OdySea Aquarium
Voted the best indoor entertainment facility for kids in the Arizona state, the OdySea Aquarium features more than 320 different animal species and 68 exhibits. The aquarium is part of a large complex which includes the Butterfly Wonderland, a major attraction in Scottsdale, Arizona. The multi-level, state-of-the-art facility combines theme-park style amusement with interactive presentations of aquatic life. You’ll be impressed by the dining options and family-friendly attractions at the aquarium. You can’t miss out on the entertaining, interactive, and educational experience offered at OdySea.
A Desert Oasis in Arizona
At first, you might think OdySea Aquarium is located in what seems to be an unlikely place: within the Sonoran Desert, in Scottsdale. The 35-acre entertainment destination is one of the world’s most inventive aquatic adventure complexes. Perhaps you should get there and see it for yourself first. Spanning 200,000 square feet, the aquarium is arranged in such a way that visitors can enjoy great views of sea creatures. The facility exists to offer educational programs that inspire visitors about aquatic life and the importance of conservation.
The facility has a theater with stadium-style seating where visitors watch a 10-minute film (Underwater Giants) featuring whale sharks and humpback whales. Its location affords visitors and Arizona residents a glimpse into the world of sea creatures that they are less likely to experience.
Hands-on Opportunity with Ocean Creatures
Get personal with sea snails, sea stars, and sea cucumbers at the Tide Touch Pool and the Stingray Bay Touch Pool. Visitors have an opportunity to get an up and close with a group of penguins at the Penguin Point and the Aqua Lobby in the facility. After the personal, hand-on opportunity proceed to the viewing gallery where you’ll learn more about different underwater environments while watching divers interact with the creatures in huge tanks.
Aquarium staffs on-site are a resource for engaging information and provide visitors with facts about the different ocean creatures and animals. Kids will enjoy the experience as they learn about the Rivers of the World through the interactive displays upstairs. Each exhibit at the facility is just as impressive as the last!
Behind the Scenes Tour
Visitors who wish to learn how OdySea Aquarium operates, safeguards the ocean creatures, and maintains the thousands of animals housed in the facility are usually taken through a guided 90-minute experience known as the behind the scenes tour. The areas covered during the tour depend on the specific activities happening on the facility at the time which means the content of the tours may vary.
Daily events and activities at the 200,000-square-foot aquatic facility include caretaker interactions with ocean creatures, feedings, and question and answer sessions with aquarists. Before leaving the aquarium, be sure to make it through the gift shop on site and purchase some of the aquatic-themed gifts for a souvenir. Visitors can grab enjoy a lunch break at the Lighthouse café on the grounds.
Be sure not to touch anything at the museum without permission from your tour guide. Visitors are required to wear, flat closed shoes. Tour chares are $29.95 per person while daily ticket prices are $37.95, 27.95, and $35.95 for adults, children (2 to 12), and seniors (62+) respectively.
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