Dallas World Aquarium Dallas Texas
The Dallas World Aquarium is an awesome mix of Marine, Freshwater, Terrestrial, and Arboreal animal species from effectually the globe. We really enjoyed seeing the unique species living at the aquarium.

Overall Rating
4 Paws out of 5 Paws The Zoo Review

The Dallas World Aquarium was opened to the public in 1992, and is located in downtown Dallas Texas. The approx. number of animals inside the aquarium is 464, they represent approx. 248 species. The species encompasses all animals from Marine to Terrestrial to Arboreal. The Aquarium is a member of the American Zoos and Aquariums and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The Aquarium also participates in the Species Survival Plan.

Brown-throated Three Toed Sloth Dallas World Aquarium Dallas Texas
The pattern on the dorsum of this Dark-brown-throated Iii Toed Sloth is the way y'all tin can tell the sex of this sloth is male person. The males are born with this pattern.

Dallas World Aquarium Website: www.dwazoo.com

Hours:
Open Daily 10:00am-5:00pm
Closed:
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas 24-hour interval
Tickets:
Adults (13-64)-$22.95 + revenue enhancement
Senior (65+)-$20.95 + tax
Kids (3-12)-$16.95 + tax
Kids 2 & under-Costless
Group Rates:
15+ Adults (13-64)-$twenty.95 + tax each if total is paid by i person (cannot pay individually).
Military machine Rates (Active Duty & Retired Armed services personnel) plus one guest can each buy admission for $20.95 + taxation (photo id required).
Restaurants/Concession:
The aquarium has 3 restaurants for visitors to dine in. The 3 restaurants are all differing in cost range to accommodate families on a budget. The restaurant are as follows: Xviii-o-1, Café Maya, and Jungle Café. All 3 restaurants menus can exist found on the aquariums website.
Pet Daycare:
None bachelor. There was no information on the aquariums website well-nigh assuasive service dogs. With whatever extra service provided I would ever call ahead for whatsoever information.

Blue Tang & Coral Dallas World Aquarium Dallas Texas
The aquarium has beautiful Fish and Corals from effectually the world.

Animal Habitats
4 Paws out of 5 Paws The Zoo Review
Pedagogy
3 Paws out of 5 Paws The Zoo Review
Cultural Immersion
4 Paws out of 5 Paws The Zoo Review
Navigation
4 Paws out of 5 Paws The Zoo Review
Nutrient Diverseness
5 Paws out of 5 Paws The Zoo Review

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Our Aquarium Experience

This was our showtime visit to the Dallas Earth Aquarium (DWA). It was very cool to be completely immersed in the rainforest.

Rainforest Dallas World Aquarium Dallas Texas

The DWA is like shooting fish in a barrel to navigate, you don't take to await at the map. All the pathways are pretty much ane way. They have a nice flow through all the unlike levels and it ends where y'all started, at the souvenir store.

Tropical Rainforest Path Dallas World Aquarium Dallas Texas

The Exit is out the side of the building. Brand sure when visiting you locate the parking lots on Google then you won't have to park too far away. Also make sure you have cash to pay for parking.

When you lot enter the DWA you will be on the ground level. You will want to go there a few minutes before they open to find parking and to go far line.

Yous walk through a serpentine path all the while surrounded by dissimilar Bird species, a few Fish, and lots of Mayan decorations.

Mayan Art Entrance at Dallas World Aquarium Dallas TX

After you pay for your admission, before entering through the drinking glass doors, make sure you catch a glimpse of the Matschie's Tree Kangaroo. Y'all can also come across a Shoebill Stork (they look funny).

Matschie's Tree Kangaroo Dallas World Aquarium Dallas Texas

At that place are also ambrosial Fairy Penguins, and they are tiny. The Fairy Penguins are the cutest, especially when they accept just come out of the water and they are shaking their little bottoms.

Fairy Penguin Dallas World Aquarium Dallas TX

Once you are finished looking at all that awesomeness, caput through the drinking glass doors and up the stairs to the second level.

There is likewise an elevator if stairs are your enemy. When you reach the top of the stairs be prepared to exist in awe.

There are birds galore, at that place is also a Giant Anteater to the left. On all the exhibits there is touch screen with information virtually all the animals in that item exhibit.

South American Giant Anteater Dallas World Aquarium Dallas Texas

The area you are in when you offset enter the second level is the Orinoco Rainforest, and you are in its canopy level. In the middle of the building is a massive tree, island, waterfall, and pond.

Waterfall Manatee Pond Dallas World Aquarium Dallas TX

In the canopy you can detect Birds, of course, but likewise Pied Tamarins, Howler Monkeys, Pygmy Marmosets, Saki Monkeys, and Three-Toed Sloths.

White Faced Saki Dallas World Aquarium Dallas TX
Pied Tamarin Dallas World Aquarium Dallas TX

The way they exhibit the Sloth is incredible. They have a keeper standing with the Sloth in an open area.

