A zoo which is suitable for the cold and rainy days as well: as you might guess already, Aquazoo Löbbecke in Dusseldorf is concentrating on life in and around the water. The combination of a zoo and a natural museum is completely indoors, so that this feels to be a great place to have trip with kids for non-outdoor days. Here is my review, based on a summer 2020 visit.
Aquazoo Dusseldorf – Location & Admission
Aquazoo Löbecke is located in the Nordpark in Dusseldorf, which is part of the borough Stockum. There are quite some parking lots around, but the area may be rather crowded in nice weather times. Using public transport to this animal exhibition is easy, there is an Underground station (Nordpark / Aquazoo) in front of the park, which directly connects to Dusseldorf Main Station.
The museum is opening daily, 10:00 to 18:00 hrs. Interestingly, the online pre-purchase is more expansive (10 EUR) than the walk-in rate (9 EUR), due to the handling fees. Pre-booking a ticket online is currently mandatory due to pandemic restrictions.
Aquazoo Dusseldorf – The Visit
Despite it does not look that massive from the outside, the museum features over 500 different species of animals. They are typically displayed in Themenräumen, areas which are dedicated to a certain topic. Documentation is typically in German only. The visit through the museum is a round trip, which is very favorable during pandemic times. As you, however, have a couple of aquariums or terrariums in a relatively small space, I very often felt that the museum was too packed during my visit. Apart from living animal displays, there are also a few exhibits which you can touch.
Your visit starts with one of my most favorite birds, the puffin. One of the first topics is how life is adopting to different living conditions. This also later leads to exhibits about typical tropical coral reefs and the species living in there.
Even though the zoo is called Aquazoo, there is a surprisingly large collection of land animals as well. Of course, there is a certain focus on amphibians, but there are also a lot of insects, snakes, spiders and similar animals. Later parts of the Aquazoo feature exhibits which explain how oceans have been explored in the past and are still explored. A lovely part of your visit is the tropical rainforest exhibition, which features a lot of interesting animals.
The people’s favorite are likely the penguins – the area around them was unfortunately that full that I cannot share it with them.
Aquazoo Dusseldorf – Services
Overall, the facilities at the Aquazoo are rather traditional. Thus, there are just a few gifts at the entrance area. The toilets are a good illustration of the state of the museum: a touch of old fashioned, but well maintained.
Aquazoo Dusseldorf – My View
In general, I liked visiting Aquazoo in Dusseldorf. I would just not recommend to visit it during any kind of peak time like school holidays, weekends or similar family days. The museum is too narrow at these times so that you just cannot have a relaxed visit. This is of course becoming more obvious during the pandemic situation.
Flyctory.com in Dusseldorf
Here are all my postings about Dusseldorf:

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 15 September 2023)

SkyTrain Dusseldorf Airport

Heart To Heart Event (29th August 2023, Düsseldorf)

Songs Of My Life: Doro – The Fortuneteller

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 11 August 2023)

Heart to Heart – Semmel Concerts Introduces the Songwriters Round to Germany

German Athletics Nationals 2023 – Day 2 Track (9th July 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 23 June 2023)

Hilton Dusseldorf

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 09 June 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 26 May 2023)

Open Sky Lounge Dusseldorf Airport (DUS)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 24 March 2023)

Weird Al Yankovic tours Europe 2023 – My Reprise

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 17 February 2023)

ISTAF Indoor Duesseldorf (29th January 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 13 January 2023)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 09 December 2022)

Flyctory.com Songs Of The Week (week of 02 December 2022)

Weird Al Yankovic is touring Europe 2023 – Tour Dates and Travel Hints

Rock of Ages – International Dates of the Musical in 2023

INNSIDE Dusseldorf Derendorf

European Airports Go Mad – a Morning at Dusseldorf Airport

Kicking Off The Weird Al Yankovic Tour 2022 (Day 6/7, 30.4./1.5.2022)

Kicking Off The Weird Al Yankovic Tour 2022 (Day 1, 25.4.2022)

