Become a Member : Great Lakes Aquarium

Member Benefits

All Aquarium members enjoy:

Admission to the Aquarium at membership level – 363 days a year (the Aquarium is closed on Thanksgiving Day and Dec. 25 annually)
Free parking in the Aquarium lot (when space is available)
10% discount in Explorers’ Cove Gift Shop
Discounts on event rentals and birthday parties
Invitations to member only events
Special viewings of new exhibits
Subscription to Currents, the Aquarium’s quarterly newsletter
Half-price tickets to the Duluth Children’s Museum and the Lake Superior Zoo
$2 off tickets to the Science Museum of Minnesota (St. Paul)

Questions? Contact Nicole Feiock at (218) 740-2005 or nfeiock@glaquarium.org.

Individual and Family Membership Levels

Individual – $70

Membership benefits for one named adult.

Individual Plus – $85

Membership benefits for one named adult, PLUS one free guest each visit.

Family – $110

Membership benefits for one or two named adults residing at the same address and their children or grandchildren age 17 and under.

Grandparent – $110

Membership benefits for one or two named adults residing at the same address and their grandchildren age 17 and under.

Family Plus – $140

Membership benefits same as the family level, PLUS one free guest each visit. This is the membership level required for a nanny or alternate caregiver to bring children to the Aquarium in your stead.

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PLEASE NOTE: We may be experiencing some technical difficulties. Some website purchasing forms may be temporarily unavailable. If you are having difficulties with the forms above, you may proceed with purchasing a membership by following the steps below.

Manual Membership Steps:

1.) Fill out this online form.

2.) Send a clearly labeled check to:
Great Lakes Aquarium
Att: Membership Drive
353 Harbor Drive
Duluth, MN 55802

Superior Circle Memberships

Combine distinguished contribution with membership privileges! As a Superior Circle donor, you will receive a Family Plus membership while knowing your contribution supports freshwater education.

Silver – $250

Superior Circle benefits plus six one-time use guest tickets.

Gold – $500

Superior Circle benefits plus ten one-time use guest tickets

Platinum – $1,000

Superior Circle benefits plus fourteen one-time use guest tickets

Palladium – $2,500 +

Superior Circle benefits plus twenty one-time use guest tickets

Become a Superior Circle Member

Group Care Memberships

Membership benefits for organizations including: licensed day care providers, group homes, assisted living facilities, organizations supporting individuals with disabilities, families in transition, accredited schools and at-risk youth.

Group Care – $130

General membership benefits noted above and admission for 5 clients each visit. Program staff are admitted free of charge when accompanying consumers/participants.

Your organization may purchase as many of these memberships as you need in order to cover the desired number of client participants.

Become a Group Care Member

PLEASE NOTE: We experiencing some technical difficulties. Some website purchasing forms may be temporarily unavailable. If you are having difficulties with the forms above, you may proceed with purchasing a membership by following the steps below.