Miami Seaquarium - (305) 365-2512

• Meet Dolphins @ Dolphin Harbor
• Marine Animal Shows & Exhibits
• Flipper, Killer Whale & More

This place is actually a very nice attraction. I have read many negative reviews about it however, if you really look at some of the pictures, there isn't anything wrong with it! Many of the people who protest it are young and stupid teenagers who think that they are trying to make a statement but they are really just trying to get attention for themselves. This park is clean and the staff are all very friendly. Don't compare it to SeaWorld since thats a huge corporation (its like comparing apples to oranges). No, the Miami Seaquarium isn't as big but still, it is a very cool place to go. My personal favorite was the Flipper show and the Top Deck Dolphin show. If you see all of the shows, exhibits and keeper talks, it should last you about 5-6 hours max. Give this place a shot, it is a lot of fun! You might even "fall in love" with some of their animals!

I would call this a definite rip off. It was expensive but worthless. It was a dirty place; poor customer service; there was not much to see; sea mammals are confined to tiny spaces - A VERY SAD PLACE. There were a couple of alligators, large turtles, couple of dolphins, unexciting tropical fish, and it was a tiny place. We expected so much more from it. Especially after a visit to a Sea World in San Diego this place was "pathetic" in comparison. The animals even looked sad. My husband and I were shocked at how little space the sea mammals had...it was disturbing. The only show we saw was the dolphin/whale show, which was mediocre; we left right after that as the next show was in 2 hours and we saw the whole seaquarium in less than 30 minutes. NEVER go and waste your money on this place.

Good to visit with childer, rare manatees and well-trained dolphins. We were wishing to see more flamingoes though.

I would NEVER EVER give this place a dime of my money! Marine parks are NO FUN for the animals that they catch from the wild, while tearing them away from their families and exploiting them for entertainment. Lolita, the orca that they have here, was captured in 1970 with ten others from her family. She is the only one who is still alive. Miami Seaquarium refuses to release her back into the wild, WHERE SHE BELONGS, because they are GREEDY and MONEY-HUNGRY, as she is the star attraction. These places don't "educate" people about marine life..they EXPLOIT them. Making a wild animal do tricks is NOT teaching people about them. How would people like it if animals went and hunted them and then sat them in a tiny cage on display?? Also, Miami Seaquarium is in violation of many laws regarding their animals, but get away with it, probably with a pay-off to the city! "The whale tank at Seaquarium is in violation of the Animal Welfare Act, APHIS - section 3.128, states space requirement minimum 48ft across but Lolita's tank is only 35ft across and 22ft long. Seaquarium is not a member of AZA - Association of Zoos and Aquariums - because the tank is illegal, furthermore orcas should NOT be held solo." PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE...do NOT patronize this abusive place!

First of all it is the dirtiest park that I have ever been to, and I've been all over the United States. When I walked in I looked at my boyfriend and asked him "Are they serious?" it Is THAT bad. From that moment on things got worse. Once you stroll around the paths coming off the entrance you get to the whale "stadium". I could not believe how small this tank was, it blew my mind. I found an employee walking around the tank and asked her "why is the tank so small?" and she responded "because it was built for when she was a baby." I later learned that the tank is the oldest in the world and illegal by government standards for housing an orca. To make matters even worse she shared that tank with a dolphin as well. Her show was tear jerking and left me infuriated that I had actually contributed my money to this horrible establishment. Her tank was only a little over twice as long as her and when she did her jumps she often banged herself off the bottom because it was so shallow. Other than that the coral reef tank had salt water leaks coming from the viewing windows that formed algae on the glass where you looked in so you could hardly see anything on the inside. It was really scary when we were walking out of that building and you get wet because of a big leak squirting on you from the top of the tank by the exit. I actually thought it was a sprinkler to cool us off before we went outside, until I asked another employee about it and he said it was a leak. The sea lions had a small tank and 2 out of the 4 we saw had absinthes on their face and we're really cut up. The dolphins had a normal style stadium that actually was in the best shape out of anything there, but they had so many dolphins jammed into it. The food was expensive and reheated. We ate at a Cafe and spent about $30 on 2 mini pizzas and 2 waters. Trash was floating all over the grounds because the trash cans were over flowing. YOU WILL LEAVE THE SEAQUARIUM DISAPPOINTED AND UPSET.