them and talk about the personalities of the individual aquatic residents. The butterfly area was a nice surprise; it was tropically warm which seemed to keep the butterflies active. Definitely add this to the rain day list for your trip! Trust me...you will have at least one nasty weather day, so get a list going. read more

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This place is incredible. Not great in size takes about an hour and a half or less to see and enjoy everything but it is worth every cent. Huge variety of things to see. Very clean and organized. We've been to many large aquariums in the states and this on is as good as any. This is a great stop on a rainy day or with kids when visiting Dingle. We will definitely be back! read more

Dingle Oceanworld Mara Beo - Seahorse - Aquariums Near Me - Dingle, Kentucky

I enjoyed my experience here, but it is very small and I thought it was very expensive. I wouldn't be rushing back any time soon & I have been to better "aquariums". read more

Last weekend we went to the Oceanworld and we had a great time ! 1* For the place : It a a very big aquarium and very week taken care off. Loads of different areas, very clean, nicely decorated as well. You can spend as long as you want wandering in the aquarium, that is great! 1* For the animals : There is a wide variety of animals in the aquarium. We saw Iguanas, Gecos, Otters, Penguins, all sorts of Fish, Starfish, Sharks, Turtles, Tortoise, Snakes, and even Spiders (I was not very impressed with them because I am a bit Arachnophobic!). Overall, great crowd of animals and they all looked very comfy and well settled :) 1* For the staff : It was a children friendly place. All members of the staff are very nice. Every couple of hours a few staff members are taking some animals out to show the public. We saw a Turtle only of a few weeks old. It was carefully handled and really relaxed. We also saw a Starfish. I never saw one up close and personal :) 1* For the tags : Every space was marked and we could learn loads about the animals. It was very interesting ! 1* For the shop : At the end of the visit you reach the shop. There are so many cute things to buy, it can be dangerous for parents actually :D We had a wonderful time and I recommend to visit this aquarium if you go to Dingle! Let me know if you have any questions and I will get back to you asap :) read more

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