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 OdySea Aquarium | |
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| 33°33′17″N 111°52′40″W / 33.55472°N 111.87778°W | |
| Date opened | July 2016 |
| Location |
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Arizona, United States Scottsdale address |
| Land area | 200,000 square feet (19,000 m2) |
| No. of animals | 6,000 [1] |
| No. of species | 370 [1] |
| Total volume of tanks | 2,000,000 US gallons (7,600,000 L; 1,700,000 imp gal) [1] |
| Public transit access | Hayden/McClintock (RT 81) to N Pima Rd FS E Via De Ventura (Stop ID 14166) Walk 1.3km (0.8 mi) east [2] |
| Website |
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OdySea Aquarium in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in Scottsdale, Arizona, is a marine aquarium, and the largest aquarium in the Southwest United States. [3] It holds more than 2,000,000 US gallons (7,600,000 L; 1,700,000 imp gal) of water and spans over 200,000 square feet (19,000 m2). There are over 6,000 animals and 370 different species in over 65 exhibits. [1]
Attractions
OdySea Aquarium is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and meets the gold standards of animal care. Attractions include: [4]
- A multi-level facility
- More than 65 exhibits
- 370 species
- 6,000 animals
- A touch pool featuring the world's only Russian sturgeon touch exhibit
- Two Stingray touch exhibits
- A tide touch pool
- Voyager, where guests take their seats in a stadium-seating style theatre with 46 ft. viewing windows in the world's only rotating aquarium
- Restrooms with viewing windows into the shark habitat
- Underwater walking
- A "penguin interaction program"
- "Shark behind the scenes" tours
- walk-about animal ambassadors
- Question and answer sessions
Gallery
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The Butterfly Wonderland is next to the OdySea Aquarium -
Pangaea Land of the Dinosaurs is close to the OdySea Aquarium
References
- ^ a b c d "About OdySea Aquarium".
- ^ "Mesa, AZ to OdySea Aquarium, Scottsdale, AZ".
- ^ "Phoenix-area OdySea Aquarium to open in July, will be largest aquarium in Southwest". KTAR-TV. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ "OdySea Aquarium".