Clearwater Marine Aquarium
4.2 from 18070 reviews
Address 249 Windward Passage, Clearwater, FL 33767
Phone Number +17274411790
Description A visit to Clearwater Marine Aquarium is a must-do for the whole family. This is not your typical aquarium! Our marine life rescue center is home to sea turtles and dolphins, including Winter the Dolphin, star of the popular Dolphin Tale movies, filmed on location in Clearwater, Florida — 90 minutes from Orlando! Come be inspired and learn about our ongoing work of rescue, rehabilitation and release. Clearwater Marine Aquarium's mission is to restore and preserve our marine environment while inspiring the human spirit. We accomplish our mission through leadership in education, research, and the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of marine life. CMA is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
Website https://www.cmaquarium.org/
Leigh Dempsey
Let me start by saying, the animals they did have were beautiful. The kids loved seeing them! But..... they had advertised a splash pad for the kids, a manatee exhibit, sharks and we were under the assumptionthere was also a walk-thru aquarium tunnel. One nurse shark was there, nothing else. We were literally finished in an hour. And for $35 a head, I would have to say we were very disappointed. Not to mention, it wasn't very clean. Be prepared, most of it is outside. So very steamy. I believe the reason they became popular was because of the dolphin "Winter" that received a prosthetic tail. Unfortunately, he passed a few years ago. So in my opinion, it is not worth the money. At least right now. I hate writing a bad review, but this was for a child's birthday. I just wouldn't recommend going right now.
Delilah
Excellent excellent!! I had an amazing time with my daughter. Saw dolphins, turtles, sea otters, sting rays, nurse shark, fish, it was so much fun especially feeding the dolphins and getting our picture on our special selection of the photo with a dolphin, wonderful choices at the gift shop and even had an amazing place to eat. Spent hours here just walking around a couple laps. Even got to pet the sting rays. There were many other adventures we just didn’t have time to do them all
Laura Horowitz
Out of all the aquariums that I have ever been to this one is probably one of the most unique that we have seen. I will start up with saying that if you have a Florida Aquarium reciprocal pass the tickets are way cheaper and more affordable. Overall the aquarium was really nice and it was very interesting to hear all of the backstories of all of the different animals. They had tons of presentations going on throughout the day that we're very educational and informative. We especially liked all the sculptures that were made of recyclable materials. This Aquarium definitely is on the smaller side compared to ones like the Georgia Aquarium but I will say the fact that they do have a boat Safari tour that is really unique. The tour was 90 minutes and we really did enjoy the overall experience of it. We will say that when we got off at the little island that they take you to there really is not much to see there so we really did not see the point of that within the tour but it was nice to be able to stretch your legs. The staff is extremely knowledgeable and wants to answer all of your questions and we definitely appreciated that.
C K
We did the dolphin tour and aquarium visit. I am a bit disappointed in the cost and no discount if you’re doing more than one thing, but I also understand the money is going towards helping and saving animals. Also do not push the 3rd floor button, it is not level three! My suggestion would be to completely remove the three as someone in our elevator pushed it and it opened to the dolphin tanks. This place would be 5 stars aside from the cost and from Fernando in the touch aquarium. We were standing in line and he was explaining things in Spanish to this couple ahead of us about what everything was. We waited a few minutes and finally got to the touch zones once the couple left. As we were reaching to touch a crab, he rudely said we have to move along and go fast, even though he let the couple ahead of us stay there for a few minutes. We did not get to touch most things because he pushed us and the two groups behind us out as fast as he could. On the brighter side, we loved the dolphin tour! I forgot all three of the ladies names but they tried their best to show us wild dolphins and it was awesome! I loved the 360 dolphin tank and how the dolphins could freely go to any pool they wanted. Learning about the shark and why it was there was interesting as well! We saw a few turtles in rehab tanks too! Sadly the otter was sleeping when we came, but that’s okay! They have a food court area and a couple gift shops sprinkled around. For some reason we couldn’t find a map, so we got lost a few times but that was probably my fault. Definitely recommend coming as long as you understand the cost and why it is expensive!
Heather Ongley
This was a cute place that let you see dolphins up close and learn about them. They offer special backstage passes if your into that. They also have a theater that you can watch short mini movies about dolphins and seaside. There is also a cafe located inside that one of the best burgers I’ve had in a long time. The portion size was large and it fit the price A definite must see if you love wildlife.
Valē Westerfield
If you or your children love dolphins, this is the place for you. They are a non profit organization and have a live hospital too. Their mission is to rescue, rehab, and release. The dolphins are amazing. I HIGHLY recommend this place. It’s worth it. For my parents and I to go it as close to $100 dollars but I say it was 100% worth it. They also have dolphin presentations. It was educational and fun to watch. We arrived at 1:50 pm and left around 3:50. Overall the experience was amazing! Thank you Clearwater Marine Aquarium!
Business Hours
Monday:09:00AM - 18:00PMTuesday:09:00AM - 18:00PMWednesday:09:00AM - 18:00PMThursday:09:00AM - 18:00PMFriday:09:00AM - 18:00PMSaturday:09:00AM - 18:00PMSunday:09:00AM - 18:00PM
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Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
Planning
- Getting tickets in advance recommended
Children
- Good for kids
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