We came here spontaneous without expectation because we had to spend a couple of hours before we could check in our hotel. What a lovely cosy place! However the lady at the ticket office wasn’t friendly at all, the rest of the staff was. We ate delicious healthy salads and where amazed with the cleanliness and beauty of the place. It was nice but not Disney-fancy (which I hate). The shows were great, educational and the animals impressive. It’s obvious that the staff is highly engaged to their aquarium. Why no 5 stars? Because as a ethics professional I have some doubts about touching wild animals in captivity by visitors. However my kid liked it, and the animals doesn’t seem to have problems with is, my mind is keep saying: “please do touch. Is way to stressfully. But overall a nice place for a couple of hours.

Our family, including my 17 and 19 year old daughters loved this place! We only paid the general admission fee (you can purchase many add on encounters) and we’re able to feed a variety of sea life (the sting rays were the highlight!), see many varieties of fish, sharks, alligators, titles and tortoises, and reef fish in well done exhibits.

We really enjoyed our visit. Prices are very reasonable - $30 a ticket (for the day - you can leave and return with your wristband) and we had our daughter do one encounter so we paid around $115. We travel a lot and always try to go to the local zoo/aquarium and understand pricing is normally around that because the care of animals is not cheap. This aquarium offers a lot of encounters and all of the animals are very visible. Staff is friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend.

Smaller aquarium but good for a rainy day in Marathon. A little expensive at $27 a person but some neat fish, a few sharks, turtles, alligators and other sea life to look at—the coolest part was being able to feed and pet the sting rays. Good for families and like I said, a good activity for a rainy day in Marathon when there’s not much else to do.

What a cool place! Love all the encounters they have to offer. My son and his friend did the Big shark & swim with the Stingrays . Mckenzie WAS GREAT as the guide. They loved it. When you go buy the feed pass to feed the difference animals around the location

We visited this aquarium with little expectations because it looked small and you have to pay for any up close encounters. However, we were pleasantly surprised how much you can touch-they had a tank with adult rays that you could feed (and that gets you very close and wet!) and a separate tank of baby rays that acted like puppies coming up to be pet-that was certainly the highlight of the trip for my tween daughter! There were mutliple sessions throughout the day where a worker (Nora) talked about the animals and she was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about every animal she introduced. If you want to pay a little more, you could suit up and feed the rays for an hour, having them literally come up to your face-that looked like a great experience. They were also rehabilitating 2 young manatees to release into the wild, although they weren’t in a tank with glass walls, so not so easy to see. Nice family place to go and lots of shelter if it is raining.

1st time visiting this aquarium with 3 generations of family. Loved it! Staff were knowledgeable and helpful. The little ones were encouraged to 'touch' stingrays and other marine life which was a huge hit! Would definitely recommend!

This is worth the money and the stop. A very nice well-run operation consisting of very large aquarium tanks filled with very large local fish species with diving opportunities in two of the tanks. Several large touch tanks for kids. There is several feeding areas. Nice snack bar on site. the whole area is very well shaded through out. The entire area is very well maintained and clean. The friendly and attentive staff take pride in this place.

This is an amazing place. We went as a family with ourselves as grandparents, our daughter and her husband, and our 4 and 2 year old grandchildren. Everybody loved it. I’ve been to some of the major aquariums in the US, but found this experience as great as any of them. We were up close to the fish in the aquarium tanks, and loved the feeding time with the alligator turtle, the rays, the giant manatee. The staff explained everything we were seeing. We were able to feed the rays, turtles, lobster, tarpon, and barracuda ourselves with fresh fish. How we all loved that! It was a tremendous way to spend a few hours, and no crowds there at all.

First impression is everything and when we walked up and Rieley (sorry if spelled that wrong) was amazing and welcoming. To finish the story after we were done she remembered what we were doing during our visit and asked us about it. She remembered our son was apprehensive and asked him how it went. Absolutely amazing. We spend time walking around the area. You get lots of opportunities to feed the animals for a fee (turtles, alligators, fish, lobsters, and more). You get to see staff in action taking care of the animals. You also have several areas where you can touch including a large stingray tank. We also chose to do a snorkel in the reef tank. It was a cool experience. We got to feed sting rays three times, fish from a bottle of food, and also twice got to feed sharks through a hole into the other tank containing sharks. It was a great experience. Our guide for that was also amazing including Garett who helped us get ready and kept us on schedule. Overall, this is a bit pricey but it is worth it for the unique experience.