Anyone remember the old DC aquarium in the Hoover building?

[Anonymous]

It wasn’t the biggest. But it had its own charm.

As a kid, I was so impressed by the alligator exhibit! Anyone else go there back then?

[Anonymous]

Wait, it's not there anymore?!

2 PM: Shark feeding

[Anonymous]

Closed permanently in 2013 : - (

[Anonymous]

It was gross and moldy

[Anonymous]

I remember fondly. I would go during my lunch hour just to walk around. And I went a few times the last month it was open. I was bummed out when it closed.

[Anonymous]

My kids loved in when they were little. Obviously pre 2013.

[Anonymous]

yes, so, so gross and quite a let down after the Baltimore Aquarium.

interesting that now the Baltimore Aquarium calls itself the National Aquarium. I always wondered how many tourists they got who thought it was the Bmore one and were like, wtf?

[Anonymous]

Didn’t they move some exhibits to the National Harbor for a year or so after they closed in DC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:yes, so, so gross and quite a let down after the Baltimore Aquarium.

interesting that now the Baltimore Aquarium calls itself the National Aquarium. I always wondered how many tourists they got who thought it was the Bmore one and were like, wtf?

Many!

[Anonymous]

That place was awful. I’ve been to better petsmarts displays

[Anonymous]

This falls under "Things only native Washingtonians know" or the super long thread "I grew up here and remember..."

[Anonymous]

I did not know it wasn't there anymore! I liked it.

[Anonymous]

It wasn't in the Hoover Building. It was in Dept. of Commerce, basement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It wasn't in the Hoover Building. It was in Dept. of Commerce, basement.

That makes more sense. I was stunned thinking I never saw an entrance at the Hoover building and they didn't just let people in. Not even back in the 90s.

[Anonymous]

We called it fish jail.