Ripley's Aquarium of Canada

Right at the foot of the CN Tower in downtown Toronto, Ripley's Aquarium is a slick, modern attraction built around Dangerous Lagoon, a long moving walkway that carries you through a glass tunnel as sharks, rays, and a giant sawfish glide overhead. It's compact enough to see in a couple of hours but well designed, with jellyfish galleries lit like art installations, a touch tank of rays, and habitats spanning cold Pacific kelp forests to tropical reefs.

Its central location makes it one of the easiest family outings in the city, pair it with the CN Tower next door. Like all big-city aquariums it's popular, so timed online tickets and an earlier visit pay off.

Don't miss

• Dangerous Lagoon's moving-walkway shark tunnel
• The illuminated jellyfish galleries
• The stingray touch tank
• Pacific kelp forest and tropical reef habitats
• Its location right beside the CN Tower

Tickets & tours

Ways to visit Ripley's Aquarium of Canada

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Know before you go

• Book timed tickets online, it's cheaper and busy slots sell out.
• Go early; the shark tunnel gets crowded by midday, especially on weekends.
• It's right beside the CN Tower, easy to combine into one downtown outing.
• The moving walkway has a static side path if you want to linger at the tunnel.

A bit of history

Opened in 2013 as part of the Ripley Entertainment group, the aquarium was built in the heart of downtown Toronto beside the CN Tower and Rogers Centre, quickly becoming one of the city's most-visited attractions.