Silverton Aquarium

The Silverton Casino Lodge is probably best known for its 24-hour casino gaming and as the site of a 165,000-square-foot Bass Pro Shop, but it is also the home of one of the most impressive aquariums in the Las Vegas Valley. The Silverton Aquarium features a 117,000-gallon, curved acrylic tank containing more than 4,000 tropical fish. Swimming in the saltwater, too, are three species each of stingrays and sharks, plus a few mermaids.

The mermaids are actually costumed scuba divers who feed the Aquarium residents and put on a fifteen-minute show for visitors every half hour from 2:15pm to 8:30pm on Thursdays, 2:15pm to 9:30pm on Fridays and Saturdays, and noon to 7pm on Sundays. The Aquarium has also been used for an underwater wedding ceremony and an escape act by master illusionist Criss Angel.

Additional aquariums at the Silverton include three tanks full of trout, channel catfish, carp and bass at Bass Pro shops used for fishing lessons and demonstrations. There is also one 18,000 gallon water feature that simulates Red Rock Canyon's rock formations and contains live Japanese Koi.

The Silverton Aquarium is located just off Interstate 15 at 3333 Blue Diamond Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89139. It is open 24 hours a day and there is no charge for viewing. Fish feeding times are 1:30pm, 4:30pm, and 7:30pm daily.