Clearwater Marine Aquarium

See rescued dolphins, manatees, sea turtles, sharks and sea lions at a working marine animal hospital.

249 Windward Passage · Clearwater, FL

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Price: $25–$50
Good for: Groups with kids
Rainy afternoons
Public transit nearby: Memorial Causeway Blvd + Island WayBus 804, Clearwater Bch Transit/ Bay Park, SAINT PETE BEACH/DNTW CLEARWATER, TARPON SPRING / CLEARWATER BEACH · 500 ft away
Island Way + Memorial CausewayBus Clearwater Bch Transit/ Bay Park, SAINT PETE BEACH/DNTW CLEARWATER · 0.1 mi away
Island Way + Windward PsgeBus Clearwater Bch Transit/ Bay Park, SAINT PETE BEACH/DNTW CLEARWATER · 0.2 mi away
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Flying in: St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport (PIE) is about 9 miles away.
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About Clearwater Marine Aquarium

This nonprofit aquarium rescues, rehabilitates and releases marine animals, and its permanent residents are ones whose injuries keep them from returning to the wild. You can watch dolphins, sharks, stingrays, sea lions and harbor seals, and look in on the manatee rehabilitation center. An exhibit tells the story of Winter, the dolphin with a prosthetic tail who inspired the film Dolphin Tale. The building began as a water treatment plant.

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