The Florida Aquarium

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The Florida Aquarium's mission is to entertain, educate and inspire stewardship of the natural environment with a vision is to protect and restore our blue planet.

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The Florida Aquarium is a 501(c)3 non-profit facility that aims to engage people through education, entertainment, conservation and research to inspire stewardship of our natural environment.

Mission

This #GivingTuesday help save endangered sea turtles by supporting The Florida Aquarium's research, rescue, and rehabilitation efforts in Tampa Bay and beyond. Your support helps send sea turtles back to the sea! Learn more at flaquarium.org/givingtuesday

Products

Buy Tickets: http://www.flaquarium.org/buy-tickets.aspx

Aquarium Merchandise: http://flaq.ordercompletion.com/

Address: 701 Channelside Dr, Tampa, FL 33602, USA

Phone: (813) 273-4000

Website

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State: Florida

City: Tampa

Zip Code: 33602

Opening Hours

Monday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM

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Reviews

Absolutely beautiful! Parking, if you're not a member, is $6. Members park free, just don't forget your membership card- you have to swipe it.

The renovations are complete: there's a 4D theater where you get splashed and the seats do various motion things; the splash pad is great for the kids; the deck overlooking the water is lovely. 

Gift shop is typical amusement expensive, but the stuff is really great. There's something for everyone available. 

The food is also high priced and just okay. They do serve alcohol, which is really excellent sometimes when there are a lot of screaming kids🤣

There are occasional members only events which are included with your membership. (Food, drink, souvenirs still cost extra- but you get a percentage off all year.)

Definitely don't miss seeing the sharks! Or the gators!

At feeding time, the otters usually do tricks for their food. It's adorable!

If you live in the area or visit often, a membership is well worth the price. In two visits or less, you've made it worth the annual cost.

 7 years ago (17-04-2018)

It's a nice regional aquarium. It has a nice mix of the standard indoor/dark exhibits and more open air exhibits. About half the area is devoted to regional wildlife. Overall the exhibits are well done and the place seems to be clean and well cared for. There aren't a lot of terribly unique animals, but that's pretty normal. There is a medium sized tank with alligators (kinda required), and a large tank with multiple windows to watch sharks. One particular standout is a collection of nicely presented jellyfish. Also lemurs. Because... Lemurs. 

One thing the aquarium does do well is accommodate kids. The exhibits are well designed for them, and there are nice programs throughout the day. There is a really nice water park outside the aquarium with facilities to help take a nice break to cool off. The gift shop is also well done.

One downside is the price. Online ticketing helps a bit and let's you skip a ticketing line which does grow to annoying lengths layer in the day, but the price is higher than normal for the size. It's not so much that it's prohibitive, but be prepared and look for discounts.

 7 years ago (30-03-2018)

What an awesome place!  We spent the entire day here.  There is so much to see, I am sure we still missed some sites.  Almost completely wheelchair accessible, except for the multi story, above ground, wood path. 

And it isn't limited to water life.  There are beautiful birds and other land wildlife.  A great experience for the whole family!

 7 years ago (12-04-2018)

We love this aquarium. We live a distance but always find the trip worth it. Our 9 y.o. never gets tired or bored with it. Seems to enjoy it more with each visit, as we do as well. It is not a huge facility, which is one of the things we like about it. There is a very nice splash pad too, so bring a towel and swimwear for the kids. Be sure and save time for the 4-d theatre too, it os one of our favorite parts. Tickets are a little pricey, but the season pass is a steal!

 7 years ago (21-04-2018)

Was skeptical because of some reviews, but our 4 year old LOVED it! We spent over an hour in the first exhibit, grabbed a good lunch at the cafe, took in the 4D show with bubbles and other surprises, then took in a behind the scenes experience with a very friendly penguin. Ended our 3.5 hours with a quick trip through the main tank aquarium with sharks, rays, sea turtles and eels. Good rainy day activity and we didn't even take in the splash pad.

 7 years ago (10-04-2018)

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