Any aquariums worth visiting in Las Vegas?

qfrisco · 03/31/2008, 09:28 AM

Hi all - I'm in Las Vegas all week for a convention. I googled "Las Vegas Aquariums" and looks like a few of the hotels have their own aquarium exhibits. Does anyone have any tips on which ones are worth going out to see?

Thanks!

scrmbld33 · 03/31/2008, 09:38 AM

not sure bet let us know which hotels/aquariums are the best, i plan on going there soon

Longchamp · 03/31/2008, 09:59 AM

Theres a hotel down by the luxor. Its a newer one and i dont remember the name. Either way DONT go to it. theyve got some SW fish but theres ZERO coral. Big waste of time and money. I'm pretty sure it was Mandalay Bay.

crichard6069 · 03/31/2008, 10:05 AM

It is Mandalay Bay - But I kind of enjoyed it.

You are correct, no corals, but it had a lot of other interesting things... crocs, freshwater fish, jellyfish.. Considering how expensive everything else was on the strip, this was kind of nice. I think for $20 we got in to the aquarium and a 3D show at the Luxor.

BigJay · 03/31/2008, 10:09 AM

It's the "Shark Reef" at the Mandalay Bay.

It's worth visiting to see the huge sharks, jellyfish, and sea turtles, but as someone already pointed out - no corals.

qfrisco · 03/31/2008, 10:35 AM

Thanks for all the info so far, everybody! I'd love to be able to see some corals as well, so please let me know if there are any around here with some.

Thanks!

nextblink · 03/31/2008, 10:41 AM

Goto Caesar's Mall (next to Caesar's Palace) and right next to The Cheese Cake Factory is a large donut like structure housing Aquarium Museum size/quality inhabitants. Not really a shark enclosure, but large tangs, angels, groupers...

also, there's a burger joint in the mall that is tropical themed and you can sit next to 300 to 3000+ gallon tanks at your table.

The Mandalay Bay aquarium was fun.

Also, worth checking out the exhibit behind the Mirrage front desk. You can't get very close, but the display is phenominal.

Most of the larger hotels have some sort of aquarium theme here and there, but the free one at Caesar's Mall is really worth seeing.

crazyfrog · 04/29/2008, 07:45 AM

$15 was worth it

wesdaniel · 04/29/2008, 08:53 AM

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Originally posted by nextblink
also, there's a burger joint in the mall that is tropical themed and you can sit next to 300 to 3000+ gallon tanks at your table.

Rainforest Cafe? I was at the one at MGM about six months ago and it was sad because everything in their tanks was sick. There were no corals in that one either.

Mirage had a beautiful tank (not like a public aquarium - just a huge tank behind the old front desk), but I don't remember if it's a reef or FO.

livingcorals · 04/29/2008, 08:59 AM

if you would like the fish only setups there is Silverton thats off the strip and there are a few in the Forums of Ceasers Palace. Also the bay was nice.

03/31/2008, 09:28 AM	#1
qfrisco Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Area Posts: 1,389	Any aquariums worth visiting in Las Vegas? Hi all - I'm in Las Vegas all week for a convention. I googled "Las Vegas Aquariums" and looks like a few of the hotels have their own aquarium exhibits. Does anyone have any tips on which ones are worth going out to see? Thanks!

03/31/2008, 09:38 AM	#2
scrmbld33 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: south jersey 08050 Posts: 2,394	not sure bet let us know which hotels/aquariums are the best, i plan on going there soon __________________ a left over shrimp shedding is not "a sicilian message meaning luca brasi sleeps with the fishes" fish are friends, not food Current Tank Info: 90gal salt, 2 250mh 14k hamiltons 2 110 actinic, 127lbs LR,50lbs tonga 70lbs indonesia 7lbs tonga branch asm g3

03/31/2008, 10:09 AM	#5
BigJay Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Southlake, Texas Posts: 1,872	It's the "Shark Reef" at the Mandalay Bay. It's worth visiting to see the huge sharks, jellyfish, and sea turtles, but as someone already pointed out - no corals. __________________ PBITAWA

03/31/2008, 09:59 AM	#3
Longchamp Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: baltimore Posts: 341	Theres a hotel down by the luxor. Its a newer one and i dont remember the name. Either way DONT go to it. theyve got some SW fish but theres ZERO coral. Big waste of time and money. I'm pretty sure it was Mandalay Bay.

03/31/2008, 10:05 AM	#4
crichard6069 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Western Massachusetts Posts: 591	It is Mandalay Bay - But I kind of enjoyed it. You are correct, no corals, but it had a lot of other interesting things... crocs, freshwater fish, jellyfish.. Considering how expensive everything else was on the strip, this was kind of nice. I think for $20 we got in to the aquarium and a 3D show at the Luxor.

03/31/2008, 10:35 AM	#6
qfrisco Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Area Posts: 1,389	Thanks for all the info so far, everybody! I'd love to be able to see some corals as well, so please let me know if there are any around here with some. Thanks!

03/31/2008, 10:41 AM	#7
nextblink Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 8	Goto Caesar's Mall (next to Caesar's Palace) and right next to The Cheese Cake Factory is a large donut like structure housing Aquarium Museum size/quality inhabitants. Not really a shark enclosure, but large tangs, angels, groupers... also, there's a burger joint in the mall that is tropical themed and you can sit next to 300 to 3000+ gallon tanks at your table. The Mandalay Bay aquarium was fun. Also, worth checking out the exhibit behind the Mirrage front desk. You can't get very close, but the display is phenominal. Most of the larger hotels have some sort of aquarium theme here and there, but the free one at Caesar's Mall is really worth seeing.

04/29/2008, 07:45 AM	#8
crazyfrog Moved On Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 109	$15 was worth it

04/29/2008, 08:59 AM	#10
livingcorals Moved On Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,730	if you would like the fish only setups there is Silverton thats off the strip and there are a few in the Forums of Ceasers Palace. Also the bay was nice.