Hampton by Hilton Dusseldorf City Centre

My Top 15 Airports Flown – With Some Brief Thoughts

Leonardo Hotel Düsseldorf Airport (Ratingen)

My First PCR Test (Centogene Dusseldorf Airport)

ibis Dusseldorf Main Station

Dusseldorf Rhine Tower (Rheinturm)

INNSIDE Hotel Dusseldorf Hafen

Traveling Through Germany at Covid-19 Times – A special Trip Review

Autokino Düsseldorf – Drive-Movies & Show

Dusseldorf Airport Photo Tour

Andy Clark (19th October 2019, Dusseldorf)

Flying Aegean Airbus A320

Six Intercontinental Flight Weekend – Day 5 (Trip Report)

Six Intercontental Flights in 72 Hours (Overview)
“Travel with Kids” Postings
Here are all postings about locations I recommend to visit with kids:

Unko Museum Tokyo – A Place Dedicated to Pooh

Sea Life Manchester

Fun Spot America Orlando

Henri Tudor Museum (Rosport, Luxembourg)

Reykjavik Family Park & Zoo

Daladyrd Petting Zoo (near Akureyri)

Malta National Aquarium

Maihaugen Lillehammer

Whale Watching with North Sailing Husavik (Iceland)

Sea Life Munich

Puffin Watching at Hafnarholmi in Northeast Iceland

Lost Caverns Adventure Golf Orlando

Drielandenpunt Vaalserberg – Where Netherlands meet Belgium and Germany

Nature Museum (Naturmuseum) Dortmund

Nickelodeon Universe American Dream (East Rutherford NJ)

Dutch Railway Museum Utrecht

Al Noor Island and Butterfly House (Sharjah)

Island Cove Mini Golf (Geroskipou / Paphos)

Dubrovnik Aquarium

GardeRobe Manneken Pis (Brussels)

Dublinia Museum Dublin

Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios (Orlando, Pictured Story)

Puttshack White City (London)

Al Majaz Park & Waterfront Sharjah (Pictured Story)

Frankfurt Airport (Fraport) Visitors’ Center

Angry Birds Mini Golf (American Dream, East Rutherford NJ)

Senator John Heinz History Center Pittsburgh

Wizard Afternoon Tea at Wizards Exploratorium (London)

Sea Life Oberhausen

Congo River (Adventure) Golf Clearwater

Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience (New York City)

Khor Kalba Mangrove Centre

Dutch Open Air Museum Arnhem (Openluchtmuseum)

German Hunting and Fishing Museum Munich

Madame Tussauds Nashville

Phänomenta Lüdenscheid

Helsinki Korkeasaari Zoo

Volandia Aviation Museum Milan

LWL Open Air Museum Hagen

Popeye Village Malta

Pig Museum (SchweineMusuem) Stuttgart

Halton County Radial Railway / Streetcar Museum

Natural History and Mammoth Museum Siegsdorf

Zotter Chocolate World & Edible Animal Park (Riegersburg, Austria)

Jais Sledder – a 1,800 Meter Alpine Coaster in the U.A.E.

Sagnheimar Natural History Museum Vestmannaeyjar

Whales of Iceland (Reykjavik)

Solingen Bird and Animal Park

Visiodrom Wuppertal

Sea Life Königswinter

Stuttgart Funicular (“Standseilbahn”)

The Retreat Palm Dubai – MGallery by Sofitel

Arabia’s Wildlife Centre (Sharjah)

LAVA Centre Hvölsvollur (Iceland)

Wilhelmshaven Aquarium

Krakow Arcade Museum (Muzeum Gier Wideo)

Seal Rescue Station (Seehundstation) Norddeich

Eyjafjördur Jolahusid – The Christmas House

Madame Tussauds Berlin

Sea Life Scheveningen (NED)

The Masone Labyrinth – the (Formerly) World-Largest Maze

BlueBrixx Megastore (Loop5 Weiterstadt) – The World Largest Brick Bar

Sharjah Aquarium

Little Big City Berlin

“Hanse Steinreich” Exhibition at the European Hansa Museum

Graz Fairy Tale Train (Grazer Märchenbahn)

