I recently visited the Topsail area of North Carolina, and I wanted to check out the Topsail Aquarium. I actually had a tough time finding the aquarium even with Google Maps, because it is a bit small and there is a lot of street parking. We went during the summertime as well, so there was a decent amount of traffic.

However, we were able to find the aquarium and were glad to have the opportunity to check it out.

There are only a handful of parking spots in front of the aquarium, so plan on purchasing street parking. I had to use a parking app to pay for my spot.

The aquarium is small, but makes good use of the space that it has with a lot of exhibits and a variety of things to check out.

We saw these interesting turtles swimming in a large tank.

There are a variety of animals here, not just marine mammals. For examples, lizards, snakes, and frogs.

There was a neat touch-tank set up with baby horseshoe crabs that you could touch. So cute! I have never seen horseshoe crabs that small.

There was a fun area for kids, where they could pretend to be veterinarians. My kids used to love these kinds of imaginary play places when they were little. What a fun spot for younger kids to spend some time.

Topsail Aquarium is small, but it was a cute stop on our trip. Definitely worth checking out if you are staying on the island with kids.

Visit Topsail Aquarium at https://www.topsailaquarium.com/