LegaSea Aquarium & The Reptarium

Reviews

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  Stephanie Price

  Jan 19, 2026
  5.0
  We visited at the old location a couple years ago and loved it. Then today we went to the new location and were blown away by it's size and variety of creatures. All of the enclosures were clean and the staff was super informative, caring, and friendly. I wish we lived closer, we would be there all the time!
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  Mandy Allen

  Jan 19, 2026
  5.0
  Wow, I was blown away by this place! This is the BEST aquarium in the Metro area hands down. The facility is huge (looks small on the outside), the staff is super educational, incredibly Kind and so many hands on opportunities included in your price. I'll admit, the price seemed high before visiting, however, they have what I consider RESPECTFUL PRICING - THANK YOU! (Even the gift shop was reasonable!!) The only improvement would be to offer a place to hang coats please, it's difficult for parents with toddlers to manage this pain point in a hot/humid facility.
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  Leo McCallister

  Jan 14, 2026
  5.0
  This spot is phenomenal for the kids to see animals up close, a more personable and pet-able experience. It’s also wonderful for adults, I was personally having a horrible week, one hour here and I feel 10000 times better. The employees are SUPER friendly and their love for the animals is obvious. You cannot help but smile walking around here. There is genuine passion and joy bursting from this place, and I cannot recommend it enough.
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  Ashley Plichta

  Jan 10, 2026
  5.0
  What a delight! This place is the most interactive, welcoming and educational aquarium/reptarium we have ever been to. The animals act like pets rather than wild animals. The staff are warm and approachable, inviting kids to interact and learn and making us feel like guests. The passports are both engaging and educational. Highlights of our visit include: holding a snake that was actually cuddly, petting capybaras that rolled over for belly rubs, and sticking our hands in the Dr fish tank to be endlessly tickled. This place is a really long drive for us, but we will be back. It's a really special experience.
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  Jackie Rabat

  Jan 4, 2026
  1.0
  If you know anything about reptile/exotic mammal husbandry or care this place is a NIGHTMARE :( most enclosures were insanely small and with ZERO hides. A giant maybe 5/6 ft bull snake in what looked like an 17 inch tall and wide ( they don't even climb) enclosure that the lock was totally busted on. A huge tokay gecko in a square enclosure just as long/ wide as its body. The bigger yellow snake i held had super crunchy flaky scales which is a sign of bad humidity and shedding over time. Really bad Clogged pores and scars on the rhino iguanas. I can tell the substrate they are using is not right for the higher humidity species. The animals were constantly out for interaction and the employee I spoke to said this one gecko and beardies are allowed to be out all day like this… EVERYDAY.11-7 i dont know as much about fish keeping but I saw dead glowing fish, koi frozen solid in the pond outside, and kids with total access to the fish at the spa area.(picking the fish out of the water and hitting them!!) the employee bouncing between two different touching fish tanks trying to control the kids. All the bigger reptiles tortoises and mammals had nowhere near the space they should and the literal house cats are so unacceptable. They are very clearly money focused and don’t have the animals wellbeing in mind. Looked more into the owners and found they bred ball pythons that had neurological conditions purposely because they made money and the colors were pretty. The condition makes life so difficult for the snakes. This is what happens when hobbyists and breeders do jobs of professionals. Absolutely shameful. Visit the Detroit zoo reptile house for better examples of reptile care. There is a reason most zoos are look don’t touch.. because they actually care about their animals.

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