People are allowed to take pictures (no flash) or selfies (no touching). The keeper will educate you lot about the Sloth and respond any questions you may have.

Next to the Sloth is an Emperor Tamarin. Allow me tell you, they are so cute with their little white mustaches.

Emperor Tamarin Dallas World Aquarium Dallas TX

Once y'all accept meandered down the path you will be in the understory of the Rainforest.

Tropical Rainforest Dallas World Aquarium Dallas TX

Hither y'all encounter Giant Otters, Vampire Bats, Anaconda, Golden Lion Tamarins, Electric Eel, and Orinoco Crocodiles. There is also a Ii-Toed Sloth on this level.

Orinoco Crocodile Dallas World Aquarium Dallas TX

Everything together makes you feel equally if you are in the rainforest. Later you lot brand your way down the stairs, or accept the elevator, you are on the Aquatic level.

Here you lot tin can meet Manatee (or I similar to say Ocean Moo-cow!) nether water. Forth with the Manatee there are Giant Crimson-tailed Catfish and Arrau Turtles.

Red-tail Catfish Dallas World Aquarium Dallas Texas

Across from the Manatee showroom is a room total of aquariums with creatures from all over the earth. The creatures of the h2o can be found from Palau, Commonwealth of australia, Lorde Howe Islands, Solomon Islands, Fiji, New Guinea, British Columbia, Sri Lanka, Republic of indonesia, Japan, and the Continental Shelf.

Indonesia Aquarium Dallas World Aquarium Dallas TX

It was amazing to see all the different colors that fish (and not fish) could be.

Smiling Fish Dallas World Aquarium Dallas TX
Carpet Anemone Dallas World Aqaurium Dallas TX

Caput right out of the Aquarium room and you enter the Mundo Maya exhibit on the lower level. In this exhibit you encounter Owls, Rabbits, Snakes, Lizards, and Frogs.

Lizard Mayan Caves Dallas World Aquarium Dallas TX

In one case you follow the path out of the cavern area, you come to a tunnel which is the underside of the Cenote.

When you walk through the tunnel you tin can meet dissimilar species of sharks swimming above. In that location are demote seats in this tunnel; you can sit down as the sharks swim above and behind you.

A few of the species of shark pond around you lot are Brown Sharks, Blacknose Sharks, Sawfish, and Eagle Rays.

Sawfish Shark Dallas World Aquarium Dallas Texas

Follow the path equally it leads you to the upper level of the Mundo Maya. Hither you tin can find Flamingo, a wide range of Birds, 6 or more than species of Hummingbirds, and numerous Fish species.

Flamingos Dallas World Aquarium Dallas TX

On this level you volition also find the Temple of the Jaguar. At that place are also Birds of El Triunfo, which includes the Harpy Hawkeye, one of the largest species of hawkeye.

Harpy Eagle Dallas World Aquarium Dallas TX

The Jaguar is sometimes tricky to encounter. The DWA lets the Jaguar choose to exist inside or exterior on nice atmospheric condition days. If he is inside there is a 360 degree view of his inside habitat. If he chooses to exist exterior, they do have a camera on him that yous tin can watch virtually his within habitat.

Jaguar Dallas World Aquarium Dallas TX

In that location are a few places where yous tin can see a glimpse of him, I'd he is outside. I would recommend trying to catch the keeper talk, if he is outside, they will requite him a few treats to come up down for a minute so visitors tin can go a look at him.

Temple of the Jaguar Dallas World Aquarium Dallas Texas

Too on this level is the top side view of the Cenote next to the Jabiru Stork. Besides, on this level is the gift store and go out.

Cenote Dallas World Aquarium Dallas Texas
Jabiru Stork Dallas World Aquarium Dallas Texas

The DWA has iii different restaurants to choose from. The Jungle Café is your standard concession fare with a bit of a Mexican overtone. The Jungle Café is located on the 3rd level of the Rainforest next to the Three-Toed Sloth exhibit.

Café Maya is on the 2nd flooring where you started your Rainforest expedition. I would say this is the middle tier restaurant. Information technology is a sit downward tabular array service restaurant.

This is where Steve and I ate lunch. You get chips and salsa. Steve had the Quesadillas of the Twenty-four hour period and I had the Chimichanga of the Day. They were both chicken. Information technology was delicious; I recommend this restaurant. It is likewise moderately priced.

Cafe Maya Quesadillas of the Day Dallas World Aquarium Dallas Texas
Cafe Maya Chimichanga of the Day Dallas World Aquarium Dallas Texas

The last restaurant is Eighteen-O-I, located on the starting time level in the Aquarium room.

We arrived at the aquarium at 10:00am when they opened, and we left a little before 3pm. Nosotros were besides able to become back through a few areas we wanted to see again.

If you lot haven't been to DWA and you are in the Dallas area I recommend you try to stop past. It is a very keen place with some species of animals fifty-fifty Steve and I had not seen till this visit. All in all a actually cool place to visit.