FREE admission and parking!

One of Detroit’s historic icons, the Belle Isle Aquarium was the first public aquarium to open in the United States and, on its opening day of August 18, 1904, it was celebrated, not only as the third largest, but also the finest aquarium the world had ever seen.

Come visit with a variety of exotic fish and sea creatures every weekend – FREE admission and parking! 

The Belle Isle Aquarium was designed by famed architect, Albert Kahn, and opened on August 18, 1904. Its Beaux Art style entrance decorated with stone façade incorporated two spitting fish and the emblem of Detroit. The aquarium interior had framed cypress tank-lined walls that were filled with fresh and salt-water fish. The water contained in many of these tanks was brought directly from the ocean for the aquarium. The Aquarium closed in 2005; it was the oldest continually-operating aquarium in North America. The Aquarium reopened on September 15, 2012 through the Friends of the Belle Isle Aquarium.

Phone: 313-331-7760

More Info: http://detroitaquarium.weebly.com

Directions:
Bus riders can access Belle Isle via the No. 12 Conant route. The service is to run roughly every 50 minutes to Belle Isle and operate from 5:50 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturdays and 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sundays.

For information on DDOT, go to detroitmi.gov/ddot

Guidelines:
For vehicles to enter the park, a State of Michigan Recreation Passport is required. The recreation passport is $11 annually. Individuals who bus, walk, bike or jog to the island will not have to pay the entry fee.