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The Silverton mermaid aquarium, Las Vegas
A 117,000-gallon aquarium in the lobby of a Las Vegas hotel, with mermaids swimming inside, and seeing it costs nothing.
Tested by Yane
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Why it is worth considering
The problem it helps solve
Finding something to do in Las Vegas with kids that does not cost the price of a ticket.
Real experience
Yane’s experience
Yane visited the aquarium in the lobby of the Silverton Casino Hotel, three miles south of the Strip. It holds 117,000 gallons with sharks, rays, and colorful fish, and from Thursday to Sunday there are mermaids swimming inside. Kids press up against the glass and the mermaids wave back at them.
The positives
- Seeing it costs nothing, even if you are not staying at the hotel
- 117,000 gallons with sharks, rays, and colorful fish
- Mermaids swimming inside from Thursday to Sunday, every half hour
- The rays are fed every day, at 1:30 and 4:30
- There is a restaurant looking onto the aquarium
What you should know
- The mermaids only come out Thursday to Sunday: go on a Tuesday and you will miss them
- It is at 3333 Blue Diamond Rd, three miles south of the Strip
- Check the times with the hotel before you go
Who may find it useful?
Families in Las Vegas looking for a free outing, and anyone considering staying off the Strip.
Reviewed or updated: September 18, 2026
