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Parking
Always FREE Parking
Visitor tip
Use the available webcams to preview exhibits before visiting, especially if you have specific animals you want to see. Some exhibit areas may be empty on certain days.
Visitor tip
If you have visually impaired visitors, note that some exhibit areas are very dark with limited accessibility accommodations. Plan accordingly and contact the venue in advance about available accommodations.
About Rainforest Pyramid
Large aquarium with penguins & sharks. Home to sharks, seahorses & other animals, this attraction features a 1.5-million-gallon aquarium.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Educational Attraction Complex
- Location
- Galveston, Texas
- Highlights
- Rainforest Pyramid, Aquarium Pyramid, Discovery Pyramid, Dinos Alive!, interactive 3D/4D theater
- Parking
- Always FREE
- Open
- 365 Days a Year
- Membership
- Yes - pays for itself in 2 visits
What visitors say
I thought this was a super rainforest. It had a lot of variety a lot of different things to feed a variety of different settings. I especially like seeing the bats behind the net and all the beautiful flowers. There were a variety of…
This place was great! I love the diversity of animals from birds, monkeys, and even bats! They also have many plants too. Just be aware it is very humid and hot in there.
This was a nice experience. Not a 5 because it wasn’t anything we havent experienced before. Reminded me of many of the Greenhouses and aquariums across America. Neat birds, monkeys, fish. Plant life was beautiful and the entire place…
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Did You Know?
- The Aquarium Pyramid features a 1.5-million-gallon aquarium housing sharks, seahorses, and other marine species
- Membership pays for itself in just 2 visits, making it an exceptional value proposition compared to standard single-visit admission
- The Discovery Pyramid includes Skeletown, a specialized exhibit focused on human anatomy and bones with hands-on interactive displays and authentic specimens
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