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Aquarium Tropical is a great stop for families and ocean lovers alike. Locate it on the map, book a room nearby in a click, or add it to your travel list to build your itinerary.
About Aquarium Tropical
Housed in the magnificent Palais de la Porte Dorée in eastern Paris — a stunning Art Deco palace built for the 1931 Colonial Exhibition — the Aquarium Tropical is the oldest aquarium in France and one of the most atmospheric. Beneath the palace's grand halls and frescoed ceilings, a warren of dimly lit galleries reveals thousands of tropical fish, from vivid reef species and electric eels to lungfish and archerfish, alongside a famous crocodile pit that has fascinated Parisian children for generations. Both a living collection and a historic monument, the aquarium blends the wonder of the underwater world with the grandeur of a unique 20th-century building. Beautiful, historic and endlessly absorbing, the Aquarium Tropical is a hidden gem of Paris and a delight for families and lovers of Art Deco alike.