Puget Sound Estuarium - Aquarium in Olympia - 309 State Ave NE, USA

This is a fun place to walk around and very educational. This would be a great place to bring kids.

A fun and educational place equally entertaining to 2 year olds to 70+ year olds. It seems small but contains a lot inside with knowledgable volunteers on site to give personal tours and tell us about the resident animals personalities. There's a few aquariums where you can get an up close look at some common PNW species and a back room full of hands on activities for kids, jarred specimens and drawers of shells you can inspect with magnifying glasses. Many other pictures, posters and books available to learn even more. The touch tank was away at the fair when we stopped in, probably another fun exhibit for all.

Would be such a wonderful place for learning if it was organized and clean. The story time was alright except the person who read wasn't really familiar with children or their needs. So the kids were pretty distracted right away. The place needs a revamp and some tlc. Has potential but needs order and management.

We loved it. It's small, but mighty! My son loved the microscopes and I enjoyed visiting with their staff/volunteers.

Wonderful place to learn about the biodiversity in the local estuary. Adorable animals, especially Rocky the rockfish!

Very tiny but with a short stop. It was a free day so we appreciated that.

Fall thru on a weekend between 11am and 4ish pm for some awesome hands on exhibits, live marine life and informative chats with interpreters. A must see if you're in the OLY/TAC area

The staff are passionate about their work. They are welcoming and informative. I recommend stopping by if you interested in learning more about estuaries and their wild life in PNW.