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Aquarium · Fair Park, Dallas

🦈 Children's Aquarium Dallas

Fair Park first aquarium: sharks, rays, turtles, and a touch pool.

  • Time2–3 hours
  • TicketsFair Park location; check event-day parking.
  • Get thereFair Park, Dallas — pair with other Fair Park stops if desired.

Local shortlist · confirm on arrival · 2026-08

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No printer? Open the sheet on your phone, or print later. Classic · Bonus · Alpha (extra-hard cool finds).

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Short on time? Start here

Do these 3 in order if you can — enough for a short visit. Tap a stop for talk tips & photos. Create and print your mission is above.

Kid shortlist

Tap a card for printable Q&A.

  • 🦈 Shark — Fair Park shark tank — first big fish for little kids.
  • 射线 Stingray — Touch pool rays — gentle hands if the pool is open.
  • 🐢 Sea turtle — Turtle habitats — flippers, not feet.

What the sheet may include

Print from the button at the top of this page. No app at the venue.

Example finds
  1. Find the biggest shark in the Fair Park tank
  2. Spot a flat ray in the touch pool (if open)
  3. Watch a sea turtle use flippers, not feet
  4. Find a clownfish in the reef
  5. Point to a seahorse holding on with its tail
  6. Count the arms on a sea star
  7. Find the longest eel in the rocks
  8. Pick a Fair Park favorite and tell why

Official site: Children's Aquarium Dallas website. Always check hours and tickets before you go.