Aquarium · Tampa, FL
🐢 The Florida Aquarium
Tampa waterfront tanks — sharks, touch energy, and indoor AC relief.
- Time2–3 hours
- SettingMostly indoors
- TicketsWaterfront parking; weekends busy.
- Get thereChannelside / downtown Tampa.
Local shortlist · confirm on arrival · 2026-08
No printer? Open the sheet on your phone, or print later. Classic · Bonus · Alpha (extra-hard cool finds).
Aquarium map
Visitor map
Official map · The Florida Aquarium · tap to enlarge
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Official map · The Florida Aquarium
· Open on official site ↗
Short on time? Start here
Do these 3 in order if you can — enough for a short visit. Tap a stop for talk tips & photos. Create and print your mission is above.
Kid shortlist
Tap a card for printable Q&A.
- 🦈 Shark — Sharks circling big windows.
- 射线 Stingray — Rays when touch pools are open.
- 🐢 Sea turtle — Sea turtles paddling past glass.
- 🐟 River / lake fish — Fish that live in fresh water — rivers, lakes, ponds.
What the sheet may include
Print from the button at the top of this page. No app at the venue.
Example finds
- Find something with fins
- Spot a flat swimmer
- Find a shell or hard cover
- Watch bubbles or water move
- Find a long animal in a tank
- Spot a good hider
- Gentle touch if allowed
- Pick a favorite and tell why
Also look for
Flexible backups if a favorite is closed, crowded, or napping — no fixed path.
- Something taller than you Point up — buildings, necks, trees, rockets…
- Stripes or spots Find a pattern you could draw.
- Splash or swim Watch something move in water.
Official site: The Florida Aquarium website. Always check hours and tickets before you go.