The Florida Aquarium: Sea Creatures

Explore and learn about more than 9,000 sea creatures at the Florida Aquarium in downtown Tampa. Dive into a journey through Florida’s diverse aquatic ecosystems and discover interactive touch experiences, a coral reef ecosystem, and conservation efforts.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Florida Aquarium - Dive into fun at The Florida Aquarium, where you can encounter a range of creatures from tiny seahorses to top predators! Meet animal ambassadors from Florida and beyond.
    • Explore a free-flying bird aviary featuring a mangrove tunnel, native fish, river otters, and alligators in the Wetlands of Florida exhibit.
    • Marvel at…
What's Included
    • Infants aged 0-2 go free
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Parking fee
Additional Information

Explore and learn about more than 15,000 sea creatures at The Florida Aquarium in downtown Tampa. The Florida Aquarium experience is designed to take you on a journey, starting with a drop of water from one of Florida’s many freshwater springs, all the way out to the open waters of the Florida Keys and beyond. Sights include a large simulated wetlands…

Location
The Florida Aquarium
701 Channelside Dr,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Janet_l
Jan 14, 2025
Great experience - Wonderful place to visit. Nice to be able to store our luggage after a cruise and enjoy the aquarium.
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Cheryl_b
Jan 13, 2025
Wonderful experience - great venue and superb staff. - This is a wonderful cquarium. The number of exhibits and acquarium tanks is amazing. The habitats created are so detailed and well-maintained. What made this acquarium vist different from others visited was the staff. The staff are amazing. They are so helpful and engaged!
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Workhardplayhard_01
Jan 13, 2025
Great stop! - We had 5 hours to do something between getting off of our cruise and our flight home. The aquarium is just across the street from the cruise port, and they store luggage for no charge. The staff are very friendly and they are well trained and knowledgeable. The aquarium is easy to walk thru and has many interactive exhibits. The cafe has a variety of delicious options (try the truffle fries!); prices are a little high, but the portions are generous. We loved it and will visit again if we're in the area. A 20 minute cab or Uber to the airport runs $25-35.
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Reneesf3922uo
Jan 13, 2025
My granddaughter greatly loved it. Especially the jellyfish exhibit. She learned so much. - The views were amazing & took many photos. Very fun afternoon for us. Parking was expensive & it was a walk. But it was worth it.
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Gloriaa133
Dec 24, 2024
Don't miss going when in Tampa - It was awesome. My son loved it! He couldn't wait to see each exhibit. I enjoyed the beautiful and clean exhibits. I went to treat my son to a fun day. But as it turned out I had a blast at the Aquarium.
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Vegasfan1984
Dec 10, 2024
Florida Aquarium. Fun times!!! - This place is amazing! There are so many aqua life here to look at. Took a bunch of photos here, and had a great time! Would highly recommend checking this place out!
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Vickyb63
Nov 30, 2024
Went on spec with young kids - Fab aquarium - excellent facility . Nothing this quality here in the uk .loved the whole place , not too busy either . Loved the outdoor dome bit , full of creatures ! Very good value for money . A must see - if visiting Tampa
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Maria_j
Dec 22, 2024
Great fun for everyone! - It was great fun, especially watching the playful sea otters and the lemurs! The colorful fish were so pretty, and also watching the jellyfish swaying in the water was such an ethereal moment.
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Richard
Jan 3, 2025
“OK” (only) - Enjoyed our visit and it’s an ok attraction but was slightly underwhelmed - I mean, it was ok, but not great! It’s not a big attraction and we were in and out in 90 minutes I have a very strong phobia of sn***s, something I’ve had medical help with (but failed). There was no way I that such reptiles are present (in tanks). This is extremely distressing and frightening. These are not sea creatures and shouldn’t be in an aquarium! $$$
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Rodman100
Jan 2, 2025
Disappointing and underwhelming - The aquarium is overpriced for what is on show. They do have a variety of fish to view, but some of the tanks seem a bit small for the fish. A very underwhelming experience. It only takes 60 to 90 minutes to go around the aquarium. I have been to better and bigger aquariums.
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