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Experiences & Exhibits

Animal Care Experiences

Take a step closer to meet our resident animals and get the most from your visit! We recommend taking part in some of our hands-on Animal Care Experiences to learn how our team feeds, interacts with, and keeps our resident animals healthy. Each experience includes a photo with our animals!

Animal Care Experiences

sea turtle eating lettuce

Build a Salad for a Sea Turtle

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VIP Bottlenose Dolphin Experience

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Photo Moment With Bottlenose Dolphins

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Nick dolphin action moment

Action Photo Moment With Bottlenose Dolphins

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VIP Rough-Toothed Dolphin Experience

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Photo Moment With a Rough-Toothed Dolphin

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Man with CMA Staff Learning About the Shark Care Experience

Shark Care Experience

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Young Girl Feeding a Stingray

Feed a Stingray

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Photo Opportunities

Take home some of the most memorable parts of your visit to Clearwater Marine Aquarium with these animal photo opportunities!

Photo Opportunities

Nick dolphin action moment

Action Photo Moment With Bottlenose Dolphins

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Photo Moment With Bottlenose Dolphins

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Girls Learning About the Aquaponics

Aquaponics

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Kids in the Atlantis Theater

Atlantis Theater

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Dolphin Terrace

Dolphin Terrace

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manatee exhibit

Manatee Ecosystem Exhibit

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Kids Zone

Mangrove Key Kids Zone

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Mavis the Turtle in the Rescue Hideaway

Mavis’s Rescue Hideaway

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debris wave

Ocean Debris Wave

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Two Otters in the Otter Oasis

Otter Oasis

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Rescue Deck

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Rufus the Pelican

Rufus Beach

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Ruth & J.O. Stone Dolphin Complex

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Two Young Girls Touching a Sea Urchin in the Sea Cavern

Sea Cavern

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Resident Nurse Shark Swimming in Shark Pass

Shark Pass

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cownose stingray

Stingray Beach

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Turtle in the Surgical Suite

Surgical Suite

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Turtle Being Fed in the Turtle Bayou

Turtle Bayou

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Turtle Cove

Turtle Cove

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SPECIAL EXHIBIT – Dolphintopia

LOCATED ON LEVEL 4

Dolphintopia

Visit this unique exhibition during the summer of peace, love and dolphins at Clearwater Marine Aquarium!

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Presentation Schedule

Educational presentations will be available throughout the day.

Daily schedules may vary and are subject to change. Please check times and locations posted on digital signage when you arrive. Some presentations scheduled for the Dolphin Terrace may also be viewed at the underwater Window of Wonder on level 1 and vice versa.

Daily Schedule

10:30 am
Turtle Talk
Turtle Cove
10:45 am
Testudine Time
Mangrove Key Kids Zone
11:15 am
Resident Dolphin Talk
Rescue Deck
11:45 am
Turtle Bayou Talk
Turtle Bayou
12:00 pm
Resident Dolphin Talk
Window of Wonder
12:00 pm
Bio Fact Presentation
Upper Level Stingray
12:30 pm
Tail Talk
Rescue Deck
1:15 pm
Resident Dolphin Talk
Rescue Deck
1:45 pm
Terrapin Time
Mangrove Key Kids Zone
2:00 pm
Resident Dolphin Talk
Window of Wonder
2:00 pm
Shark Talk
Shark Pass
2:15 pm
Bio Fact Presentation
Upper Level Stingray
2:45 pm
Turtle Talk
Turtle Cove
3:15 pm
Resident Dolphin Talk
Rescue Deck
3:45 pm
Turtle Bayou Talk
Turtle Bayou
4:00 pm
Resident Dolphin Talk
Window of Wonder
4:30 pm
Testudine Time
Mangrove Key Kids Zone

Stingray Feeding Schedule:

  • 10:45 am
  • 12:15 pm
  • 2:30 pm
  • 4:00 pm

*All presentations and activities are subject to change due to scheduling or weather. Stingray Feeding food available for purchase at Guest Services. Limited quantities available.

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Virtual Reality Tribute to Winter the Dolphin

Winter VR

Winter the Dolphin was unlike any other. Winter has encouraged millions around the world through her remarkable rescue story. We want to honor her spirit and legacy by continuing to share her story. Whether you have visited CMA before and met Winter or always wanted to meet Winter, you now have the opportunity to experience our tribute to her.

The VR musical experience will feature her song “In Our Hearts, You’ll Be” by Stephen Page. CMA’s Virtual Reality Theater is an immersive experience that features state-of-the-art, motion platform VR technology that transports guests into a unique experience. This VR Experience is free with your VR purchase.

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Izzy with Animal Care Team

Clearwater Marine Aquarium
249 Windward Passage
Clearwater, FL 33767
727-441-1790

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