Fauna Animal Park Solingen

Leeraner Miniaturland (Leer Model Land)

Hamburg Panoptikum

Madurodam – Miniature Netherlands

The Lost Chambers Aquarium (Atlantis Hotel Dubai)

Naturwildpark Granat (Haltern am See, Germany)

Abu Dhabi Khalifa Park Museum & Aquarium

SeaLife London Aquarium

Emsflower – A Gardening Giant & Adventure Park

Resistance Museum Amsterdam

Dutch Water Museum Arhem

Singapore Zoo

Madame Tussauds London

Jurong Bird Park (Singapore)

Markus Wasmeier Open Air Museum

Dubai Garden Glow

Siku & Audi-Museum Höing (Stadtlohn, Germany)

Abu Dhabi Eco Donut Boats (Catamaran Tour)

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi

Aviodrome Lelystad (Netherlands)

Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi

Carnegie Science Center Pittsburgh

Munich Toy Museum

Madame Tussauds Amsterdam

Chocolate Museum Cologne (Schokoladenmuseum)

Afrika Museum (Berg en Dal, NED)

Guinness World Records Museum Hollywood

Umadum / Hi-Sky – A Giant Ferris Wheel in Munich

Museum Panorama Mesdag (The Hague)

National Museum of Singapore

Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg

Mainau Island – The Floral Paradise at Lake Constance

Arcen Castle & Garden

Smithsonian’s National Zoo (Washington)

Berlin Zoo

Car Watch – A new Pop-up Drive-in Cinema in Cologne

The National Wax Museum Plus (Dublin)

German Fairy Forest (Deutscher Märchenwald) Altenberg

Maritime Experiential Museum Singapore

Monkey Park Tenerife

Cologne Harbor Christmas Market at Chocolate Museum

SS Nomadic (Belfast)

Finca Las Margaritas – Banana Experience on Tenerife

Titanic Belfast

Mascot Hall of Fame (Whiting, IN)

Mashantucket Pequot Museum

S.E.A. Aquarium Singapore

Andernach Geyser

National Football Museum Manchester

On Top of Leverkusen Water Tower

Stockholm Gaming Museum

Madrid Railway Museum

Oxford University Museum of Natural History

Wings of Time (Singapore, Sentosa Island)

Singapore River Safari

Aquaria KLCC Kuala Lumpur

The View of DC – The Observation Deck at CEB Tower Arlington

Riding the Singapore Flyer

Benjamin Franklin Museum (Philadelphia)

Two Light Shows at Marina Bay

National Emergency Services Museum Sheffield

National Videogame Museum Sheffield

Lindlar Open Air Museum

Glasgow Rangers Ibrox Stadium Tour

Homewood Suites Lake Buena Vista Orlando (Review)

Dubai Miracle Garden – A flowerful Wonderland

Sea Life Orlando

ICON Park Orlando – A new Entertainment District

Riding the The Wheel at ICON Park Orlando

Madame Tussauds Orlando

Orlando – A very different McDonald’s Experience

Alte Dombach Paper Mill

ZooTampa at Lowry Park

A Visit to Busch Gardens (Tampa, Florida)

Mini Golf at Walt Disney World

Christmas at SeaWorld Orlando

Scotland Street School Museum (Glasgow)

The only Rail Track on Canary Islands

Global Village Dubai – simply amazing!

Emirates National Auto Museum

Ibn Battuta Mall – My favourite Dubai Shopping Destination

FIFA World Football Museum

Gulliver’s Gate – a Miniature World at Times Square

Leverkusen Deer Park Reuschenberg (Review)

Riding the Hogwarts Express

Dormagen Deer Park Tannenbusch

Royal Ontario Museum

CN Tower and Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada

Parque Warner Madrid – More than Bugs Bunny?

History of Gaming in Cologne’s City Museum

Legoland Dubai (Review)

Georgia Aquarium – Not only about Fish
