The country’s oldest aquarium — a delightful throwback — is back in business along with a conservatory and a beach.

The Belle Isle Aquarium, located at 3 InselRuhe Ave. in Detroit, is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday until Aug. 29. In addition, the park will open an extra two days (Thursday ...

In 2005, the aquarium closed to the public. In 2012, it was reopened and is currently managed by the Belle Isle Conservancy. Over 500,00 visitors have entered the doors since reopening.

Help come up with a name for Detroit's new eight-legged creature, as a one-year-old male octopus from the Pacific Northwest has traveled to Belle Isle Aquarium. The aquarium unveiled the octopus ...

Detroit's Belle Isle Aquarium will celebrate its 120th anniversary this Sunday with a Family Day featuring free food, a bounce house and more.

The historic Belle Isle Aquarium, operated by the Belle Isle Conservancy, has seen few visitors since it was forced to shut its doors in March 2020 at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Belle Isle Aquarium has a new resident with eight legs, nine brains, a whole bunch of suckers and no name. Said to be the only octopus in a Michigan aquarium, the new cephalopod will be housed ...

The aquarium unveiled the octopus tank to the public on Thursday and is the only aquarium in the state to have one, according to the Belle Isle Conservancy.

Detroit’s historic Belle Isle Aquarium is now open on Thursdays through the end of August. The Belle Isle Conservancy announced the expanded hours, which it credits to a $10,000 contribution ...

The Belle Isle Aquarium is celebrating the 120th anniversary of the aquarium’s first day open.