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Hours
- Every Day: 10:00am-5:00pm
Featured Amenities
- Family Friendly
- Guided Tours Available
Mote Aquarium features a wide range of exhibits including a 135,000-gallon shark habitat, sea turtles, preserved giant squid, West Indian manatees, hands-on touch pools and exhibits featuring the world-renowned research of the adjoining Mote Marine Laboratory.
New exhibits include the Seahorse Conservation Laboratory, where Mote aquarists raise baby seahorses for aquariums across the nation, and Sea Turtles: Ancient Survivors, which features live sea turtles and showcases Mote's efforts to study and protect these ancient creatures in the wild.
We're keeping our cool! A group of black-footed penguins are calling City Island home during a special new exhibit called Penguin Island! During this limited-time exhibit, visitors will have the chance to meet and learn more about these “black-tie” guests through daily visits and special meet-and-greet opportunities. Narrated feeding sessions are at 10:30a.m. and 3:30p.m. daily.
Mote also offers education programs year 'round for all ages and hosts weddings, birthdays, corporate gatherings and other events.
NEW RESEARCH CHARTERS: Mote Marine Laboratory now hosts special Research Charters - unique catch-and-release fishing trips that give anglers the chance to help Mote scientists gather data about the animals in local waters for conservation-based research. Participants can help us measure, weigh and tag a variety of species such as sharks, spotted eagle rays, snook, tarpon, permit and more.
Also check out our Coastal Observation Tours - boat rides offering the chance to see dolphins, manatees, sea birds, sharks and more in their natural environment.
Learn more at www.mote.org/researchcharters.
GROUP SALES/TOURS: Mote offers Aquarium tours spotlighting how Mote staff care for our animals and facilities before the crowds arrive (Morning Rounds, Breakfast at Mote and Seahorse Conservation Laboratory tours are available). Please visit www.mote.org/aquarium for tour details and descriptions.
New exhibits include the Seahorse Conservation Laboratory, where Mote aquarists raise baby seahorses for aquariums across the nation, and Sea Turtles: Ancient Survivors, which features live sea turtles and showcases Mote's efforts to study and protect these ancient creatures in the wild.
We're keeping our cool! A group of black-footed penguins are calling City Island home during a special new exhibit called Penguin Island! During this limited-time exhibit, visitors will have the chance to meet and learn more about these “black-tie” guests through daily visits and special meet-and-greet opportunities. Narrated feeding sessions are at 10:30a.m. and 3:30p.m. daily.
Mote also offers education programs year 'round for all ages and hosts weddings, birthdays, corporate gatherings and other events.
NEW RESEARCH CHARTERS: Mote Marine Laboratory now hosts special Research Charters - unique catch-and-release fishing trips that give anglers the chance to help Mote scientists gather data about the animals in local waters for conservation-based research. Participants can help us measure, weigh and tag a variety of species such as sharks, spotted eagle rays, snook, tarpon, permit and more.
Also check out our Coastal Observation Tours - boat rides offering the chance to see dolphins, manatees, sea birds, sharks and more in their natural environment.
Learn more at www.mote.org/researchcharters.
GROUP SALES/TOURS: Mote offers Aquarium tours spotlighting how Mote staff care for our animals and facilities before the crowds arrive (Morning Rounds, Breakfast at Mote and Seahorse Conservation Laboratory tours are available). Please visit www.mote.org/aquarium for tour details and descriptions.
Admission Adult: $17
Admission Senior: $16
Indv Child Rate: $12
Other Features
AAA, Family Friendly, Rain and Shine, Guided Tours Available, Handicap Accessible
