Clearwater Marine Aquarium

If you love animals, this is a must see!!
I was here 10 years ago, and the transformation is amazing! They have added so much while maintaining their mission of rescue, rehab, and release. This aquarium does absolutely wonderful work! The habitats and special exhibits are amazing to see. The animal talks are very interesting and informative. My littles had fun for hours and didn't want to leave!

I was happy with what I saw at the aquarium. The Boat Ride was worth the money for the trip. I did expect it to be bigger, but while you are there, you learn it is a rescue location, so being smaller is a good thing! All the staff were friendly and helpful.

Good learning experience. Remember this is a rehab center! I think there work is amazing. Definitely recommend doing the behind the scenes tour to learn about the turtles, dolphins and their mission. The BBQ burger was very good,large amount of fries and drink with refills was $13.99. Will come again when manatees arrive in 2024.

I think this aquarium needs a complete upgrade, tanks are empty, dirty and cracking which leads to leaking. I know it’s a rescue facility which is amazing but w/ the high costs of admission(adults $36, children $26), parking($15) and overpriced children’s meals(grilled cheese for example, $12) you’d think it would be more exciting even when there aren’t animals that need to be cared for. I am thankful we have a reciprocal membership(definitely worth a spend if you visit different museums and such) as it was 1/2 off w/ that membership but still pricy at the end of the day. I’d most likely skip this one if asked to go again.

This is a small but cute aquarium. Lots of rehab going on which is awesome. There is a lot of outside area it's a little warm in summer. I also didn't realize Tampa aquarium and Clearwater are two different entities so I was a little disappointed in the size.
The staff is very nice and helpful.
You have to pay for parking.
They offer different kinds of boat tours for additional fees which I will partake in at my next visit.

Provided a fun couple of hours for our toddlers. I had been to CMA in 2012. The new additions to the facility are great, and I appreciated the educational opportunities provided. However, prices were a little high for the number of animals we were able to see/the amount of time we spent there. Most activities were additional costs on top of admission. We paid for stingray feeding, which was neat, but didn’t experience everything due to the cost. (I would recommend checking for coupon codes online and buying tickets in advance, as we were able to save some money doing this!) Some of the smaller educational activities were worn down/broken, but most were functional in some capacity. The CMA mission is great, and the volunteers and staff were friendly and knowledgeable. The layout of the facility was a little difficult to navigate with a stroller (lots of switching around on elevators), but do-able. Overall, we had a good time (two adults and two toddlers)!

Very nice place to talk the kids and family. Dolphin show was spectacular. They have ample indoor parking and sell food inside. I enjoyed my time this aquarium however, i feel that the prices are too much for what they have to offer. Aquarium is a bit small, parking is not free and prices could be a bit cheaper.