The Florida Aquarium

We had a fantastic time at the aquarium! My mom used her scooter and no time navigating while exploring. When buying tickets, you choose a time. We were a little early and had no problem. There are a lot of interactive areas with demonstrations, feeding, and touch pools.

Nice little aquarium with activities for kids. Tickets for adults are bit pricy thought. Did get to enjoy the visit, was able to walk around the whole aquarium in less than 1-2 hours. Touch tanks are fun as well.

Had a great time at the Florida Aquarium yesterday. It was feeding time for a lot of the animals so they where out and super hungry. As we walked to see different animals the great staff explained all about the animals. So friendly the had a touch mirror camera. That was fun and it gets sent to you right away. No cost on those pictures you can even put cute little emojis on the pic. Had a toddler with me no stroller but he did great. I would definitely recommend the Aquarium great for all ages and on a rainy or hot day it's perfect. So if you live here or on a vacation I would say go have fun and enjoy these beautiful animals. They even have events throughout the year such as sleep overs, and I believe they offer discounts specials for Florida residents. Definitely have annual pass deals.

Google had said it would take about 2-3 hours to walk through. As a solo without kids, I was able to walk through in about an hour but I did arrive right at opening (9am) with a pre purchased ticket ($50) so I was able to enter first and fairly quickly. I liked that it is set up as a one way flow. I was shocked that the very first area had such low hanging tanks. A menace really could dip a hand in if they wanted to. There isn't a 360 tunnel to walk through but the area has other great exhibits like the area to touch the stingrays and the tide pool creatures. As well as one very large viewing tank area with seating and small viewing area with seating. There were plenty of employees along the way to ask questions and chat with. Everyone was so friendly! Overall I really enjoyed my time and was happy with the reasonable gift shop prices. Would visit again and would recommend to family and friends.

My family and I visited Tampa on vacation and wanted to experience as much as possible during our trip, so we chose the aquarium as one of our must-see attractions. It turned out to be a wonderful experience! The staff was incredibly friendly, knowledgeable, and passionate about the marine life. They were happy to answer all of our questions and made the visit both educational and enjoyable. We especially loved the interactive exhibits, where we were encouraged to touch some of the marine animals. That hands-on experience made the visit even more memorable and fun for the whole family. Thank you to the amazing staff for making our visit such a great experience. We highly recommend it to anyone visiting Tampa!